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Indian
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| Mumbai
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Goa
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Bangalore
>> Mysore
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Ooty
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Hyderabad
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Ahmedabad
>> Udaipur
>> Jodhpur
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Jaipur
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Agra
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Delhi
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Amritsar |
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Arrive
Mumbai and meet our representative at the arrival hall
at the Airport and transfer to the Hotel, Check in from
12 pm Mid Day
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02: Mumbai
Guide Tour |
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Once
you are in Mumbai, the list of sites to visit is endless.
First of all the twinkling lights from the skyscrapers
itself will keep your eyes wide open with excitement and
wonder. And to add up to your excitement you have a number
of sites to visit that could be teamed up as historical
sites, contemporary
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| wonders, archaeological
sites, religious sites and natural wonders. Elephanta
Caves with Boat Ride, the Gateway of India
is the main attraction of Mumbai city. Built to commemorate
the visit of King George V and Queen Mary for the Delhi Durbar
in the year 1911, this massive historical monument makes a must
visit during your Mumbai sightseeing. Moreover, there are sites
like the Mani Bhawan or the Grandhi memorial, Prince
of Wales Museum, Marine Drive and Juhu
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gardens like the Hanging Garden and the
Kamla Nehru Garden will provide you the much
needed rest between your sightseeing trips and the Chowpatty
gives you the view of one of the most happening beaches
of Mumbai.
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Full
Day Free for own activities car and driver provided
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04: Mumbai
To Goa Flight |
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out in Mumbai and fly to Goa .Arrive in Goa and Transfer
to Hotel. Arrive Goa and Relax on the beaches of
Goa. Palm-swathed hills, islands, beaches and riverine
waters rush to the freedom of the waves, unfold, meet
the eye and merge with yet another visual wonder which
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continuously keeps
unfolding. Add to this the spicy nip of the sea, the tang of
fish-curry rice, the moistened sips of cocum, the pleasure of
discovering a crab under a stone, and the thrill of walking
on a beach full of crisp seashells.
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Full day in Goa and Relax on the beaches of Goa on own.
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06: Goa
To Banglore Flight – Guided Tour |
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Goa
airport transfer for Bangalore flight. Arrival Bangalore
and transfer to the hotel.
The Vidhan Soudha makes the major attraction
in Bangalore. The building is a massive neo Dravidian
architecture presently functioning as the state legislative
assembly. Cubbon Park in
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the heart of the
city, Lal Bagh which is famous for the wonderfully
bloomed red roses and the Bangalore Palace
are some of the other must see of this garden city.
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07: Mysore
Guided Tour |
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Drive
from Bangalore to Mysore by road and sightseeing of Mysore.
4 Hrs drive
The city of Mysore offers a visitor an insight into the
lifestyles, cultures and traditions of its erstwhile rulers.
The palaces and temples around the city speak volumes
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architecture of the
medieval times and the kind of patronage the city received from
its rulers. Some of the interesting places to visit around the
city are the Mysore Palace, Chamundi,
Hills Srirangapatnam, Brindavan Gardens and Lalitha
Mahal Palace.
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Drive
from Mysore to Ooty by road and relax in Ooty.
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| Full
day in Ooty.The history of Ooty goes back to about 900
years when it was ruled by Vishnu Vardhana, the Hoysala
king from AD 1104 to 1141. The city also finds mention
in the writing of Jacome Ferico, the first European to
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in 1603. In 1799,
this hilly region came under the control of the British East
India Company. The British established Ooty to serve as the
summer headquarters of the Madras government. A government house
was built and keeping in tune with the English lifestyle, the
British set up cottages and clubs, with facilities for tennis,
golf, and horse riding. With the establishment of numerous tea
estates in the subsequent years, Ooty made its presence felt
in the tourist map of India.
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10: Hyderabad
Guided Tour Coimbatore to Hydrebad FLIGHT |
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| Drive
from Ooty to Coimbatore airport to fly for Hydrebad via
flight. Transfer to the hotel. Hyderabad, the city of
Charminar and capital of Andhra Pradesh, was founded by
Quli Qutab Shah. Legends say that the foundation of the
city is the result of a love story between the prince
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appease his beloved,
Bhagmati, he named the city Bhagnagar (the city of good fortune)
which later changed to Hyderabad. Modelled after Isfaan in Iran,
the city was meant to be a symbol of the might of the Qutab
Shahi rulers. When it was completed in 1592, the city received
lavish praises from many visitors including Tavernier and Abbe
Carr.
