11 Days/10 Nights

The Pushkar Camel Fair is among the most colorful and spectacular festivals in India. The three-day fair is a microcosm of Indian rural life and is truly an amazing opportunity to witness the drama of daily life as it plays out. Rajasthani villagers from far and wide converge at Pushkar to trade in livestock including camels and other cattle. However, this is not only a business opportunity but the social even of the season. They trade in goods, exchange ideas, arrange marriages and perform dramas and folk dances dressed in their finery. Needless to say, your experience at the Pushkar Fair on our tour package in India will dwell in your memory long after the event is over!

Nov 3 - Arrive Delhi
Arrive tonight in India’s bustling capital city of Delhi, where you are greeted with a traditional Indian welcome and escorted to your hotel. THE LALIT (Deluxe Room).

Nov 4 - Delhi Sightseeing
Embark on your tour of Old and New Delhi. Visit Old Delhi covering the Red Fort, Raj Ghat, Ashoka Pillar and the mile-long Chandni Chowk bazaar. In the afternoon tour New Delhi as you drive along Rajpath to view the Parliament House, the President’s House and India Gate. Visit the Humayun’s Tomb, Qutab Minar and Birla Temple. This evening enjoy a welcome dinner. (BD)

Nov 5 - Delhi / Agra
Drive to Agra, en route visiting Sikandra. In Agra, visit the Agra Fort followed by a visit to the Taj Mahal for a sunset view. (B)

Nov 6 - Agra / Fatehpur Sikri / Jaipur
Drive to Jaipur, en route stopping at the abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri, a masterpiece of Muslim and Hindu architecture. Continue overland to Jaipur, the capital city of Rajasthan. Check in at your hotel. THE TRIDENT. (B)

Nov 7 - Amber Fort Excursion & Jaipur Sightseeing
In the morning, visit the mountain fortress of Amber, riding atop daintily painted and decorated elephants. Later, enjoy a tour of Jaipur City, and visit Hawa Mahal, City Palace and the ancient observatory. (B)

Nov 8 - Jaipur-Pushkar
Drive to Pushkar, held each November at the time of the Kartik Purnima full moon, Pushkar Camel Fair is a spectacle on an epic scale, attracting 200,000 people and 25,000 camels, cattle and horses. It is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to witness the colour, spectacle and carnival of one of the last great traditional melas, which brings livestock, farmers, traders and villagers from all over Rajasthan. On arrival check in at Deluxe tents on full board basis (all meals inclusive). TENTED CAMP. (BLD)

Nov 9 - Pushkar
Full day at the pushkar fair grounds. Pushkar Fair brings alive bedecked Camels, decorated cattles, adventures competitions, breathtaking events, jostling rustic crowd, meditating sadhus, holy dip, vivid stalls, exotic fair, colorful desert and more. (BLD)

Nov 10 – Pushkar / Jodhpur
This morning drive to Jodhpur, upon arrival check-in at your hotel. Afternoon visit the invincible Mehrangarh Fort and the Jaswant Thada, a graceful marble cenotaph built in 1899. THE GATEWAY HOTEL. (B)

Nov 11 - Jodhpur / Ranakpur / Udaipur
Depart for Udaipur, stopping en route to tour the beautifully sculpted 15th century Jain temples of Ranakpur. Continue your journey, stopping for lunch at Maharani Bagh—a mango grove and private gardens of the Maharajah of Jodhpur. Arrive in Udaipur and check into your hotel. THE TRIDENT. (B)

Nov 12 - Udaipur Sightseeing
Tour this famous “City of Lakes.” Visit City Palace with its scalloped arches, fretted balconies and cupo-las, Saheliyon ki Bari Garden and the folklore museum where you can see a presentation of the string puppets typical to this area. (B)

Nov 13 - Udaipur / Mumbai (Bombay)
This morning fly to Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India’s most cosmopolitan city. Upon arrival in Mumbai proceed for a tour of Mumbai, which includes the British built arch “Gateway of India,” the Hanging Gardens and Malabar Hills where Mumbai’s rich and famous live, the Prince of Wales Museum, Dhobi Ghat, Marine Drive, the Gandhi Memorial Museum and Jain Temple. Check in at the hotel where you have a day room for wash and change at LEELA KEMPINSKI. Later in the evening bid farewell to India, and depart on your onward flight home. (B) View more of our tour packages in India!