The Golden Triangle with Amritsar temple and Indian family stay is a multiple-day tour, which is a good choice for those travelers who wish to see not only the beautiful monuments, temples and palaces of the Golden Triangle and in Amritsar city, but also to broaden your mind about the local customs and traditions of India. The tour is organized by a private vehicle with an English-speaking driver who comes from Himanchal state and knows the roads and routes perfectly. One will be provided with 3 - star hotel accommodation in private rooms with AC. During this tour one will have an opportunity to meet local people and taste food, stay in a guest house, in an Indian family house in a Himalayan village and experience many attractions which will broaden your mind about India. The attractions which may be arranged during this special stay are cooking classes, yoga, local sightseeing and massages.
What is included:
- accommodation in 3-star hotels with brekfast
- 2 nights in an Indian family homestay with all the meals
- local guides in Delhi, Agra, Fatrhepur Sikri, Jaipur
- transport by AC car with a personal English- speaking driver
- ricksaw ride in Delhi
- taxes
What is not included:
- entry admission to the monuments
- tips
- additional meals
- personal expenses
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After pick up from the central location in Delhi you will be dropped off to your hotel for rest and refreshing. After that you can start your Delhi sightseeing tour which will be the first clash with India and a really enormous and busy city. The driver will show you the Old Delhi and you will be taken for a memorable and exciting rickshaw ride Chandi Chowk in narrow street of Old Delhi. You will be shown places like Kinari bazar – a wedding market where you will be able to see a visual kaleidoscope of colours. Next stop will be Jama Masjid (the biggest 400-year-old mosque in India). The Rickshaw will take you to the aromatic and really exotic spice market Khari Baoli and stop to take a picture of the Red Fort. Later on, visit the cremation place of Mahatma Gandhi. After that you will be taken for sightseeing of a few important landmarks in New Delhi such as: India Gate and nearby Raj path where are situated The Parliament house and the Secretariat buildings. Next place which is absolutely must is a famous Sikh temple called Gurudwara Bangla Sahib where you can see stunning marble temple complex as well as the kitchen where food is prepared by hundreds of volunteers for the people in need in the name of idea of unity. Even 40 thousand people are fed every single day. At the end you will be taken to New Delhi centre for a walk and maybe shopping to see the contrast between the Old and New part of the city. Overnight at the hotel.
Start pointInn tawang hotel Delhi or another central location, give us the address in Dehi, New Delhi, Delhi, India07:00 - 10:00
After breakfast, travel to the Pink City Jaipur. Check in the hotel. Local sightseeing of Jaipur. Visit Galta Gi - monkey temple beautifully situated among the hills. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast meet the guide and do local sightseeing of the city. Visit places like Amber fort - a magnificent fort palace situated among hills, the City Palace, Jantar Mantar - Astronomical Observatory, Gaitor tombs - Royal tombs of the Jaipur Kings, Jal Mahal - the Water palace and Hawa Mahal.- the most characteristic Wall in Jaipur with 1000 small windows. Shopping at the local market. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast journey to Agra. Agra is a home for one of the seven wonders in the world the symbol of eternal love-The Taj Mahal. The monument was built by the emperor Shahjahan in loving memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is located on the banks of Yamuna and brings a huge tourism to Agra. Meet the guide and do local sightseeing of Agra. First, you will do sightseeing of the monument on UNESCO list - Agra Fort which is one of the most wonderful forts in India. Overnight at the hotel.
On the way the driver will stop in Fathepur Sikri for the sightseeing of the Mosque and a complex of palaces.
After breakfast travel to Chandigarh. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast do the local sightsseing of the town - the Rock garden and the Rose garden. Later on, travel to the village 30 km away from Dharamshala to enjoy one of its kind Indian family stay. This unique attrraction will give you an opportunity to find out more about Indian customs and taste local Indian food with friendly and hospitable Indian people. During this lovely stay you will have a chance to take part in cooking classes organised by a landlady, take a stroll on the countryside mountain paths up to the river, take some massage or even do yoga. Overnight at Indian family house.
During this stay travel to Mc Leodganj (Dharamsala), magnificently set to the background of the Dhauldhar mountains and the seat of his Holiness, the Dalai Lama, the leader of the Tibetans, since 1960. On arrival check in at hotel. Evening half day city tour visiting Dal Lake, Church, Bhagsu Nag Temple and Tibetan Monastery. Come back to the village for supper and night.
Indian family stay
After breakfast travel to see Bir biling where you can try paragliding only on your request. Later on go to a famous Shiva temple surrounded by river - Bejnath temple. You will also admire a picturesque Buddist Monastery Tashi Jong. On the way stop at tea fact and tea plantation in Kangra valley. Overnight at Indian family home stay.
After breakfast travel to Amritsar. Overnight in Amritsar.
After breakfast local sightseeing of the city. Visit famous Golden Temple – the most important Sikh shrine also known as Harimandir Sahib and Darbar Sahib. Then visit Jallianwala Bagh- the place that reminds every Indian of the brutal massacre by British general Dyer. Visit Durgiana Temple - The temple complex houses Shree Laxmi Narayan Mandir with a huge pond on its periphery. Maharaja Ranjit Singh Museum and Panorama in Ram Bagh The landscaped garden with summer palace of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in the center.The Maharaja later named it Ram Bagh. It has a museum with relics of Mughal era and hand drawn sketches and portraits of the ruling Sikhs and Jaliawalan Bagh. Overnight at the hotel.
After breakfast, check out and travel do Delhi where you will be dropped off to your hotel or the airport.
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