Temples of the North & Central India - PI-0336
Day 1: Delhi
Monday, February 10, 2025 - Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Arrive Delhi international airport.Met & assisted by our representative to transfer to hotel.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 2: Delhi
Tuesday, February 11, 2025 - Wednesday, February 12, 2025
After breakfast, full day guided sightseeing of old & New Delhi covering
Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Chawri Bazar walk, Laxmi Narayan temple (Birla Mandir),
India Gate, President'\s house, Humayun'\s Tomb, Qutab Minar. Evening visit to the Chattarpur temple - dedicated to goddess Durga, while you can also worship Shiva, Vishnu, Lakshmi or Ganesh in adjoining temples.
Day 3: Delhi - Mathura - Vrindavan - Agra
Wednesday, February 12, 2025 - Thursday, February 13, 2025
Morning drive to Agra, enroute visit Lord Krishna temple of Mathura & Vrindavan. Reach Agra, transfer to hotel. Overnight at the hotel.
Day 4: Agra - Varanasi
Thursday, February 13, 2025 - Friday, February 14, 2025
After Breakfast, sightseeing tour of Agra city visiting
Taj Mahal and Agra Fort. Later, visit to the
Fatehpur Sikri. Evening transfer to the Agra Cantt railway station to board overnight train departing for Varanasi. Overnight in the train.
Day 5: Varanasi
Friday, February 14, 2025 - Saturday, February 15, 2025
Arrive Varanasi Cantonment station and transfer to hotel. Later, sightseeing of Varanasi city with a guided visit to Sarnath. Optional visit to the ghats in the evening. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6: Varanasi - Allahabad
Saturday, February 15, 2025 - Sunday, February 16, 2025
Early morning transfer to the ghats (banks) of the holy river Ganga (Ganges) to enjoy sunrise view while sailing on a boat. After breakfast, drive to Allahabad, reach by afternoon & transfer to the hotel for wash and change followed by visits to the various temples and ashrams of Allahabad. Also visit the 'Triveni Sangam'(confluence of three) of Ganga Yamuna and Saraswati rivers. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 7: Allahabad - Varanasi - Khajuraho
Sunday, February 16, 2025 - Monday, February 17, 2025
Morning after breakfast drive to Varanasi. Reach Varanasi by noon & transfer to airport for flight to Khajuraho. Arrive Khajuraho & transfer to hotel.Later, proceed for city tour including the temples of south and west.Evening sound and light show (optional).Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 8: Khajuraho - Orchha
Monday, February 17, 2025 - Tuesday, February 18, 2025
After breakfast, visit eastern side temples.Afternoon, drive for
Orchha -
Orchha means 'hidden',it is situated on the banks of the river Betwa.Arrive
Orchha by afternoon and visit Jehangir Mahal, Chaturbhuj Temple, Laxminarayan temple, Chhatris (Cenotaphs).Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 9: Orchha - Jhansi - Bhopal
Tuesday, February 18, 2025 - Wednesday, February 19, 2025
Morning after breakfast transfer to Jhansi railway station to catch Shatabdi Express for Bhopal.Reach Bhopal and transfer to hotel. Later, city tour of Bhopal.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 10: Bhopal - Ujjain
Wednesday, February 19, 2025 - Thursday, February 20, 2025
After breakfast, drive to the holy city of Ujjain - Modern Ujjain is situated on the banks of the river Shipra, regarded since times immemorial as sacred. The belief in the sacredness of Shipra, has its origins in the ancient Hindu mythological tale of churning of the Ocean by the Gods and the Demons, with Vasuki, the serpent as the rope. Visit the Mahakaleshwar temple, Bhartrihari Caves, Navagraha Mandir (Triveni) etc. Spend the evening witnessing the holy prayers and "Aarti" being carried on the banks of the river. Overnight at hotel.
Day 11: Ujjain - Mandu - Indore
Thursday, February 20, 2025 - Friday, February 21, 2025
After breakfast drive to
Mandu (160 kms / 3 hrs) - Perched along the Vindhya ranges at an altitude of 2,000 feet,
Mandu, with its natural defenses, was originally the fort capital of the Parmar rulers of Malwa.
Mandu is a celebration in stone, of life and joy, of the love of the poet-prince Baz Bahadur for his beautiful consort, Rani Roopmati. Evening drive back to Indore (1.5 hrs) and visit the Sheesh Mahal (Jain temple). Overnight at hotel.
Day 12: Indore - Omkareshwar - Indore
Friday, February 21, 2025 - Saturday, February 22, 2025
Morning after reakfast a excursion to the
Omkareshwar temples (80 kms/2 hrs). mkareshwar, the sacred island, shaped like the holiest of all Hindu symbols,'Om', has drawn to it hundreds of generations of pilgrims. Here, at the confluence of the rivers Narmada and Kaveri, the devout gather to kneel before the Jyotirlinga (one of the twelve throughout India) at the temple of Shri Omkar Mandhata.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 13: Indore - Delhi - Rishikesh
Saturday, February 22, 2025 - Sunday, February 23, 2025
Morning depart to Indore airport to board flight for Delhi. Arrive Delhi.Afternoon transfer to the railway station for Haridwar.Arrive Haridwar and drive (25 kms / 40 minutes) to Rishikesh.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 14: Rishikesh
Sunday, February 23, 2025 - Monday, February 24, 2025
Option of visiting the Ganga ghat (banks) to enjoy the early morning "Aarti" with thousands of "diya" (oil lamps).Full day visits to the Laxman Jhoola, Ashrams, temples and places of interest. One can enjoy trying their hands on rafting on the normal grade of white water rafting in Rishikesh for some soft adventure. Evening witness the fascinating "Aarti" on the Har-ki-Paudi (ghat) in Haridwar on the banks of river Ganga. Overnight in Rishikesh hotel.
Day 15: Rishikesh - Delhi
Monday, February 24, 2025 - Tuesday, February 25, 2025
Early morning after breakfast transfer to Haridwar railway station to catch Shatabdi Express for Delhi. Evening transfer to hotel for wash and change and then transfer to international airport for onward destination.
