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Nagaur Fair Safari |
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14 nights 15 days |
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Nagaur Fair January |
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 DAY 01 : ARRIVE DELHI |
You will arrive Delhi International Airport. Following customs & immigration formalities and baggage collection, a SITA representative will meet you as you EXIT the ARRIVALS TERMINAL building after which you would be transferred to your hotel.
Upon arrival at the hotel, proceed for check-in to your rooms.
Overnight at the hotel The Park, Delhi. |
| DAY 02 : DELHI |
Today you will have a full-day city tour of Old and New Delhi.
Delhi has long been a centre of power almost continuously since the 13th Century. No fewer than seven cities have been built on this site, side by side. The huge city is divided into Old and New Delhi; the former also comprises the seventh city, Shahjahanabad and the areas further north; the latter has at its core the plan of the capital created by the British in 1911. |
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Sightseeing of Old Delhi will include the Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Raj Ghat. The Red Fort was built by Shah Jahan on the eastern edge of the city along the Yamuna
River. The entrance through the fort is via the imposing Lahori Gate which leads to a roof passage known as Chatta Chowk. At the end of this is the Naquar Khana (drum house) which marks the entrance the royal enclosures. There are six main palaces but one of the best known is the Diwan-I-Am, the hall of public audience which was dominated by the legendary jewel-studded Peacock Throne.
Sightseeing of New Delhi includes the Jama Masjid, the largest mosque in India, which was built by Shah Jehan. Also see Raj Ghat which is a memorial to Mahatma Ghandi. The tour continues with India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Humayun’s Tomb and Qutub Minar. Rashtrapati Bhawan was once Viceregal Lodge on Raisina Hill and is now the residence of the President of
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India. The 16th century Humayun’s Tomb is one of the finest examples of a garden tomb and is of a style which was perfected at the Taj Mahal at Agra. Finally visit the five storied Qutub Minar which was built in 1199 and is now one of Delhi’s landmarks.
Overnight at the hotel The Park, Delhi. |
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