Tour Details
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Pick up from the airport by our representative and check-in to hotel.
Introductions and briefing followed by lunch. Visit to Museum - an
introduction to India's history and crafts.
Optional: Lecture on the history of Delhi and its monuments
before dinner.
Day 02: Delhi
Visit to pre-Mughal monuments - Qutab Minar* and Humayun's Tomb*.
Evening shopping or exploring the city on ones own.
Day 03: Delhi/Agra
Half day visit to Old Delhi - the walled city of the Mughal Emperor
Shahjahan, Red Fort and Juma Masjid. Leave for Agra after lunch by road.
Day 04: Agra
Visit Taj Mahal* at sunrise. Late breakfast and post-breakfast optional
lecture on the monuments of Agra. Visit to Agra Fort*. Evening shopping.
Dinner at restaurant.
Day 05: Agra
Visit to Fathepur Sikri* - the abandoned great palace of Emperor Akbar,
and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary.
Day 06: Agra/Gwalior
Travel by train to Gwalior, the site of the ancient and majestic hill
Fort containing some of the few unharmed Hindu buildings that survived
the Muslim era as Man Singh's Palace. Overnight stay in hotel at
Gwalior.
Day 07: Gwalior/Khajuraho
Drive to the high aesthetic temple town of Khajuraho. Also visit Rajput
palace of Govind Mahal at Datia on the way.
Day 08: Khajuraho
Optional morning lecture on Hindu Temple Architecture. Visit to
Khajuraho Temples* - exquisite sculptures. Enjoy rickshaw rides and
walks through the rural lanes.
Day 09: Khajuraho/Orcha
Morning drive to Panna National Park (optional). After breakfast, leave
for Orcha. Visit Rajput palaces and temples of late 16th and early 17th
century.
Day 10: Orcha/ Bhopal Morning travel by train from Jhansi to
Bhopal. Visit to Museum of Man, Jama Masjid in the late afternoon to see
a few examples of contemporary architecture.
Day 11: Bhopal/Jalgaon
Morning optional lecture on Buddhist Architecture. Drive to Sanchi
Stupa* and Buddhist caves at Vidisha by road. Overnight stay on train
journey (Bhopal to Jalgaon).
Day 12: Jalgaon/Ajanta/Aurangabad
In the early morning, arrive to Jalgoan. Drive to Ajanta. Visit famous
6th century Buddhist excavations and frescoes of Ajanta Caves*. Leave
for Aurangabad in the late afternoon.
Day 13: Aurangabad/Mumbai
In the morning, visit to Ellora Caves* (6th-7th century Buddhist
caves). Visit Bibi-ka-Maqbara on the way. Leave for Mumbai by air in the
late afternoon.
Day 14: Mumbai/departure
Transfer to International airport for journey towards home.
* World heritage sites
