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Destinations : Delhi – Agra – Jaipur – Shimla – Manali - Cochin – Munnar – Periyar – Allepey
Duration : 17 Nights / 18 Days

Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Depart in the International Airport, accept the warm welcome by our tour operators and travel to the hotel, check in and rest down.

Unlike any other state in India, Delhi has a massive combination of all culture, from the old traditional concepts to the modern lifestyle. Since located a prime geographical spot, all dynasties choose to rule their dynasty and kingdom with superior power seat in Delhi.

The proud of the formation of New Delhi, in the early 20th century goes to Sir Edwin Lutyens, who set all the administrative strategies for the British to rule India. The partition between the walled city and New Delhi also spots evidence in their life styles.

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Day 02: Delhi
After breakfast, start a historical tour to Old Delhi, the city walled in the 17th century, by Shah Jahanabad. Your tour plan will include a visit to Jama Masjid, the famous mosque of Old Delhi. Next is the visit to Chandi Chowk, either by walk or in a cycle rickshaw. This place served as a marketplace in Shah period, which is now a modernized bazaar.

The trip to New Delhi starts with a visit to the prestigious Raj Ghat, the renowned memorial of the father of our nation, Mahatma Gandhiji. Next, take a drive to India Gate, the gigantic monument, constructed in 1931, is a sign of commemoration for the brave Indian soldiers who lost their lives in the World War I and the Afghan Wars. The names of the brave soldiers are sculpted in the memorial, as a sign of respect and remembrance of their sacrifice. Next in your tour plan is the visit to Humayun’s Tomb, constructed in 1562, the memorial of Mughal Emperor Humayun. Further, take a drive to Qutub Minar, constructed under the reign of Qutub-Ud-Din-Aibek, in the year 1206. Stands 72mm tall, this holds the pride of the being the tallest brick minaret in the world. This memorial is an ideal depiction for the Indo-Islamic architecture.

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Day 03: Delhi – jaipur (265 Km – 5 Hrs)
Enjoy the breakfast and get ready to travel to the Pink City, Jaipur, and the glitzy dazzling capital of the beautiful Rajasthan state. Rajasthan, as we all adore, is the beautiful state in India, with flourishing beauty and rich cultural heritage.

Optional Tour: - "Chokhi Dhani" (Ethinic Village)

Chokki Dhani is an admirable village, which is the wonderful evidence to experience the wholesome beauty of the Rajasthani state. This dazzling village resort welcomes you with ideal countrified experience to enjoy. You can rest and relax from your routine living. The picturesque mud and the thatch houses welcome you with a hassle free smile. This village is a beautiful blend of traditional and modern facilities to serve people with all their tastes.

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Day 04: Jaipur
We start this day quite earlier at 07:00am and take a drive for 25km to Amber Fort, which is a well built and maintained palace, under the regime of Raja Man Singh. Travelling to the fort itself is an enticing experience, as you travel on elephant to reach the fort gate.

Further in the day, we visit the City Palace, where we can trace the wonderful combination of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture. Standing proudly in the centre of the palace is the seven-storied Chandra Palace, offering wonderful views of the gardens and the city. Next in our tour program is the visit to the astronomical treasure house, the Jantar Mantar, a Solar Observatory. Here you can see old and advanced solar equipments that are used to make precise forecasts. Further, we travel to Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, which is a five-storied formation, made of pink sandstone. Constructed in 1799, this mahal served the royal women to see the busy markets, through the 593 stone Jharokas (mini windows).

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Day 05: Jaipur – Agra via Fatehpur Sikri (260 km - 6 hr)
After breakfast, take a drive to Agra. On the way, we take a break to visit Fatehpur Sikri, the Ghost Capital, of the Mughal Empire during Akbar’s ruling period. Next, we visit Emperor Akbar’s residential complex, the mosque and the tomb of Salim Chisti.

The drive to Agra continues further, and finally arrives at the amazing city, seating on the bank of river Yamuna. This served as the capital of Mughal Emperor, during 1526 to 1628. With its dramatic tourist sceneries, breathtaking holiday spots such as Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatherpur Sikri, Agra is one of the most tourist attracting spot of India.

