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DAY 01 ARRIVE MUMBAI
Mumbai.jpg) Welcome to Bollywood! The city that never sleeps. After clearing
immigration and custom formalities, get a transfer to your
hotel.
DAY 02 MUMBAI (Breakfast)
Begin your tour in the morning with a visit to Prince of Wales
Museum, Jahangir Art Gallery, Gandhi House, Victoria Terminus,
Hanging Gardens, and the drive along Marine drive, often called
the "Queen's Necklace". Cruise across the waters of Mumbai,
after boarding your boat at the Gateway of India…door to the
east, with its face to the west, to visit the Elephanta Caves.
Made out of
solid rock, the Elephanta Caves date back to 600 AD
DAY 03 MUMBAI / AURNAGABAD (Breakfast)
Fly to Aurangabad. On arrival, transfer to your hotel.
 DAY 04 AURANGABAD (Breakfast)
In the morning, see the world famous rock-cut temples of Ellora
caves depicting the story of the evolution of Buddhism,
Brahmanism and Jainism.
In the afternoon, excursion takes you to Ajanta, one of India's
most impressive archeological sights. Nested in an inner fold of
the Sahyadri Hills, are the 30 rock-cut caves of Ajanta, famous
for its cave paintings or Frescos of many colors that contain
numerous images of Buddha. The Ajanta caves are set in beautiful
surroundings, providing a unique combination of architecture,
sculpture and paintings.
DAY 05 AURANGABAD / NEW DELHI (Breakfast)
After soaking in the beauty of these magnificent caves a day
before, your morning is free for personal activities. Late
afternoon get your transfer to the airport to fly back to New
Delhi.
 DAY 06 NEW DELHI (Breakfast)
A morning tour of Old & New Delhi takes you through the Red
Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque, Raj Ghat, Chandni Chowk Bazaar, It is
known as the Trafalgar square of Delhi. It is widely known for
its century old heritage and meeting point of different cultures
and traditions and of course lots of stuff to shop. Also you can
do more shopping in Connought Place so go ahead and “Shop till
you drop”. Also visit House of Parliament, Raj Path, President's
House, India Gate, National Museum Qutab Minar and Humayun’s
Tomb.
DAY 07 NEW DELHI / UDAIPUR (Breakfast)
Fly to the Lake City of Udaipur, perhaps the most romantic city
in all of India. In the evening enjoy a scenic sunset cruise on
Lake Pichola as you pass by numerous island palaces, gleaming in
the sun, reflecting an era of pomp and glory.
 DAY 08 UDAIPUR
In the morning, visit the vast and exquisite City Palace and its
museum, followed by Jagdish Temple and Sahelion Ki Bari. In the
afternoon take an excursion to Eklingji, a beautiful white
marble Shiva temple, and Nagda, the site of two eleventh century
temples ornamented with beautiful carvings.
DAY 09 UDAIPUR / JODHPUR (Breakfast)
Prepare for your onward journey by road to Jodhpur, the Sun City
(260 kms - 6 hours). Along the way stop at the Ranakpur Jain
Temples, one of the biggest and most important ancient Jain sect
temple complexes in India. Built in 1439 it has 29 marble halls
supported by 1444 carved pillars, none of which are alike.
 DAY 10 JODHPUR (Breakfast)
In the morning explore Jodhpur once the capital of Marwar,
situated in the heart of the Thar Desert. Visit the massive
Mahrangarth Fort, filled with courtyards, palaces and museums,
constantly reminding you of the city's glorious past.
DAY
11 JODHPUR / JAIPUR
(Breakfast, Dinner)
Early morning travel by luxury train to Jaipur, the "Pink City"
capital of modern Rajasthan. To add to the feel of Rajasthan in
the evening make your way to Chokhi Dhani, an ethnic village
resort hotel where the rural atmosphere gives you an opportunity
to see folk-dances, puppet show, magic show, athletic wonders,
and much more.
 DAY 12 JAIPUR (Breakfast)
In the morning, visit the Amber Fort and step back in time as
you climb up the hill on elephants! Inside the fort are lavish
courtyards, and exquisite marble and mirror inlaid halls.
An afternoon tour takes you to the City Palace Museum, Jantar
Mantar Observatory, and the Palace of Winds.
DAY 13 JAIPUR / AGRA (Breakfast)
Morning drive to Agra on route visit Fatehpur Sikri, often
referred to as India's Pompeii. This imperial capital, deep
frozen in time was built by Akbar the Great, is a remarkable
structure of elegance & striking grandeur - to an imperial
ruler.
For centuries Agra has lured travelers to India and its time you
found out why? Though the Taj Mahal is always being compared to
some of the world's architectural masterpieces, it can best be
described as one of the most exquisite monuments of Love.
 DAY 14 AGRA / KHAJURAHO (Breakfast)
Fly to Khajuraho, the religious and political capital of the
Chandela Rajputs during 9th to 13th century. Visit the
principal temples in the afternoon noted for their erotic
carvings. Every square inch of these temples are covered with
sculptures depicting human and divine forms in every aspect of
life.
DAY 15 KHAJURAHO / VARANASI (Breakfast)
Fly to the holy city of Varanasi, the capital of the Hindu
faith since the dawn of history. In the afternoon drive to
Sarnath, centre of the Buddhist world, where Buddha preached
his first sermon some 2500 years ago.
DAY 16 VARANASI (Breakfast)
Early morning visit the "ghats" at sunrise for a boat ride
that takes you past incredible scene of multitudes coming to
pay homage. Thereafter walk through a maze of narrow streets
and alleys visiting numerous temples d edicated to various
deities. Varanasi, also known as Kashi and Benaras, is the
cultural capital of India. Considered as the abode of Lord
Shiva, Varanasi is situated on the banks of River Ganges,
which is believed to have the power of washing away all of
one's sins.
DAY
17 VARANASI / KATHMANDU (Breakfast, Dinner)
Fly to
Kathmandu,
capital of Nepal - an isolated world where people live much as
they have for 1200 years. As you approach, see a breath taking
view of terraced hilltops set against the back drop of the
Himalayas. After immigration and custom formalities, a
representative from Ariel Holiday Travels will greet and
assist you to your hotel. In the evening enjoy authentic
Nepali Dinner.
DAY 18 KATHMANDU (Breakfast)
 Kathmandu is a rare combination of the old and new in art,
culture and civilization. The pagoda- style architecture
scattered throughout the city, the amazing temples dedicated
to various deities, the breathtaking sculptures and carvings,
the ageless monuments…all combine to make Kathmandu a
priceless museum beneath the blue dome of the sky. Besides
Kathmandu, the only large cities of Nepal are its suburbs,
Patan and Bhadgaon. Patan is the circular "city of beauty",
with its many palaces and temples embellished with intricately
carved gods and goddesses in erotic poses. The art and
architecture show an interesting mixture of Hindu and Buddhist
influence. Visit the Royal Residential Palace and the Durbar
Square. You will find more examples of Nepalese architecture
in Bhadgaon. See Bodhnath, the largest Buddhist stupa in the
world; Pashupatinath, is regarded as the most sacred temple of
Lord Shiva on the holy River Bagmati.Also visit Swayambhunath
also known as the “Monkey Temple” after the large tribe of
monkeys which guard the hill. The painted eyes on all four
sides of the Stupa symbolizes the all-seeing eyes of Buddha.
DAY 19 KATHMANDU DEPART (Breakfast)
Catch up with the remaining part of sight seeing in the
morning. Its time to bid farewell to this Himalayan Kingdom as
you are assisted to the airport for your onward journey.
BON VOYAGE
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