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Wildlife Tour in Rajasthan

Duration : 10 Nights / 11 Days
Destinations covered : Delhi - Ranthambore- Jaipur - Bharatpur - Agra - Corbett - Delhi

DAY 01 DELHI
Early Morning: Arrive Delhi, where you be met welcomed in traditional Indian style with garlands and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 02 DELHI / RANTHAMBORE
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel.
Afternoon: Half day sightseeing of Delhi. The tour of Delhi starts with the visit of Red Fort in Old Delhi. This palace citadel was built Shah Jehan in 1648 and was a veritable city within a city. When Shah Jehan transferred his capital from Agra to Delhi he built the Red Fort as his residential palace as well as his military fortress. The fort is a complex of marble buildings with balconies, filigreed windows, massive red sandstone walls, ramparts and gateways. The most elegant building is the DIWAN I KHAS or the Hall of Private Audience. From the Red Fort you will take a cycle rickshaw to Chandni Chowk or the Moonlit Square. It is a medieval area in which you will recognize not just Cairo or Istanbul, but also Chester and Heidelberg. This is perhaps one of the Delhi’s most populated areas and the largest marketplace - jewelers, spice merchants, food vendors, money lenders, shopping arcades, workshops as well as residences, are crammed here. Within this area is the British built Town Hall, the St. James Church built by colonel Skinner in the early 19th century, the old St. Stephen’s college and the office of the state department of Archaeology with a colonnaded facade going back to the 19th century when it was the British Residency. Evening transfer to railways station for overnight train to Ranthambore. Overnight in the train

DAY 03 IN RANTHMABORE
Early morning arrive Ranthambore railways station where you be met and transferred to your hotel. Enjoy Afternoon safaris to the Park to view & appreciate wildlife in its natural habitat. Lunch & Dinner at the hotel.Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 04 IN RANTHMABORE
Enjoy Morning & Afternoon safaris to the Park to view & appreciate wildlife in its natural habitat. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at the hotel. Overnight at the Hotel

