The Land of FANTASIES with Royal Fort and Palaces - Rajasthan

A India Group Tour is dispersed with magnificent structures, heart-stirring edifices and wonderful architecture.

Forts and palaces simply abound in the state, each one of them equally unique and interesting. These structures beautifully capture the valour and glory of the Rajput maharajahs. If you're ready to listen, each of these forts and palaces will narrate a story. And you will be spellbound.

One of the finest ways to see and explore Rajasthan is travel in groups of like-minded travellers. When you visit with people of shared interests, the joy and fun of your travel multiplies.

Majestic Forts and Palaces Group Tours take you from one city of Rajasthan to another as you get to catch sights of gigantic forts and exquisite palaces built by Rajput kings. Many of the palaces of the Rajput era have now been turned into heritage hotels. This gives you an excellent opportunity to plan your stay at one of these hotels and experience a lifestyle which was once the privilege of the maharajahs. Each of these palace hotels symbolize the valour and hospitality that are unique to Rajasthan.

Shekhawati Region: A forts and palaces tour takes you to the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan. Here, you'll get to enjoy a sightseeing tour of Mandawa, famous for its palaces and havelis. Soak up the charm of frescoes paintings which adorn the walls and ceilings of palaces.

Desert Cities: The cities of Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur are together known as the Desert Trio. They are located in the midst of the Thar Desert and feature a number of forts and palaces. Key attractions include the Junagarh Fort, the Lalgarh Palace, the Jaisalmer Fort, the Mehrangarh Fort. There are many forts, palaces and havelis that you'll see during your group tour to these cities. Camel safaris are also a part of your tour.

Udaipur: It's the most picturesque and most visited city of Rajasthan, particularly by couples and honeymooners. Also referred to as the City of Lakes, Udaipur is popular for the City Palace, which also features a museum containing an exquisite collection of wall paintings, glass work and a number of items that were once used by the Rajput maharajahs.

Jaipur: Known world-wide as the Pink City of India, Jaipur is a regular haunt of travellers. During your forts and palaces group tour, you'll have a wonderful experience in the city. Take an elephant ride up to the Amer Fort, the most popular fort located on the outskirts of the city. Also, make a visit to the Jaigarh Fort which was used to collect weapons of war by the Rajput kings. Jaipur has a lot more to see and have fun with.

If you plan to dig out the splendid history of Rajasthan, the forts and palaces tour is the way to go. These group tours are aimed at helping you see every structure that makes the state majestic.

Heritage Tour Packages - Golden Triangle

The northern part of India is known all over for its wealth of heritage. Whether you are a first time visitor or a repeat visitor, you should be ready for a great learning experience every time you visit the cities of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, together known as the Golden Triangle. The Golden Triangle circuit boasts of as many as nine wondrous UNESCO World Heritage Sites. And that's the reason Heritage Golden Triangle tourpackages are loved by travellers of every taste and background. Truly, there's just too much to explore.

The cities of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur present a befitting introduction to the history of India. Each of these cities, that more or less form an equilateral triangle on the map of India, is a treasure trove  of vibrant heritage. They give you an excellent opportunity to dig deep into the history of Mughal rulers and Rajput maharajahs while having a lot of fun.

The Heritage Golden Triangle tour starts in Delhi, which is home to such famous tourist attractions as the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid, the Qutub Minar and the Humayun's Tomb among others. A rickshaw ride through the crowded local markets of Chandni Chowk will help you uncover many interesting tidbits of the Mughal history. Next, you'll head to Agra, the next important destination covered by the heritage tour. Located in Uttar Pradesh, Agra is where you'll experience the heavenly beauty of the Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the affectionate memory of his wife Mumtaz Mahal. After seeing the gigantic Agra Fort and making a visit to the 'Ghost Town' of Fatehpur Sikri, you'll head straight to Jaipur to uncover the Rajput era heritage.

The capital city of Rajasthan, Jaipur has a number of attractions that will let you know about the artistic capabilities that flourished in the Rajput era. Plus, you'll get a sneak peek into the life of the valiant Rajput maharajahs. While in Jaipur, you'll see the City Palace, the Hawa Mahal (or the Palace of Winds) and the Amber Fort, famous for a royal elephant ride.

