Day 1: Depart USA to India. Your flight includes meals, drinks, and in-flight entertainment for your journey.

Day 2: Arrive to Delhi and transfer to your hotel: The Hans Plaza.

Day 3: This morning, enjoy a tour of Old Delhi. Visit the memorial of Mahatma Gandhi; India's largest mosque, Jama Masjid, then view the Red Fort. This afternoon, tour New Delhi. Pass by the 12th-century Qutab Minar, then visit the Mausoleum of Humayun and the Birla Temple. Drive past India gate, the former Viceroy's Palace and Parliament House. (B)

Day 4: This morning, travel to Agra and transfer to your hotel: Howard Park Plaza Hotel. At sunset, visit the Taj Mahal, one of the seven wonders of the world, built by Emperor Shah Jehan as a mausoleum for his beloved Queen Mumtaj Mahal. (B)

Day 5: Morning excursion to Sikandra. Visit Akbar's Tomb, located in a large walled garden. Later visit the Agra fort containing the halls private and public audiences and other palaces. (B)

Day 6: Travel to Jaipur via the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri and transfer to your hotel: Clarks Amer. Balance of the day is at leisure. (B)

Day 7: Morning excursion to Amber Fort where you will be able to ride on the back of an elephant to the top of the hill. In the afternoon, tour Jaipur including visits to the observatory of Maharaja Jaisingh and the museum at the Maharaja City Palace. Drive past Hawa Mahal and the Palace of Winds, the architectural keynote of the city. (B)

Day 8: This morning transfer to Delhi airport for your flight to Kathmandu. Transfer to your hotel: Shangri-La. Balance of the day at leisure. (B)

Day 9: Morning excursion to Bhadgaon, Pashupatinath and Bodhnath. Visit the ancient gateway of Durbar Square, the royal residential quarter of Bhupendra Malla, and the famous five-storey temple of Nytapole. Later, visit Bodhnath, the 2500-year old Buddhist Stupa, a holy place for Buddhist pilgrims from Tibet. See Pashupatinath, one of the holiest Hindu shrines, where Shiva is worshiped in the form of lingam.

Day 10: In the morning depart for the city sightseeing tour of Kathmandu and Swayambhunath. Visit the residential quarter, Mahadev and Parvati Temple, Machhender Bahl, a holy place for the Buddhists and Hindus, and the Temple House of Kmari. Later, tour Swayambunath, a center of religious harmony. View statues of Buddha, stupas, monasteries, and the panorama of Kathmandu below.

Day 11: This morning transfer for your flight to Delhi. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel: Heritage Village Manesar. Balance of the day at leisure. (B)

Day 12: Transfer to the airport for your departure flight. (B)

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