Arrive at Delhi International Airport. Upon arrival at Delhi airport, having cleared immigration, collected your luggage and passed through customs, please make your way towards the exit of the terminal building where you will see a bank of people waiting. Amongst them will be our representative who will be waiting to greet you with a paging board with your name on. You will then be transferred to your hotel and assisted with check in.
Standard check-in time at the hotel is 1400 hrs. Early check-in is subject to availability.
Overnight at the hotel.
Optional: Delhi 6 Diaries by bicycle
For more details please click the link: https://www.alphonsostories.com/walking-tours/delhi-6-diaries
After Breakfast , you will be taken for a combined sightseeing tour of Delhi. The tour will begin with Old Delhi - drive past Red Fort and visit Jama Masjid, Asia’s largest mosque. Later you will be driven to New Delhi, which reflects the legacy the British left behind. The tour includes drive past the imposing India Gate, the Parliament House building and Rashtrapati Bhawan (the President’s residence).
In the afternoon visit Qutab Minar, the tallest medieval stone tower in India. It was started in 1199 AD by Qutab-ud-Din Aibak and completed by the sultan's successor and son-in-law Iltutmish. The building is 72.5 mts high and has 379 steps from the bottom to the top. The Qutab Minar is still the highest stone tower as well as one of the finest Islamic structures ever raised in India.
Overnight at the hotel.
Optional: Old Delhi Brunch Food walk
Optional : Five-course cooking class with dinner
About 5-6 hours of driving brings you to the Pink city - Jaipur, and check-in at the hotel.
The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel.
Optional: Shahjahanbad Tour by Bicycle Delhi
Optional: Evening Bazaar and food walk
Start the day with early morning yoga and meditation in our gardens are available to all guests. Our instructor will help you attain a deep sense of mental and physical relaxation using yoga postures, breathing and chanting. (Time: 7.30 am to 8.30 am daily).
After breakfast get yourself for a full-day sightseeing tour. Drive just outside Jaipur to the ancient capital of Amber to see the fabulous Amber Fort, en-route stopping for a photo stop at `Palace of Winds, otherwise known as Hawa Mahal. Later, visit the City Palace, an overwhelming complex of exquisite palaces, gardens and courtyards, decorative art and carved doorways. The palace museum houses collections of rare manuscripts, armories, costumes, carpets and miniature paintings. Walk to the adjacent Jantar Mantar or Astronomical Observatory made by the Maharaja of Jaipur in the 18th century and is one of the five such astronomical wonders built by Sawai Jai Singh and makes accurate predictions even to this day.
Overnight at the hotel.
Optional: Block printing
After breakfast drive to Agra (5-6 hrs approx drive) en-route visiting Fatehpur Sikri and Abhaneri stepwell.
Fatehpur Sikri served briefly as the capital of the Mughal Empire from 1571 to 1585. This world heritage site is rated as one of the best-preserved collections of Mughal architecture in India. Surrounded by a six-kilometer wall, with the fourth being a lake at the time, a day can be spent exploring the elaborate structures within. Marvel at the impressive Jama Masjid mosque, the detailed palaces built for Emperor Akbar’s wives, the public and private discussion halls and the vast ornamental pool; all of which took over 15 years to conceptualize and build.
Abhaneri is a small village of the Dausa district in northern Rajasthan; it is located 95km from Jaipur, towards the Jaipur-Agra highway. The present name of the village, 'Abhaneri', is believed to be a mispronunciation of 'Abha Nagri' or the 'city of brightness'. This ancient village in Rajasthan is renowned for its post-Gupta or early medieval monuments, Chand Baori and Harshat Mata temple. Though the village is in ruins now, tourists throng the village to see Chand Baori which is a huge stepwell, a unique idea conceived by the natives to work as a water reservoir. Another attraction is the Harshat Mata temple, an architectural jewel on the tourism map of Rajasthan. While the Harshat Mata temple symbolizes the 10th century architecture, Chand Baori, which is fortified on all sides, is one of the largest step wells in India. Abhaneri is also famous for local dances namely Ghoomar, Kalbelia and Bhawai. Read further to know more about Abhaneri and its attractions.
Post sightseeing, continue your drive to Agra and check-in at the hotel.
Overnight at the hotel.
Optional: Marigold cycling Tour in Jaipur
Start the day with early morning yoga - Yoga is a gem of Indian culture, is not only a way to keep oneself healthy and fit, but it’s more of a way of life. This session covers Asana, Dhyana and Pranayama at a lush green mound about 150 meters from the Taj Mahal facing the same. It is best suited for all, be it a beginner or a pro, child or an adult
After breakfast visit to the iconic Taj Mahal is not only an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World – it’s also the enduring legacy of a royal love story. It was commissioned in the 15th century by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan after the death of his third and favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, to serve as her final resting place and a symbol of his eternal affection for her. Combining Islamic, Persian, Ottoman Turkish and Indian design elements, it’s an awe-inspiring structure of elegant domes and white marble, which changes color along with the light – pink at sunrise, pearly white in the afternoon and silver-gold in the full moon.
Thereafter visit Agra Fort - known as the Red Fort of Agra, this walled imperial city was founded in 1565 by Emperor Akbar (1556-1605) and is a well-deserving UNESCO World Heritage site, located just 2.5 kilometers from the famous Taj Mahal. Its palaces, grand mosques and elaborate public hall are crafted from pink-red sandstone and are testament to an era when Indo-Muslim art, strongly marked by influences from Persia, was at its height. Emperor Shah Jahan, who built the Taj Mahal for his deceased wife, was imprisoned by his son Aurangzeb in Agra Fort. He is said to have died in the Musamman Burj, a marble tower he himself built, with one of the most alluring views of the Taj Mahal.
The remainder of the day is at leisure.
Overnight at the hotel.
Optional: Discovering Oriental Agra
After breakfast, you will be straight transferred to the Delhi airport (4-5 hrs drive approx) to board an evening flight for Dehradun (1715/1750 hrs).
On arrival at Dehradun airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Narendra Nagar (1 hour 30 mins approx).
Overnight stay at hotel.
Optional: Agra at Dawn bicycle
Day free on your own to enjoy Resort facilities like Ayurvedic Mind & Body Therapy etc.
Overnight at the hotel
Day free on your own to enjoy Resort facilities like Aveda Beauty and Wellness Treatment.
Overnight at the hotel
After breakfast checkout from the Hotel and drive to Dehradun airport to connect flight for Delhi
Arrival Delhi and transfer to your hotel
Overnight at the hotel
In the meantime transfer to Delhi International airport for flight back home.
