Golden Triangle with Ranthambore – Trains, Tigers and the Taj Mahal
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Overview
Highlights
- Scenic journeys by Executive Class and Chair Class rail and car transfer
- Delhi – Full Day sightseeing of Old & New Delhi (Optional: Musical Fountain Show at Akshardham Temple)
- Agra – Taj Mahal & Agra Fort
- Jaipur – Full Day sightseeing of Jaipur & Fatehpur Sikri (Optional: Customised Walking Tour of Jaipur city with an expert & Cooking Demo with Dinner at Dera Mandawa
- Ranthambhore – Morning and Afternoon Game Drives in Ranthambhore National Park with Lunch and Dinner in Ranthambhore
- Shimla Extension (in addition to the highlights featured above)
- Scenic rail journeys by Executive Class rail and car transfer
- Shimla – Half Day sightseeing of Shimla
- Toy Train (UNESCO World Heritage) ride in Chair Class from Shimla to Kandaghat
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Trip includes
- Executive Class rail service from Delhi to Agra and Agra to Jaipur
- Chair Car Class rail service from Ranthambhore to Delhi
- Car transfer from Jaipur to Ranthambhore
- 9 night’s accommodation in 5 star hotels with breakfast each day, including 2 nights in Delhi before your onward journey, 1 night in Agra, 3 nights in Jaipur, 2 nights in Ranthambhore and an overnight stay in Delhi after your return journey
- All meals included on your stay in Ranthambhore
- Transfers and meet & greet service between the airports, stations and your hotels in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Ranthambhore
- Excursions throughout (as mentioned in the itinerary):
- Services of English speaking local guides during sightseeing tours.
- One time monument entrance fee as per itinerary
- Cycle Rickshaw ride in Old Delhi
- Elephant/ Jeeep ride while ascending the Amber Fort at Jaipur
- 3 Game Drives by Shared Jeep in Ranthambhore National Park
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Itinerary
Your holiday begins as you arrive at Delhi’s International Airport. As you exit the airport a representative from our partner company, will meet you and transfer you to your hotel for your 2-night stay, the luxurious Taj Mahal Hotel (5 stars), Ideally situated amidst ...
This morning after breakfast, you proceed for a full day combined city tour of Old and New Delhi. (The Guide will meet you at the hotel at approximately 0900 hrs. unless you request otherwise). In Old Delhi, you will visit the 17th century Jama Masjid and walk through...
Today after an early breakfast your transfer will take you from your hotel to Delhi railway station for the start of your journey to Agra. Relax in your executive class seat on board the Bhopal Shatabdi service and admire the passing scenery before arriving into the h...
This morning after breakfast, you will visit Fatehpur Sikri, a deserted red sandstone city, built by the Great Mughal Emperor Akbar as his capital and palace in the late 16th century. It was abandoned soon after it was built when the local wells went dry and it remain...
Following a buffet breakfast, you will proceed to visit the capital of Amber to see the fabulous Amber Fort. Maharaja Mansingh, Mughal Emperor Akbar’s most successful General, started the construction of the Amber Fort in the 17th century. Before the City Palace was c...
You have a full day to discover more of the wonderful city of Jaipur.
This evening you have the option to either relax in the hotel or to join a special cooking lesson/dinner with – Thank Durga Singh, the current custodian of Dera Mandawa who is a keen observer...
Today after a leisurely breakfast you will be driven to Ranthambore.
Ranthambore National Park is situated in India’s north-western state of Rajasthan, near the town of Sawai Madhopur, midway between Bharatpur and the Kota townships. Ranthambore National Park, ...
You proceed on a jungle safari in Ranthambore National Park by shared jeep this morning, before returning to your hotel for breakfast. This afternoon you again proceed for another jungle safari by shared jeep during which you will have ample opportunities to get close...
After an early breakfast, it is time to bid farewell to the tranquillity of Ranthambore as you transfer to the station for your onward journey by NZM Jan Shatabdi ‘Chair Class’ service back to Delhi. You arrive in time for lunch and your meet and greet service for you...
Enjoy your final morning in India with a leisurely breakfast, before your transfer conveys you to Delhi International airport for the connecting flight for your onward destination.
Awake this morning and enjoy breakfast in wonderful surroundings, before your transfer whisks you to the station to board the Kalka Shatabdi train service to Chandigarh. Settle into your Executive Class seat and watch the world fly by as you travel north to the city o...
Excitement builds this morning as you a transferred to Shimla station for the UNESCO World Heritage toy train ride from Shimla to Kandaghat. Sit back and relax as you are transported back in time to relive one of the most scenic train journeys in India. Watch as the d...
You have a full day to further explore Shimla, the wonderful capital of the northern Indian state of Himachal Pradesh. Savor your final night in the Himalayan foothills and perhaps sample some local delicacies.
After breakfast, your transfer will take you southwest through undulating Indian scenery to Kalka station, where you connect with your Kalka Shatabdi executive class service for Delhi. On arrival into Delhi, your transfer will swiftly return you to the Taj Mahal Hotel (5 stars) or the final night of your holiday.
Today marks your final morning in India. Your transfer will pick you up from the hotel after breakfast and take you back to Delhi International airport for the connecting flight for your onward destination.
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