Itinerary
Itinerary : Rajasthan – Madhya Pradesh (MP) – Utar Pradesh (UP) : Varanasi – New Delhi.
To give You an idea of how much time things take.
General info.
We rented a car + driver.
Staying a few days in Pushkar was an excellent way of acclimatizing.
L.P. = Lonely Planet Rajasthan, January 1997.
Program.
Day Distance transport/excursions accomodation
1 Brussels - New Delhi flight
2 New Delhi – Ajmer “superfast” train Pushkar Palace : L.P. p 198
3 Pushkar “
4 Pushkar “
5 Pushkar – Udaipur car via Chittorgarh & Nagri Lake Pichola Hotel : L.P. p 235
6 Udaipur “
7 Udaipur “
8 Udaipur – Mount Abu direct route Connaught House : L.P. p 249
9 Mount Abu Dilwara Temples “
10 Mount Abu – Ranakpur Ranakpur Temples Maharani Bagh : cottage rooms situated in a mango orchard L.P. p 241
11 Ranakpur – Ghanerao via Kumbalgarh fort Ghanerao Castle : cfr. my India page
2 Ghanerao – Luni Fort Chanwa
13 Luni – Jodhpur Ajit Bhawan Palace Hotel : L.P. p 286
14 Jodhpur – Jaisalmer via Osyan don’t recall, something very new, we were the 7th pair of guests
15 Jaisalmer idem
16 Jaisalmer – Sam by camel tent in the Thar desert near the sand dunes of Sam
17 Sam – Jaisalmer - Bikaner via Gajner & Deshnok(!) Basant Vihar Hotel
18 Bikaner – Shekhawati Roop Niwas Hotel : L.P. p 261
19 Shekawhati – Jaipur Chirmi Palace
20 Jaipur & Amber idem
21 Jaipur – Bharatpur (MP) 5 hour drive Laxmi Vilas Hotel : L.P. p 181
22 Bharatpur – Agra via Fathepur Sikri Howard Plaza
23 Agra – Gwalior Usha Kiran Palace : L.P. on India/MP p 755
24 Gwalior – Orcha Orcha Resort
25 Orcha – Khajuraho Temple visit (!) Hotel Clarks Bundela L.P. on India/MP p 763
26 Khajuraho – Varanasi (UP) flight Best Western Hotel
27 Varanasi excursion to Sarnath (Budha) idem
28 Varanasi idem
39 Varanasi – New Delhi flight something not really good
30 New Delhi buffer something even worse provided by the air company because of delay of the flight
31 New Delhi – Brussels flight home
Places we visited.
Agra : Taj Mahal : L.P. p 322, Agra Fort : L.P. p 323
Ajmer : Dargah, tomb of Sufi Saint, & Nasiyan (Red) Temple : L.P. p 190-191
Amber : Amber fort & Jaigarh Fort : L.P. p 169-171
Bharatpur : Keoladeo Ghana National Park : L.P. p 178
Bikaner : Junagarh Fort : L.P. p 312
Chittorgarh : fort : L.P. p 221
Deshnok : Karni Mata Temple (Rat Temple) very impressive : L.P. p 320
Gajner : Gajner Wildfile Sanctuary : L.P. p 319
Gwalior : Fort & Jain Sculpturs : L.P. on India/MP p 751
Jaipur (pink city) : City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal (wind palace)
Jaisalmer : Jaisalmer Fort, Gadi Sagar Tank & Havelis : L.P. p 297-301
Sunset point !!!
Sam Sand Dunes : L.P. p 311
Jodhpur (blue city) : Meherangarh Fort : L.P. p 281
Khajuraho : temples : L.P. on India/ MP p 760
Mount Abu : Dilwara Temples & Sunset Point : L.P. p 243 – 245
Guru Shikhar highest point in Rajasthan at 1721 m : L.P. p 251
Nagri : L.P. p 225
New Delhi : city tour & Bahá’í House of worship : lotus chaped building.
Orcha : Jehangir Mahal & temples : L.P. on India/MP p 759
Osiyan : ancient Thar desert town on the northern route from Jodhpur to Jaisalmer, L.P. p 291
Pushkar : temples & ghats, L.P. p 194
Ranakpur : Chaumukha Temple complex : L.P. p 241
Sarnath : L.P. on India/UP p 450
Shekhawati : painted havelis : L.P. p 253
Udaipur : Jagdish Temple, City Palace & Crystal Gallery, Jagmandir Island : L.P. p 227-230
Eklingje, Nagda & Nathdwara : L.P. p 239
Varanasi : Benaris Hindu University, Durga Temple, Ram Nagar Fort, Bharat Mata Temple, ghats : L.P. on India/UP p 436
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still defaced.
food court
Eastern part of M-S-Palace + way to Gwalior Gate
Karna Mahal
