SACRED FIRE & SAFFRON THRONES

8N / 9DAgra, Jaipur, Udaipur, Varanasi

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Overview

Stand on the ghats of Varanasi as a thousand oil lamps float down the holiest river on earth. Watch the Taj Mahal

blush pink at dawn from your private terrace. Feast in a 7-star throne room in Jaipur. Sleep in an island palace on

Lake Pichola. Sacred Fire & Saffron Thrones reveals the soul of India — ancient, luminous & breathtaking.

DURATION 9 Days / 8 Nights

DESTINATIONS New Delhi ® Varanasi ® Agra ® Jaipur ® Udaipur

CATEGORY Ultra-Luxury Spiritual & Royal Heritage Private Tour

TRANSPORT Chauffeured Luxury Fleet + Domestic Flights + Private Ganges Boat

THEME Ganges Spirituality · Mughal Grandeur · Taj Mahal · Rajput Royalty · Lake Palace

BEST SEASON October – March (Ideal for Varanasi & Rajasthan)

PALACES & ICONIC PROPERTIES

CITY PROPERTY CATEGORY

New Delhi The Imperial New Delhi 5-Star Heritage · Est. 1931

Varanasi Taj Nadesar Palace 5-Star Heritage · Oldest Palace in Varanasi

Agra The Oberoi Amarvilas 5-Star Iconic · UNESCO Taj View

Jaipur RAAS Jaipur 5-Star Heritage Haveli · Old City

Udaipur Oberoi Udaivilas 5-Star Deluxe · Lake Pichola Waterfront

Price includes: Sightseeings, Activity, All Transfers, Breakfast & Dinner, Cab, Hotel, Intercity Transfers, Sightseeing

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Day-by-Day Itinerary

9 days of curated experiences

Day 01

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Sightseeing

Arrival in New Delhi — The Gateway of Empires

✦ VIP arrival assistance at Indira Gandhi International Airport with your personal concierge

✦ Chauffeured luxury car transfer to The Imperial New Delhi

✦ Heritage check-in ceremony: garland welcome, Champagne & personalised butler

✦ Visit to Lodhi Garden — meditative stroll among Mughal tombs in the heart of Delhi

✦ Evening: curated Indian contemporary fine dining at The Spice Route (rated Asia's finest)

✦ Private briefing with your Travel Curator on the full spiritual & royal journey ahead

✦ ROYAL EXPERIENCE

Private Ganges boat at sunset for the Ganga Aarti — the most

mesmerising ceremony in all of India

TONIGHT'S PALACE Taj Nadesar Palace, Varanasi

Heritage Room

Breakfast· IncludedDinner· Included

Day 02

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Sightseeing

Delhi to Varanasi — The City of Eternal Light

✦ Morning flight to Varanasi (Lal Bahadur Shastri Airport) — approx. 1.5 hrs

✦ Arrival & check-in at Taj Nadesar Palace — Varanasi's only royal heritage palace estate

✦ Afternoon private boat journey on the Ganges — absorb the living, breathing ghats

✦ Manikarnika Ghat: witness the ancient cremation ceremony with a learned spiritual guide

✦ Dasaswamedh Ghat at dusk: the Ganga Aarti ceremony — a thousand lamps, chants & smoke

✦ Rooftop dinner at the palace overlooking the fragrant estate gardens

Royal experience - Private Ganges boat at sunset for the Ganga Aarti — the most

mesmerising ceremony in all of India

Breakfast· IncludedDinner· Included

Day 03

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Sightseeing

Varanasi — Dawn on the Ganges & Ancient Banaras

✦ PRE-DAWN: Private rowboat at sunrise — witness the Ganges wake with pilgrims, sadhus & prayers

✦ Ghats at first light: Assi Ghat yoga, Dashashwamedh's silk-draped pandits, flower offerings

✦ Sarnath: where the Buddha gave his first sermon — UNESCO monument, private expert guide

