With strong "golden" the desert of Jaisalmer in the background is filled with dancers with colorful costumes, the festivities include performances, camel races, acrobats, dances and camel polo. There is also a competitive package of turbans, the event on the sands of the desert is very unique.
Cities visited: Delhi - Jodhpur - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Mandawa - Samode - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra - Delhi
Day 1: DELHI
Departure from Italy with a scheduled flight to Delhi. Arrival and meeting with our representative office in Delhi and transfer to hotel. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 2: DELHI
Breakfast and start of visits to the old town (Shahajahanabad), Red Fort, Friday Mosque Jama Masjid "with pedal rickshaw ride on the streets of Old Delhi, following a visit to New Delhi with its most important monuments: the colonial era government buildings in front of India Gate, the Mausoleum of Emperor Humayun and the complex of Qutub Minar. Overnight.
Day 3: DELHI - JODHPUR
Transfer to airport for flight to Jodhpur, a city situated on the edge of the Thar desert of Rajasthan and important market. Accommodation at the hotel, overnight.
Day 4 : Jodhpur
Full day tour of the city, located in the western part of the region, Jodhpur is a bizarre town of colorful houses, white, blue, whose history dates back to the mid-fifteenth century. Arrive in Jodhpur and visit the wonderful Mehrangarh Fort, afternoon visit to the local market. Overnight at hotel.
Day 5 : Jodhpur - Jaisalmer (290 km. 6 hours)
Transfer to the walled city of Jaisalmer, these days the scene of striking Festival of the Desert. Already the center of the caravan traffic, the city has now lost its strategic importance also because of the proximity to the Pakistan border, and only the buildings and temples testify to the splendor of the past. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 6: JAISALMER
After breakfast, visit to the town and its buildings. Stops will be made at its many temples and as Nathmal Ji Ki Haveli Haveli, Salim Singh Ki Haveli and Patwon-Ji-Ki-Haveli. Trip to enjoy the sunset over the dunes of the Thar Desert on camel excursion. Overnight at hotel.
Day 7: JAISALMER - BIKANER (330 km. 7 hours)
Transfer to Bikaner city with a medieval, located in the desert. In the afternoon guided tour to see the Junagarh Fort and its museum. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 8: Bikaner - Mandawa (190 km. 4 hours)
After breakfast drive to Mandawa. Arrive Mandawa and check into hotel. Afternoon visit to the town famous for its ancient Haweli painted in the style of Shekawati. Overnight at hotel.
Day 9 : Mandawa - Samode - Jaipur (155 km. 3 hours)
After morning breakfast available, starting at noon for Samode. Stop for a visit to the picturesque village and the magnificent Samode Palace. In the afternoon onward journey to Jaipur. Arrival and check in Hotel. Overnight.
Day 10: JAIPUR
Breakfast at hotel and excursion to Amber Fort, 11 km. from Jaipur, the Rajput impressive city. The final ascent to the fort is along the back of a placid elephants to better enter into the spirit of the place. Inside the walls you can visit the palaces and pavilions of refined beauty and the small temple of Goddess Kali. Afternoon tour of the city, the capital of Rajasthan, a city of the most beautiful and picturesque in India. You will see the Hawa Mahal or Palace of Winds and the palace of the Maharaja (City Palace), largely converted into a museum and the Astronomical Observatory. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 11: Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra (232 km. 5 hours)
After breakfast drive to Agra, stopping at Fatehpur Sikri to visit the deserted city of the XVI century, abandoned after only 14 years of its construction, with beautiful buildings in red sandstone. Arrive in Agra and hotel accommodation, afternoon excursion to Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world. Overnight at Hotel.
Day 12: AGRA - DELHI (215 km. 5 hours)
After breakfast in the morning visit the Agra Fort, the ancient imperial residence Moghul emperor Shah Jahan. Mid-day departure for Delhi, en route stop to visit the tomb of Akbar at Sikandra. Arrival in Delhi and dinner at local restaurant in the airport taken. After dinner transfer to International Airport.
Day 13 : Delhi
Departure.
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Please note that all our trips can be modified on request to suit your needs.
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