India: Great Religions – Great History – Great Art

Delhi – Jaipur – Galtaji-Abaneri – Fatepur Sikri – Agra-Gwalior-Datia-Orcha – Kajuraho-Bhopal-Sanchi-Bhpal – Aurangabad-Allora-Ajanta-Mumbai

(16 days/15 nights)

Programme

Day 01. Delhi (The hotel room is pre-booked.)

Flight to Delhi. After completing the formalities and obtaining luggage at the airport of New Delhi, you will be met by a Russian-speaking representative of the host company. You will find a traditional Indian greeting with a garland of flowers.transfer and accommodation in the hotel.

Day 02. Delhi

After breakfast, a day tour of Delhi. The program includes a tour of Jama Masjid - the main attraction of the "old" Delhi. The Red Fort (from the side), the Akshardam Temple (closed on Mondays) is a newly opened temple, entered the Ginnesakak Book of Records as the largest Hindu temple in the world. Further inspection of the Gate of India, the Presidential Palace and the government building (from the side). Lotus Temple (closed on Mondays) Built in the shape of a lotus flower. Another cult place is the 72-meter minaret Qutub-Minar, built in the XII - XIV centuries, decorated with calligraphic script and is a symbol of Muslim rule in Delhi. Next, the excursion to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. Hotel night.

Day 03. Delhi - Samod-Jaipur (270 km - 6 hours).

In the morning after breakfast, Samod is located 40 km from Jaipur. During the tour you will visit the Samoyed Palace, which is now turned into a hotel. Then for you will be organized a walk on camel carts on the dunes, which will end in the garden of Samoda, 3 km from the palace (1 hour journey). After that, you go to Jaipur. Tonight, Choki Dhani. Night at the hotel.

Day 04. Jaipur tour.

Jaipur, the legendary "Pink City", the capital of Rajasthan. Breakfast at the hotel. In the morning – excursion to Hawa Mahal (from the side). Further excursion to Amber Fort (Amber Fort). Amber Fort is located 11 km north of Jaipur.You can feel the magic of bygone times, climbing to the tops of the fort on the backs of elephants. In the afternoon, a city tour with a visit to the unique Jantar Mantar Observatory, the City Palace in the museums of which you can see the beautiful collections of Mongolian costume, weapons and miniature painting. Lakshmi Narayan Temple. Visit the Textile Factory, Carpets and Jewelry Shop. Night at the Jaipur Hotel.

Day 05. Jaipur – Galtaji-Abaneri – Fatekpur Sikri-Agra (260 km – 6 hours)

After early breakfast, head to Agra. On the way, you will definitely visit the Galtaji Temple Complex. The second name of Galtaji is the Monkey Palace. Next, you will get acquainted with the Chand Baori stepped well, built in the 7th century. You will also enter the “Dead City” of Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri is a city built in a deserted place of red sandstone by Emperor Akbar. Arrival in Agra and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 6. Agra.

After breakfast, a tour of Agra. Visit the grand monument of Mongolian architecture of the tomb of Emperor Akbar in Sikandra. Then visit Itimad-ud-Daula. In the afternoon, visit another grand monument of Mongolian architecture Taj Mahal. Agra still attracts beauty seekers from all over the world, enjoy the unforgettable Taj Mahal. The Taj Mahal was built by the great Mongol emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz. A visit to the marble factory, followed by a trip to Agra Fort, built as an army fortress in 1565 by Emperor Akbar. Back to the hotel. Mohabbat-e-Taj is one of the most popular productions, a beautiful saga about love. It tells the story of the legendary love of the royal couple Shah Jahan and Mumtaz Mahal and the history of the creation of the Taj Mahal. Bright costumes, songs and dances are fascinating, and the world’s largest copy of the Taj Mahal appears on the stage. Night at Agra's hotel.

Day 07. Agra – Gwalior (Shatabdi Express train, 08:00/09:30)

After breakfast, at 07:30, transfer to the railway station, departure by train to Gwalior. Tour of Gwalior, which in different periods of history of India was the capital of several North Indian kingdoms. Within the walls of the fortress of Gwalior there are palaces of XV-XVI centuries Maan Mandir, Jehangir Mahal, Shah Jahan Mahal, Karan, Vikram Mahal, domed kentoaf-chhatri in memory of Maharaja Bhim Singh Rana (XVIII century), Hindu temples of Teli-ka-Mandir (con VIII century), dedicated to Vishnu double temple of Saas-Bah (1093), Archaeological Museum of Gujari Mahal Palace. At the walls of the fort there are Jain cave temples with colossal statues of enlightened Tirthankaras of the XV century. Night at the hotel.

Day 08. Gwalior-Datia-Orcha

After breakfast Departure to Orchha, via Denmark , you can explore the fort of Datia during the excursion program. After visiting the Fort, we go to Orchha. Night at the hotel.

Day 09. Orchha – Kajuraho (170 km, 04 hours)

After breakfast Walk along Orchha, In the city we see the palaces of the XVI-XVII centuries. Ram-Pal-mandir (the temple of Ramji-Mandir), Raj Mahal, standing over the bridge over the river Betva, painted with paintings on the plots of Hindu mythology, Jahangiri Mahal, the palace of Rai Pravin Mahal, built by Raja Indramani for his concubine Rai Pravin, a poetess and musician, Further moving to Kajuraho and transfer to the hotel.

