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ITINERARY ROUTING:

Delhi – Patan – Mandawa – Jaipur – Agra – Orchha – Khajuraho – Varanasi – Mumbai – Aurangabad

SKETCH ITINERARY:

Oct 11, 2023 (Wednesday): Arrival Delhi
Oct 12, 2023 (Thursday): In Delhi
Oct 13, 2023 (Friday): Delhi - Patan
Oct 14, 2023 (Saturday): Patan - Mandawa
Oct 15, 2023 (Sunday): In Mandawa
Oct 16, 2023 (Monday): Mandawa - Jaipur
Oct 17, 2023 (Tuesday): In Jaipur
Oct 18, 2023 (Wednesday): Jaipur - Agra
Oct 19, 2023 (Thursday): In Agra
Oct 20, 2023 (Friday): Agra – Jhansi - Orchha
Oct 21, 2023 (Saturday): Orchha - Khajuraho
Oct 22, 2023 (Sunday): Khajuraho - Varanasi
Oct 23, 2023 (Monday): In Varanasi
Oct 24, 2023 (Tuesday): Varanasi - Mumbai
Oct 25, 2023 (Wednesday): In Mumbai
Oct 26, 2023 (Thursday): Mumbai - Aurangabad
Oct 27, 2023 (Friday): In Aurangabad
Oct 28, 2023 (Saturday): Aurangabad – Delhi or Mumbai – Departure

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Enjoy a round of drinks at the Blue Bar followed by dinner at Masala Art Restaurant at the Taj Palace in New Delhi. Your host Lovleen Sagar and accompanying expert Seema Srivastava will brief you about the tour. Lovleen Sagar is an avid traveller, a history enthusiast, a master of bespoke experiences and a people's person. Seema Srivastava is an artist, an art historian, a cultural theorist and a professor.
• Explore the country witnessing the flourishing of art and architecture under several dynasties and the evolution of styles. Visit sites inscribed by UNESCO in its World Heritage List, counted amongst the Seven Wonders of the World, and exquisite temples, palaces, and tombs that tell stories through their now silent edifices. Marvel at the gorgeous life-like paintings of Ajanta Caves, the stunning temple architecture of Khajuraho, the hidden gem that is Orchha, and other places.
• Travel through the varied landscape of India to understand the kind of art that has thrived here since centuries. In Mandawa, located in the semi- arid Shekhawati region of Rajasthan popularly known as India's 'open-air art gallery' you will get to see massive mansions, colourful wall frescoes and murals made in the 18th and 19th centuries. In Mumbai, the financial capital of the country you will be surprised to see how the 3000 year old Warli Tribal art form has thrived.
• Walk around in the bazaars of Jaipur and take lessons in Rajasthani cuisine from a local resident followed by dinner with the family. In Varanasi, witness the evening aarti (prayer ceremony) performed on the banks of River Ganga followed by an early morning boat-ride in the river observing the daily rituals of hundreds of people whose lives are intrinsically linked with the river. Walk through the narrow lanes of Varanasi to see the Durga Puja celebrations under way.

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