This discovery journey offers an in-depth panorama of Northern India's best, including an unforgettable visit to the Pushkar Fair, a vibrant annual cattle and camel sale where a kaleidoscope of cultures comes together. Explore a country and culture like no other from a privileged perspective - whether you attend a holy ceremony on the banks of the Ganges in Varanasi, view the Taj Mahal twice in one day to fully capture its beauty or literally live out history when you lodge in former palaces in the Rajasthani cities of Jaipur and Udaipur. http://www.mygola.com/itineraries/india http://www.mygola.com/itineraries/delhi http://www.mygola.com/itineraries/jaipur http://www.mygola.com/itineraries/agra http://www.mygola.com/treasures-of-northern-india/i464

1. Treasures of Northern India

2. Day 1
Qutab Minar
New Delhi
Qutab Minar is another great masterpiece of Mughal architecture. It has a number of floors or storeys
which has beautiful carvings like the one on the tomb of Iltutmish. There are inscriptions all round the
tower and these inscriptions reveal that Iltutmish finised the tower. The ...

3. Day 1
Humayun's Tomb
New Delhi
Built in the middle of the 16th century by the widow of the Mughal emperor Humayun, this tomb
launched a new architectural era of Persian influence, culminating in the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur Sikri. The
Mughals brought to India their love of gardens and fountains and left a legacy ...

4. Day 1
Red Fort
New Delhi
Named for its red-sandstone walls, the Red Fort, near the Yamuna River in Old Delhi, is the greatest of
Delhi's Mughal palace-cities. Built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century, Lal Qila recalls the era of Mughal
power and magnificence—imperial elephants swaying by with their maho ...

5. Day 1
Jama Masjid
New Delhi
An exquisite Islamic statement in red sandstone and marble, India's largest mosque was the last
monument commissioned by Shah Jahan. Completed in 1656 after six years of work by 5,000 laborers, it's
arguably one of the loveliest houses of worship in the world. Three sets of broa ...

6. Day 1
Raj Ghat
New Delhi
After Mohandas K. Gandhi was shot and killed by a Hindu fanatic on January 30, 1948, his body was
cremated on the banks of the Yamuna River. His samadhi, or cremation site, is now a national shrine,
where Indian tourists and pilgrims stream across the peaceful lawn to pay their ...

7. Day 1
Chandni Chowk bazaar
New Delhi
This was Delhi's former imperial avenue, where the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan rode at the head of his
lavish cavalcade. That scene is hard to picture today, as bullock carts, bicycles, shuttle buses. freight carts,
cows, auto-rickshaws, horse-drawn tangas. and pedestrians create ...

8. Day 2
Sarnath Temple
Varanasi
Sarnath is the deer park where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dharma, and where the Buddhist Sangha
came into existence through the enlightenment of Kondanna. Sarnath is located 13 kilometres north-east
of Varanasi, in Uttar Pradesh, India. Singhpur, a village one km away from t ...

9. Day 2
Varanasi Ghats
Varanasi
Spiritual life in Varanasi revolves around the ghats, the long string of bathing steps leading down to the
water on the western bank of the Ganges. Most are used for bathing but there are also several 'burning
ghats' where bodies are cremated in public - the main burning ghat is ...

10. Day 2
Sunrise Boat cruise(City Discovery
Varanasi
tours)
See Varanasi come alive along the banks of the river and people bathing in the holy water and worshiping
the rising sun. Witness the conclusion of life at the riverbank holy cremation grounds. It is believed if you
die in Varanasi you go straight to heaven. This place will be one ...

11. Day 4
Taj Mahal Tours
Shamsabad
The Taj Mahal is one of the most wonderful tourism destinations in India and is aptly considered one of
the greatest wonders of the world. People all over the world desire to see the grandeur of the Taj Mahal
and only a lucky few get to see this wonder in marble. The Taj Mahal si ...

12. Day 4
Agra Fort
Agra
The architecture of this fort—one of the area's 7 World Heritage Sites. along with the Taj Mahal and
Fatehpur Sikri—reflects the collective creative brilliance of Akbar, his son Jahangir, and grandson Shah
Jahan. The structure was built by Akbar on the site of an earlier fort ...

