Planet India Tours

Transfer to your downtown hotel.

Day 02 Delhi

Full day city sightseeing tour to include Rashtrapati Bhawan, India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, Bahai temple and Qutab Minar.

Post lunch: tour of Old Delhi to include Rajghat, Jama Masjid and a cycle rickshaw ride through Chandni Chowk (the silver street).

Dinner and Overnight

Day 03 Delhi-Mandawa

Drive to Mandawa. Check into Castle Mandawa. Evening explore the various painted havelis and frescoes of the Shekhawati. Often called the open-air art gallery of Rajasthan, this region has many frescoes painted on cenotaphs, walls, forts and temples dating back to the 17th century. The themes encompass traditional mythology, local legend and folklore.

Overnight Mandawa.

Day 04 Mandawa-Bikaner : By Road 164 Kms/ 3 Hrs

After breakfast drive to Bikaner arriving by lunch.. 500 years ago, a desert chieftain established his kingdom here, and over the centuries it has grown into an impressive town. Its central fort offered the occupants safety from invaders, while inside, the rulers designed some beautiful apartments that carried echoes of opulence and in rain starved Bikaner, the images of monsoon clouds. Nearby is Deshnoke, where in a marble fronted temple rats are offered sanctuary for they are considered sacred. Post lunch tour of Junagarh fort, which has several exquisite Palaces and is carved out of red sandstone. Also visit the Ganga garden jubilee museum.

Overnight in Bikaner.

Day 05 : Bikaner-Jaisalmer By Road 333 Kms/ 6 Hrs

In the morning visit the camel breeding farm, the only of its kind in Asia and drive to Jaisalmer arriving by lunch. Jaisalmer is one of the last princely bastions in the region founded n what was the cross roads of lucrative trade routes, this remote settlement came to be celebrated for the valour of its rulers and for the aesthetic sense represented by their palaces and havelis. The rich merchants engaged stone craftsmen who worked with great delicacy on the sandstone mansions they built, filling up facades with sculptural filigree, screen windows, delicate pavilions and beautiful balconies. Today these veritable art museums are still inhabited and their colorful celebrations and festivals have placed Jaisalmer firmly on the world tourism map. Arrive by evening.

Overnight at Jaisalmer.

Day 06 Jaisalmer

Morning Half day guided tour of the 12th and the 15th century Jain temples, the Patwon Ki Haveli and Salim Singh Haveli. Post lunch visit to Sam Sand dunes. Return back by late evening. Or optional stay at camp dune safari.

Overnight at Jaiselmer .

Day 07 Jaisalmer/Jodhpur : 308 Kms/ 6 Hrs

Among Rajasthan’s many princely settlements, Jodhpur is one of the most distinctive. This 500-year-old settlement was the headquarters of the Rathore Rajput’s celebrations for their tales of valour. Located in the Thar Desert, Jodhpur is known for its impressive fortified bastions, especially those of Mehrangarh, which have been witness to many battles and were associated closely with the history of the regions. sightseeing of Jodhpur including Mehrangarh Fort.

Overnight Jodhpur.

Day 08 Jodhpur / Udaipur via Ranakpur

Post Breakfast continue to Udaipur. Enroute visit Ranakpur Jain Temples. Arrive by late evening.

Dinner and Overnight Udaipur.

Day 09 Udaipur

Morning city tour visiting City Palace on lake Pichola, nearby you visit the Jagdish temple followed by Sahelion-Ki-Bari, the "ladies garden" and the beautiful garden surrounding the Pratap Memorial overlooking Fateh sagar lake and museum of Folk art the Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir. Evening boat ride in lake Pichola where you visit the Jag Mandir Island with the summer Palace.

Overnight at hotel in Udaipur.

Day 10 Udaipur – Pushkar ( 4 Hrs 30 Mins)

Post breakfast drive to Pushkar. The holy town. An ideal place to relax and enjoy natural surroundings.

Overnight Pushkar.

Day 11 Pushkar/Jaipur

Post breakfast depart for Jaipur. Arrive by late afternoon.

Evening at leisure.

Jaipur - the city capital in the tone of an autumnal. Sunset, literally blushed pink when Prince Albert, the consort of Queen Victoria, stepped on its soil in 1833. Interspersing the plan of red and pink were white borders and motifs, painstakingly outlining the architectural highlights of Jaipur’s buildings. This is the only city in the world symbolizing the nine divisions of the universe through nine rectangular sectors subdividing it. The palaces and the forts of yesteryears that were witness to royal processions and splendor are now living monuments, accepted quite naturally into the lifestyles of the people of the Pink City.

Day 12 Jaipur

Morning tour of Amer fort on elephants back. You ride up on elephants to the former capital of the royals set to the backdrop of wooded hills. Post lunch tour of the City Palace, Palace of Winds and the observatory Afternoon visit to the local market and also manufacturers of Textile/Carpets and Jewellery.

Overnight Jaipur.

Day 13 Jaipur / Agra

After breakfast leave by car to Agra visiting enroute Fatehpur Sikri, which is probably the best preserved and most complete Mughal palace city of all. Built by Akbar around 1570 he used the highest quality craftsmen to construct the city, only to abandon it some years later, presumably because the water supply failed. Arrive Agra early in the afternoon and proceed to your hotel. Agra, situated on the banks of the Yamuna River, was, at the time of the Moghuls, in the 16th and 17th centuries, the capital of India. Afternoon at leisure.

Overnight Agra.

Day 14 Agra

In the morning visit the immortal Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jehan, in memory of this wife Mumtaz Mahal. Also visit the fort and the tomb of Itmad-ud-Daulah. Afternoon free to re visit the Taj or to explore the bazaars near the fort.

Overnight Agra.

Day 15 Agra – Orchha – Khajuraho

Post breakfast transfer to railway station to board Shatabdi train for Jhansi. Met and assist at arrival and transfer to Orchha. Sightseeing of Orchha and lunch. Post lunch continue to Khajuraho.

Dinner and Overnight Khajuraho.

Day 16 Khajuraho – Varanasi

Morning visit to the temples-which form probably one of the best examples of Indian art.

overnight at hotel.

Day 17 Varanasi - Delhi

Early morning boats ride on the Ganges to view the sunrise and to see the rituals that take place along the ghats (waterside steps). Later Transfer to the airport for your return flight to Delhi. Assistance on arrival. Farewell dinner and transfer to international airport to board flight back home.

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