RAJASTHAN

17-Day Escorted Tour
Rajasthan is one of India’s most colourful jewels, where Rajput princes ruled in days of extravagant pomp and splendour. There are still many royal castles, some now converted into hotels, and fortress cities, but Rajasthan also conjures up images of traditional crafts, musicians and folk dances, women wearing bright saris and bedecked with bangles and silver nose rings, proud turbaned Rajputs, festive village life and the contrasting forms and colours of the desert

ITINERARY

1st day
Leave London Heathrow in the evening by Thai International for Delhi.

2nd day
On anneal transfer to the Taj Palace Inter Continental Hotel (or similar). The remainder of the day is at leisure in Delhi.

3rd day
Drive to Agra and transfer to the Taj View Hotel (or similar).

4th day
Morning sightseeing including the Taj Mahal and Agra For.

5th day
Drive to Jaipur, visiting Fatempur Sikri and Bharatpur en route. Accommodation in Jaipur at the Jai Mahal Hotel.

6th day
Morning visit to Amber, the old capital of Jaipur, to see the hill-top palace of the Rajput rulers. Our ascent to the palace is by elephant. Afternoon city tour.

7th day
Drive to Mandawa in Shekhavati, known for its beautiful frescoes. Stay at the Hotel Castle Mandawa

8th day
Continue by road to Bikaner. Stay at the Hotel Lalgarh Palace.

9th day
Sightseeing in Bikaner, including the 16th century for. 10th day Drive through the Thar Desert to Jaisalmer, the most perfect of the walled cities of Rajasthan, rising out of the desert a mirage. Two nights at the Narain Niwas Hotel.

11th day
Sightseeing in Jaisalmer, a mediaeval city of elaborately carved mansions (“havelis ‘) in yellow sandstone, built by rich merchants at a time when the city was a key stopping place on the caravan routes from the Middle East. Jaisalmer has been described as an “open air museum”, and to enter its narrow cobbled lanes is to step into a bygone age.

12th and 13th day
Continue to Jodhpur for our 2-night stay at the Umaid Bhawan Palace. Visits will include Jodhpur Fort overlooking the city, and nearby Mandore, to see the red sandstone cenotaphs of the Maharajahs.

14th day
Drive via Ranakpur to Udaipur and transfer to the Lake Palace Hotel.

15th day
Sightseeing in Udaipur.

16th day
Fly to Delhi and transfer to the Taj Palace Inter-Continental Hotel (or similar).

17th day
Depart for London Heathrow, arriving in the late afternoon.

MEALS:
Half Board, Lunch included on days 5 and 7 to 14

Please note:
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