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Taj Mahal with Kerala
offered by supplier M16759 (view this supplier profile)
Key Information:
Tour Duration: 18
day(s)
Group Size: 2
- 50
people
Destination(s):
India
Specialty Categories:
Cultural Journey
Wildlife Viewing
Season: January - December
Airfare Included: No
Tour Customizable: Yes
Minimum Per Person Price: 1000 US Dollar (USD)
Maximum Per Person Price: 2000 US Dollar (USD)
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Rajasthan is where all the country's similes and metaphors appear to have come together. Sand dunes, wooded hills and amazing lakes, palaces and rugged forts, men and women in colorful turbans and skirts, bustling towns and quiet villages, camels, elephants and tigers, harsh sunlight and the cool evening breeze - are all there in abundance.
The construction of Taj Mahal was started in A.D. 1632 and completed at the ended in 1648 A.D. For seventeen years, twenty thousand workmen are said to have been employed on it daily, for their accommodation a small town, named after the deceased empress- 'Mumtazabad', now known as Taj Ganj, was built adjacent to it.
The designer of Taj Mahal was Ustad Ahmad Lahauri. The material was brought in from allover India and central Asia and it took a fleet of 1000 elephants to transport it to the site. The central dome is 187 ft. high at the center.
Some feel the Taj is best seen on a full moon night, others find it ethereal at dawn while some insist that it is sensuous at sunset.
Tour Itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival at Delhi. Company Representatives of Holiday India will receive you on arrival at the international airport in Delhi late in the night or midnight. Transfer to your hotel. Relax. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 2: Delhi. Breakfast will be at the hotel. Start a full-day tour of Old and New Delhi. Overnight will be at Delhi.
Day 3: Delhi - Agra. Start for Agra early in the morning after breakfast. En-route you will visit the Sikandra. Check in at hotel. Overnight will be at Agra.
Day 4: Jaipur. Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel. Proceed for a morning excursion to Amber Fort. Elephant ride ascent to the fort.
Relax in the evening or visit the markets. Overnight will be at Jaipur.
Day 5: Jaipur - Delhi. After leisurely breakfast proceed for shopping. Leave for Delhi after lunch. Reach Delhi and you will be transferred to airport for flight with sweet memories of India after Farewell Dinner.
Day 6: Delhi - Chennai. Transfer to hotel Le Meridien (near the airport)
Day 7: Chennai - Trivandrum. Transfer to Somatheeram Ayurvedic Resort
Day 8: Ayurvedic Beach Resort. Relax and enjoy the facilities at the resort including private beach, yoga, massage, nature walks, classical music and dance programs on open-air stage, visits to local traditional village.
Day 9: Backwaters of Kerala. From the resort drive to the pier to board a private rice boat (70 km/2 hrs drive) and then cruise through the narrow canals and wide lakes enjoying the scenic natural beauty - coconut trees, rice patties, small villages.Meals and overnight on houseboats.
Day 10: Backwaters - Cochin. Morning relax on houseboat, after lunch drive to Cochin 65 Kms/ 1 1/12 hrs.), transfer to hotel. Taj Mallabar Hotel, overlooking the harbor, sea facing rooms.
Day 11: Cochin. Full day sightseeing: palaces, museums. Enjoy a Kathakali dance performance at Cochin Cultural Center, arriving by 5 pm to watch the make-up. Dinner at traditional Kerala restaurant. Taj Mallabar Hotel
Day 12: Periyar. Periyar Wild life Sanctuary Home to bison, antelopes, sambars, wild boars, monkeys, langurs, a wide variety of birds, and some 750 elephants. Game viewing by private motor-boat in the evening, (the best time to see wild life). Hotel Taj Garden Retreat
Day 13: Periyar - Madurai. Relax at Periyar in the morning. In afternoon, drive to Madurai (135 kms./ 4hrs. drive), "The Temple City of India." Evening relaxed overview of the city, independent strolling. Hotel Taj Garden Retreat in Madurai, cottages.
Day 14: Madurai. Full day sightseeing: Sri Meenakshi Temple, Tirumalai Nayak Palace, Tiruparankundram (rock-cut)Temple, Alagarkoil Temple Evening fly Madurai-Madras dep 19:40 arr 20:30 arr. OR 20:40 dep.-21:30 arr. Hotel Taj Garden Retreat
Day 15: Madras. Full day sightseeing of Madras: Kapaleeshwarar Temple, San Thome Cathedral, Sri Parthasarathy Temple, Fort St. George, the Marina. Hotel Taj Coromandel, superior room
Day 16: Drive to Kanchipuram. Visit temples of Kanchipuram enroute to Mahabalipuram. Kailasanatha Temple, Vaikunta Perumal Temple, Sri Ekambaranathar Temple, Kamakshi Amman Temple, Devarajaswami Temple. On arrival in Mahabalipuram transfer to Hotel FishermanŐs Cove.
Day 17: Mahabalipuram. Morning relax; afternoon sightseeing: Five Rathas, Shore Temple, ArjunaŐs Penance, Mandapams, Krishna Mandapam.
Day 18: Madras. Relax in the morning. Late afternoon drive back to Madras (80kms./2hrs. drive). Transfer to international airport for flight home.
Notes:
Airfare is not included in the tour price.
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