No. of Days :- (08 Nights / 09 Days )

Places to be covered :- Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Delhi

Day 1 / Arrival Delhi
Arrive airport at Delhi, meet Canter Tours representative there transfer to the hotel for overnight stay.

Day 2 / Delhi
In the morning after relaxed breakfast sightseeing tour of New Delhi where ornate buildings recall the days when India was the Jewel in the crown of the British empire. Visit the 11th century Qutab Minar, India Gate and the grand government buildings, the President’s House, Red fort, Mahatama Gandhi Memorial. Also visit Laxmi Narayan temple popularly known as Birla Temple. Overnight stay in Delhi.

Day 3 / Delhi - Jaipur
In the morning pick up from hotel & transfer to railway station to board the air-conditioned train to Jaipur. Breakfast in the train. Arrive Jaipur and transfer to hotel thereafter sight seeing tour of Jaipur covering:
JANTAR MANTAR - This is the largest and the best preserved of the five observatories built by Jai Singh II in different parts of the country. This observatory consisting of outsized astronomical instruments is still in use.
CITY PALACE - A delightful blend of Mughal and traditional Rajasthani architecture, the City Palace sprawls over one-seventh of the area in the walled city. It houses the Chandra Mahal, Shri Govind Dev Temple and the City Palace Museum.
HAWA MAHAL - The ornamental facade of this "Palace of Winds" is a prominent landmark in Jaipur. Their five-storey structures of sandstone plastered pink encrusted with fine trelliswork and elaborate balconies. The palace has 953 niches and windows. Built in 1799 by Pratap Singh, the Mahal was a royal grandstand for the palace women. Overnight stay in Jaipur.

Day 4 / Jaipur- Agra
In the morning visit the majestic Amber Fort, is one that cannot be easily described. Ride up on Elephants to the former capital of the royals set against the backdrop of the wooded hills. Thereafter proceed Agra enroute visiting Fatehpur Sikri-a perfectly preserved red sandstone “ghost town” which was the estranged capital of mughal emperor Akbar, built in 1569 and deserted when its water supply failed. Arrive Agra & transfer to hotel. Evening at leisure. Overnight stay in Agra.

Day 5 / Agra-Varanasi
In the morning at sunrise visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created. 20,000 men laboured for over 17 years to build this memorial to Shah Jahan's beloved wife, Also visit the Red fort - the rusty and majestic red- sandstone fort of Agra stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar in 1566. At the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall of red-sandstone with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back, the Emperor heard public petitions. At the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where marble pavilions with floral inlays lend an ethereal ambience, the Emperor sat on his gem-studded peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms. Thereafter transfer to railway station to board the overnight train to Varanasi.

Day 6 / Varanasi
Arrive Varanasi, said to be the India’s most sacred city situated on the western bank of the holy river Ganga. It is also the oldest living city in the world. As a place for devotion and worship, with hundreds of temples dotting the city, sunrise on the river front as seen from a boat can be a spiritually uplifting sight. It has a fascination uniquely its own, a quality of sublime beauty, a timeless eternal appeal. Varanasi is the city which cannot be described, only experienced. Thereafter sight seeing of Varanasi  covering Temples, Aurangazeb’s Mosque and one of the biggest university of India. Evening view “Aarti” ceremony on the Ghats. Overnight stay in Varanasi.

Day 7/ Varanasi
In the morning boat cruise at the river Ganges to observe the way of life of pilgrims by the Ghats. Thereafter excursion to Sarnath, 10kms. East of Varanasi, is one of the Buddhism’s major centers of India. After attaining enlightenment, the Buddha came to Sarnath where he gave his first sermon. Visit the deer park and the museum and thereafter return to Varanasi overnight stay in hotel.

Day 8 / Varanasi - Delhi ( By Flight )
In the morning after a relaxed breakfast transfer to airport for flight to Delhi. Reach Delhi & transfer to hotel for overnight stay.

Day 9 / Departure
Transfer to airport for onward flight.