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Day 06: Agra
Post breakfast, spend the whole day enjoying the fabulous beauty of Agra, in the incredible sightseeing locations of the place. Start with Taj Mahal, the iconic representation of undying love, standing proudly on the bank of river Yamuna. The gigantic monument, the gift of Shah Jahan to his wife Mumtaz, took almost 22 years for completion, and it still remains new and loving. Next in the trip plan is the visit to Agra Fort, taken over from the Lodhis by the Mughal Emperor Akbar, in late 16th century. Referring as the walled palatial city would be more exact to define the fort, the red sandstone construction, with white marble decorations give an esteemed image to the fort.

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Day 07: Agra – Delhi (220 km–05 hr)
Enjoy the breakfast and take a drive to Delhi.

In Delhi, our tour program starts with Akshardham temple, a striking piece of monument, built using no steel. This prestigious temple is an inclusion of 234 sumptuously carved pillars, 9 lavishly standing domes, 20 quadrangle shikhars, grandeur Gajendra Pith and 200,000 murtis and statues representing the great sadhus, devotees and acharyas of our nation.

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Day 08: Delhi – Shimla (280 kms / 08 Hrs)
Post breakfast, check out the hotel and take a drive to Shimla.

Reach Shimla, check in the hotel and refresh.

Shimla, the ‘Summer Capital’ of British India spreads out to a crescent shaped ridge, at an altitude of 2100m in southern Himachal Pradesh. Shimla is the most renowned hill station of India, from before independence to until now. This state is a part of the Nepalese kingdom, called Shyamala, discovered by British in 1819. You can walk around in the famous street, “The Mall”, which has numerous English type houses, Christ church, Gorton Castle and Viceroyal Lodge.

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Day 09: Shimla
Enjoy your lip-smacking breakfast in the hotel. We can start our Guided City Tour of Shimla, which starts with The Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. Next we see the renowned Christ Church, the second oldest church of North India. This church is renowned for its grandiose construction, while the interiors include stained glass windows that represent faith, hope and charity. Further, we drive to the highest point of the ridge, the Jakhu temple, which is dedicated to Lord Hanuman. This temple is surrounded by gigantic valleys and amazing snow-capped peaks. Next, we visit the 67m high Chadwick falls, which is the pleasing picnic spot of Prospect Hill, Wildflower hill, which is the site of the former mansion of Lord, “Your-Country-Needs-You” Kitchener.

Spend the evening to shop around in the Shimla town – The Mall and The Ridge.

Overnight Hotel – Shimla

Day 10: Shimla - Manali (280 kms / 08 Hrs)
After breakfast, check out from the hotel and drive to Manali.

On arrival, check in the hotel in Manali.

Manali is an astounding tourist spot, with an awe-inspiring landscape that every tourist would love to gaze. The snow-capped peaks, the Beas River with clear water meanders through the town, the deodar and the pine trees fruit orchads and growing fields, Manali has much more to offer you.

Day 11: Manali
After breakfast, our Guided City Tour of Manali starts with “Hadimba Devi Temple”. This renowned temple, constructed in 1533, is dedicated to the deity Hadimba, the wife of Bhim. The four-storeyed pagoda, detailed wooden carvings and gigantic pillars are the special features of this temple. The Manu temple, solely dedicate to Manu Rishi, a sage who is believed to be the creator of human race on earth. Adds to the privilege of Manali as an ideal tourist spot are Vaishisht Village and Tibetan Monastery. This village possesses two old stone temples, placed opposite to each other on top of the prime square structure of the building. These temples are dedicated to the local patron saint Vaishisht. The smaller temple among the two is designed to open to lead to a partially covered patio, decorated with beautiful woodcarvings.

Walk around the famous Mall Road in the evening.

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Day 12: Manali– Delhi (570 Kms / 11 Hrs)
After breakfast, check out the hotel and take a drive to Delhi. Reach Delhi early in the evening, and spend your evenings to relax.

