Devotional tour
Duration: 06 Nights / 07 Days
Places to Visit: Delhi - Hardwar - Rishikesh - Delhi - Vrindavan - Mathura
- Agra - Varanasi - Delhi
Day
01: Arrive Delhi
Meet and assist by our representative upon your arrival at the airport. Then
drive to your hotel with your driver and car.
Day 02: Delhi - Hardwar - Rishikesh
In the morning drive to Hardwar and reach by early afternoon. Excursion to the
Mansa Devi and Chandi Mata temple and the Har ki Pauri. Also witness the evening
Ganga aarti at the Har ki Pauri. Continue to Rishikesh a short distance away.
Day 03: Rishikesh - Delhi
In the morning after your breakfast see the Laxman jhula and the Ram jhula.
While in Rishikesh also worth a visit is the elephant sanctuary at Rajaji National
Park. Visit the national park and continue towards Delhi. Upon arrival by late
evening check in to your hotel for the night
Day 04: Delhi - Vrindavan - Mathura - Agra
Leave Delhi in the morning and reach Vrindavan to see the ISCON temple. Visit
the temple of Lord Krishna where you will find thousands of devotees praying
in praise of Lord Krishna. The ambiance is very pious and serene with the air
filled up with chants of Lord Krishna.
Continue a bit further to the direction of Mathura and visit the all new marble
temple of Jaiguru dev. Later visit the temple where Lord Krishna was born in
Mathura and the mosque attached to it built in the 17th century by the mughal
emperor Aurangzeb. Continue to Agra 46 km away
Day 05: Agra
After breakfast in your hotel proceed to see the Agra Fort built by Akbar in
1567 where Shahjahan was imprisoned by his own son Aurangzeb.
Don’t
forget Taj Mahal is awaiting your arrival today. A must see with the rising
sun as the Taj Mahal is bathed in the golden rays of the morning sun. Little
needs to be said about this architectural wonder which is always the sole raison
d’être for every tourist's visit to Agra. Built by Shah Jahan, the
Taj is a white marble memorial that houses the tomb of his beautiful wife Mumtaz
Mahal. This monument took 22 years to be completed and was designed, and planned
by Persian architect Ustad Isa. Apart from its stunning design balance and perfect
symmetry, the Taj is also noted particularly for its elegant domes, intricately
carved screens and some of the best inlay work ever seen anywhere in the world.
Later visit the tomb of Itmad ud Daulah the finance minister of the Mughals
and the father of Noor Jehan: Jehangir’s wife. It is the first mughal building
built out completely of marble. In many contexts it is referred to being the
predecessor of the Taj Mahal. Then visit Sikandara the tomb of the great emperor
Akbar.
Day 06: Agra - Varanasi
By flight (45 minutes)
Breakfast at your hotel and transfer in time to airport for flight to Varanasi.
Upon arrival at Varanasi, you will be met and transferred to hotel. In the afternoon
visit the temple of Bharat mata and then witness the evening prayers at the
banks of the holy river Ganges.
Day 07: Varanasi – Delhi By flight (1 hr)
Early in the morning (0500hrs) we take you to banks of the river Ganges where
we board a boat to see the morning ablutions of the Hindus from the security
of the boat. The boat ride starts from Dasashwamedh Ghat and ends at Manikarnika
Ghat along the sacred Ganges. Varanasi is the world’s most ancient city
and the home of Hinduism. The sunrise on the riverfront is spiritually uplifting
as seen from the boat, crowded with temples and people and its labyrinth of
streets. It was earlier called Kashi. The present name is derived from the fact
that it is at the confluence of the two rivers Varuna and Asi that flows across
the city.
See the Kashi Vishwanath temple and the Gyanvyapi kund and the mosque attached
to it. Also visit the Benares Hindu University the largest residential university
in India with more than 3000 residential students. Return to your hotel for
breakfast.
Later
visit Sarnath the sacred city for the Buddhist all over the world. It was here
that Lord Buddha preached his first sermon to his first five disciples. Also
worth visiting is the museum with artifacts dating back to 3rd century BC. Visit
the nearby ruins of the ancient seat of learning in Sarnath.
In time transfer to the airport for your flight back to New Delhi.
Upon arrival a dance show and farewell dinner awaits you in a local restaurant
and then transfer to the international airport for your onward journey.
Tour Ends
the tour will include:
1. daily breakfast
2. accommodation in chosen hotels,
3. vehicle with driver for all land arrangements,
4. all applicable airfares included ie Agra – Varanasi - Delhi
5. rickshaw ride in old Delhi,
6. early morning Ganges boat ride at Varanasi,
7. dances of India show in Delhi,
8. farewell dinner at Delhi,
9. all applicable taxes and service charges
10. English speaking local guides at Delhi, Agra and Varanasi
