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Special India Tour - The Rajput Magic
| Tour Duration |
07 Days |
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| Season |
Jan - Dec |
Tour Category |
Rural & Heritage |
| Destinations |
Jaipur - Udaipur - Nathwara - Udaipur - Eklingji - Ranakpur - Udaipur - Jaipur |
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| Tour Type |
Medium Tour India Tour - Special India Tour |
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| Tour Itinerary |
Day 1: Jaipur : • On Arrival at
Jaipur (built in 1727 A.D) you await a royal welcome by the
representative of Global Tours & Travels There after you are
transferred to the hotel. • We start the full day sight seeing tour of
Jaipur – The pink city. uilt in 1799 A.D), then we proceed to the
Jaigarh fort (the biggest cannon
in India is here). In afternoon we proceed
to the City palace (museum) & Jantar Mantar (a stone observatory). •
We end our day by visiting some of the walled city bazaars, etc. ..
Day 2: Jaipur : • We have today a
visit to the Birla temple, Albert Museum & Govind dev ji temple. In
late evening we will have a gala dinner at Chokhi Dhani (an ethnic
Rajasthani restaurant) OR • In morning we leave for an excursion to
Samode Palace (40 kms from Jaipur). We have our Dinner at Samode only.
We reach back
Jaipur by late evening. ..
Day 3: Jaipur - Udaipur : •
Early morning we leave for Udaipur (the Venice of the east), en route we
also visit the Holy city of Pushkar. We visit the famous Brahma &
Savitri temple, the holy lake in Pushkar. Late evening we reach Udaipur
(founded in 1559 A.D by Maharana Udai Singh). ..
Day 4: Udaipur : We start our full
day sight seeing of Udaipur city. We first drive to the city palace (A
majestic architectural marvel), and then we visit the Bhartiya Lok Kala
Museum (it has a interesting collection of India folk dresses,
ornaments, puppets, etc). In afternoon we start for Saheliyon ki bari
(garden of the
maids of honour), Pratap memorial, Fateh
sagar of Picholla Lake.
Day 5: Udaipur - Nathwara : • Today
we set off for the excursion to Nathdwara (49 kms). At about 90 min.
drive (about 48 kms) from Udaipur in Rajasthan lies a very popular dham,
Nathdwara set amidst idyllic hills on the left bank of the Banas river,
where one can see devotees in large numbers flocking for worship. The
place
is most popular for its sacred Vaishnava
temple of Lord Srinathji; the manifestation of Lord Krishna.Sri
Nathdwara or the gateway leading to the Srinathji is also the centre of
the Pushtimarg Sampradaya, a doctrine created by Jagatguru Sri
Vallabhacharya. One can find the idol of Srinathji, sculpted out of one
piece of black
marble belonging to the 12th century and was
first installed by Sri Vallabhacharya in a small temple at Jatipura,
near Mathura. We reach Udaipur back by late evening. ..
Day 6: Udaipur - Eklingji - Ranakpur :
• Today we set off for an excursion to the Eklingji (22 kms). Eklingj
is 22 kms. from Udaipur and is famous for its 108 temple complex
protected by a high fortified wall. Shri Eklingji, the family deity of
the ruler of mewar is associated with Lord Shiva. The village is also
known as
Kailashpuri - the abode of Shiva. the chief
temple is built of granite and marble. The walled complex encloses an
elaborately pillared hall or wending under a large pyramidal roof and
has four-faced image of Lord Shiva in black marble. Another prominent
temple in this complex is the Lakulish temple dating to 971AD. We reach
Udaipur back by late evening. At the day’s
end we have a visit to the famous Shilpgram complex. •
Day 7: Udaipur - Jaipur : • On the final day we start late in the day for Jaipur / Delhi
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Golden Triangle