Top places to visit on India group tour with Venice of East

India is such a huge and vast country that it is not possible to tour it entirely on your own and it is always advisable to visit with your group of friends or you should go on with India group tour on an extensive trip of India. A part of invitation tour package known as Golden Triangle Tour, Udaipur in Rajasthan is an important travel destination. The city of Udaipur is also known to be as Venice of East as it has a good number of lakes all around it.

Lake Palace Udaipur 

The first surprising wonder that you will look at while entering the Udaipur is its palace that was once the capital of Sisodiya Rajputs of Mewar. Udaipur was founded in 1553 by the Sisodiya Rajput Ruler Maharana Udau Singh II.  The Mewar Rajputs founded the city to relocate their capital from Chittor to a more secure location. Today, most of the palaces have been converted into hotels, thus attracting a huge no. of tourist crowd to this city.

What makes Udaipur so exclusive is its location at the foothills of Aravalli Mountains.  While visiting the city as a part of India Group Tour in addition to already sites over there as like forts, market places a good number of temples in the city are equally important for the travellers to enjoy it during the trip.    

The city blessed with great cultural history and tremendous heritage sites. What is the most important about the city is its impressive architectural grandeur as offered during the period of Rajputs and the scenic landscape.  There are many places in the Udaipur that one could visit on the India Group Tour.

Lake Pichola

Starting with City Palace Udaipur, it is located by the Lake Pichola and was constructed in the year 1559 by Maharana Udai Mirza Singh. In the terms of architectural excellence the palace is mixture of European, Medieval and Chinese style of architecture. Within the palace of City Palace there do exist other 11 magnificent palaces constructed during the different period of history.              

Bagore Ki Haveli is another important site that you should not miss on the group tour of Udaipur. The Haveli is situated by the Pichola Lake as well.  It was during 18th century it was made by Amir Chand Badwa, Chief Minister at the Royal Court of Mewar. As the palace was the spot of Residence of Maharana Shakti Singh of Bagore in the year 1878, therefore it is known to be as Bagore Ki Haveli.  Later on Haveli was converted into a museum though with existing architectural touch of the museum. The Haveli has more than 100 rooms and looks splendid with its unique style of architecture.

Bagore Ki
Haveli

Kumbhalgarh Fort situated on the 1180 meter high ridge is another important attraction in the city of Udaipur. One of the strongest forts of Rajasthan is also the birth place of famous warrior and King of Mewar, Maharana Pratap.

Kumbal Garh Fort

Man Made Lake Pichhola is another wonderful place that one should see on India Group Tour to the city of Udaipur. The Lake Pichola was constructed in 1362 AD by Rana Udai Singh and was further extended during 16th century.  The Lake is surrounded by hills, magnificent palaces, temples and bathing ghats.

              

Get with the pace of Mumbai with India Group Tour

If New York is the destination and dream city of Americans then Mumbai is the city that every Indian wishes to settle down and make a carrier of one’s dream and enthusiasm.  On a group tour to India in the company of your fellow travelers what you come across a city that never sleeps and is powerhouse of the India that alone handles 50% of the country’s foreign trade. Another attraction that adds feather to Mumbai’s as its status of the largest movie maker of India and popularly known among masses as Bollywood.     

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A port city and truly metropolis of India on a Mumbai Day Tour along with watching popular attractions of India tourist can shop at the high end shopping malls and boutiques at ancient bazaars. The city a primary centre of attraction from the colonial era structures like Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, University of Mumbai and High Court offers a unique look to the city and bring large options to dine one can eat in one of India’s best restaurants and posh bar, lounge and clubs. Mumbai is one of the prime destinations on the tourist map of India that has all the glitz and excitement reflected at its tourist centers.

