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| Day 01: Fly To Delhi |
| Leave for India and fly to Delhi, the capital
of the country. |
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| 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 – Dehradun
Drive |
After breakfast depart and drive to Dehradun, This
journey would take about six to seven hours. Arrive by late afternoon.
Rest of the day at leisure.
Night Stay:
Hotel |
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| Day 04: In Dehradun |
Full day to explore the sites of Dehradun. This old
centre of the Raj is situated in the broad Doon Valley between the
Siwaliks and the front range of the Himalaya. For about two decades
in 1815, it was under the occupation of Gorkhas. In April 1815 Gorkhas
were ousted from Garhwal and was annexed by British. Dehradun used
to be the summer base for the Viceroy's bodyguards. In course of
time, it was converted into an excellent centre for education and
developed as a military cantonment. Beside number of educational
institutes and academies, it is worth to mention that Rashtriya
Indian Military College (RIMC) traces its origin to Prince
of Wales Royal Indian Military College, inaugurated on 13th Mar
1922 by his royal highness, Prince Edward VIII, the Prince of Wales.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 05: Dehradun –
Meerut Drive, Meerut – Delhi Drive |
Early morning departure, about 4 hours drive to Meerut,
here we explore the cantonment area including St Johns Church,
cemeteries, court marshal grounds and drive by Smith’s residence.
Arrive Delhi and check-in Hotel.
Night Stay: Hotel |
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| Day 06: Delhi – Agra Drive
202 Km |
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 07: Agra – Kanpur Drive
290 Km |
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. Continue drive to Kanpur by coach
and check in to hotel for one night.
Night Stay:
Hotel
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| Day 08: Kanpur – Lucknow
Drive |
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 09: 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 10: 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 11: 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 12: Departure |
| Transfer to international airport in time to board
homeward flight. |
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