13. Day 5
Buland Darwaza
Fatehpur Sikri
The third gate into the dargah of Khwaja Muin-ud-din Chishti, Buland Darwaza. dates from the 16th
century. It's tall - about 28m high - and whitewashed, and leads into the dargah courtyard.

14. Day 6
Amber Fort
Amer
Surrounded by ramparts, this marvelous fortress is perched on a hill near Maota Lake. Raja Man Singh
began building it in 1592; Mirza Raja Jai Singh and Sawai Jai Singh continued the construction over a
period of 125 years. For centuries the fortress was the capital of the Kachha ...

15. Day 6
Jantar Mantar
Jaipur
Jai Singh II was well aware of European developments in the field of astronomy, and wanted to create one
of the world's finest observatories. He supervised the design and construction of five remarkable facilities
in northern India, of which this is the largest and best preserve ...

16. Day 6
Hawa Mahal
Jaipur
Jaipur's photogenic Palace of Winds was built by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh in 1799 so that the women
of the court could discreetly take some air and watch the activity on the street below. Every story has
semi-octagonal overhanging windows, and each has a perforated screen. Th ...

17. Day 7
Pushkar Fair
Ajmer
The Pushkar Cattle Fair is one of the largest in India and the only one of its kind in the entire world. During
the fair, Lakhs of people from rural India flock to Pushkar, along with camel and cattle for several days of
livestock trading, horse dealing, pilgrimage and religious ...

18. Day 8
City Palace Udaipur
Udaipur
The imposing City Palace, surmounted by balconies, towers and cupolas, and towering over the lake, is
Rajasthan’s largest palace, with a facade 244m long and 30.4m high. A conglomeration of buildings
created by various maharajas, it almost manages to retain a uniformity of desi ...

19. Day 8
Lake Pichola
Udaipur
You can't leave Udaipur without seeing the stunningly romantic Lake Palace. which seems to float serenely
on the waters of Lake Pichola. A vast, white-marble fantasy, the palace has been featured in many Indian
and foreign films, including the James Bond film Octopussy. Unfortuna ...

20. Day 8
Crystal Gallery
Udaipur
There’s a stunning crystal gallery at the Fateh Prakash Palace Hotel, though the admission charge is rather
expensive. Maharaja Sajjan Singh ordered this rare crystal from F&C Osler & Co in England in 1877; he
died before it arrived, and all the items stayed packed up in boxes ...

21. Day 8
Sahelion Ki Bari
Udaipur
Udaipur's famous Garden of the Maidens was founded in the 18th century by Maharana Sangam Singh for
the 48 young ladies-in-waiting who were sent to the royal house as dowry. Back then, men were forbidden
entrance when the queens and their ladies-in-waiting came to relax. The gar ...

22. Day 8
Regal Boat rides(lake cruise)
Udaipur
A visit to Udaipur is incomplete without a boat cruise in Lake Pichola – the historic 14th century lake made
by a local banjara that was extended in the 16th century by Rana Udai Singh II to establish Udaipur, the
‘city of lakes’. For the eco-sensitive: Solar-powered boats ...

23. Day 8
Jag Mandir Palace
Udaipur
Jag Mandir is situated on an island in the middle of famous Lake Pichola, in Udaipur. It was built in the
17th century and used as a pleasure palace by the Maharanas of Mewar. The superb lake setting also
makes Jag Mandir high on romance, and adds to the feel of exclusiveness.

24. Day 9
Eklingji Temple
Eklingji
Housing a manifestation of Shiva, the god who guards the fortunes of the rulers of Mewar, Eklingji is a
lovely marble complex made up of 108 temples, the first of which was built in A.D. 734 by Bappa Rawal,
legendary founder of the Sisodia clan, who ruled the Mewar kingdom for h ...

25. Day 9
Devi Garh
Udaipur
Devi Resorts has two great destinations for travellers to Rajasthan. The award winning Devi Garh Fort
Palace in Udaipur, and the newly launched Devi Ratn that is already generating interest for its
contemporary vision of Indian design. Planned as a spa destination, inspired by th ...

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