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The Gateway of India is the principal landmark of Mumbai. It has a striking arch in the Indo-Saracenic style, with skilful integration of Gujarati and Islamic influences. The Gateway was built to commemorate the royal visit of King George V in 1911 and was finally opened in 1924. It is a fine specimen of British architecture; this conventional Arch of Triumph has elements of Muslim architectural styles of 16th century in its design. Made of yellow basalt, the Gateway stands facing out to Mumbai Harbour from the tip of Apollo Bunder. Today it is a favourite gathering spot for locals to just stroll around and enjoy the horse drawn gilded carriages ride known as Victorias. The Gateway stands opposite another well known landmark of Mumbai “The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower Hotel”.

Gateway of India 

Mumbai’s biggest and best museum also known as “Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya” was opened in 1923 to commemorate King George V’s first visit to India in 1905. The building displays an intriguing style of Islamic, Hindu and British architecture, its flamboyant Indo – Saracenic style was designed by George Wittet. The museum has an excellent and vast collection of rare and ancient exhibits of Indian history with impressive Hindu and Buddhist sculpture, terracotta figurines from the Indus Valley, miniature paintings, porcelain and some particularly vicious weaponry.   

Marine Drive View

Another famous spot to travel in Mumbai during group tour of India is Marine Drive that is a 3 km long avenue, which is shaped like an inverted “C”. It has six lanes which run along the coast. The chief attraction of Marine Drive is the Promenade, officially known as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Road. It also affords fabulous views of sunset. The art deco apartments from the 1920’s to the 1930’s on the seafront belong largely to the wealthy Parsi community. Marine Drive is also known as the Queen’s Necklace, for when night falls, and the street lights are switched on, its unique shape makes it look like a glittering necklace. Chowpatty Beach is one of the favourite evening spot for everyone to enjoy a relaxing time and enjoying the local food delights like Bhel Puri, Pani Puri and Mumbai’s snacks at the throng of stalls found here.

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Trip to the Venice of East on India Group Tour

On a tour to Rajasthan or North India where Golden Triangle Tour is an invitation tour and offer trip to a good number of Indian cities and places the tour to city of Udaipur is a most important one and crucial.  Though there are many places in Udaipur to travel during your Rajasthan tour and travel trip, the one of the most important and popular spots to enjoy in Udaipur is City Palace Udaipur, the famous palace complex  that was completed during the course of 400 years and had the contributions from a  number of rulers from the same dynasty. 

    

The construction of the city palace complex began in year 1559 by the Maharana Udai Sing II when he made Udaipur capital of the Sisodia Rajput clan in 1559. The Palace complex is located at the east bank of Lake Pichola and also has many palaces located within its temple complex. The City Palace Udaipur is one of the largest palace complexes of its type in India and is a result of fusion of Rajasthani and Mughal architectural style. At the top of the hill the palace offers a very panoramic view of the city.

The picturesque views of the city can be visualized from the city palace including Lake Palace in Lake Pichola, the Jag Mandir, the Jagdish Temple, the Monsoon Palace, and the Neemach Mata Palace. Thus the presence of City Palace and surrounding places has made the city of Udaipur very popular and termed it to be “Venice of the East.”  Even Udaipur is considered even and rated as the top city in the World’s Best Awards by Travel + Leisure.   

                   

From 1559 onwards the palace was constructed by 76 generations of Sisodia Rajputs or Suryavanshi Rajputs (worshippers of Sun god) and represents the architectural blend that is an amalgamation of Rajasthani, Mughal, Medieval, European and Chinese Architecture that you will observe here during your Golden Triangle Group Tour.

The place has three entrances Bari Pol on the left to City Palace, Tripolia (Triple) Gate in centre and Hathi Pol (Elephant Gate) on extreme right. The Entire City Palace Complex is divided into many important sections and parts for various purposes and utilities being used by the Royal Family.  Amar Vilas is the   raised garden that gives access to Badi Mahal and is a pleasure pavilion created in Mughal Style. It is the highest point of the City Palace has exotic hanging gardens with fountains, towers and terraces.   

Badi Mahal is another important place here that is learnt to be as Garden Palace that is situated on the 27 meters high rock formation along the rest of palace. It also has a swimming pool and at adjoining halls are paintings from 18th and 19th century.  Other places here worth visiting are Durbar Hall, Fateprakash Palace and other.       

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