India Temple Tour Package Duration - 24 Nights / 25 Days

Destinations Covered - Delhi - Ajmer - Jaipur - Agra - Khajuraho - Varanasi - Delhi - Haridwar - Rishikesh - Bhubneshwar - Puri - Chennai - Madurai - Rameswaram - Trichy - Tanjore - Pondicherry - Chennai

Day 01: Arrive Delhi
Transfer to hotel overnight at hotel.

Day 02: Delhi
Morning after breakfast, drive towards Chattarpur temple, on the outskirts of South of Delhi. Visit the temple and embark on the tour of Delhi visiting Qutub Minar, India Gate, Humayun Tomb and Birla Temple. In the afternoon,move on to the bustling Old Delhi a contrast to new part of town, visit Jama Masjid, Red Fort and Gandhi Memorial and if you are adventurous type, take a short ride of the bustling and hyper active market of Old Delhi on a cycle Rickshaw, weaving in and out. Later return to hotel.

Day 03: Delhi - Ajmer (By train) 3hrs 40minutes
Early morning transfer to the train station to catch SHATABDI EXPRESS your correspondence to Ajmer. Breakfast on board the train. Arrive Ajmer and drive towards Pushkar. It is believed that Lord Brahma (the Creator) and his wife Saraswati performed a ritual. We visit the only Brahma temple of the world.

Pushkar is the world famous for its cattle fair held each year in the month of October/November. Ajmer is holy city for Muslims. Memorial built in fond remembrance of Khwaja Muin ud Din Chisti where the pilgrims, beside Muslim from all over India throng during the festival times.

Day 04: AJMER - JAIPUR - 90 kms
Drive Jaipur in the morning Visit Pink city starting with observatory Jantar Mantar built in 1727 by Sawai Maharaja Jai Singh II who was a mathematician, an astronomer an astrologer and a great musician of his era. He built five observatories throughout India including one in Delhi as of now, only the one at Jaipur is functional.

Continue your tour visit City Palace which houses a collection of paintings also in the painting gallery and of course a collection of arms and ammunitions.

Day 05: Jaipur Amber Fort - drive Agra via Fatehpur sikri
After breakfast check out en route to Agra stop and visit Amber Fort Ascent the hilltop location of this Fort on a Elephant back; See the marvelous Shish mahal built in the 17th century in a fusion style of Hindu and Islamic art.

Arrive Fatehpur Sikri by late afternoon. Visit this abandoned city built by the Mughal emperor Akbar in the second half of the 16th century. Fatehpur Sikri was built by Akbar after his Hindu wife bore him the long awaited son who was born after the renowned sufi saint Salim Chisti blessed Akbar's hindu wife with a son. Continue towards Agra and reach Agra by early evening. Relax at your hotel.

Day 06: Agra
Early morning Taj Mahal is magical ,changing it's color to golden rays of the morning sun. This edifice built in memory of the wife of Shah Jahan, Taj is a memorial of his beautiful wife Mumtaz Mahal . It monument took 20,000 people and 22 years to make this marvel designed by Persian architect Ustad Isa.

Continue to drive to Agra Fort built by Akbar, very similar to the one in Delhi visit the diwane Am and Diwane khas and view the Taj from where where imprisoned Shah Jahan, used to view its favorite queen memorial.

Day 07: Agra - Brindavan - Mathura - Agra
Morning drive towards Mathura, a short distance from Agra lies Mathura and Brindavan both the cities are revered due to world famous temple of Lord Krishna. Mathura happens to be Lord Krishna's birth place and Brindavan where the Lord spent his childhood. In Mathura you will visit the temple Krishna Janambhoomi and the mosque built by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb along the walls of the temple.

Visit the government museum Then move to Brindavan to witness the evening prayers at the lord Krishna temple and after dinner return to Agra.
Day 08: Agra -Khajuraho via Jhansi and Orchha (By train and surface)
In time transfer to the station to catch your train to Jhansi. which is a 2 hours journey Arrive and transfer by surface to Orchha. En route we stop for lunch . Move on to Khajuraho. Arrive Khajuraho and transfer to hotel. Later visit the Eastern Group temples Overnight at hotel

Day 09: Khajuraho - Varanasi - Fly
Morning visit the Western group of temples. Depart airport to connect flight to Varanasi. The eternal sacred city of Hindus and the oldest living city.

Upon arrival in Varanasi visit Sarnath the sacred city for the Buddhist all over the world. It was here that Lord Buddha preached his first sermon to his first five disciples. Also worth visiting is the museum with artifacts dating back to 3rd century BC. Visit the nearby ruins of the ancient seat of learning in Sarnath.
Arrive hotel and check in at hotel

Day 10: Varanasi - Delhi - Haridwar - Rishikesh
Before the sun rise we arrive at river Ganges for a boat ride where one can witness the ablutions of the Hindus . The boat ride covers Dasashwamedh Ghat and ends at Manikarnika Ghat Visit Vishwanath temple. Return to your hotel for breakfast. Check out in time for transfer to the catch your flight to Delhi.

Upon arrival in the morning in Delhi we drive straight to Haridwar, to offer our obeisance and visit this temple town of the Hindus.

