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DELHI : AGRA : DELHI
(2 Nights / 3 Days )
 The tour is a
personalized individual tour & can be started any time of year / month
. The car, guides will be exclusively for you only. The tour is based
on private departures, whereby you can benefit from having a private
air-conditioned car, stop en-route for breaks or photo opportunities.
Day 01 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive Delhi, meet assist at the airport & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 02 / Delhi - Agra - Delhi
Early morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station to board the
super fast air-conditioned train to Agra .Breakfast in the train , Arrive Agra in approx. 02 hours & visit the
magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world surely
the most extravagant expression of love ever created. 20,000 men
laboured for over 17 years to build this memorial to Shah Jahan's
beloved wife.
Also visit Agra fort - the rusty and majestic red-sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard public petitions. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms.
 Later enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a 5* hotel in Agra. After lunch excursion to Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged capital of
Mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Evening free to explore the Agra’s rich heritage of handicrafts in its markets. Late evening transfer to railway station to board the
super fast air-conditioned train to Delhi. Dinner in the train. Arrive Delhi & transfer to hotel. Night stay in Delhi.
Day 03 / Delhi - Departure
After breakfast check out from hotel and proceed for sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar, India Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s House, Red fort,
Lotus Temple, Mahatma Gandhi Memorial. Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Later transfer to airport for onward flight.
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