Rajasthan Tour 5 Nights / 6 Days from Delhi – Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur

Pickup from Delhi airport, railway station or your hotel and drive to Jaipur on the Delhi – Jaipur highway, with a tea break near Neemrana. Check in, and in the evening visit the Birla Mandir and the old-city bazaars:

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  Neemrana · On the Delhi – Jaipur highway
  Small town with the 15th-century Neemrana fort-palace – tea break on the way.
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  Birla Mandir Jaipur · Laxmi Narayan Temple
  White marble temple at the foot of Moti Dungri, lovely in the evening lights.
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  Johari & Bapu Bazaar · Pink City markets
  Old-city bazaars for jewellery, block-print textiles, mojari shoes and handicrafts.

🌙 Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur

A full day in the Pink City. Start with the Amber Fort above Maota lake, photo stop at the Jal Mahal and the Hawa Mahal, then the City Palace and the Jantar Mantar observatory. Watch the sunset from Nahargarh Fort and end the day with a Rajasthani village evening and dinner at Chokhi Dhani (ticket at your own cost):

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  Amber Fort · UNESCO · Amer
  Hill-top fort-palace of the Kachhwaha kings with the Sheesh Mahal (mirror palace) above Maota lake.
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  Jal Mahal · Water Palace · Man Sagar Lake
  Palace standing in the middle of Man Sagar lake – photo stop on the Amer road.
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  Hawa Mahal · Palace of Winds
  Pink honeycomb façade with 953 small windows, built so royal ladies could watch the street below.
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  City Palace Jaipur · Royal residence
  Palace complex of the Jaipur royal family with museums, the Peacock Gate and Mubarak Mahal.
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  Jantar Mantar · UNESCO · observatory
  Giant stone astronomical instruments of 1734, including the world’s largest sundial.
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  Albert Hall Museum · Ram Niwas Garden
  Indo-Saracenic museum building, beautifully lit in the evening.
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  Nahargarh Fort · Sunset over Jaipur
  Fort on the Aravalli ridge with the best sunset view over the Pink City.
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  Chokhi Dhani · Rajasthani village resort · Tonk Road
  Ethnic village with folk dance, puppet show, camel & bullock-cart rides, mehndi, magic and a traditional Rajasthani dinner served on the floor – evening entry ticket includes dinner (own cost).

🌙 Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur

After breakfast, drive west past Ajmer to Jodhpur, the Blue City at the edge of the Thar desert. Evening at the Clock Tower market below the Mehrangarh Fort:

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  Clock Tower Market · Sardar Market
  Busy old market around the Ghanta Ghar – spices, textiles and bandhej.

🌙 Overnight stay at hotel in Jodhpur

Morning visit to the mighty Mehrangarh Fort and the white marble Jaswant Thada. Then drive through the Aravalli hills to the marble Jain temple of Ranakpur and on to Udaipur, the City of Lakes:

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  Mehrangarh Fort · Jodhpur · Blue City view
  One of India’s largest forts, 120 m above the blue houses of Jodhpur, with a fine museum.
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  Jaswant Thada · Marble cenotaph
  White marble memorial of Maharaja Jaswant Singh II, near Mehrangarh.
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  Ranakpur Jain Temple · 1,444 carved pillars
  White marble Jain temple of the 15th century in the Aravalli forest – no two pillars are alike.

🌙 Overnight stay at hotel in Udaipur

A full day in the City of Lakes – the City Palace on Lake Pichola, the Jagdish Temple, a boat ride to Jag Mandir (own cost), the gardens of Saheliyon ki Bari and the Fateh Sagar lake. In the evening, the folk dance show at Bagore ki Haveli:

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  City Palace Udaipur · On Lake Pichola
  Largest palace complex of Rajasthan, with courtyards, balconies and views over the lake.
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  Jagdish Temple · Udaipur old city
  Carved Indo-Aryan temple of Lord Vishnu of 1651, near the City Palace.
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  Lake Pichola Boat Ride · Lake Palace · Jag Mandir
  Boat ride past the Lake Palace and Jag Mandir island (own cost).
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  Saheliyon ki Bari · Garden of the Maidens
  Royal garden with fountains, lotus pools and marble elephants.
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  Fateh Sagar Lake · Udaipur
  Lake with the Nehru island park, boating and the evening promenade.
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  Bagore ki Haveli · Dharohar dance show
  Old haveli on Gangaur Ghat with the evening Rajasthani folk dance show (own cost).

🌙 Overnight stay at hotel in Udaipur

An early start for the long drive back to Delhi by the Udaipur – Ajmer – Jaipur expressway, with darshan at the Shrinathji temple in Nathdwara on the way (as per darshan timings). Drop at Delhi airport, railway station or hotel late evening:

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  Shrinathji Temple · Nathdwara
  Famous Krishna temple of the Pushtimarg tradition – darshan at fixed times.

Tour ends with happy memories.