Duration: 9 nights / 10 days
Places Covered: Delhi - Shekawati Region, Bikaner, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Pushkar, Jaipur, Udaipur
DAY 1:
Pickup from New Delhi Airport / Railway Station / Bus Stand by placard carrying driver straight to Jaipur. Lunch, visit to the fabled Pink City, the Jaipur of old,Drive through the Johari Bazaar to the Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds).Visit the various museums inside the City Palace and the ancient observatory, Jantar Mantar.Pay a visit to the Govind Deoji Temple, housing the patron deity of Jaipur. Evening free for shopping, etc.
DAY 2:
Depart, after an early breakfast, for Fatehpur, Shekhawati. See the Cenotaph, Stepwell, Beautifully painted Havelis & Old Streets. Proceed after lunch for Bikaner. Visit to Camel-breeding farm outside Bikaner (open 3 - 5 pm).
DAY 3:
See the fabulous Junagarh fort & Lalgarh Palace in Bikaner. Proceed to Jaisalmer. Have lunch on the way (packed lunch). Visit Kheechan, with its hords of cranes, on the way. Reach Jaisalmer before sundown, to catch a glimpse of the setting sun on teh Golden Fort.
Check-in at hotel in Jaisalmer.
DAY 4:
Visit Jaisalmer Fort & Museum after breakfast. also see the Jain temple. Take a walk through the back streets to the Patwon ki Haveli & Kothari Haveli. After lunch proceed to Kuldhera - an abandoned habitation, and then to Sam Sand Dunes.
Take a Camel Ride and experience the haunting magic of the tale Dhola Maru.
Day 5:
After early breakfast, leave for Jodhpur, the Sun City, via Pokhran. Have lunch at Osian. See deer on the way in the Bishnoi villages, and reach Jodhpur by afternoon. Visit Mehrangarh Fort, one of the most awe-inspiring forst in rajasthan. Do not miss teh view of Jodhpur's blue houses & sunset from the top of the fort. See Jaswant Thada and Ummed Bhawan (only from outside).
Check-in at hotel in Jodhpur.
DAY 6:
Leave after an early breakfast for Mt.Abu via ranakpur Temples. Check-in at hotel in Mt.Abu. Visits to Sunset Point / Nakki Lake in the evening.
DAY 7:
Visit Dilwara Temples and Brahmakumari Ashrams after breakfast. Leave for Udaipur after lunch Check-in hotel in Udaipur. Evening free.
DAY 8:
Full day sightseeing of Udaipur, covering the City Palace, Old City, Saheliyon ki Badi & Haldi Ghati.
Stay at a Hotel in Udaipur.
DAY 9:
Start after breakfast for Ajmer. Visit the Dargah of Sufi Saint Salim Chisti and leave for Pushkar. See the Holy Lake after lunch & visit teh only Temple of Lord Brahma in the world. Pushkar is famous for rose cultivation as well. Visit a Rose Farm.
DAY 10:
On the last day of teh trip, visit the magnificient Amber palace. See the Largest Cannon on wheels in the world, and old cannon foundry at Jaigarh.
Visit to the Kanak Vrindavan Temple in the valley of flowers.
Drop at New Delhi hotel/airport in evening.
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