✦ Banaras Hindu University & Bharat Kala Bhavan Museum — rare sculpture & miniature collection

✦ Silk-weaving atelier visit in Varanasi — master weavers of Banarasi brocade

✦ Heritage Banaras dinner at the palace: traditional thandai & Banarasi cuisine

Dinner· IncludedBreakfast· Included

Day 04

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Sightseeing

Varanasi to Agra — The 7th Wonder Awaits

✦ Morning flight to Agra / drive from Varanasi (approx. 6 hrs by express train, 1 hr by air)

✦ Arrival at The Oberoi Amarvilas — every room a Taj Mahal view

✦ Afternoon Agra Fort private tour — the Red Fort, Jahangir's Palace & Musamman Burj

✦ Sunset from Mehtab Bagh — the mirror garden across the Yamuna, facing the Taj

✦ Exclusive Mughal cooking masterclass with heritage chef: kebabs, biryanis & saffron desserts

✦ Moonlit private dinner on the Amar vilas terrace, Taj Mahal shimmering below

Breakfast· IncludedDinner· Included

Day 05

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Sightseeing

Agra — Sunrise at the Taj Mahal (7th Wonder of the World)

✦ PRE-DAWN EXCLUSIVE: Private access to the Taj Mahal — gates open only for you

✦ Expert historian guide: the love story of Shah Jahan & Mumtaz Mahal across 22 years

✦ Photograph the Taj in first light — from pearl, to blush, to dazzling white marble

✦ Pietra dura inlay artisan workshop — hand-craft your marble souvenir with master craftsmen

✦ Itmad-ud-Daulah (Baby Taj) — architectural precursor to the Taj, all translucent marble

✦ Farewell Mughal feast at Amarvilas before departure to Jaipur

Breakfast· IncludedDinner· Included

Day 06

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Sightseeing

Agra — Sunrise at the Taj Mahal (7th Wonder of the World)

✦ Scenic road transfer to Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri UNESCO Mughal capital (en route)

✦ Arrival at RAAS Jaipur — a stunning heritage haveli inside the walled old city

✦ Private rooftop sundowner with the Nahargarh Fort on the horizon

✦ Evening: Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) — 953 lattice windows at golden hour

✦ Old city food walk — chaat, kachori, doodh jalebi & royal Rajasthani kulfi with a food expert

✦ Heritage dinner at RAAS with folk music and Rajasthani kathputli (puppet) performance

Breakfast· IncludedDinner· Included

Day 07

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Sightseeing

Jaipur — Forts, Elephants & Celestial Skies

Sunrise hot-air balloon over Jaipur — Amber Fort, Jal Mahal & the Pink City from above
Amber Fort: private tour of Sheesh Mahal, Ganesh Pol gateway & Diwan-i-Khas
Ethical elephant conservation experience — feeding, bathing & painting with resident elephants
City Palace & Museum: royal armoury, vintage carriages & textile collections
Jantar Mantar UNESCO Observatory — walk through 1727's sky in the afternoon light
Nahargarh Fort dinner — dramatic hilltop panoramic view of illuminated Jaipur

Breakfast· IncludedDinner· Included

Day 08

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Sightseeing

Jaipur to Udaipur — City of Dawns & Floating Palaces

Scenic flight or luxury road transfer to Udaipur — the most romantic city in Rajasthan

✦ Check-in at Oberoi Udaivilas — spread along the shores of Lake Pichola with private pools

✦ Afternoon City Palace Museum tour — private curator guide through 11 palaces

✦ Vintage boat cruise on Lake Pichola at sunset — Lake Palace & Jag Mandir glowing gold

✦ Jagdish Temple — 17th-century Vishnu temple, alive with evening devotional rituals

✦ Candlelit lakeside dinner at the Oberoi's Udai mahal Restaurant — lake-view terrace

Dinner· IncludedBreakfast· Included

Day 09

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Sightseeing

Udaipur — Serenity, Markets & Royal Farewell

Sunrise meditation & yoga on your private pool terrace — Lake Pichola at first light

