12 Day India's Majesty

Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, Khajuraho, Varanasi - from $2729

Escorted Package Includes:

  • Round trip flights NYC-Delhi
    Other departure cities available. Click on date of departure for selection and prices.
  • Airline fuel surcharges
  • Intra-India flights
  • 10 nights Deluxe and Superior First Class accommodations
    3 nights Park, Delhi
    2 nights Clarks Amer, Jaipur
    2 nights Clarks Shiraz, Agra
    2 nights Holiday Inn, Khajuraho
    1 night Radisson Varanasi, Varanasi
  • Full buffet breakfast daily
  • All transfers
  • Sightseeing per itinerary in air-conditioned motorcoach
  • Services of an English-speaking escort/manager throughout
  • Entrance fees per itinerary

Special Features:

  • Elephant-back ride to Amber Fort
  • Boat ride at dawn on the Ganges

Not included: airport taxes, fees & September 11th Security Fee, tips to tour escort/manager and driver, and visa fees (see Terms & Conditions).

Land only price does not include arrival/departure transfers, but does include flights Khajuraho-Varanasi-Delhi.

US travelers will need a visa for this trip.
Click here, to learn more about entry requirements.

December 25 departure includes New Year Dinner on Sunday, Day 7 at the Clarks Shiraz hotel in Agra.

 DAY 1, Mon Depart USA to India. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey

DAY 2, Tues Arrive in Delhi and transfer to your hotel: DELHI

DAY 3, Wed This morning, enjoy a tour of Old Delhi. Visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi; India's largest mosque, Jama Masjid, then view the Red Fort. This afternoon, tour New Delhi. Pass by the 12th-century Qutab Minar, then visit the Mausoleum of Humayun and the Birla Temple. Drive past India gate, the former Viceroy's Palace and Parliament House (B): DELHI

DAY 4, Thurs This morning, transfer to Jaipur and your hotel. Balance of the day is at leisure (B): JAIPUR

DAY 5, Fri Morning excursion to Amber Fort where you will be able to ride on the back of an elephant to the top of the hill. In the afternoon, tour Jaipur including visits to the observatory of Maharaja Jaisingh and the museum at the Maharaja City Palace. Drive past Hawa Mahal and the Palace of Winds, the architectural keynote of the city (B): JAIPUR

DAY 6, Sat Travel to Agra via the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri. Explore the perfectly preserved buildings, including Panch Mahal Palace and Jama Masjid (B): AGRA

DAY 7, Sun Morning visit to the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, built by Emperor Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his beloved Queen Mumtaj Mahal. Continue to Agra Fort, started by Emperor Akbar and completed by three different Mughal Emperors. Stroll the palaces, mosques and Halls of Public and Private Audiences (B): AGRA

DAY 8, Mon This morning board the Shatabdi Express train for Jhansi. Continue via motor coach to Khajuraho via Orchha on the River Detwa (B): KHAJURAHO

DAY 9, TuesMorning tour of the Chandela Dynasty Temples. Among the intricately designed buildings, with many religious, secular and erotic images are the Chaunset Yogini Temple of Kali, the Bharatji Temple with it's 11-headed image of Vishnu and the Vraha Temple of Shiva. This afternoon is at leisure (B): KHAJURAHO

DAY 10, Wed This morning, transfer to the airport for your flight to Varanasi. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Visit the Bharat Mata Temple, with its map of India carved in marble, the Durga Temple and the gold-spired temple of Vishwanath. Later, if you wish, shop for silks and brocades in the bazaars (B): VARANASI

DAY 11, Thurs Take an early morning boat ride on the Ganges. Pass the bathing Ghats, where Hindus come to immerse themselves to purify their souls; and the burning Ghats, where bodies await cremation so their ashes may be scattered in the river. Drive to the city of Sarnath, where Buddha gave his first sermon and view the ruins, the stupa and the Buddhist Temple. Continue to the airport for your flight to Delhi. Arrive and transfer to the hotel (B): DELHI

DAY 12, Fri Transfer to the airport for your departure flight (B).

 

 

Airfares include fuel surcharges assessed by the airlines through May 31, 2006 and are subject to increase without notice.