Essential North India

In the morning after breakfast, we will transfer to Delhi airport to board the flight to Varanasi. On arrival, High Wonders representative in Varanasi will greet us at the airport and help us settle down at the hotel. Varanasi is a sacred town of Hindu Pilgrimage because there are several Ghats that Hindus revere as divine blessings of almighty. We take a city tour of Varanasi by visiting Annapoorna Devi Temple, Kashi Vishwanath Temple, Assi Ghat, Banaras Hindu University, Bharat Mata Temple and DashaswamedhGhat. In the evening we will visit the banks of Ghat for Ganga Aarti Ceremony.

We begin our day with an early morning boat ride in river Ganga looking at the beautiful Ghats passing by. The experience will be completely ecstatic as boat’s helm cuts through calm waters of Ganges creating ears pleasing music. Take a holy dip in the water of river Ganga. Later, we drive to Sarnath. Sarnath is only 11 km away from Varanasi. It is one of the four most significant Buddhist pilgrimage places in India; Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha first covey his lecture after attaining "nirvana". On arrival Sarnath, we start our tour by visiting Sarnath Buddhist Temple followed by a visit to Sarnath Museum lastly we visit Pillars of Ashoka. In the evening we explore local markets.

In the morning after breakfast, we check out from the hotel and transfer to Airport to board the flight to Delhi, after reaching Delhi we will then drive to Agra, through Taj Expressway. On arrival, we check in to our pre-booked hotel and rest for a while and then we begin our sightseeing by visiting UNESCO World Heritage site Agra Fort followed by a visit to Itimad Ud Daulah Tomb is a Mughal mausoleum in the city of Agra after that, we visit local markets. Later, we drive back to the hotel.

At Sunrise we enjoy visiting the most famous monument of India i.e., Taj Mahal and witness its timeless beauty. This monument has striking architectural features as Shahjahan wanted to erect a structure that could be perfect evidence of his love for his begum (wife) Mumtaz Mahal. Come to know about more interesting facts associated with the Taj Mahal as we visit here. Return back to the hotel and have breakfast after that, we start our journey by driving from Agra to Jaipur (known as the Pink City) and capital and is also the largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. En-route, we visit Abhaneri, a beautiful village in the Dausa district of Rajasthan state in India. It is situated at a distance of 164 km from Agra. While here, we visit the massive 10th century Chand Baori stepwell. It is one of the most impressive in all of India. The depth of the stepwell is that of a modern 7 storey building, and there are stairs leading down to the bottom from three of the 100 foot plus (35 meters) four sides of the opening followed by a walk through the small village to get a glimpse of the lives of the simple but proud Rajasthani villagers. We continue our drive to Jaipur. On arrival check in to the hotel.

Post breakfast, we proceed for Jaipur sightseeing which is replete with historical landmarks that echo it’s and living traditions. Visit the famous Amber Fort, Overlooks Maota Lake and offers a mesmerizing view of Amer town. While coming back to the city drive past Jal Mahal. Visit of Famous landmark known as city palace located in the center of the Old City. Followed by a visit of Jantar Mantar, features the world’s largest stone sundial. At last outside visit of Hawa Mahal (Palace of winds) located at the hustle-bustle of Jaipur city.

In the morning after breakfast, we check out from the hotel and drive back to Delhi, after reaching we will check-in to our pre-booked hotel. The day is at leisure we may go for last-minute shopping or other personal activities.

Delhi is a city which is ever exuberant and lively. Post breakfast we will be taken for a city tour of Old and New Delhi. Today we will visit Jama Masjid which is known to be the largest mosque in India. This mosque was built by Shah Jahan and its construction started in 1844. We will also visit Red Fort, Chandani Chowk and Rajghat. Next, we head to visit Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar, President House, India Gate and Laxmi Narayan Temple which is also known as Birla Temple. Later, a High Wonders Travel representative will drop us off at the airport approximately 3 hours before our scheduled flight. Our journey in India comes to an end today! But the memories will remain forever of the wonderful times we spent together.