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GeTS Holidays is a great option that fuses quality with affordability. Our long experience in the travel industry and the local know-how is a great asset that helps to offer ideal travel packages which not only suit your pocket but also your interests in having a great holiday as well as experiencing the best of hospitality that stands as a legendary tradition of India.
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There are Palaces, Forts and havelis littered across the State that stand as a living testimony of its past and create an ambience of hybridism that is magical and seemingly unreal. Tall camels galloping beside modern cars on the city streets, wooden artefacts and colourful costume shops that accept all the major credit cards, elephants welcoming its guests by throwing rose petals in a five star heritage hotels; well all these and more, only happens in India.
Destinations: Delhi-Agra-Jaipur-Pushkar-Ajmer
Duration: 6 Nights-7 Days
Day 01: Arrive Delhi
GeTS Holidays executives will receive you at Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi. Your welcome will be a testimonial of Indian culture and a glimpse of your future tour. GeTS Holidays executive will escort you to the hotel of your choice. En-route you may catch your first glimpses of Delhi. At the hotel we suggest you take rest to get over the jet-lag and enjoy Indian cuisine.
Day 02: Delhi
In the morning after your breakfast theGeTS Holidays representative will brief you about your Delhi sightseeing tour. Today’s Delhi is a unique amalgamation of the ruins of medieval citadels, palaces, tombs and mosques, with an ever-expanding, modern concrete jungle. The major tourist attraction sites are the Rashtrapati Bhawan designed as the British Viceroys Palace by Sir Edwin Lutyens, the Red Fort at Shahajahanabad (Old Delhi), Jama Masjid in the Chandni Chowk, Humayun’s tomb, the Qutub Minar, a UNESCO World Heritage monument which was built by the first muslim ruler of India, Qutubuddin Aibak. Construction began in 1193; it is India’s highest single tower; the Lotus Temple or the ISCON Temple etc. In the evening one can also witness a ‘Light and Sound’ show depicting the history of Delhi.
Delhi today is a mix of four major religions, thousands of years of history and cultural development, significant movements of different populations, invasions and colonisation. In Delhi you will feel the presence of one of the most vibrant and profound cultures in the world.
Night stay at Delhi.
Day 03: Delhi-Agra
After an early morning breakfast a GeTS Holidays’ representative will drive you to the Lutyn’s zone in New Delhi for glimpses of the India Gate- a war memorial, the Amar Jawan Jyoti- an eternal flame in memory of the ‘Unknown Soldier’, the Rashtrapati Bhavan- abode of the President of India. Then we will drive to Agra, a 4 hours drive. We will visit Sikandra, the mausoleum of Akbar the Great. Emperor Jahangir in loving memory of his father Akbar built this mausoleum. GeTS Holidays will arrange your stay in a heritage hotel in Agra. After lunch we will tour the famous Agra Fort, the Taj, a monument of eternal love and Itmad-Ud-Daullah’s tomb known as precursor of the Taj. Agra is famous for designer marble items, leather products and an exotic sweet known as petha.
Day 04: Agra-Jaipur
After early breakfast a representative of GeTS Holidays will drive you to Jaipur with a brief visit of Fatehpur Sikri. Emperor Akbar built this city as his capital in 1569. Now this city is abandoned. You will love to watch Monuments like the majestic Buland Darwaja, small but beautiful tomb of Saint Salim Chistie and many magnificent palaces. We will arrange your stay in a heritage hotel at Jaipur.
Day 05: In Jaipur
After a leisurely breakfast GeTS Holidays will arrange a city tour. We will visit all three forts of Jaipur namely- the Amber, the Jaigarh and the Nahargarh. We will also visit other wonders like the Hawa Mahal- ‘Palace of Winds’, the City Square & Palace, and Albert hall museum. You will love to explore the city and its market during evening. Jaipur has lots to offer like marble inlays work, silver and kundan jewellery, block prints and bandhani textiles.
You have night stay at Jaipur.
.Day 06: In Pushkar
After an early morning breakfast GeTS Holidays will drive you to the holy city of Pushkar. Few things in the universe can match the effervescence, vigour and brightness of the traditional fair of world famous Pushkar. The picturesque lake of Pushkar is surrounded by hills on three sides and sand dunes on the fourth-a perfect site for the annual religious and cattle fair, held in the month of October-November. Pushkar is a sacred place for Hindus and has a staggering 400 temples, of which the most important is dedicated to Lord Brahma. According to legend, for five days in a year, all the gods visit Pushkar and bless the devout-hence an unbelievable number of devotees flock the lake to wash away their sins. A bustling bazaar, the Pushkar local market offers tourists pilgrimage related products as well as a range of souvenirs including Rajasthani costumes, jewellery, embroidered fabrics, decorative pieces and groovy accessories
Sambhar Lake is a declared wetland of international importance and a wonderful place for excursion. It is a place where horizons stretch to infinity and water and sky merge in a shimmer of gauzy blue. The lake is considered as the bird watchers paradise and home to around 140 species of avifauna.You have night stay at Pushkar in tented accommodation.
Day 07: Pushkar-Delhi
After a leisurely breakfast, GeTS Holidays will drive you to the holy city of Ajmer. It is famous for the tomb of Khwaja Moin-ud-din Chistie, a famous Sufi saint. After the visit, you are to board the Shatabdi Express- a luxury train, for New Delhi. GeTS Holidays will receive you at New-Delhi Railway Station and make arrangements for boarding you in the return flight.
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