Day 1: ARRIVAL - DELHI

Departure with flight to Delhi. Upon your arrival in Delhi, a representative of our office will come to welcome you and accompany you to the hotel. Overnight at hotel.

Day 2: DELHI - AGRA (215 km. about 5 hours)

Breakfast at the hotel and beginning of the tours of New Delhi with its most important monuments: the colonial government buildings in front of the India Gate, the Mausoleum of Emperor Humayun and the Qutub Minar complex. Then transfer to Agra, arrival and overnight at the hotel.

Day 3: AGRA - FATEHPUR SIKRI - JAIPUR (215 km. about 5 hours)

After breakfast, in the morning visit of Agra and its famous monuments, starting from the Agra Fort, and then the Taj Mahal, named the first wonder of the world, reachable by horse-drawn carriage, called "Tonga". Departure for Jaipur, along the way, stop at Fatehpur Sikri for the visit of the deserted capital of the sixteenth century, abandoned after only 14 years of its construction, with beautiful red sandstone buildings. Arrival in Jaipur and overnight.

Day 4: JAIPUR

Breakfast at the hotel and immediately visit the Amber Fort, 11 km away. from Jaipur, imposing fortress of Rajput civilization. The last stretch of climb to the fort is mounted on the back of placid elephants almost to recall the ancient deeds of the Maharaja. Inside the walls you can visit palaces and pavilions of refined beauty and the small but precious temple of the Goddess Kali. In the afternoon visit of the city, capital of Rajasthan, the "pink city", one of the most beautiful and picturesque in India. Visit the famous and depicted in all the postcards Hawa Mahal, the palace of the winds, and the palace of the Maharaja (City Palace), largely converted into a museum and the Astronomical Observatory (Jantar Mantar). Overnight.

Day 5: JAIPUR - UDAIPUR

In the morning departure to Udaipur with internal flight, arrival and accommodation at the hotel. Visit the "White City" with the City-Palace (still the residence of the Maharaja) and its museum, the Sahelion Ki Bari which at the time was the garden of Harem. In the afternoon boat excursion on Lake Pichola to visit the Jag Mandir temple. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6 : UDAIPUR - RANAKPUR - MONTE ABU (185 km. about 4.5 hours)

After breakfast departure for Mount Abu. Along the way stop for the visit of the Jainist temples in Ranakpur, a truly masterpiece of marble inlay by the artisans of the time. Arrival at Mount Abu and check-in at the hotel. Overnight.

Day 7: MONTE ABU - AHMEDABAD (221 km. about 5.5 hours)

After breakfast, visit the Mount Abu area with its temples. Mount Abu, born as a place of pilgrimage of the Hindu tradition linked to the cult of Shiva, starting from the XI century it has become one of the most important points of the Jainist religion. Following departure for Ahmedabad, along the road stop for the view of the Temple of Modhera, arrival and accommodation in hotel. Overnight.

Day 8: AHMEDABAD - BHAVNAGAR (200 km. about 5 hours)

The morning is dedicated to visiting the city: the Jama-Masjid (Friday Mosque), a striking example of Islamic art, whose roof - consisting of 15 domes - is supported by 260 columns. Later visit to the tomb of Ahmed Sah, to the Dada Hari Wav, a deep well finely carved stairwell, and finally visit the house of Mahatama Gandhi. Then departure for Bhavnagar, famous for its traffic with the Arabs in the IX century and then with the Europeans, who established thriving merchant ports. Stop at the Takhetswara Temple. Arrival and accommodation at the hotel.

Day 9: BHAVNAGAR - PALITANA - BHAVNAGAR

Early in the morning, departure for excursion to Palitana, one of the most important destinations of the whole trip: the "City of Gods". A Jainist district of about 900 temples that perched on the Shatrunjaya hill and which were built starting from the tenth century. To reach the religious area you have to climb the top of the hill by a staircase crowded with Jainist pilgrims dressed in a white tunic and a stick, go up the slope to go and pray to their gods. In the afternoon, return to Bhavnagar and overnight at the hotel.

Day 10: BHAVNAGAR - MUMBAI - DEPARTURE

In the early morning (8.50 / 10.00) flight from Bhavnagar to Mumbay, hotel accommodation. Late morning and afternoon available for visits to Mumbay or for possible optional boat excursion to the island of Elephanta, late in the evening, transfer to the international airport. Night flight to return home.

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