| Beijing(Arrive) - Lhasa - Katmandu - Varanasi - Khajuraho - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi(Departure) |
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| Day 01: Arrival in Beijing |
| Our guide will pick you up at Beijing airport and transfer to the hotel. The rest of the day is on your own to explore the city.
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| Day 02: Beijing |
Visit the Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven. (B+L) |
| Day 03: Beijing |
| Visit the Badaling Great Wall, the Ming Tomb and the Summer Palace. (B+L)
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Day 04: Beijing - Lhasa |
Take a morning flight to Lhasa where the altitude is 3,650 meters above sea level. Transfer to the hotel and acclimatize yourself to the high altitude in the afternoon. (B)
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| Day 05: Lhasa |
| Visit the magnificent Potala Palace, the Sera Monastery, the Norbulingka Park and a Tibetan family. (B+L)
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| Day 06: Lhasa |
| Visit the Jokhang Temple, the thriving bazaar of the Barkhor Street, the Tibet Museum, the Tibetan Traditional Medicine Hospital and the Carpet Factory. (B+L)
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| Day 07: Lhasa - Katmandu |
| Take a flight to Katmandu and transfer to the hotel. Visit Katmandu Durbar Square, Swayambhunath Pagoda, Buddhanilkantha Temple and Bouddhanath Stupa. (B+L) |
| Day 08: Katmandu |
| Visit Pashupatinath Temple and Bhaktapur City. (B+L)
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| Day 09: Katmandu - Varanasi |
Morning is free. Take a flight to Varanasi. A traditional Indian welcome awaits your arrival. Then transfer to the hotel. Visit Sarnath in the afternoon. Attend the Puja ceremony on the river Ganges with boat ride on the river Ganges in the evening. (B)
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| Day 10: Varanasi - Khajuraho |
| Enjoy a boat ride on river Ganges at Sunrise to see the devout praying and bathing on the Ghats (Banks), with funeral pyres burning in the distance. Have the city tour through the narrow lanes and visit some temples. Take a flight to Khajuraho and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
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| Day 11: Khajuraho - Agra |
Visit the architectural marvels of”the Khajuraho Temples" that are celebrated their Millennium. Later leave for Jhansi to board Shatabdi Express for Agra. Upon arrival in Agra, our guide will pick you up at the railway station and transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
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| Day 12: Agra |
In the early morning, visit the Taj Mahal by Sunrise - a unique symbol of eternal love and one of the "Wonders of the World". Also visit the Agra Fort. Afternoon is free. (B+L)
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| Day 13: Agra - Jaipur |
Leave for Jaipur en route visiting Fatehpur Sikri - the Ghost capital of the Mughal Emperor Akbar, Fatehpur Sikri - about 40 kilometers from Agra, built entirely of red sandstone and now declared as a World Heritage Monument. Upon arrival in Jaipur, transfer to the hotel. (B+L)
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| Day 14: Jaipur |
Visit the fairy tale like Amer Fort, as you ascend the hill like a Maharaja, on the back of an elephant or jeep. The fort is very unique and has very impressive private halls with inlayed convex mirrors. In the afternoon, visit the City Palace of the Jaipur Maharaja, the Honeycomb designs Hawa Mahal and the amazingly accurate Jantar Mantar stone observatory. (B+L)
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| Day 15: Jaipur - Delhi |
| Drive to Delhi and transfer to the hotel. (B+L) |
| Day 16: Delhi |
| You will have a full day city tour of Old & New Delhi which includes the Raj Ghat, the Jama Masjid, the Red Fort and the fabled Chandni Chowk. On the way back to the hotel, stop at the National Crafts Museum, with its village life setting and craftsmen from different parts of India. The city tour of New Delhi includes the Qutab Minar, Emperor Humayun's Tomb, India Gate, the Houses of Parliament and the Presidential Palace. (B+L) |
| Day 17: Delhi |
| After breakfast, departure transfer to International airport. (B) |
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