Day 1 : Delhi
Meet on arrival in Delhi and transfer to hotel.
Day 2 : Delhi
Morning visit of Old Delhi including bicycle rickshaw ride , and a visit of the textile markets of chandni chowk. Afternoon tour of New Delhi.
Day 3 : Delhi - Lucknow
Early Shatabdi Express train to Lucknow.Afternoon tour of Lucknow. Recommend Avadhi dinner.
Day 4 : Lucknow - Varanasi
Visit of a Chikan kari weaving center and a self employed women’s center famous for its hand embroidery. |
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Day 5 : Varanasi
Late morning tour of Sarnath , then visit the brocade center to see weavers at work weaving pure gold and silver thread silk textiles. Evening boat trip on the Ganges to view the Arti ceremony.
Day 6 : Varanasi – Khajuraho
Early morning boat ride on the Ganges. Visit to merchant wholesale markets to view rich brocades and Benares silks and saris.Fly to Khajuraho. Afternoon tour of the Temples. Evening S & L performance.
Day 7 : Khajuraho - Orchha – Agra
Drive to orchha to visit . early evening shatabdi express from jhansi to agra .
Day 8 Agra
Free morning . visit the agra fort , bazaars,and see inlay marble work . late afternoon visit to the taj mahal and stay for sunset .
Days 9 Agra – fatehpur sikri – jaipur
Revisit the taj mahal after breakfast , then drive to jaipur , stopping on the way to visit fatehpur sikri .
Day 10 Jaipur
Morning amber fort tour on elephant back . afternoon tour of jaipur including the bazaar to see colourful bandhani and leheria textiles.
Days 11 Jaipur
Morning tour to sanganer and baagru to see the fascinating art of tie & dye ( bandhani ) , back printing with wooden blocks and the art of hand-made paper . free afternoon .
Days 12 Jaipur – Udaipur
Morning flight to udaipur city tour of udaipur including the city palace , the crystal gallery, tea / coffee at durbar hall , and a boat ride on lake pichola .
Days 13 Udaipur
Free day
Days 14 udaipur – Ahmedabad ( 250km )
Drive to ahmedabad . afternoon city tour including jama masjid, rani sipri’s mosque,rani rupmati mosque and walk in the old city .
Days 15 Ahmedabad
Morning visit the calico textile museum and utensils, kite museum tribal museum and shreyak filk art nuseum . afternoon visit the dada hari vav – step well , Gandhi ashram .
Days 16 Ahmedabad – Modhera Sun Temple – Patan – Ahmedabad
Full day excursion to modhera sun temple , and patan to see patola weaving .
Days 17 Ahmedabad – Bhuj
Drive west to bhuj and visit the city in the afternoon including the folk arts museum . Days 18 Bhuj
A full day visiting surrounding banni village to see their handicrafts .
Days 19 Bhuj – Chennai – Mamallapuram
Free morning . fly to chennai via mumbai . overnight at nearby mamallapuram .
Days 20 Mamallapuram –Kanchipuram
Visit the temple of mamallapuram and kanchipuram , and the silk industry to kanchipuram .
Days 21 Mamallapuram – Chennai
Free day relax , with a late check out . transfer to the air port . |