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Day 13: Delhi – Cochin (By Flight)
Post breakfast, check out the hotel in Delhi and drive to airport to board your Cochin flight.

Land in the airport, and our tour representatives will be waiting to welcome you with a traditional garland. With their assistance, drive to the hotel in Cochin and check in.

The Queen of Arabian Sea, Cochin is the prime trading centre of all herbal spices, since prehistoric period. This is the right spot to purchase the beautiful quality tea powder, rich in aroma. Cochin cottage industries are also popular homemade chocolates and natural honey, and you can buy them in bulk for your friends and relatives. The mall culture is apparently new to Kerala, which is making the place, Shopper’s Paradise. You can choose to spend on the elite boutiques for purchasing trendy ethnic wears, or you can walk around the small-scale industries to make an effective investment of quality products, including tea, chocolates, pickles, bamboo products, hot spices and handicrafts.

Refresh your mood in the evening with a colourful Kathakali performance, and also get to know about the arrangements for the same. This is a rich cultural knowledge you cannot acquire elsewhere.

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Day 14: Cochin – Munnar (150 km/ 4 hrs)
After enjoying your morning food, we can start our Guided City Tour of Cochin, which covers all the prime places including Jew Town, Synagogue, constructed in 1568, features grandeur interiors with decorative Chinese tiles and magnificent Belgian chandeliers. You can witness the Giant scrolls of Old Testament. The tour plan extends a visit to the Spice market, where you can inhale the pungent smell of spices mixed with a pleasant airy breeze. The must see admiration of Cochin tour is the Chinese Fishing nets (Cheenevala), which includes the nets of the Chinese ruler Kublai Khan.

After lunch, drive down 150 kms in 4 hours to reach Munnar. You will be impressed to see the lavish waterfalls, enormous mountains and low flying passing clouds. On arrival, check in the hotel.

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Day 15: Munnar – Periyar (160 km/ 4 hrs)
Soon after breakfast, get ready for a half day tour around Munnar, which covers a trip to the World’s highest tea estates. You will be overjoyed to see a green carpet spread over the top for hundreds and hundreds of kilometres, you will not want to move your eyes away. The lush green hills and high mountains are sure to amaze you and make your trip, the most memorable one. The tour program will include a visit to Eravikulam National Park, (which functions between March to December of every year) and the ultimate Nilgiri Tahr (mountain goat).

After lunch, enjoy a wonderful ride to the wildlife sanctuaries, the Periyar wildlife reserve, which is the best sanctuary in the whole of India. On arrival, check in the hotel and relax. The sanctuary is placed in the beautiful lake view.

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Day 16: Periyar
Finish your breakfast soon, as you can cruise on the lake of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary to experience a typical wild life. The major source of living for the wild animals who survive in the sanctuary is the water from Periyar Lake or reservoir, constructed with a dam on the Periyar River. You can see elephants, Asiatic deer, black buck and tigers surviving in the sanctuary.

Get ready after lunch, as our Guided Spice and Plantation Tour starts 1500 hrs, which covers any of the spice gardens/plantations, popular in this area.

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Day 17: Periyar – Kumarakom (135 km/ 4 hrs) Kumarakom – Allepey (Overnight Houseboat)
After breakfast, you can relish yourself to enjoy in the backwaters of Allepey, which is a wonderful spot to see mesmerizing backwaters and ethnic village lifestyle, all revolving around these backwaters. Board the houseboat, Kettuvallam, and enjoy a cruise ride around the flourishing backwaters of Kumarakom to Thottapalli. You will be impressed to the interesting daily life of the natives here.

Delicious lunch and lip-smacking dinner in the houseboat.

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Day 18: Allepey – Cochin (53 Kms / 02 Hours) Cochin - Delhi (By Flight)
After breakfast checkout the hotel in Allepey and drive down to Cochin roughly about 0200hrs.

After reaching Cochin, drive to the airport to board your flights to Delhi. On arriving in Delhi airport, our tour operators will guide you for the internal transfer from domestic airport to International airport to board your flights to your hometown. Get Free Quote

Our tour concludes: We thank you for your patronage & look forward to serve you again in near future.