Duration: 11 Days
Destination Covered: Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Jhansi - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Delhi
This holiday trip itinerary of North India & Central India is one of the best holiday vacation tours to India with family & friends. The North India holiday packages starts from New Delhi and also ends in Delhi. This holiday packages covers North & Central India and gives you the possibility of adding more touristic cities or national parks of India. This Cheap North India tour packages with Khajuraho & Varanasi is brought to you by the branded Indian tour operator Services International Lufthansa City Center.
Day 01 :- Arrive Delhi.
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to hotel. Tour of Delhi. In Old Delhi visit the Raj Ghat - the cremation sites of Mahatma Gandhi , Jama Masjid and drive past Red Fort and Chandni Chowk. In New Delhi visit the Qutub Minar built by Qutub-ud-Din Aibek in 1199, Humayun's Tomb, India Gate and Lakshminarayan Temple. Also drive past President's House, Parliament House and Government Secretariat Buildings. Overnight Delhi.
Day 02 :- Delhi Jaipur
Morning drive to Jaipur. Afternoon free. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 03 :- Jaipur
Morning visit Amber Fort - the ancient capital of the State. Visit the Sheesh Mahal or the Hall of Victory glittering with mirrors. Afternoon city tour. Jaipur - the capital of Rajasthan was given a color coat of pink a century ago in honor of a visiting Prince. Built by Maharaja Jai Singh, the notable astronomer, this city is 260 years old. Visit Maharaja's City Palace, & the Observatory. Drive past Hawa Mahal & through the pink rose residential & business areas. Overnight Jaipur.
Day 04 :- Jaipur Fatehpur Sikri Agra
Drive to Agra visiting Fatehpur Sikri enroute. Fatehpur Sikri is 40 kms from Agra and built by Emperor Akbar in 1569 and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. See the graceful buildings including the Jama Masjid, Tomb of Salim Chisti, Panch Mahal and other Palaces. Overnight Agra.
Day 05 :- Agra
Morning visit world famous Taj Mahal built by Moghul Emperor Shahjehan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz Mahal to enshrine her mortal remains. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Halls of Public and Private Audience. Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight Agra.
Day 06 :- Agra Jhansi Khajuraho
Morning transfer to railway station to board the train to Jhansi. Arrive Jhansi and drive to Khajuraho. Overnight Khajuraho.
Day 07 :- Khajuraho Varanasi
Morning, temple tour of Khajuraho. The world famous Khajuraho temples were built by the Chandela kings between 950 AD and 1050 AD. The most important are the Chaunset Yogini Temple dedicated to Goddess Kali, The Mahadev Temple, Chitragupta or Bharatji Temple with a lovely image of 11 headed Vishnu, Vishvanath and Nandi Temples, Lakshmana Temple, Visha Temple of Shiva, which is the largest & most typical of temples. Visit the Eastern group of temples that consist of the Parasvanath Temple - the only Jain Temple surviving at Khajuraho and has excellent sculptures on the outer walls of the Sanctum, the Javeri Temple dedicated to Vishnu. The other temples in this group are those dedicated to Brahma, Yamuna and Adinath.Later transfer to railway station to board the train to Varanasi. Night on board the train.
Day 08 :- Varanasi
Arrive Varanasi and transfer to hotel. Rest of the day free. Overnight Varanasi.
Day 09 :- Varanasi Delhi
Early morning boat excursion on the river Ganges. People bathe early in the morning to offer the prayers to the rising sun. The two cremation ghats are Manikarnika & Harishchandra where funeral pyre burns Day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. Later transfer to railway station to board the train to Delhi.Night on board the train.
Day 10 :- Delhi
Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Rest of the Day free. Overnight Delhi.
Day 11 :- Departure
Transfer to airport to board the flight for onward journey.
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