Explore Forts and Palaces in Rajasthan Package

• After breakfast, proceed for a full-day city tour of Jaipur, visiting Amber Fort, located 11 km from Jaipur. This fort was the old stronghold of the Kachhwaha clan of Amber. An elephant (subject to availability; alternatively by jeep, on direct payment) will spare you the trouble of climbing up to the fortress. Once on top, stroll through the sprawling complex of courtyards and halls with a well-informed and articulate guide who will regale you with tales of yore.
• Later, visit the City Palace and Jal Mahal of Jaipur. Highlights of the tour include the City Palace, an overwhelming complex of exquisite palaces, gardens, courtyards, decorative art, and carved doorways. Jaipur is a shopper?s paradise, with most bazaars located in the old city, offering a wide range of items to buy, from jewellery (precious and semi-precious stones and handcrafted silver) to textiles, handicrafts, and antiques.
• The afternoon is free for personal exploration or shopping in the colorful and bustling bazaars.
• Overnight stay at your hotel.

• After breakfast, drive to Ranthambore.
• Arrive in Ranthambore and transfer to your hotel.
• The park is one of the finest tiger reserves in the country, where visitors spending a couple of nights are likely to spot the majestic Royal Bengal Tigers.
• It covers 410 sq. km and extends from the easternmost spur of the Aravalli to the Vindhya Range.
• Apart from tigers, you can see herds of Chital and Sambar deer, sounders of wild boar, Nilgai antelope, and Chinkara gazelles.
• There is also a sloth bear, a few leopards, and crocodiles.
• Extensive bird life includes spur fowl, jungle fowl, partridges, quails, crested serpent eagles, woodpeckers, and flycatchers.
• Additionally, there are water birds like storks, ducks, and geese at the lakes and waterholes.
• Evening Jungle Safari (on a direct payment basis) to Ranthambore National Park.
• Overnight at the hotel.

• After breakfast, check out from the hotel and drive to Udaipur.
• En route, visit Chittorgarh.
• Chittorgarh is said to have been originally built by Bhim, one of the Pandavas.
• Though deserted now, impressive reminders of its grandeur still stand.
• See Rana Kumbha?s Palace and Fateh Prakash Palace.
• Visit the 37 m high Jaya Stambh (Tower of Victory) built by Rana Kumbha to commemorate his victory over the Khiljis of Malwa in 1440.
• Also see the 22 m high Keerti Stambh or Tower of Fame, dedicated to Adinath and decorated with figures of various Jain tirthankars.
• Later, continue driving to Udaipur.
• Arrive in Udaipur and transfer to your hotel.
• The rest of the day is at leisure.
• Overnight stay at your hotel.

• After breakfast, proceed for a half-day city tour of Udaipur, visiting the City Palace and Museum.
• The City Palace is the largest palace complex in India, showcasing a blend of Mughal and Rajput influences.
• Also, see the 17th-century Jagdish Temple.
• Drive around Fatehsagar Lake.
• Visit Sahelion ki Bari, the Garden for the Maids of Honour, an ornamental pleasure garden featuring fountains and marble kiosks.
• Later, visit the Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandir, also known as the Folk Art Museum.
• In the evening, take a boat ride (on direct payment) on Lake Pichola, which is 4 km long and 3 km wide.
• Lake Pichola is fringed with hills, palaces, havelis, ghats, embankments, and temples, offering spectacular views of the city.
• Visit Jag Mandir Island, home to the exquisite Gul Mahal Pavilion.
• The evening is free for personal exploration or shopping in the colorful and bustling bazaars.
• Overnight stay at your hotel.

• After breakfast, drive to Jodhpur, visiting Ranakpur en route, which is the largest Jain temple complex in India and dates back to the 15th century.
• The main temple is dedicated to Adinath, the first Tirthankar.
• Intricate carvings detail mythological figures, patterns, and motifs on the walls, pillars, and domes.
• Surya Temple and other Jain temples are side attractions. (Temples open only at 12:00 PM. Leather belts, footwear, bare legs, and black clothing are not allowed.)
• Later, continue driving to Jodhpur. Arrive at the Blue City, Jodhpur, and transfer to your hotel.
• An oasis in the arid Thar Desert, Jodhpur is the second largest city in the state of Rajasthan.
• Visit Sardar Bazaar and Clock Tower markets, where you can see the vegetable, spice, Indian sweets, textile, and silver markets.
• These colorful markets, with tiny shops, dot the narrow lanes replete with woodcarvings, wrought iron, lacquer work, silver and ivory ornamentation, and leather handicrafts.
• The evening is free to walk around in the colorful and bustling bazaars for personal exploration or shopping.
• Overnight stay at your hotel.

After breakfast proceed for half day city tour of Jodhpur. Visit the Meherangarh Fort, situated on a low sandstone hill. The palace apartments like Sukh Mahal, Phool Mahal, and Sheesh Mahal etc are beautifully decorated and house Jewellery, costumes, armoury, palanquins, howdahs, and other remnants of the past. See the Jaswant Thada, an imposing marble memorial to Maharaja Jaswant Singh II built in 1899.

Later drive to Jaisalmer; Arrive Jaisalmer and transfer to your hotel. The havelis, built by merchants of the 19th century, are exquisitely carved from golden-yellow sandstone and are still in beautiful condition. The fort built by Rawal Jaisal in the 12th century, stands on the 80-meter-high Trikuta hill, with beautifully carved Jain temples. The annual desert festival takes place in January and February each year and is a riot of colour and activity. Jaisalmer is also famous for its embroidery, Rajasthani mirror work, rugs, and blankets, antique, silver jewellery, and stonework and camel safaris. Evening is free to walk around in the colorful and bustling bazaars for personal exploration or shopping. Overnight stay at your Hotel.

• After breakfast, leave for the city tour of Jaisalmer.
• Visit the famous havelis (mansions) known for their frescoes.
• The most elaborate and magnificent of all the Jaisalmer havelis is the Patwaon Ki Haveli, built by five Jain brothers between 1800 and 1860.
• Salim Singh Ki Haveli and Nathmal Ki Haveli are the other two havelis that are open to visitors.
• Built in 1156 by the Bhatti ruler Jaisal, the fort stands atop the 80 m high Trikuta hill.
• Within the fort complex are the beautifully carved Jain temples built between the 12th and 15th centuries.
• The Maharawals (rulers) of Jaisalmer were devout Hindus but were tolerant of Jainism and encouraged art and religion.
• There are seven temples in the complex: Chandraprabhu, Parasnath, Shitalnath, Sambhavnath, Shantinath, Kunthunath, and Rikhabdev Temple.
• The temples are all connected by a series of corridors and walkways.
• In the evening, proceed for the excursion to Sam Sand Dunes.
• Located 42 kilometers from Jaisalmer, Sam Sand Dunes is the closest point to witness the vast sandy desert.
• You can also see the patterns and motifs created by the shifting sands and air.
• Moreover, Sam Sand Dunes provide an unforgettable experience of camel rides and sunset views.
• Overnight stay at your hotel.

• After breakfast, check out from the hotel.
• Drive to Jodhpur.
• Arrive in Jodhpur.
• Transfer to Jodhpur Airport or Railway Station to board your flight or train for your onward journey to the next destination.