Golden Triangle Extensions - Shimla
Duration :- 07 Days / 06 Nights
Destinations Covered :- Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Delhi - Kalka - Shimla - Kalka - Delhi
India is vast and has varied choice of destinations. Hence it becomes extremely difficult to plan a trip to India. Where to start from is the confusion. Just to begin with, to take a glimpse of India that is, the Golden triangle is the most preferred tour. We have added extension of Shimla to this Golden Triangle tour to walk in the Himalayas. Pine forests and apple orchards, crisp, clean air and breathtaking views – Shimla, the queen of Hill Stations in India. Enjoy the World Heritage toy train ( status given by UNESCO, the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization ) .
Day 01 Delhi
Arrive and transfer to Hotel for overnight stay.
Day 02 Delhi – Agra
After breakfast, half day city tour of Delhi by visiting Old Delhi & New Delhi.
Afternoon, leave Delhi for
Agra ( 4 hrs. drive). Upon arrival, check-in at Hotel.
Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 03 Agra – Jaipur
After breakfast drive to
Jaipur ( 05 hrs. drive) - the pink city of India. The capital of Rajasthan was given a colour coat of pink, a century ago in the honour of a visiting Prince, ever since it has retained the pink colour.
En-route visit
Fatehpur Sikri ( 40 kms from Agra ) - once the capital of Mughal Empire and abandoned after 15 years due to scarcity of water. Its fortifications and Palaces are in a wonderful state of preservation. Upon arrival at Jaipur check-in at Hotel.
Afternoon city tour visiting
City Palace - where the former Maharaja still resides in a part of it, but rest now serves as a Museum. Also visit
Jantar Mantar, an observatory built by a great astronomer Sawai Jai Singh onto drive past through
Hawa Mahal (Palace of winds). Overnight at hotel.
Day 04 Jaipur – Delhi
After breakfast leave for Delhi (05 hrs. drive). Enroute visit Amber Fort - remarkable for the majestic grandeur of its surroundings as for its sturdy battlements and beautiful palaces. Climb up to the fort on the back of an
Elephant or by jeeps. Arrive at Delhi and overnight stay at hotel.
Day 05 Delhi – Kalka – Shimla
Morning leave by India's fastest train Shatabdi Exp. for Kalka.
Transfer to Shimla. Upon arrival at Shimla check-in at Hotel.
(You can also catch the metre – gauge Toy train from Kalka to Shimla for one of the most spectacular rail journeys you will ever experience . It is a 06 hours climb up the Shivaliks ).
Evening at leisure. 
Day 06 Shimla
Shimla situated in the northwest Himalayas, is the summer capital of India during the pre-independence era, is now the capital of Himachal pradesh at a height of 2213 meters. It still preserves the regal Splendor of bygone days.
Morning visit
Kufri and onto
Chail - the former Palace of the King nestled in the thick
Himalayan Pine Forests.
Afternoon visit the
Mall, Scandal Point , Jakhu Temple on a hilltop, 2 Kms steep climb to reach a height of 2455 m. At the top of the hill is a historical shrine of Hanuman, guarded by a troop of monkeys.
Christ Church on the ridge, reputed to be the second oldest church in northern India: and
Lakkar Bazaar (Wood Market)-Selling souveniers made of wood.
Day 07 Shimla – Kalka – Delhi
Morning transfer to Kalka railway station to leave by Shatabdi Exp.for
Delhi.
Arrive Delhi and transfer to
Hotel Radisson/ Hotel Vasant Continental for dinner transfer to
international airport to fly back home / onward destination.
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