Rajasthan Experience

Depart UK for Delhi. 

Meet & assist on arrival and transfer to your hotel for 2 nights. Tour of Old and New Delhi includes visit to the Qutab Minar, Jama Masjid Mosque, colourful Chandni chowk bazaar, India Gate and drive past the Red Fort and President’s Palace. 

Morning leave for Agra and visit the Taj Mahal and the magnificent Agra Fort. Overnight at your hotel. 

Drive to Jaipur visiting en route the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri with its forts, palaces and Mosques. Stay for two nights. 

Morning drive 7 miles outside of the city to visit the Amber Fort. You will ascend the fort, with its huge ramparts and watchtowers, on a jeep. Afternoon tour of Jaipur city visiting the City Palace complex, Museum, Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), Jantar Mantar, the largest stone Observatory in the world. 

Drive to the holy town of Pushkar famous for the sacred Pushkar Lake and the only temple dedicated to Hindu God Lord Brahma. The Pushkar Fair (Pushkar Camel Fair) held in Pushkar in the month November, is the world's largest camel fairs. 

Morning drive to the lake city of Udaipur visiting en route Chittorgarh to see the spectacular fort, lauded in legends of valor and chivalry. Visit the Padmani s palace, Tower of victory and Tower of fame. 

Udaipur, the city of shimmering lakes and palaces, was founded by Maharaja Udai Singh in 1567 and is still very much a traditional Rajput town. Morning city tour visiting the City Palace complex, museum, impressively carved Jagdish temple built in 1651 and Saheliyon-ki-Bari (Garden of Maids of honour). Afternoon free. Optional boat rides on the lake Pichola. 

Morning drive into the Aravali hills to visit the 15th century spectacular Jain temple at Ranakpur, noted for its outstanding sculpture. Continue on to Jodhpur, the second largest city of Rajasthan at the entrance of the Thar Desert. 

Tour of the city visiting the Mehrangarh Fort that dominates the city, Jaswant Thada and the magnificent Umaid Bhavan Palace. 

Drive to the ancient city of Jaisalmer, one of India’s most exotic towns in the heart of Thar Desert. Afternoon free to walk through the streets and absorb the atmosphere. View magnificent houses with their facades carved from the yellow sandstone and painted murals.

Morning City tour visiting the imposing 12th century Fort towering magnificently over the city. Wander around and see the exquisitely carved balconies, havelies (mansions), palaces and towers. Visit the 12th century Jain temples with intricate and delicate carvings. Evening visit Sam Sand Dunes. Dinner and cultural program at the dunes (October- March). 

After breakfast drive to Bikaner. Afternoon visit the 16th century Junagarh Fort with its palaces, mosaic courtyards, carved balconies and temples. 

A safari to Bishnoi village to see lifestyle and culture of the Bishnoi people in the rural environment before proceeding to Mandawa in the Shekhavati region. Shekhavati is renowned for its havelis (traditional houses with interior courtyards). 

Morning tour of Mandawa. Explore the beautiful havelis with ornately decorated interiors and exteriors in colourful frescos and paintings depicting lives of the local people in the 19th century. Drive to Delhi for an overnight stay. 

Transfer to the airport for your flight home.