Delhi - Agra and Taj Mahal - Bharatpur - Fatehpur Sikri - Jaipur - Pushkar Camel Fair - Sariska - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Kathmandu |
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Visit India at its colorful best.
Pushkar Fair is very popular among tourists from all over the world. Rajasthan and Pushkar Camel Fair tour is an annual tour that incorporates interesting tourist places in Rajasthan with camel and elephant rides. It offers an opportunity to mingle, experience and participate in the most colorful festivities of local people. A tented city is created adjacent to Pushkar Lake during the full moon days in November. It glows with colors as thousands of men and women cover the sand dunes and indulge in festivities, trade in livestock, handicrafts, participate in camel races, folk dance, and drama & music competitions. Festive India has a magical flavor and unique romance to it. Visiting India during colorful festivals is an added pleasant experience. Visit India at its colorful best.
This is an annual tour program. Group size will be limited to 20 members
| Dates - 2010 |
Cities |
Activities / Itinerary |
| November 9 |
Departure |
Depart with group from New York, Newark, Chicago.
You may also choose your own airline to travel to Delhi. |
| November 10 |
Delhi |
Arrive Delhi in the evening. Meeting and transfer to hotel.
Hotel: Taj Palace / The Lalit |
| November 11 |
Delhi |
Delhi is a city of immense past. It is dotted with hundreds of landmarks and has accumulated a tremendous heritage of art, architecture and culture. City tour visiting Presidential Palace, Parliament House, Jantar Mantar - the medieval observatory, the 16th century tomb of Mughal emperor Humayun and India Gate, Red Fort, Jama Masjid - the largest mosque in Asia, Raj Ghat and Shantivana - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi and Jawaharlal Nehru and local bazaars.
Hotel: Taj Palace / The lalit (B) |
| November 12 |
Agra |
Morning transfer by car / coach to Agra, the city of world's most famous love story, Taj Mahal. City tour visiting Agra Fort, Taj Mahal at sunset, Itemad ud Daula and local bazaars.
Hotel: Taj The Gateway (B) |
| November 13 |
Jaipur |
Transfer by car / coach to Bharatpur and visit Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary, the largest concentration of exotic birds in Asia and nesting ground of thousands of egrets, Siberian cranes, waterfowls and other rare species. Proceed to Fatehpur Sikri – the now deserted capital built by emperor Akbar. You will visit some fabulous palaces and a mosque dedicated to Muslim saint, Sheikh Salim Chisti who blessed Akbar with his only son, Salim. Transfer to Jaipur.
Hotel: Rajputana Sheraton / Jai Mahal Palace (B) |
| November 14 |
Jaipur |
The "Pink City" is known around the world for its people and exotic palaces, its culture and arts, Jantar Mantar Observatory, Palace of Winds and Amber Fort. City tour visiting City Palace, Hawa Mahal (Palace of Wind), Jantar Mantar. An afternoon elephant ride will take you to Amber Fort and its sandstone palaces perched atop a hill. Within its precincts are Sheesh Mahal or chamber of mirrors reputedly the best in the world, Victory Hall and Pleasure Palace.
Hotel: Rajputana Sheraton / Jai Mahal Palace (B) |
| November 15 |
Pushkar Fair |
Transfer to Pushkar Fair by car / coach. It is believed that Hindu God Brahma was pondering about a place to perform a Vedic rite when a Lotus flower fell from his hand and water gushed out from that spot in this desert. Lake Pushkar is considered to be the only one of its kind in India! Thousands of faithful assemble here every year on a full moon day to celebrate the occasion and pay homage to their lord. In a continuous celebration for three days and nights they turn this desert land into a colorful bazaar. The desert becomes alive with colors, music, sounds and excitement.
Pushkat Bagh Tent Camp / Swiss Cottages (B, L, D) |
| November 16 |
Pushkar Fair |
At the fair. View and participate in various festival activities and camel races.
Pushkar Bagh Tented Camp / Swiss Cottages (B, L, D) |
| November 17 |
Kathmandu |
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| November 18 |
Kathmandu |
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| November 19 |
Varanasi |
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| November 20 |
Varanasi |
Boat ride on river Ganges. City tour visiting Sarnath, Aurangzeb Mosque, various temples, Well of Knowledge and sunrise cruise on Ganges to witness burning and bathing ghats.
Hotel: Taj The Gateway Ganges (B) |
| November 21 |
Khajuraho |
Fly to Khajuraho. The Chandela temples represent the finest creative examples of temple architecture. Explore the World Heritage Site Chandela temples.
Hotel: Taj Chandela (B) |
| November 22 |
Delhi |
Fly to Delhi. Change planes. |
| November 23 |
Return |
Depart Delhi for New York, Newark or Chicago early in the morning. |
| Price |
| Land Price Per Person |
$ 2785.00 |
| Single Room Supplement |
$ 970.00 |
| Economy Class Airfare |
$ 727.00 |
| Business Class Airfare |
$ 3300.00 |
| Airport Security & usage fee for India - Nepal flights |
$ 89.50 |
| Airport Security and usage fee |
$ 408.20 |
| Government Tourist Fee |
$ 145.81 |
| Airfares from other cities and on your favorite airlines are available upon request. |
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Land Price includes :
Accommodations are in deluxe and best available heritage hotels / castles, room taxes, daily breakfast, daily vegetarian meals at Pushkar, airport transfers, baggage handling, comprehensive sightseeing tours and excursions with English speaking guide, entrance fees to the monuments, cost of surface travel from Delhi in air-conditioned car or coach and airfare as per the itinerary.
This tour can be combined with any of our Personal and Private Modular tours to Nepal, Sikkim, Bhutan, South India, Tibet & Sri Lanka
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