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22.Mar. /
01.Day:Mumbai Aurangabad
Evening transfer to the airport and flight to Aurangabad.
Dinner.
23.mar. /
02.Day: Ajanta and Ellora -Delhi
Early morning breakfast and full day visit to Ajanta and
Ellora, one of the best-kept secrets in India. Monuments are
proof of high level of ancient Indian architectural and
artistic knowledge and skills and one of the most impressive
and magnificent places to visit in the world.
Ajanta Caves (106 km from Aurangabad) are rock-cut cave
monuments dating from the second century BCE, containing
paintings and sculpture considered to be masterpieces of
both "Buddhist religious art" and "universal pictorial art"
.There are 29 caves (as officially numbered by the
Archaeological Survey of India), excavated in the south side
of the precipitous scarp made by the cutting of the ravine.
They vary from 35 to 110 ft. in elevation above the bed of
the stream.
Ellora caves (30 km from Aurangabad) represent the epitome
of Indian rock-cut architecture. The 34 "caves" - actually
structures excavated out of the vertical face of the
Charanandri hills - comprised of Buddhist, Hindu and Jain
cave temples and monasteries, were built between the 5th
century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist , 17 Hindu and 5
Jain caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious
harmony prevalent during this period of Indian history.
Evening flight to Delhi to continue with Varanasi-
Khajuraho-Agra tour
24.Mar. /
03.Day:Delhi - Varanasi
Morning flight to Varanasi.
Varanasi , also commonly known as Benares or Banaras and
Kashi , is a city situated on the left (west) bank of the
River Ganga (Ganges) in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh,
regarded as holy by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains, and one of
the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. People
often refer to Varanasi as "the city of temples", "the holy
city of India", "the religious capital of India", "the city
of lights", "the city of learning" and the "culture capital
of India".
American writer Mark Twain wrote: "Benares is older than
history, older than tradition, older even than legend, and
looks twice as old as all of them put together."
After arrival to Varanasi you will first visit Sarnath,
(also Mrigadava, Migad?ya, Rishipattana, Isipatana) the deer
park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where
the Buddhist Sangha came into existence. Sarnath is located
13 kilometres northeast of Varanasi. Dinner.
25.Mar. /
04.Day :Varanasi-Khajuraho 12.20/13.55
Early morning you will drive from hotel to old city and one
of the Ghats where you will take a boat ride to see sunrise
over Ganges River and hundreds of devotees taking a morning
dip into holly waters of Ganges. Transfer to the airport and
flight to Khajuraho.
One of the most popular tourist destinations in India,
Khajuraho has the largest group of medieval Hindu and Jain
temples, famous for their erotic sculpture. The name
Khajuraho is derived from the Hindi word khajur meaning date
palm. The Khajuraho group of monuments has been listed as a
UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Dinner.
26.Mar./
05.Day:Khajuraho
Khajuraho temples were constructed between 950 and 1050 A.D.
during the reign of Chandel Empire. These temples are
considered the "high point" of Indian architectural genius
in the Medieval period. Originally, there were 85 temples,
of which only 22 still exist. The amazingly short span of
100 years, from 950 AD - 1050 AD, saw the completion of all
the temples, in an inspired burst of creativity.After
breakfast, you will visit East and West group of the
temples, dinner.
27.Mar. / 06.day: Khajuraho-Jhansi-Agra
After breakfast, you will cover the distance of 180 km to
Jhansi railway station where you will board the train for
Agra. On the way to Jhansi, you will have a short stop to
visit Orcha fort and temple. After arrival to Agra in the
evening, you will drive to the hotel, dinner, overnight.
28.Mar./
07.day: Agra-Delhi airport
Breakfast and time to relax by the pool or optional visit to
Taj Mahal and Red Fort ( payable extra).Taj Mahal is one of
the world's wonders, described as the most perfect building
in the world and eternal monument to love and most visited
place in India by both Indians and tourists .After breakfast
you will after short drive visit Red Fort in Agra where
several generations of Indian mughals were ruling to one of
the biggest empire of the world.
In the afternoon, you will be driven towards Delhi
international airport for departure.
29.Mar. /
08.day: International departure
Early morning departure to EU.
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