Day 01- Arrival in Delhi

Upon arrival in New Delhi, India’s political capital, you will be greeted with a traditional Indian welcome and escorted to your hotel.

Day 02 - Delhi

Your tour today introduces you to the highlights of New Delhi & Old Delhi. Drive through the colonial heritage of Lutyen’s Delhi and visit the Qutub Minar and Humayun’s Tomb. The later part of the tour is dedicated to the Mughal capital of Shahjahanabad, today known as Old Delhi. You will visit Jama Masjid – Asia’s largest mosque, and enjoy a rickshaw ride through the bustling narrow streets of Chandi Chowk.

Day 03 - Delhi –Jaipur

Check out from the hotel after breakfast and drive to Jaipur. En route you may like to stop by at Samode, a lovely tiny village located about 40 minutes away from Jaipur. Samode offers various attractions to the tourists like the old baolis (water well), chhatries, 400 year old gates, three forts, temples, gardens and a palace. Besides this, in Samode you will be able to discover a great diversity of local arts and crafts like miniature paintings, lacquerware, iron work, jewellery, leather, carpet weaving, stone cutting etc.

On arrival in Jaipur, you will enjoy an orientation tour of the walled city. The balance of the day is at your leisure to explore the colorful markets of the pink city.

Day 04 - Jaipur

This morning enjoy an excursion to the magnificent Amber Fort. This beautiful fortified palace was the capital of the state of Jaipur until 1728 and the architecture is a meld of the Mughal and Rajput styles. Tour the chambers and hallways of the palace which are famous for the excellence of their design and decoration including the spectacular “Hall of Mirrors”.

Later visit the City Palace and museum. It features a superb collection of Rajasthani costumes and armoury of Mughals and Rajputs including swords, antiques and artifacts. Proceed to Jantar Mantar, a stone astrological and astronomical observatory which was built by Maharaja Jai Singh II in the 18th century. Enjoy a cycle-rickshaw ride in the colorful bazaar of the old city. Also visit Hawa Mahal, the "Palace of the Winds." This beautiful façade is probably the most-photographed in Jaipur. The ornately carved windows were designed so that the ladies of the palace could look out onto the streets unobserved. There is also time to shop for Jaipur blue pottery and block-printed cotton linens.

Day 05 Jaipur – Agra

This morning drive to Agra. En route stop at Fatehpur Sikri, a deserted red sandstone city that was founded by Emperor Akbar as his capital and palace in the late 16th century. Arrive Agra and transfer to the gate of the Taj Mahal mausoleum (closed on Friday) by tonga (horse carriage). The Taj Mahal, which is entirely made of white marble and its walls are decorated with exquisite pietra dura (stone inlay) work.

Day 06 Agra - Gwalior

In the morning enjoy a tour of the other monuments in Agra. The Agra Fort (also called the Red Fort) retains the irregular outline of the demolished mud-wall fort of the Lodis and contains the royal residential palaces, the Halls of Public and Private Audience and beautiful gardens. The Tomb of Itmad-ud-Daula is located in a walled garden overlooking the Yamuna. Akbar’s tomb at Sikandra, located in a large walled garden on the road to Delhi, is a magnificent gateway covered with floral and geometrical arabesque decoration in white and colored marble with four elegant minarets. After the visits proceed to Gwalior by road. In the evening enjoy the Sound & Light Show (entry on direct payment basis) at Gwalior Fort.

Day 07 - Gwalior

Today, proceed on a city tour visiting the 9th century Teli Ka Mandir, the 11th century Saas Bahu Ka Mandir and the Jiwaji Rao Scindia Museum. Continue your tour visiting the tomb of Tansen - Akbar's foremost court musician, followed by the memorials of the earliest freedom fighters like Tatya Tope and finally the newly constructed Sun Temple and Jain statues of Gopachal Parvat.

Day 08 – Gwalior - Delhi

After breakfast you are transferred to Gwalior’s railway station for your onward journey back to New Delhi.