✦ Saheliyon ki Bari (Garden of Maidens) — the private pleasure garden of Mewari queens

✦ Bagore ki Haveli living museum & rooftop view over the lake

✦ Vintage Udaipur bazaar walk: blue pottery, silver jewellery & hand-block printed fabrics

✦ Farewell lunch at Ambrai Ghat — Udaipur's most celebrated heritage lakeside restaurant

✦ Chauffeured transfer to Maharana Pratap Airport for departure

Breakfast· Included

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What's Included

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Inclusions

6 Night stay on double sharing basis.
Daily Breakfast & Dinner at hotel.
All Transportation & sightseeing Cochin To Cochin by Private Ac Vehicle as per Itinerary only.
Toll, Parking, Driver Allowance & Taxes

✔ 8 nights in listed 5★ palace & heritage properties

✔ All meals as per itinerary

✔ Private A/C chauffeured luxury transfers throughout

✔ Private Ganges sunrise rowboat, Varanasi

✔ Ganga Aarti private viewing with spiritual guide

✔ Pre-dawn private Taj Mahal access

✔ Sunrise hot-air balloon, Jaipur

✔ Private sunset boat cruise, Lake Pichola, Udaipur

✔ All entrance fees, monument & museum tickets

✔ Expert private guides & historian at each city

✔ Silk weaving & inlay artisan workshop experiences

✔ Welcome Champagne & butler service at each hotel

✔ 24/7 dedicated Luxury Concierge

✔ All taxes & service charges

Exclusions

Airfare / Train Ticket etc.
Early Check-In and Late Check-Out in properties.
Entry tickets / Fees, Boating, activity charges etc.
Periyar Boat ride / Jungle Jeep safari / Elephant Ride Etc in Periyar.
Entry Tickets for Camera / Video etc.
Vehicle use for nigh activities.
Personal Expense / Extras during Stay in Resort like laundry, Telephone calls, Medicines, Liquor.
Meals other than those mentioned above.
Optional activities mentioned in the itinerary.
Anything other than those mentioned in the "inclusions".
5% GST if Gst billing is required.

✘ International & domestic airfares

✘ India visa fees

✘ Personal shopping & expenses

✘ Alcoholic beverages (unless specified)

✘ Travel & medical insurance

✘ Tipping (discretionary)

✘ Any service not listed above

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Terms & Conditions

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Any expense incurred or loss caused by reasons beyond our control such as bad weather, natural calamities (landslides, floods), flight delays / rescheduling / cancellations, any accidents / medical evacuations, riots / strikes / war & etc.
Hotel Standard Check-in time is approx. 14:00 hrs & Check-out time is 10:00am or as per hotel&rsquos policy.
Category of Rooms in the packages normally remains to base category of rooms.
All Special Requests like early check-in, late check-out, smoking, non-smoking, specific view room, floors, king bed, twin bed, adjoining rooms, interconnecting rooms will be strictly subject to availability at the time of check-in and cannot be Guaranteed at the time of confirmation.
Any extra bed / breakfast for kids which is not mentioned has to be paid directly by the guest.
For Extra adult in the room we will provide an extra bed (wherever possible), but most of the hotels only provide extra mattress or roll away bed. Most of the hotels have no provision of an extra bed.
Rooms will be Non-A/C at Hill Stations.
Room Heater at hotel in additional cost.
Normal timing for Driver Duty is morning 1000 Hours to 1900 Hours.
Additional sightseeing or extra usage of vehicle, other than mentioned in the itinerary.
The above mentioned Airfare, vehicle, hotels, rooms & Rates are subject to availability at the time of reservation and might change even on same day.
Itinerary might be re-arrange as per hotel availability at the time of booking.
AC will not work in Hill Area and Vehicles will be on Point-to-Point basis.
Operator reserves the right to re-arrange itinerary to suit hotel availability without changing the total number of days in each destination and without compromising with any services.