RAIL TOUR - 02

Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Overnight Delhi.

Morning tour of tour of Old Delhi visiting Raj Ghat and Shanti Vana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and
Jawaharlal Nehru, Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk. Check-out from the hotel at 1200 hrs.
Afternoon visit Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate (War Memorial Arch),
Lakshminarayan Temple - a modern Hindu Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament House, Government
Secretariat Buildings and Connaught Place shopping centre. Later transfer to rail-station for Jaisalmer night train. Night on board.

Morning in train Arrive Jaisalmer at 1300 hrs Transfer to hotel. Free time.

Morning tour to Jaisalmer. Visit the fort, bazaars and the old manasions known as haveli's. People still live in these ancient buildings dating from 12th to 15th century. Every house has exquisite carvings and filigreed work.
Afternoon free in Jaisalmer. Checkout from the hotel at 120 hours.
Later evening transfer to railway station for Jodhpur night train.
Night on board.

Morning arrive Jodhpur. Transfer to hotel. Later visit the Meharangarh Fort situated on a low sandstone Hill, including Moti-Mahal and Phool Mahal. Also visit Jaswant Thada, an imposing Marble Memorium built in 1899 and the museum located in the Umaid Public Gardens.
Afternoon free. Overnight Jodhpur.

Drive to Udaipur visiting Ranakpur Temples enroute. Ranakpur - 98 kms from Udaipur, the Jain Temples built in the 15th century are situated in the lovely valley of the Aravali. Its surrounding is quiet and picturesque.
Ranakpur has grand structures and beautiful sculpture. There are 1444 pillars in the temple and none of them are similar. The magic of light & shade is really awe inspiring. Surya Temple and other Jain Temples are side attractions.
Overnight Udaipur.

Morning tour of Udaipur. Visit the City Palace, Jagdish Temple, drive around Fatehsagar Lake, Sahelion ki bari
(Queen's resort for her friends) and Bhartiya Lok Kala Mandir (Folk art museum). Afternoon free.
Overnight Udaipur.

Morning free. Checkout at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to rail-station for Jaipur night train.
Night on board.

Morning arrive Jaipur. Transfer to hotel. Later visit Amber Fort. Amber Fort was the ancient capital of the State.
Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors.
Afternoon tour of Jaipur. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink a century ago in honour of a visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old.
Visit Maharaja's City Palace, the Observatory & Ram Niwas Gardens. Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose
residential & business areas.
Overnight Jaipur.

Day free in Jaipur.

Morning transfer to rail-station for Agra train. Arrive Agra. Transfer to hotel.
Later visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz
Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the Halls of Public and Private Audience. Also visit the Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daullah built by Empress Noorjehan in memory of her father.
Check-out at 1200 hrs.

Day free in Agra and Check-out at 1200 hrs. Evening transfer to Tundla rail-station for Varanasi night train.
Night on board.

Morning arrive Mughalsarai (Varanasi) & and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight Varanasi.

Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges, a ferry pilgrimage from ghat to ghat. People bathe early in the
morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where
funeral pyre burns day and night.
Every pious Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Rest of the day at leisure.
Overnight Varanasi.

Transfer to airport for Kathmandu flight. Arrive Kathmandu & transfer to hotel. Afternoon free.
Overnight Kathmandu.

Morning visit the Durbar Square, Hanuman Dhoka, the ancient royal residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple and other temples. Afternoon free.
Overnight Kathmandu.

Day free in Kathmandu.
Overnight Kathmandu.

Morning free. Afternoon transfer to airport for Delhi flight. Arrive & transfer to city centre. Later in the evening transfer to the airport to board flight for onward journey.