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Day 01: Fly To Delhi |
| Leave for India and fly
to Delhi, the capital of the country. |
| Day 02: Arrive Delhi |
Arrive Delhi International
airport, after meet and greet by tour manager, transfer
by chartered a/c transport to hotel. Rest of the,
at leisure for an introductory talk on the tour and
overview of the mutiny.
Optional: Tour of Delhi: In the afternoon guided tour
includes Qutab Minar built in early
13th century as a victory tower and Humayuns
Tomb, an early Moghul architecture, most
beautiful buildings, built in the mid-16th century. |
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 03: Delhi – Meerut – Delhi
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After breakfast leave for a day tour of Meerut, here we
explore the cantonment area including St Johns Church, cemeteries,
court marshal grounds and drive by Smith’s residence.
Evening return to Delhi.
Night Stay:
Hotel |
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| Day 04: In Delhi |
After breakfast, most of the day will be spent
around old Delhi to explore the war / mutiny related sites.
We will visit Battlefield of Badli-ki-Serai, built by an
old king as traveler’s shelter; single pillared memorial
of Gordon Highlanders, Mutiny monument in the vicinity of
Kashmiri gate; it is a strange Gothic tower, a Mutiny Memorial
– an octagonal, tapering tower built to commemorate
the British and the Indians who fought on their side in
1857, John Nicalson’s Grave, Kashmiri Gate area -
Built in 1835, it was raised as a defense against any attack
from the direction of the Ludlow Castle, which was towards
the north-west of the city, brief look at St James Church
and Red Fort, which stands along the eastern edge of the
walled city, on the west bank of the Yamuna River. It was
planned as an irregular oblong (2.41 km perimeter) and was
built as the royal residential and official complex by Shah
Jahan.
If time allows explore Flag staff house It used to be the
house of the British Commander-in-Chief. After the Indeendence
of India the Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru resided in
this house from 1948 till his death in1964. Delhi - Karachi
war memorial, The Cemetery has an imposing entrance of Grey
Dholpur Stone, within which is one part of the Dual Memorial
to 25,000 men of the Army and Air Force of Undivided India
who died during the 1939-45 War while on service in non-operational
zones - the Delhi and Karachi 1939-1945 War Memorials.
In between sightseeing, we will take a break for lunch.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 05: Delhi – Agra |
In the morning drive to Agra, city of Mughal
highlights the Taj Mahal. En-route at outer skirt visit
Akbar’s tomb at Sikandara. Arrive and check in at
hotel. Afternoon drive to Fatehpur Sikri, deserted city
of Akbar, en-route we stop at Sasia, there is no monument
or any thing to see as the area has been rebuilt and occupied
by army. Return to Agra and remainder of the day at leisure.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 06: In Agra |
Morning guided tour of Taj Mahal Moghul Emperor
Shah Jehan built on the death of his beloved wife Mumtaz
Mahal and giant Agra Fort, where Shah Jehan was imprisoned
by his son Aurangzeb and spent his last years of life. Afternoon
at leisure.
Optional tours: Itmad ud Daula’s Tomb built by empress
Nur Jehan in the memory of her father Merza Ghayas Beg between
1622 & 1628 and evening sunset visit of Taj Mahal.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 07: Agra – Gwalior |
After breakfast a short drive to princely State
– the Gwalior. Arrive and check-in at hotel. After
wash n Change guided sightseeing tour includes: The Gwalior
city is dominated by its hilltop Fort, one of the most redoubtable
in the world. Rajpur Vallor and Chivalry are redolent in
the stone of 15th century palace of Raja Mansingh, located
in the citadel. The Fort also houses the Teli Ka Mandir,
an ancient temple. Jai Vilas Palace and Museum built from
1872 to 1874 is one of the fines in the world. Tansen’s
Tomb, he was a great classical musician and one of the nine
jewel of emperor Akbar.
Night Stay:
Hotel |
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| Day 08: Gwlior – Jhansi – Orcha
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In the morning a short drive to Jhansi and
explore, the Jhansi Fort, Built by Raja Bir Singh in 17th
Century on a hilltop as an army strong hold, the fort also
houses a museum of sculpture collection which provides insight
into the history of Bundelkhand and Jokan Bagh. On 8th June
1857 The British officers agree to leave the town fort under
a promise of safe passage by the rebels but just outside
Jhansi, in the Jokan bagh one of the rebel leader ordered
their death.
Late afternoon few Kilometres drive to Orcha (In Madhya
Pradesh), a medieval township with beautiful temple complex
and Jehangir Mahal Palace, a fine example of architecture
from Bundela dynasty (16th to 18th centuries).
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 09: Orcha – Jhansi – Kanpur
Drive |
After breakfast orientation tour of Orcha and
drive on to Kanpur via Jhansi. Arrive Kanpur in the late
afternoon and check in at hotel. Rest of the day at leisure.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 10: Kanpur – Lucknow |
Full day in Kanpur to explore the historical
sites that includes: All Soul’s Memorial Church, built
in 1857 in memory of the British soldiers who died in the
revolt of 1857. Outside the church, there is an enclosed
pavement marking the graves of over 70 officers and men
captured and executed on 1 July 1857, four days after the
Satichaura ghat massacre. Satichaura Ghat, a dusty track
leads down to the river Ganga and a small Siva temple stands
by it. There is a small plaque in the wall at the head of
the track. Memorial Garden, In the Memorial Garden there
is a statue by Marochetti and a screen designed by Sir Henry
Yule. Bibigarh Well, where the dismembered bodies of European
women and children had been thrown. They were relocated
here in 1948. Late evening drive to Lucknow, arrive and
check in at hotel.
Night Stay:
Hotel |
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| Day 11: In Lucknow |
After breakfast guided sightseeing tour of
Lucknow which includes: La Martiniere College, Built and
designed by French soldier turned architect- Claude Mrtin,
it incorporates the features of Italian architecture, fusing
them with native architectural attributes of Hindu and Mughal
architecture. The Kaisarbagh area, started in 1848 and was
completed in 1850 by the last nawab of Avadh, Wajid Ali
Shah. The building flanked by two Kakkhi Gates provided
quarters for the ladies of the royal harem. Secunderbagh
Garden, it derives its name from one of the begums of Nawab
Wajid Ali Shah, Sikander Mahal. It was surrounded by high
walls covering 120 square yards area, with a summer house
in its centre.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 12: Full Day In Lucknow, Evening Lucknow
– Delhi Fly |
Morning
visit The Residency compound one time, the official residence
of the British Resident, it was built in 1780-1800. A witness
to one of the bitterest battles during the war of independence
in 1857. Bara Imambara, To provide employment and relief
to his subjects during the calamitous famine of 1784, Nawab
Asaf-ud-Daula built this Imambara, which also houses his
tomb. Evening transfer to airport and fly to Delhi. Arrive
Delhi, and check in at hotel.
Night Stay:
Hotel |
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| Day 13: Departure |
Transfer to international airport for homeward
journey.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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