Maharajas & Palaces of Rajasthan

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Night 1: France – Delhi


Welcome at Delhi International Airport by a representative speaking of our agency and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

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Day 1: Delhi - Shekhawati(270 kilometer / 5 Hours)


The morning breakfast and departure by car to Mandawa. Visit the village in the heart of Shekhawati region rich in hundreds of havelis, patrician houses frescoed naive. Night in a charming hotel.

Day 2 : Shekhawati - Bîkaner (190 kilometer / 4 Hours)


After breakfast, continue the journey to Bikaner.
Visit the Junagarh fort, which contains beautiful sculptures, weapons, objects of lacquered wood and products of local handicrafts. The palaces of former Maharajas and some temples are located within this impressive temple of rats.
En route you will visit the Temple of Rats to Deshnokh. The temple of Karni Mata Deshnokh: This temple is unique. Only place where people come from all over India to venerate and admire rats walking around freely and where devotees bow down to the appearance of a white rat. Steel nets have even been placed on top of the open spaces to protect the gorgeous doves flying and other predators like cats or prowling around an aviary! This temple was built in the fifteenth century, the huge doors carved in silver and pure white marble covering the facade were offered by Maharaja Ganga Singh of Bikaner in the early twentieth century.
Arrive Bikaner and transfer to hotel. Overnight at hotel.

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Day 3 :Bîkaner – Jaisalmer (360 kilometer / 6 Hours)


After breakfast, drive to Jaisalmer.
Arrival and transfer to hotel.
In the evening discovering Bada Bagh, where a group of sanctuaries of the princes of Jaisalmer, particularly noticeable at sunset.
Overnight at hotel.

Day 4 : Jaisalmer


Day dedicated to the discovery of Jaisalmer.Entourée walls and topped by an imposing castle of the twelfth century, Jaisalmer us into medieval India the proud Rajput princes. Out of town, visit the pond Gadi Sagar, whose beautiful gate was commissioned by a famous courtesan. Visit the citadel and beautiful Jain temples of the fifteenth century yellow sandstone. City tour and havelis of low Nath Mal and Patwa haveli which are very impressive for their beautiful balconies and stone work. Lunch.
In the late afternoon you will go in the wilderness of Khuri or Sam and will ride a camel.
Return to hotel for the night.

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Day 5 : Jaisalmer - Jodhpur (280 kilomètres / 6 Heures)


Breakfast and drive to Jodhpur.
Arrival and visit the Mehrangarh Fort. Jodhpur is the city most typical of Rajasthan, dominated by its huge high: the Mehrangarh Fort, "Fort of Majesty." The fort contains several palaces transformed into a vast museum. Visit the harem and the room with cribs, the hall of mirrors, royal palanquins to the room and you can admire the "howdah" (platform used to mount the elephants). Then you visit the white marble cenotaph of Jaswant Thada. Overnight at hotel.

Day 6 : Jodhpur – Ranakpur- Udaipur (280 kms / 6 heures)


Departure for Udaipur. En route, visit Ranakpur, famous for its Jain temples. Visit the temple of Adinath and will be seduced by the beauty and complexity of its architecture.
Lunch at Ranakpur and continuation of the road to Udaipur.
Arrival and installation

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Day 7: Udaipur


After breakfast, departure to visit the city.
Udaipur was founded in the sixteenth century by Prince Udai Singh, is perhaps the most romantic city in Rajasthan, built between lakes and hills. In the morning visit the City Palace (most courses, theaters and galleries are transformed into a museum), the Bapu Bazaar (where you can see artisans at work) and garden Shaelion Ki Bari (Theatre Royal celebrations in the past).
In the evening boat ride on Lake Pichola.
Dinner and Overnight at hotel.

Day 8 : Udaipur - Pushkar (210 kilometer / 4 Hours)


Breakfast at hotel and departure to Pushkar, a Hindu religious city.
Arrival and accommodation at the hotel. Late in the afternoon city tour, the only Bramha temple in the world. Then visit the Pushkar Lake.
Overnight at hotel.

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Day 9: Pushkar - Jaipur (140 kilometer / 2 Hours)


Breakfast at hotel and departure for Jaipur. Arrive Jaipur and transfer to hotel. In the late afternoon and evening stroll through the many colorful bazaars of the city. Overnight at hotel



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This tours can be done by individual and in groups of several people.
It is also possible, if desired, to prepare a custom tours.