ITINERARY FOR Taj Mahal Marathon GROUP – 1
CANCELLED
5 days
Price for tour group 1:
Price: USD 1380,- per person sharing
Single room surcharge USD 390,-
Day 1 (March 6th) – Arrival in Delhi Arrival
in Delhi.
You are met at the airport in Delhi and transferred to your hotel. Rest of the day
at leisure on your own.
Day 2 (March 7th) – Agra
After breakfast we drive to Agra. Lunch will be served at midway restaurant. After
a drive of 5 hours we arrive in Agra. On arrival we will be transferred to our hotel.
In the afternoon we proceed for guided sight seeing of Agra City covering Agra Fort.
Rest of the evening will be at leisure. Dinner will be served at the hotel.
Day 3 (March 8th) – Agra, Race Day
Today we wake up early for the day at 4:30 AM. Breakfast at 5 AM and departure from
the Hotel at 5:30 AM. We go to the Taj Mahal and have a group photo taken in front
of this impressive building. We leave from Taj Mahal at 6:30 to walk 5 mininutes
to reach the Taj Khema hilltop from where The Taj Mahal Marathon – 2008 will start
at 7 AM.
The marathon runners and spectators will be driven to the Taj Mahal parking lounge
from there we change to the Battery vehicles to the Gate of Taj Mahal.
After the marathon we walk to the parking lounge where from all the runners and
participants will be driven to their respective hotels. At 7 PM we all be drive
from the respective hotels for the Gala Dinner. After Gala Dinner we all drive back
to the respective hotels for well deserved good night sleep.
Day 4 (March 9th) - Agra - Jaipur
After breakfast we proceed for a guided sight seeing tour of the famous Taj Mahal.
After this we drive to the capital of Rajasthan, Jaipur, popularly known as the
'pink city' because of the pink-colored buildings in its old city. Maharaja Jai
Singh II who ruled from 1699-1744 founded the city in 1727.
En-route we visit magnificent fortified ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri, which was
the capital of the Mughal Empire between 1571 and 1585, during the reign of Emperor
Akbar. Fatehpur Sikri, the 'Perfect City', was constructed in honor of the Sufi
mystic Sheikh Salem Chishti, who Akbar credited with bringing him an heir. Then
we proceed for Jaiipur. On arrival we will check in at our hotel.
In the afternoon we proceed for guided tour to the Hawa Mahal, or Palace of the
Winds. Constructed in 1799, this is one of Jaipur's major landmarks, although it
is actually little more than a facade. It was originally built to enable ladies
of the royal household to watch the everyday life and processions of the city. We
stop here for a brief photo-session before we proceed to the Jantar Mantar (Observatory)
& City Palace complex in the heart of the old city. Of the nine blocks in the
city plan, two were apportioned for the palace. It is almost a city within a city.
The City Palace is a superb marriage of the Rajput and Mughal Architecture. Dinner
will be served at the hotel.
Day 5 (March 10th) -Jaipur - Delhi
After breakfast we start our guided excursion tour to Amber Fort, 11 km North East
of Jaipur. Instead of climbing the many steps leading up to the fort, we will take
an elephant ride to the main entrance of the fort. After Amber Fort we drive back
to Delhi. Lunch will be served at city restaurant. After lunch we will proceed for
sightseeing tour of Sir Edward Lutyens' New Delhi, the garden city built in 1911
by the British. We also visit the Birla Mandir Laxminarayan temple, the President's
House, the India Gate, Jama Masjid Mosque and finally we take a cycle rickshaw ride
through the by-lanes of Chandni Chowk.
After the sightseeing tour we will be transferred to a hotel where we can wash and
change before having a late night dinner. After dinner we will be transferred to
International airport for our flight home.
NOTE: If your flight is not scheduled to leave until the next day and you would
prefer to have a good nights rest, please let us know and we can book a room for
you for a small additional surcharge.
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