Rajasthan Fort Palace Tours
Places to Visit: Delhi - Udaipur - Kumbhalgarh - Manwar - Jaisalmer - Bikaner - Mandawa - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi
Duration: 12 Nights / 13 Days
Day 01: Delhi
Begin your tour
Land Delhi airport
Welcome to Vardhman's 'Rajasthan Fort
Palaces Tour'!
On arrival in Delhi, you will be met and
transferred by Vardhman's representative
to your hotel. In the evening visit
Akshardham temple [Closed on every
Monday].
Overnight: Hotel
Day 02: Delhi
This morning after a leisurely breakfast
proceed for the sightseeing of Delhi. Visit
Qutab Minar, Humayun's tomb,
Lakshminarayan Temple, Parliament
House, Government Secretarial Building,
Red Fort,Jama Masjid, Raj Ghat and
Shanti Vana, India gate, Lotus temple.
Also drive past Chandni Chowk &
Connaught Place, shopping centers of
Delhi.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 03: Delhi - Udaipur by flight
Morning after breakfast transfer to Delhi
airport to board flight to Udaipur. Reach
Udaipur airport & Check-in at the hotel.
Fresh up & then visit the City Palace,
Jagdish Temple, drive around Fatehsagar
Lake, Sahelion ki Bari (Queen resort for
her friends) and Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir
(Folk Art Museum).
Enjoy Boat curise on Lake Pichola 4km
long and 3km broad, surrounded by
splendid hills, Palaces, temples bathing
ghats and embankments.and the local folk
Museum.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 04: Udaipur - Kumbhalgarh (140
kms 05 Hours)
Morning after breakfast drive to
Kumbhalgarh. Enroute visit Ranakpur Jain
Temples, dating back to the 15th century.
Its 29 halls are supported by 200 pillars,
none of which are alike. The Temple
abounds with intricate friezes and
sculptures. Includes visits to two more
Jain temples and the Temple of the Sun
God with its erotic sculptures.
Reach Kumbhalgarh & Check –In at the
hotel. Fresh up & then visit Kumbhalgrh
Fort (alt 1,087 m) was the second most
important fort of the Mewar Kingdom after
Chittaurgarh. Built mostly by Maharana
Kumba (1485), it is situated on a West
facing ridge of the Aravallis, commanding
a great strategic position on the border
between the Rajput Kingdoms of Udaipur
(Mewar) and Jodhpur (Marwar).
Overnight: Hotel
Day 05: Kumbhalgarh - Jodhpur Manwar (260 Kms 06 Hours)
After breakfast drive to Manwar. Enroute
visit Jodhpur - gateway to the desert
beyond, home of the Rathors of Marwar.
Visit the Fort, rising up a hilly scarp, built
on the advice of a hermit, which overlooks
the city in the image of a long sentinel.
Inside the Fort are a number of palaces
added by successive rulers.
Reach Manwar & Check-In at the hotel.
Fresh up & visit Manwar- this picturesque
getaway is situated 110kms from
Jodhpur-the beginning of Thar Desert.
Manwar Desert Resort & Camp: It is set
amidst sand dunes to befit the
atmosphere. The Camp offers Swiss
cottage tents well furnished with attached
WC & Shower. The camp is very well
located, in the desert. It serves very good
continental and Indian cuisine. The dinner
is accompanied by traditional folk dance
performance. We would organize a jeep
safari to nearby Villages where guest
would get an opportunity to see the
village life. (Guest will also enjoy the 02
hours camel ride to the desert to view
sunset or sunrise).
Overnight: Camp/Resort
Day 06: Manwar - Jaisalmer (170 Kms
04 Hours)
On day 6 of your tour drive to Jaisalmer.
Reach Jaisalmer & Check-in at Hotel. Rest
of the day at leisure.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 07: Jaisalmer
Morning sightseeing tour of Jaisalmer. It is
in the heart of the Great Indian Desert. Its
temple, fort and palaces are all built of
yellow stone. The city is a mass of
intricately carved buildings, facades and
elaborate balconies.
See the Gadhi Sagar Tank, golden-hued
Jaisalmer fort, Nathmaji ki Haveli, Patwon
ki Haveli, Salim singh ki Haveli. In the
evening visit Sand Dunes.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 08: Jaisalmer - Bikaner (330 Kms
06 - 1/2 Hours)
Morning after a leisurely breakfast drive to
Bikaner. Reach & Check-in at hotel.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 09: Bikaner - Mandawa (185 Kms
04 Hours )
After breakfast proceed for sightseeing of
Bikaner, this desert town in the north of
the state was founded in 1488 by Rao
Bikaji, a descendant of the founder of
Jodhpur, Jodhaji. Visit the Junagarh Fort
constructed between 1588 and 1593 by
Raja Jai Singh, a general in the Moghul
Emperor Akbar's army. Also visit Camel
Breeding farm (closed on Sundays).
After sightseeing drive to Mandawa. Reach
& Check-In at the hotel for overnight rest.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 10: Mandawa - Jaipur (170 Kms
04 Hours)
Morning sightseeing of Mandawa which
lies in the heart of Shekhawati. A painted
arched gateway adorned with lord krishna
and his cows leeds to the bazaar. Visit
Mandawa castle, one of the finest castles
of Rajasthan, is now a hotel and house of
collections of armories, costumes of
ancestors, canons from 1820, ancient
coins, numismatic collection and many
other interesting items, preserved in a
museum. You can wander through the
streets where mansions of rich merchants
are adorned with elaborate frescoes.
Later drive to the beautiful Pink City Jaipur. Reach & Check-In at the hotel for
overnight rest.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 11: Jaipur
City tour of Jaipur
This morning you will experience the
wonders of this magical pink city, as you
proceed on a tour of Amber fort - which is
set on the dry wrinkled Aravali Hills, and
surrounded by fortified battlements. Later
visit the Jagmandir or the Hall of victory
glitterning with mirrors, Maharaja's City
Palace and the Observatory - The Solar
Observatory - an astronomical treasure
house, with solar device that give
accurate predictions till date. The City
Palace reflects a blend of Rajasthani and
Mughal architecture. Drive past Hawa
Mahal or the Palace of Winds, a fivestoried structure of pink sandstone with
semi-octagonal and delicately
honeycombed windows overlooking the
main street of the old city and through the
rose pink residential and business areas of
Jaipur.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 12: Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
(238 Kms 05 Hours)
This morning after breakfast drive to
Agra. Enroute visit Fatehpur Sikri- the
deserted, red sandstone city that was built
by Emperor Akbar as his capital and
palace in the late 16th century. It was a
veritable fairytale city and its "ruins" are
still in pristine condition ... it's not hard to
imagine what the court life must have
been like in the days of its grandeur.
Also visit the Bulund Darwaza the largest
gateway in the world.
On arrival, Check-In at the hotel.
Overnight: Hotel
Day 13: Agra - Delhi (210 Kms 4 1/2
Hours
Morning visit the impressive Agra Fort and
the most perfect architectural monument
in the world - The Taj Mahal (Closed on
every Friday). Taj Mahal - the mausoleum
of Empress Mumtaz Mahal, the beloved
spouse of Shah Jahan, who died in 1630.
The building, often styled "a dream in
marble" is said to have taken at least 22
years (1631-1653) to build. Agra Fort which lies on the bend of the River
Yamuna, almost in the heart of the town.
After sightseeing drive back to Delhi
airport to board flight for your onward
destination with sweet and unforgettable
memories of your tour escorted by
Vardhman Vacations.
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