Hyderabad is also the city of fabulously rich Nizams, the stories
of whose hordes of gold, diamonds and pearls spread far and
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Present-day Hyderabad is a place where tradition and modernity
meet: besides preserving its rich cultural heritage, the
city has also emerged as a frontrunner in the field of
information technology.
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11: Hyderabad
Guided Tour |
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| Hyderabad,
the city of Charminar and capital of Andhra Pradesh, was
founded by Quli Qutab Shah. Legends say that the foundation
of the city is the result of a love story between the
prince and a village belle. To appease his beloved, Bhagmati,
he named the city Bhagnagar (the city of good |
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fortune) which later
changed to Hyderabad. Modelled after Isfaan in Iran, the city
was meant to be a symbol of the might of the Qutab Shahi rulers.
When it was completed in 1592, the city received lavish praises
from many visitors including Tavernier and Abbe Carr.
Hyderabad is also the city of fabulously rich Nizams, the stories
of whose hordes of gold, diamonds and pearls spread far and
wide. |
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Present-day
Hyderabad is a place where tradition and modernity meet:
besides preserving its rich cultural heritage, the city
has also emerged as a frontrunner in the field of information
technology.
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12: Hydrebad
To Ahmedabad Flight |
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Transfer
Hyderabad airport for flight VIA Mumbai to Ahmedabad Transfer
to the Hotel.
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13: Ahmedabad
Guided Tour |
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referred to as the ’Manchester of the East’,
Ahmedabad is situated along the Sabarmati River in the
western state of Gujarat. The city contributes about 25
per cent of India’s total textile production. Founded
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was named after its
founder Sultan Ahmed Shah. The city became an important business
centre after it was annexed by Mughal Emperor Akbar in AD 1572.
In 1818, the city was taken over by the British who set up a
number of textile mills here. Ahmedabad was the capital of Gujarat
from 1960 to 1970.
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Full Day in Ahmedabad
for shopping and time for your self.
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15: Ahmedabad
To Udaipur |
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Transfer
from Ahmedabad to Udaipur and transfer to the Hotel
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16: Udaipur
Guided Tour |
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city is famous for its palaces, lake, museums, temples,
and gardens. The City Palace and Museum
is considered as the largest palace complex in Rajasthan
and its museum has stunning collection of objects collected
by different Maharanas of Udaipur over the centuries.
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and Pratap
Sagar are some of the most beautiful lakes in the state.
Some other attractions in the city are the Jagdish
Temple, Saheliyon Ki Bari, Jag Mandir, Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir,
Pratap Memorial, and Ahar Museum.
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| Drive
from Udaipur to Jodhpur by road 3 to 4 hrs. Jodhpur was
founded by the Rajput chief Rao Jodha in 1459. The city
was the erstwhile capital of the Marwar state. A 10-km-long
wall made of stone and built about a century after the
city was founded, surrounds the old city. There are about
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the city, most of
which are surrounded by defensive battlements.
Jodhpur has a typical desert climate, dry and hot. The ideal
time to visit this place is between November and March. Like
the oasis in the vast desert, the city has a variety of thorny
shrubs all over the area. It also home to some of the animal
species that can survive in an arid and dry environment.
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18: Jodhpur
Guided Tour |
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forts and palaces in the city are the major source of
attraction in the city. Exploring the forts gives you
a feel of the times when the Rajput might was at its peak.
The gates and the walls of the forts speak of the battles
they have witnessed. One needs to spend enough time with
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| monuments to fully
grasp the grandeur of the Rajput era. Some of the major attractions
around Jodhpur are Mehrangarh Fort, Jaswant Thada, Umaid
Bhawan, Mandore Gardens, the Government Museum and Zoo, Old
Fort Museum and Balsamand Lake and Gardens.(Overnight
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| Transfer
railway station catch your train from Jodhpur to Jaipur.