DAY 05 RANTHMABORE / JAIPUR ( 180 KMS )
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Later drive to Jaipur.
Afternoon : City tour of Jaipur. The city is a living testament to one of the most remarkable men of his age - Jai Singh II, he was an extremely talented politically as well as on the battle field. Indulging in his passion for science and the arts resulted in the creation of Jaipur. However, much of the pinkness of the city goes to the credit of Maharaja Mansingh who dressed up the city in the symbolic welcoming colour when the prince of Wales, later Edward VII visited Jaipur in 1876. A tour of the city visiting the City Palace and Museum comprising of several courtyards, gardens and buildings and is a blend of Rajasthani and Mogul architecture. The former Maharaja still lives in part of the palace. The museum has an extensive collection of art, carpets, enamelware, old weapons, miniature paintings, an armoury of guns and swords, costumes and dresses of the former Maharajas and Maharanis of Jaipur.On display are 2 huge silver vessels which have found their way into world record of being the largest single pieces of silver in the world. A former Maharaja used them to carry his drinking water to England a he was a devout Hindu. Adjacent to the city palace is the observatory built by Jai Singh in 1728, who had a passion for astronomy. Stop at the Hawa Mahal or the Palace of Winds built in 1799. It is a stunning example of Rajput artistry and was originally built to enable ladies of the royal household to watch the everyday life in the streets below through the delicately honeycombed sandstone windows. Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 06 JAIPUR / BHARATPUR (180 KMS )
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. A tour of Amber Fort. About 11 Kms from Jaipur is Amber, the former capital of Jaipur state stunningly situated on a hillside and overlooking a lake which reflects its terraces and ramparts. Ascend the hill on elephant back. Construction of the palace - fortress began in 1592 by Raja Man Singh, the Rajput commander of Akbar’s army. It was later he extended and completed by Jai Singh. An imposing stairways leads to the “Hall of Public Audience ” which has a double row of columns and latticed galleries. Next to the hall is the Kali Temple whose entrance doors are made of silver. Walk over the : Hall of Victory, noted for its inlaid panels and glittering mirror ceiling. On the opposite side is the “Hall of Pleasure ” with an ivory - inlaid sandalwood door. The “Hall of Private Audience ” is decorated with delicate murals. But the jewel of the fort is the “Hall of Mirrors ” whose interior is encrusted with tiny mirrors. With doors closed and candle lit, it is like being inside a vast twinkling diamond, The oldest part of the palace are the apartments of Raja Man Singh, where each of his dozen wives had a separate suite. Later drive to Bharatpur Keoladeo Ghana National Park. This park will provide you with a marvelous exposure of more then 350 species of birds. Bharatpur is the watering ground in India of the endangered Siberian crane. Despite the hordes of tourists arriving there everyday the birds continue to live their peacefully. The setting is so lovely that it induces a hush amongst the visitors. Dinner at the Hotel Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 07 IN BAHRATPUR
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Later full day visit of the bird sanctuary.
Evening: Dinner at the Hotel
Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 08 BHARATPUR / AGRA ( 60 KSM )
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Drive to Fatehpur Sikri. Visit Fatehpur Sikri which is perched atop a rocky ridge. Fatehpur Sikri is the work of one man - it was vigorous city built with inspiration and genius by a king who had not yet turned 28 - the Emperor Akbar. Unfortunately, at that time Akbar had no son and heir to his vast empire. He visited several holy men and shrines to seek blessings for the birth of a son, but in vain - till one day he visited the saint Salim Chisti who predicted the birth of a son. Akbar quickly built a few royal palaces close to the saints hermitage and the queen who had just conceived moved in. Thus was born Mohammed Salim named after the saint. Akbar was so overjoyed that he decided to move his court from Agra to Fatehpur Sikri in gratitude. Fateh pur Sikri - the “ City of Victory ” was thus built as an affirmation of faith, hope and of joy. Arrive Agra Visit of the Agra city the world famous monument of Love ,Taj Mahal, the city of the Moguls made famous by Emperor Akbar. The Taj Mahal - often described as the most extravagant monuments ever built for love. It took 22 years for the Taj Mahal to be built and in total 20000 people worked on the Taj. Several experts contributed to the designing of the Taj Mahal such as Frenchman Austin of Bordeaux and the Italian Veroneo of Venice. The Taj Mahal is amazingly graceful from almost any angle. The semi-precious stones inlaid the marble in beautiful designs are through a process called “pietra dura ”. Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 09 AGRA / CORBETT PARK ( 280 KMS )
Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Later drive to Jim Corbett Park. Arrive Corbett, check in to your hotel.
Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 10 IN CORBETT
Enjoy Morning & Afternoon safaris to the Park to view & appreciate wildlife in its natural habitat. Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner at the hotel. It is the oldest park of the north India’s sanctuaries. Corbett is situated on the generous flow of the Ramganaga, river that divides the Garhwal from Kumaon. The main entrance to the park lies north of Ramnagar. The park is famous for its wide variety of wild life. The park is particularly renowned for its tigers but also has elephants, several type of deer including sambars, panthers, crocodiles and many species of birds. The park was established in 1953 and was later renames after the famous Jim Corbett, who spend many years in this area and wrote the book “ The man eaters of Kumaon” . The park is completely cool and at sun rise one can go out on elephant’s back for about two hours to observe the wild life in its natural habitat. The elephant rides are most interesting as one can easily spot the spotted deer and the hog deer, wild boars, monitor lizards, jackals and many kind of birds. There is also a good chance of seeing the tiger. Later proceed for half day jeep safari to the park with the naturalists Overnight at the Hotel.

DAY 11 JIM CORBETT / DELHI ( 305 KMS )
Early Morning: Breakfast at the Hotel. Later drive to Delhi. Arrive Delhi , check into your hotel. Evening dinner at the hotel / local Indian restaurant and then transfer to IGI airport for your flight back home.

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