Forts & Palaces of Rajasthan
Duration: 10 Nights/11 Days
Places visited : Mandawa,Junagadh Fort in Bikaner,Golden fort town Jaisalmer,Mehrangarh Fort Palace in Jodhpur,Kumbalgarh Fort,City Palace in Udaipur,Chittorgarh Hill fort,Amber fort Palace & City Palace in Jaipur.
Day 1: Drive Delhi to Mandawa
Morning pick up from Delhi hotel/Airport & drive 4 hrs to Mandawa Village. Check into Haveli /Heritage type hotel. After brief rest proceed for camel cart ride,with thick mattress through narrow village streets to view the famous open art gallery of Shekhawati with hand painted walls dating back to mid 19th century.
Night stay Mandawa.
Day 2: Drive from Mandawa to Bikaner
Morning check-out from Mandawa Hotel & drive 4 hrs to Bikaner desert outpost town & check into haveli/heritage type hotel. After brief rest proceed to visit 16th century built Junagadh fort ,imposing but with superb quality of stone craftsmanship Nearby is located Camel breeding farm,with wide variety of camel from across the globe.
Night stay Bikaner.
Day 3: Drive from Bikaner to Jaisalmer
Morning check-out from Bikaner Hotel & drive 5 hrs to oasis in Thar Desert,Golden Fort town of Jaisalmer Check into Haveli/heritage type hotel on arrival.
Night stay Jaisalmer.
Day 4; Jaisalmer -Golden fort town
Morning enjoy heritage walk through hilly terrain of living fort town of old jaisalmer,parts of which were built between 13th to 16th century There are intricately carved jain temples & artistically designed mansions of rich merchants,dating back from medieval times Late Afternoon excursion to sam sand dunes & enjoy must-do camel back joy ride.
Day 5: Drive from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur
Morning check-out from Jaisalmer hotel & drive 5.5 hrs to Jodhpur fort town Check into haveli/heritage type hotel on arrival. After brief rest proceed to visit private collection of Maharaja of Jodhpur ,in a museum located in premises of Umaid Bhawan Palace Hotel.
Night stay Jodhpur.
Day 6: Drive from Jodhpur to Kumbalgarh
Morning visit to Mehrangarh Fort Palace,built in late 18th century ,located on a hillock and spread over 5 square k.m,simply leaves you awestruck by it's beauty & grandeur There is also an museum housing impressive collection of royal armour & other artefacts.
Return to hotel to collect luggage & drive on 4 hrs to Kumbalgarh f Check into Hotel on arrival.
Night stay Kumbalgarh.
Day 7: Drive from Kumbalgarh to Udaipur
Morning visit 15th century built Kumbalgarh fort ,Built on a hilltop 1100 metres in altitude, & fortified perimeter walls that extend 36 kilometres in length[1] This makes it the third longest wall in the world after the Great Wall of China and The Great Wall of Gorgan in Iran. Later checkout from Hotel & drive 2 hrs to Udaipur.Enroute visit intricately carved Jain temple complex at Ranakpur,dating back to 15th century Check into haveli/Heritage type hotel in Udaipur.
Night stay Udaipur.
Day 8: Udaipur Lake Town
Udaipur is often called "Venice of east" is most famous for "Lake Palace" located on a small island in middle of Lake Pichola Boat ride in the Lake Pichola is very popular with tourist. Overlooking the lake ,The City Palace is a fine amalgamation of Rajput & Mughal style of architecture and offers unique combination of interlinked 11 small palaces,built over 300 years since 16th century by sun worshipping warrior kings of same Sisodia Rajput Dynasty.
Day 9: Drive from Udaipur to Jaipur via Chittor
Morning check-out from Udaipur Hotel & drive 7 hrs to pink city of Jaipur ,with enroute 1.5 hrs stop-over at Hill Fort of Chittorgarh Inhabited from 7th to 16th Century,The chittorgarh fort sprawls majestically over a hill 180 m in height,is the largest fort in India & can only be approached by a steep hill road with seven massive gates to ward off invaders.Later proceed to jaipur & check into Hotel on arrival.
Night stay Jaipur.
Day 10: Jaipur-Pink city
Morning excursion to 15th century built Amber Fort palace & enjoy elephant back joy ride,up the steep ramparts Enroute photo stop at Palace On Winds (Hawa Mahal). Later return to 18th century built City Palace Complex in pink colour with it's impressive royal chambers & private collection of Maharaja of Jaipur Nearby is located UNESCO World Heritage of Operational sun dial observatory of Jantar Mantar
Day 11: Drive from Jaipur to Delhi
Morning check out from jaipur Hotel & drive 5 hrs to delhi
Drop at Delhi airport or hotel.
Tour ends.
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