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INDIA - Golden triangle Highlight, 6 days
Day 1 Hong Kong - DelhiDepart Hong Kong for Delhi by Cathay Pacific Airways. Met upon arrival at Delhi International airport and transfer to your hotel. Delhi, India’s capital city, with a thousand years of history is a city of contrasts that combines a unique ambience of the ancient and the modern. Age-old monuments stand along futuristic buildings. Hotel stay in Delhi. Day 2 Delhi - Jaipur (258km/5.5 hours) (B,L,D) After
breakfast at hotel, proceed with the combined sightseeing tour of Old & New
Delhi. In Old Delhi, visit the Jama Masjid – the largest mosque in India
and drive past Red Fort – a marvel in red sandstone. Also visit Raj Ghat –
memorial to Mahatma Gandhi. After this drive past India Gate (memorial to
the Indian army soldiers who died in the World War I) the Rashtrapati Bhavan
(formely the viceroy’s residence) and the Parliament House. After lunch at
local Indian/Chinese restaurant, proceed with tour of Qutab Minar. After
this drive to Jaipur. Upon arrival in Jaipur, check-in at your hotel. Day 3 Jaipur (B,L,D)
After breakfast at
hotel, proceed with tour of Amber Fort Palace with photo stop en-route of
the famous Hawa Mahal. Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the Winds, is one of the
major landmarks of Jaipur. This five storey building, which looks out over
the main street of the old city, is a stunning example of Rajput artistry,
with its pink semioctagonal and delicately honeycombed sandstone windows. Day 4 Jaipur - Agra (232 km / 5.5 hours) (B,L,D) After breakfast at hotel, depart by surface for Agra, with lunch stop at Bharatpur and visit of the Mosque at Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri, was built by Mughal Emperor Akbar in 1569 but abandoned due to shortage of water. See the graceful buildings within the “Ghost City” including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other palaces. Upon arrival in Agra, check-in at hotel.
Agra is globally renown
as the city of the Taj Mahal. But this royal Mughal city has, in addition to
the legendary Taj, many monuments that epitomise the high point of Mughal
architecture. In the Mughal period, in the 16th and 17th centuries, Agra was
the capital of India. It was here that the founder of the dynasty, Babar,
laid out the first formal Persian garden on the banks of the river Yamuna.
Here, Akbar, his grandson raised the towering ramparts of the great Red
Fort. Within its walls, Jehangir built rose-red palaces, courts and gardens,
and Shahajahan embellished it with marble mosques, palaces and pavilions of
gem-inlaid white marble. Day 5 Agra (B,L,D) After breakfast at hotel, proceed with the sightseeing tour of city, visiting Taj Mahal, one of the 7-wonders of the world built by Shah Jahan to immortalize his love for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal. The construction is said to have taken 22 years commencing from 1631 with 20,000 craftsmen. Later visit a cottage industry to witness skilled craftsmen doing fine marble inlay work. (Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays). After lunch at hotel, proceed with the sightseeing tour of Agra Fort built during the great Mughal era. Agra Fort built in 1569 on the banks of the Yamuna River. Evening proceed with Barbeque dinner in restaurant. Hotel stay in Agra Day 6 Agra - Delhi (203km / 4.5 hours) / Hong Kong (B,L)
After breakfast at
hotel, depart by surface for Delhi and transfer to airport for departure. Meal code: B – breakfast L – Lunch D – dinner All times are given for reference only. Minimum departure: 2 adults traveling together
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