See Har ki Pauri where Mahakumbh takes place every twelve years . Visit the temples in the vicinity of river Ganges. Continue towards Rishikesh and see the Ram Jhula and Laxman Jhula. Also visit the ashram on the Ganges. Overnight at Rishikesh.

Day 11: Rishikesh
Relax and unwind in the holy city of Rishikesh and visit the surroundings or spend time at the various ashram learning about Yoga.

Day 12: Rishikesh - Delhi
Morning Visit the Temple and Drive back to Delhi. Arrive Delhi and transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit newly built and one of the biggest temple complex in Delhi, Akshardham Temple,(resembles the one in Gujarat) .After your encounter with divinity, we will bring you back to Hotel.

Day 13: Delhi - Bhubneshwar - Puri
Morning in time to reach airport to connect flight for Bhubneshwar and upon arrival into Bhubneshwar, you are transferred to your resort in Puri. leave for a full day excursion to Puri see the world famous Jagannath temple where millions of pilgrims throng during the Rath Yatra. A festival when the Lord comes out to change his clothes and have a bath and thus the procession. Millions of pilgrims pull the mammoth chariot by the help of a rope tied on to the chariot. This is an awesome sight.

Day 14: Puri - Konark - Raghurajpur - Pipli - Dhauli- Puri
Continue towards Konark to witness the architectural wonder of man. See the sun Temple that is built out of stone and shaped like a chariot with 24 wheels via After witnessing poetry in Rock we will move to Raghurajpur, Pipli, Dhauli & Heerapur villages. Explore local temples in the city including the famous and sacred Lingaraj temple and the Rajarani temple. excursion to Nuapatna (Weaving Village) & Sadeibarini ( Dokra Metal work village)

Day 15: Puri - Bhubneshwar (surface) Bhubneshwar - Chennai ( Fly )
In the morning depart to Airport to connect flight to Chennai. Arrive Chennai and transfer to hotel (direct flight operates thrice a week) Arrive and check in to hotel.

Day 16: Chennai
Full day Mamallapuram and Kanchipuram - Temple visit. Morning drive to Mamallapuram en route visiting Kanchipuram,. located about 76km southwest of Chennai, this temple town is reputed to be the 'City of a Thousand Temples' and is one of the seven holiest cities of India. it was successively the capital of the Pallavas, Cholas, and the Vijayanagar rulers. enjoy the beach and explore the temples of Mamallapuram.

Day 17: Chennai - Madurai Fly
Depart airport in time to connect flight to Madurai. On arrival you will be transferred to the hotel. Madurai is one of South India's oldest cities and the second largest of Tamil Nadu. Known as the Athens of the East.
Day 18: Madurai sightseeing
Morning you will take the tour of the City It has been a center of learning and pilgrimage for centuries. Tamil and Greek documents record its existence from the 4th century BC. The seat of Tamil learning. It's most famous landmark, the Meenakshi temple was build by the Nayaks. Most important places of Hindu pilgrimage. Temple is the very center of Madurai residents cultural and religious life. Overnight.

Day 19: Madurai - Rameswaram surface 160 kms approx
Rameswaram (also spelt as Rameswaram) is a pilgrimage center of nationwide importance, as Rama is said to have worshipped Shiva here on his way back from Sri Lanka. The temple is in the island of Rameswaram, the Banares of the South, connected to the mainland by a bridge. The deity here constitutes one of the 12 Jyotirlingas of India. Visit the temple. Overnight at Rameswaram

Day 20: Rameswaram - Madurai
Today you check out and drive back to Madurai. The balance of the day is free to relax or visit the Meenakshi temple. Overnight.

Day 21: Madurai - Trichy Surface 120 kms
City known for it's educational institutions, industries and temples. It is shortly called as "Tiruchi" or "Trichy". The famous monument is the Rock Fort Temple, a spectacular monument perched on a massive rocky out crop which rises abruptly from the plain to tower over the old city.

Day 22: Trichy - Tanjore - Surface 65 kms approx
Morning we check out to embark on our surface journey to Tanjore, also known as Thanjavur. Thanjavur district, the ' Rice Bowl ' of Tamil Nadu, is also known for its exquisite handicrafts, bronzes and South Indian Musical Instruments. Prominent temples are the Brihadishwara temple at Thanjavur,

Day 23: Tanjore - Chidambaram via Kumbakonam - Pondicherry Surface 180 kms
Tamil Nadu is a land of temples. Various temples of the Shaiva, Vaishnava and Sakta styles can be seen. Most of these temples are rock temples with huge Gopurams and wide Prakarams, with numerous elegant sculptures and paintings adorning the walls and ceiling

Every temple can boast of something unique. Apart from the sculptures on the temple walls, every temple has the Mula Vigraham (main deity) and other side deities as well as the Utsava Murtis (processional deities). Chidambaram, Kumbakonam, Srirangam, Overnight at Pondicherry

Day 24: Pondicherry
In Pondicherry to explore the French colonial influence on this serene town ,close to the sea, relax and explore the city at your own pace.

Day 25: Pondicherry - Chennai Surface 165 kms & Fly Homebound
Morning Drive to Chennai airport in time to connect for your flight for onward destination