This New Year tour India is a 5-night program encompassing Delhi & Agra. The tour includes a Taj Mahal Tour, a New Delhi city tour, an Old Delhi tour and a visit to Akshardham with its musical fountain in the evening. The tour not only gives you a great insight into the country’s capital but also gives you ample free time to explore the New Year markets & the city itself. The New Year Tour has special offers with luxury hotels like The Oberoi & Andaz by Hyatt Aerocity. A Special New Year offer for India is an opportunity to indulge in luxury in hotels like The Oberoi Gurgaon & The Oberoi New Delhi.
New Delhi
New Delhi
Arrive at New Delhi’s ‘IGI International Airport’. Meet with our company representative, warm welcome with fresh flower garlands & then transfer to hotel.
Overnight at hotel.
Delhi
Mystery, magic, mayhem. Welcome to Delhi, City of Djinns, and 25 million people. Like an eastern Rome, India’s capital is littered with the relics of lost empires. Modern Delhi is a chaotic tapestry of medieval fortifications, Mughal mausoleums, dusty bazaars, colonial-era town planning, and mega malls.
Breakfast at hotel.
Sightseeing of Old Delhi
Overnight at hotel.
Old Delhi Sightseeing – DL5
Raj Ghat – A simple black-marble platform marks the spot where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated following his assassination in 1948.
Jama Masjid: A calm respite from the surrounding mayhem, One of India’s largest mosque can hold a mind-blowing 25,000 people.
You will embark on your local ride from now onto a Rickshaw ride for Old Delhi Market.
Cruising past the amazing Spice Market, Silver Market & market for shopping of wedding stuff. This ride brings you in the middle of the chaos that is Old Delhi & then swiftly takes you back to your vehicle.
Red Fort (drive pass): A drive pass Red Fort in Delhi, converted into a barracks by the British, this massive fort is a sandstone carcass of its former self, but it still conjures a picture of the splendor of Mughal Delhi.
Breakfast at hotel.
Sightseeing of New Delhi with musical fountain at Akshardham Temple
Overnight at hotel.
New Delhi Sightseeing – DL4
Breakfast at hotel, and then start for sightseeing.
Qutub Minar: is a soaring, 73 m-high tower of victory, built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak immediately after the defeat of Delhi’s last Hindu kingdom. The tower has five distinct storeys, each marked by a projecting balcony and tapers from a 15 m diameter at the base to just 2.5 m at the top.
Lotus Temple(Photography Stop): Designed by Iranian-Canadian architect Fariburz Sahba in 1986. Styled after a lotus flower, with 27 immaculate whitemarble petals, the temple was created to bring diverse faiths together. (closed on Monday)
Humayun’s Tomb: The most perfectly proportioned and captivating of Delhi’s mausoleums, Humayun’s tomb seems to float above the gardens that surround it. This monument strongly influenced the Taj Mahal.
India Gate, Rashtrapati Bhawan & Parliament Street: A drive past Lutyen Delhi’s major monuments, a symbol of the colonial development in the capital.
(Note: This is a high security area & access to roads are many a times restricted. Hence the panoramic ride is subject to all security clearances)
Sikh Temple Bangla Sahib: Topped by golden domes, this handsome white-marble gurdwara was constructed at the site where the eighth Sikh guru, Harkrishan Dev, stayed before his death in 1664.
Agrasen ki Baoli: A remarkable thing to discover among the office towers southeast of Connaught Place, this atmospheric 14th-century step-well was once set in rural land, till the city grew up around it; 103 steps descend to the bottom, flanked by arched niches.
Akshardham Temple with musical fountain – DL8
Swaminarayan Akshardham in New Delhi epitomizes 10,000 years of Indian culture in all its breathtaking grandeur, beauty, wisdom an d bliss. It brilliantly showcases the essence of India’s ancient architecture, traditions and timeless spiritual messages. The Akshardham experience is an enlightening journey through India’s glorious art, values and contributions for the progress, happiness and harmony of mankind.
Musical Fountain – Circle of Life (Evenings at Sunset – 15 min.)
A spectacular musical fountain show that depicts the cycle of birth, life, and death as described in Indian philosophy.
(Note: Akshardham remains closed on Mondays, all leather items such as belts, bags, leather clothing are not permitted. The temple doesn’t allow any electronics such as mobile phone, cameras, laptops, ipads, pagers etc.)
Breakfast at hotel.
Drive to Agra.Visit Agra Fort on arrival.
Lunch in Agra in 5star hotel.
Later Visit, Taj Mahal
Return to Gurgaon (Delhi NCR), shopping malls city of India.
Overnight at hotel.
Agra
Agra has been immortalized as the City of the Taj. Yet, it doesn’t take much for the roving eye to discover that there’s more to Agra than just the fabled Taj Mahal. The city is a virtual gateway to a world of discovery. A freeze-frame from a resplendent era that’s long since gone by.
Agra Fort – AG3
Agra Fort: Built by Akbar in 1565 A.D, this Fort is a masterpiece of design and construction. Within the Fort are a number of exquisite buildings, including Moti Masjid, Diwan-i-Aam, Diwan-i-Khas etc.
Taj Mahal Sightseeing – AG4
Post Lunch, visit the Taj Mahal: Taj Mahal was built by a grief stricken Emperor Shah Jahan as a memorial to his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. The Taj Mahal is phenomenal not in its beauty alone that shines forth, but in the deep planning and design that went into its making, and the ethereal idea of immortalizing love. Delicate carvings in marble vie with gorgeous pietra dura for attention.Lapis-lazuli, Cornelian, Mother of pearl, Agate and Emerald are inlaid in floral and geometrical patterns in the marble itself. (Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays)
Breakfast at hotel. Day free for shopping malls and markets of Gurgaon.
Overnight at hotel.
Breakfast at hotel. Transfer to airport as per flight
