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DELHI - KATHMANDU - VARANASI - KHAJURAHO - ORCHA - AGRA - JAIPUR - SAMODE - DELHI Travel to India and Nepal - 12 days

12  Giorni /  11  Notti

ॐ DELHI - KATHMANDU - VARANASI - KHAJURAHO - ORCHA - AGRA - JAIPUR - SAMODE - DELHI ॐ

Programma del tour (giornaliero):

Day 1 : ARRIVAL - DELHI
Departure with flight to Delhi. Upon your arrival in Delhi, a representative of our office will come to welcome you and accompany you to the hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 2 : DELHI - KATHMANDU
After breakfast visit of New Delhi with its most important monuments: the colonial government buildings in front of the India Gate, the mausoleum of Emperor Humayun and the Qutub Minar complex. Transfer to the airport. Flight to Kathmandu. Arrival and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3 : KATHMANDU
After breakfast, visit the city with the Stupa of Swayambhunath on a hill, the Palace Square with its temples and the house of the "little girl Goddess". In the afternoon visit to Patan, the ancient capital of the kingdom. Overnight at hotel.

Day 4 : KATHMANDU
After breakfast, excursion to the medieval town of Bhadgaon, to the gigantic Bodhnath stupa and to Pashupatinath, the Varanasi of Nepal. Afternoon available for optional excursions or shopping. Overnight.

Day 5 : KATHMANDU - VARANASI
Breakfast at hotel. Late morning flight to Varanasi. Upon arrival visit the archaeological site of Sarnath, place of the first preaching of the Buddha and transfer to the Ghat on the Ganges to attend the Puja, evening prayer. Overnight.

Day 6 : VARANASI - KHAJURAHO
Wake up before dawn. Boat ride on the river Ganges to attend the purification rituals and the offerings of the pilgrims to the rising sun. Walking tour of the ancient city with a stop at the Golden Temple and the Aurangzeb Mosque. Return for breakfast. Afternoon flight to Kathmandu, arrival and hotel accommodation. Overnight.

Day 7 : KHAJURAHO
After breakfast visit the famous temples masterpiece of Indian sacred architecture: the Western Hinduists, known for their erotic and Oriental Jainist portraits. Flight to Varanasi. Afternoon visit of the archaeological site of Sarnath, place of the first preaching of the Buddha. Visit the Ghat to attend the Puja, the evening prayer. Overnight at hotel.

Day 8 : KHAJURAHO - ORCHA - AGRA
Breakfast at the hotel and transfer to Orcha. Visit of the ancient city and in particular of the Jehangir Mahal, palace built in 1606, on the occasion of the visit of Emperor Jehangir, to host it, and some interesting temples. Continue by train to Agra. Arrival and overnight at the hotel.

Day 9 : AGRA - FATEHPUR SIKRI - JAIPUR (235 km. about 5.5 hours)
After breakfast in the hotel visit the Agra Fort, the former imperial residence of the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan and the marvelous Taj Mahal, named world's first wonder and architectural pearl of the Islamic Orient. Afternoon transfer to Jaipur with obligatory stop at Fatehpur Sikri abandoned capital built by the greatest emperor of the Mughal dynasty: Akbar. Arrival in Jaipur and hotel accommodation. Overnight.

Day 10 : JAIPUR
Breakfast at the hotel and immediately visit the Amber Fort, 11 km away from Jaipur, imposing fortress of Rajput civilization. The last stretch of climb to the fort is mounted on the back of placid elephants almost to recall the ancient deeds of the Maharaja. Inside the walls you can visit palaces and pavilions of refined beauty and the small but precious temple of the Goddess Kali. In the afternoon visit of the city, capital of Rajasthan, the "pink city", one of the most beautiful and picturesque in India. Visit to the famous and depicted in all the postcards Hawa Mahal, the palace of the winds, and the palace of the Maharaja (City Palace), largely converted into a museum and the Astronomical Observatory (Jantar Mantar). Overnight.

Day 11 : JAIPUR - SAMODE (40 km. about 1 hour)
Breakfast at the hotel, morning at leisure, transfer to the palace of Samode, afternoon visit of the charming village that houses precious Haveli with paintings of the Shekawati area. Overnight at the Samode-Palace hotel.

Day 12 : SAMODE - DELHI (265 km. about 6 hours) - DEPARTURE
Breakfast at the hotel, morning at leisure, after lunch time departure for Delhi. Arrival in Delhi and transfer to the international airport. Night flight to Italy.

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