21 DAYS NORTH INDIA - NEPAL TOURS

Meeting and Assistance at the airport and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

Morning after breakfast enjoy combined city tour of Old & New Delhi visiting Red fort, Jama Masjid, Rajghat, India Gate, President house etc. Entrances to Monuments are not included (only car with Guide). Overnight at Hotel.

Moring after breakfast drive to Pushkar. Pushkar is a small village famous for its cultural charm. Here you can intract with local people and take a know how of their living etc. Overnight stay at hotel.

Moring after breakfast drive to Jaipur. Jaipur is the Gateway to Rajasthan. Also know as Pink city, as all buildings have a pink tint to them. It is an unselfconsciously medieval city, with stately palaces, colourful bazaars (market) and a fort brooding over the city. Graceful women in swirling skirts and viels of red, yellow, orange and magenta, laden with silver jewellery, straight tall men in Turbans and luching carts drawn by camels. Overnight stay at hotel.

After Breakfast Full day city Tour of Amer fort (on Elephant back), City Palace museum, Observatory and Palace of Winds. Overnight stay at hotel.

After Breakfast drive to Agra and transfer to hotel. Enroute visiting Fatehpur sikri- named as The Abondoned city. Built by great Mugal Emperor Akbar, as his capital but after few years abondoned due to scarcity of water. The whole city is built of Red Sand Stone.

Morning Breakfast and check out of Hotel and visit Taj Mahal-The Eternal symbol of India and Agra, built in white marble. Taj Mahal was built by Mugal Emperor Shahjahan for his Empress Mumtaz Mahal. 20,000 workmen worked for 22 years to complete it. and procced to Orcha an overnight stay at Hotel.

After breakfast visit the famous Palace Sheesh Mahal and Temple and proceed onward Journey to Khajuraho and int he evening visit the Erotic Temple of Khajuraho.

After breakfast check out of Hotel and board flight towards Varanasi. Upon arrival meet assistance and check in Hotel. Evening visit to Ghat holy river Ganges to see the bathing Ghats and cremetion site. Overnight at Hotel.

Arrive Varanasi and transfer to Hotel. Afternoon visit Sarnath, the burried Buddhist city, where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon. Visit the ruins, the stupa, the Buddhist temple and the museum. Later visit the Bharat Mata Temple, Durga temple, Tulsi Manas mandir, Banaras Hindu University which has an art gallery.Overnight stay at Hotel.

Early morning boat excursion on the holy river ganges to see the bathing ghats and cremetion site. Watching people bathing and worship-ping at the ghats is one of the most extraordinary experiences of a visit to India. Transfer to Airport to catch flight to Kathmandu. Meet Assistance in Kathmandu and Transfer to Hotel.

Arrive Kathmandu. Meet and assist by our representative. Transfer to hotel.
In the evening, Cultural Program with folk and traditional dances of Nepal. Overnight at Hotel.

After breakfast, we begin our half day sight seeing tour of Kathmandu valley by visiting two very important religious centers: Pashupatinath temple for the Hindus, nearby along the banks of the river Bagmati is the cremation area for the dead. Boudhanath is possibly the largest stupa in the world and the center for Tibetan school of Buddhism. Drive to Bhaktapur the medical cities of devotees and the best preserved of all the old cities of Kathmandu Valley. Overnight stay at Hotel.

After breakfast, Drive to Pokhara through scenic mountain terrain and upon reaching Pokhara relax in the hotel. The evening can be spend most enjoyably on the bank of the Phewa Lake which reflects the towering Fishtail Peak in its water.

This picturesque town set on the laps of Annapurna mountains is the staging area of all treks in this region. Today we visit the important sight seeing areas like Bindebasini temple, Devins Gorge, Seti Gorge and the market place. We have rest of the afternoon at leisure. Boating on Fewa Lake is an optional you can enjoy. Overnight stay at Hotel.

After breakfast, Driven to Royal Chitwan National Park, our destination for wild viewing. We bring our safari activities almost immediately with a briefing, elephant ride, jungle walks, canoe ride and jeep ride in pursuit of myriad flora and fauna including the rhinoceros and the Royal Bengal Tigers. In the evening we have some cultural entertainment plus bonfire during winter.

Visit Kathmandu Durbar Square, Kasthamandap, Kumari Temple, abode of the virgin goddess. Visit Swoyambhunath stupa, on top of the hill overlooking Kathmandu valley, Patan famous for its arts and crafts. Tour highlights are the Shikara-style Krishna temple, Patan Durbar with the royal baths, Hiranaya Varna Mahavihar, a Buddhist monastery, Tibetan cultural center first founded by the Tibetan refugees of the late fifties and now an exhibition - cum - shopping complex of carpets, jewelry and many interesting souvenirs.