Best Time - October to April.

Experience the best of India!! Discover the famous Ranthambore National Park in search of the elusive Royal Bengal Tigers. Explore the architectural marvels and UNESCO world heritage sites in Delhi, Agra,Pushkar & Jaipur. Mingle with friendly local people in colorful traditional bazaars. Celebrate the Original festival and be mesmerized by spiritual sights. This short journey of North India is a great introduction to this land of rich history and timeless traditions.

Day 1 : Arrive Delhi
Arrive Delhi at midnight, assistance, garland welcome and transfer to your pre booked hotel.

Late morning, New Delhi tour will take you to towering Qutab Minar, the pre-Mughal monuments and the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun, India Gate & the President's Palace.

When the British chose Delhi as their capital in 1911, they appointed two architects, Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbett Baker to plan and built a new city to rival the fabled cities of the Mughals. New Delhi was thus built in true colonial style with tree-lined avenues, colonial bungalows, the Parliament House, the War Memorial Arch and the Vice Regal Palace, now the official residence of the President of India. Along side these British architectural gems are several monuments of other Kings including Qutab Minar, Humayun's Tomb; Jantar Mantar, the observatory of Raja Jai Singh of Jaipur and the marble Hindu Temple, Birla Mandir.

Afternoon make a short drive to Old Delhi for a visit to the Red Fort [closed on Monday's], the Jama Masjid Mosque and Raj Ghat.

Emperor Shah Jahan founded the city of Shahjahnabad, now referred to as Old Delhi, in 1648. The famous Red Fort in the heart of Old Delhi was once the most opulent fort of the Mughal Empire and it boasts the Diwan-I-Khas, Hall of Private Audience. Opposite the fort is the Jama Masjid, one of the largest mosques in the world, built by Shah Jahan to dominate the city. The Raj Ghat is the location of Mahatma Gandhi's cremation.

Back to hotel by evening. O/n Hotel.

In October possibility of Diwali festival.

Day 2 : Delhi - Agra (about 205 kms/ 4.5 hrs)
Morning after breakfast drive to the Taj city Agra. Arrive Agra and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit Agra Fort, On the west end of the Yamuna River, Akbar's magnificent fort dominates the centre of the city. The outer walls, just over 20 m high and faced with red sandstone, tower above the outer moat. The fort is crescent-shaped with a long nearly straight wall facing the river. Evening sun set visit to Taj Mahal (a love story in marble), set within the paradise gardens. The whole of Taj complex measures 580 by 300 m and the garden 300 by 300 m. The guiding principle is one of symmetry. The four minarets (41.6 m high) at each corner of the plinth provide balance to the tomb. O/n Hotel.

Day 3 : Agra - Ranthambore National Park (about 290 kms/ 7 hrs)
After early breakfast drive to Ranthambore national park enroute visit the deserted sandstone city of Fatehpur Sikri (Emperor Akbar's capital), built by the emperor Akbar. Arrive and check into the hotel evening free. O/n Hotel.

Ranthmabore National Park is Located in southeast Rajasthan, where the Vindhyas and the Aravali Hills meet, It is bound by the rivers Chambal, in the south, and Banas, in the north. Characterized by rocky plains, flat hilltops, gentle slopes and precipitous cliff, covered by dry deciduous forests. Ranthambore is virtually an island rich in flora and fauna in an ocean of villages, farmland and over grazed arid land.

A heaven for a multitude of wild animals, the parks boasts of playing host to tigers, leopards, the elusive carcals, hyenas, sloth bears, wild boars, crocodiles and so on. Besides, there are around 300 species of birds, from the majestic Crested Serpent Eagle to the exotic Golden Oriole.

Day 4 : Ranthambore
Morning & afternoon do the Jungle safari with Naturalist guide. Rest of the day free to relax. O/n Hotel.

Day 5 : Ranthambore - Pushkar (about 275 kms/05-06 hrs)
Morning do the Jungle safari with naturalist guide, back to hotel for breakfast and drive to Pushkar, Pushkar lies in a narrow dry valley overshadowed by impressive rocky hills, which offer spectacular views of the desert at sunset.

Late afternoon enjoy huge Mela ground. Over 2,00,000 visitors and pilgrims and hordes of cattle and camels with their semi-nomadic tribal drivers, crowd into the town. Farmers, breeders and camel traders buy and sell. Sales in lather whips, shoes, and embroidered animals cover soar while woman bargain over clay pots, bangles, necklaces and printed cloth. There are horse and camel races and also sideshows with jugglers, acrobats, magicians and folk dancers. O/n Camp.

PUSHKAR FAIR ( November )
The world's largest camel fair (the annual event) at Pushkar is a true spectacle, a riot of colour and a cauldron of ancient tradition. This small town in eastern Rajasthan, on the edge of a beautiful small lake, boasts 400 temples and 52 ghats (bathing platforms).

Each year thousands of camel traders haggle through the day, before - towards the end of fair - they get down to the less serious business of camel racing. There is also a form of camel musical choirs and even a camel beauty pageant. The colour of the men's turbans and the pleated 'ghagaras' (ankle-length skirts) of the women and the constant clamour and movement strike a memorable contrast with the sombre tones and the stillness of the desert. Many traders set up shops at Pushkar Fair, selling bead necklaces from Nagaur, woolen blankets from Merta, brassware from Jodhpur and Jaipur, saddles, ropes, and much more.

During this festival, the population of Pushkar swells from 15,000 to over 2,00,000 and thousands of camels and horses are demonstrated, raced and sold.

Day 6 : Pushkar - Jaipur (drive, about 130 kms/03 hrs)
Morning after breakfast visit Pushkar Lake, which is believed to mark the spot where a lotus thrown by Brahma landed. There are 52 ghats around the Lake and dozens of other temples. One of the main temples to be visited in Brahma Temple, at the farther end of the lake, is a particularly holy shrines and draws pilgrims throughout the year.

Later drive to Jaipur the Pink City and capital of Rajasthan. Laid out by the Maharaja Jai Singh in the early 18th century as a walled city built according to ancient symbolic plans, Jaipur still displays a remarkable harmony and architectural splendor. Its heart is the City Palace of the Jaipur Maharajahs, surrounded by broad tree-lined avenues that divide the city into traditional quarters assigned to various occupations. Arrive and check into the hotel.

Afternoon visit City Palace, which still inhabited by Jai Singh's descendants, is a fine fusion of Rajput and Mughal architecture, and the adjacent Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory built according to Vedic principles and still in use. O/n hotel.

(IN MARCH POSSIBILITY OF ELEPHANT FESTIVAL & HOLI FESTIVAL).

Day 7 : Jaipur - Delhi (drive about 250 kms/05 hrs)
Morning after breakfast we visit the ancient Rajput capital of Amber, and ascend by elephant to see the 16th century hilltop fortress-palace and its richly decorated apartments. Amber was begun by Raja Man Singh and used by the Rajputs as their stronghold until Jai Singh moved to the newly created Jaipur.

Later drive back to Delhi. On arrival check into the hotel near airport (Room booked for wash and change with Dinner). Late night transfer to International airport for your International flight back to home country.