Day 10. Kajuraho

After breakfast, visit the Kajuraho temples built between 950 and 1050 AD by powerful Chandela rulers. The temples are famous for magnificent carvings depicting scenes from the famous treatise of love “Kama Sutra”. Only 22 of the 85 temples have survived. Following the invariable thousand-year tradition, worship services are still performed in the temple of Matangeshwar. Hotel night.

Day 11. Kajuraho to Bhopal. (Express train, 16:15/22:55)

Early in the morning, go to Safari in Panna National Park in search of a tiger. The park became a tiger reserve in 1994/95. Today you can see deer and boars, bears and even a leopard in the park, but it is very difficult to find a tiger.

Then transfer to the railway station, departure by train to Bhopal.

Day 12. Bhopal-Sanchi-Bhopal – Aurangabad (Train 00:20 × 11:30)

After breakfast, a trip to Sanchi (50 km from Bhopal), to the stupas of the II–I centuries BC, temples and monasteries of the V–VII centuries, the Torana Stupa Gate is decorated with a sculpture of complex carvings depicting scenes of the earthly life of the Buddha and motifs of happy bliss. In addition to the Great Stupa, we look at the stupas and temples of the II century BC-V century Visit to the Sanchi Museum. After Sanchi, a trip to Udaygiri (9 km from Sanchi), where about 20 cave Hindu temples of the IV-V centuries have been preserved. Return to Bhopal. Excursion to the city of Pozhe transfer to the railway station, departure by train to Aurangabad.

Day 13. Aurangabad

Departure from Aurangabad in the direction of Ellora (30 km), on the way – inspection of the tomb of Aurangzeb (1707) in Huldabad (about 15 minutes).

A visit to Ellora (4 hours), a grand ensemble of the sacred complexes of Jainism, Hinduism and Buddhism, is one of the most unforgettable experiences that can be experienced when you meet the world of the Indian universe. For centuries in the rocks of Ellora carved their temples and monasteries adepts of three Indian religions - Buddhism (chaitya in the cave 10), Jainism (caves 32-34, IX century) and Hinduism (cave 21 - Rameswara kon. VI century, cave 29 - Dhumar Lena, VII century). Jain cave temples of the IX century, carved in the rocks under the Jain king Amogavarsha I of the Rashtrakut dynasty. Architecture is distinguished by massive forms

The pearl of Ellora is the temple of Kailasanatha, built under Krishna II from the Rashtrakut dynasty (2nd floor VIII century). Mount Kayаlasa is considered the abode of Shiаva, and therefore the pyramidal towers of the temple are perceived as its symbol. Together with the sanctuary, hall, columns, entrances, the temple is carved from a solid rock massif and decorated with amazing figures and scenes. Return to Aurangabad, Night at the Hotel.

Day 14. Aurangabad-Mumbai Reisom

After an early breakfast departure from Aurangabad to Ajanta (100 km), there are 5 hours.

The architecture and paintings of Ajanta caves are among the best created in world art. In a sheer cliff towering over the river, 29 caves are carved for 550 m Return to Aurangabad airport for a flight to Mumbai. Hotel night.

Day 15. Mumbai

Breakfast at the hotel. Excursion day in Mumbai Bombay, the history of which began in the middle of the XVI century, City Journey (South Mumbai), which preserved interesting examples of colonial British architecture of the 1860s-1920s: Victoria Station, included in the UNESCO list, Town Hall, Library of David of Sassun, University, Supreme Court, Elphinstone College, Main Mail, Taj Mahal Hotel, Gate of India, etc. A walk along Marine Drive is a seaside avenue in Mumbai, where city life boils. At the Crawford Market, you can buy a variety of souvenirs. overnight at a hotel in Mumbai.

Day 16. Mumbai-Goa with a smile. Rays.

After breakfast in the morning, a trip (about 1 h) to the island of Elephantu and its cave sanctuaries (visiting about 2 h), among which the temple of Shiva (VI-VII centuries) with a colossal statue of triipostasal Shiva Trimurti is a masterpiece of early Hindu art.

Upon returning to the city from Elephant, we go to Mumbai Airport.

The price will include:

14 nights in hotels according to the selected category and 1 night by train.

14 breakfast buffets, 1 dinner in Jaipur.

• TOYOTA INNOVA air-conditioned transport under the program,

Russian-speaking accompanying guide to the program from Delhi to Mumbai.

• Train tickets Express Agra – Gwalior, Kajuraho-Bhopal and Bhopal-Aurangabad.

• Elephant riding in Jaipur.

• A camel cart ride in Samoda.

• Entrance to Choki Dhani with Uzhin.

Tickets for the show: "Mohabbat-e-Taj" Gold Class.

• Safari in Panna National Park

• State tax on the Service is 5%.

The price will not include:

• The cost of air travel,

• Entrance tickets under the program,

• Personal expenses,

• Transportation on free days,

• Any expenses not mentioned above,

Tips.

The program can be changed according to your wishes.