Arrive Jaipur and check in hotel. Jaipur is a city where
royalty still lives in the grandeur of its palaces, where
fighting for the honor of the clan has never been a need
but a way of life, and where treating guests as gods has
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from time immemorial.
Jaipur got its name from its founder Sawai Jai Singh
(1693-1743), who had the vision to create a meticulously planned
city as his capital. All the houses in the old city are painted
pink, including the famous Hawa Mahal, thereby
giving the city its alternative name, the Pink City.
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20: Jaipur
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| Jaipur
offers a plethora of touristic attractions to the traveler.
The City Palace in the
heart of Jaipur is known for its blend of Rajasthani and
Mughal architecture. Not far away is the Central
Museum with its large collection of woodwork,
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monument near the
City Palace, Jantar Mantar, is the largest
of the five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh. The Hawa
Mahal or the Palace of Winds was constructed for the royal ladies
to watch the royal processions without being seen. Amber
Fort, situated just outside the city, is perhaps the
most beautiful example of Rajasthani forts and gives a grand
view of the city down below. Other attractions include the Jaigarh
Fort, Birla Mandir, and Sisodia Rani Ka Bagh.
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21: Jaipur
To Agra Guided Tour & Fatehpur Sikri |
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| Depart
Jaipur in the morning and halt en-route visiting Fatehpur
Sikri, the deserted red sandstone city, built
by the Great Mughal Emperor Akbar as his capital and palace
in the late 16th century. It was abandoned soon
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same condition that
it was over 300 years ago.
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most of the time Agra alternated with Delhi as the capital
of the Mughal Empire. As such one finds many marvels of
the Mughal architecture in and around the city, the most
famous of them being the Taj Mahal. Besides
the Taj, the Agra Fort (also called the
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major attractions
include the tomb of Mirza Ghiyas Beg, Jama Masjid, Akbar’s
tomb at Sikandra, Rambagh, the Mughal
Garden and Dayal Bagh Temple.
Besides the historical monuments, one can also explore Agra’s
rich heritage of handicrafts in its markets
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Depart
Agra for Delhi 4 hrs by road evening enjoy a visit to
Delhi market
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Full
day city tour of Old & New
Delhi.
The tour will begin with
a visit to Raj Ghat, a simple memorial
to Mahatma Grandhi; The Red Fort continuing
to the Jama Masjid one of Asia’s
largest mosques and which is viewed from the outside.
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continuously and the
presence of a nearby bazaar means that the area is rarely quiet.
The lotus-shaped Baha’i Temple.
The tour to Imperial Delhi will include a visit to
the Qutub Minar, the tallest stone tower in
India. Then visit Humayun’s tomb, built
by the widow of the second Mughal Emperor, Humayun, it is an
outstanding monument in the Indo-Persian style, a precursor
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Mahal.
The tour also includes a drive past the imposing India
Gate, the Parliament building and the Rashtrapathi
Bhawan, the President’s residence. The
Laxminarayan Temple,
built by the Birlas, one of India’s leading industrial
families
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25: Delhi
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| Transfer
railway station to catch your train from Delhi to Amritsar.
Arrive Amritsar and check in Hotel. Amritsar, as the name
suggests, is rightfully a pool of nectar. Located in the
state of Punjab, Amritsar is one of the most important
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city is characterized
by some of the must visit religious, historical as well as contemporary
sites of importance. The Golden Temple, where Sikhs from all
over the world come to pay their reverence to Guru Granth Sahib
and take a dip in the Amrit Saras Kund (Pool of Immortality)
for spiritual purification is the major landmark of the place.
Amritsar is also characterized by the hard working and warm-hearted
people.
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26: Amritsar
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| Located
in the heart of the city is the Golden Temple, the most
visited tourist attraction of Amritsar. Characterized
by its four entrance doors (called deoris) in all four
directions and the tastefully decorated shrines, in terms
of art and architecture, the Golden Temple welcomes everyone
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religion or faith
one follows. The stunning sanctum, shimmering in the water of
the holy tank, flanked by spotlessly clean marble walkways and
pavements makes it breathtakingly beautiful. In evening transfer
railway station for train Amritsar to Delhi. Check in Delhi
hotel.
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