Morning tour of Old Delhi. Visit the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial; India's largest mosque, Jama Masjid, then view the Red Fort. Afternoon tour of New Delhi. Pass by the 12th-century Qutub Minar, visit the Mausoleum of Humayun and the Birla Temple. Drive past India gate, the former Viceroy's Palace and Parliament House. Dinner and overnight Delhi.

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 “Palace of Winds”, the architectural
keynote of the city.

Travel to Agra via the deserted city of Fatehpur Sikri. Explore the perfectly preserved buildings, including Panch Mahal Palace and the Tomb of Salim Chishti. Dinner and overnight Agra.

Visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the Mughal Emperor Shahjahan in 1630 for his Queen Mumtaz . Morning visit to 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. Continue to Agra Fort, started by Emperor Akbar and completed by three different Mughal Emperors. Stroll the palaces, mosques and Halls of Public and Private Audiences.

This morning board the Shatabdi Express train for Jhansi. Continue via motor coach to Khajuraho
via Orchha on the River Detwa

Among the intricately designed buildings, with many religious, secular and erotic images are the Chaunset Yogini Temple of Kali, the Bharatji Temple with its 11-headed image of Vishnu and the Vraha Temple of Shiva. This afternoon, fly to Varanasi. Arrive and transfer to your hotel. Visit Bharat Mata Temple, with its map of India carved in marble, the Durga Temple and the gold-spired temple of Vishwanath. tour of the Chandela Dynasty Temples. Later, if you wish, shop for silks and brocades in the bazaars.

Take an early morning boat ride on the Ganges. Pass the bathing Ghats, where Hindus come to immerse themselves to purify their souls; and the burning Ghats, where bodies await cremation so their ashes may be scattered in the river. Drive to the city of Saranth, where Buddha gave his first sermon and view the ruins, the stupa and the Buddhist Temple. Continue to the airport for a flight to Kathmandu, capital of Nepal. Arrive and transfer to the hotel in Kathmandu.

Drive to Durbar Square, with more than 50 palaces, pagodas, temples and monuments showcasing
Nepalese architecture and dominated by the Taleju Temple. Visit the temple of Machhendranath and
the great stupa of Swayambhunath, with the eyes of Buddha painted on all four sides. See the royal palace complex with its gilded doorway and the shrine of Teleju. Afternoon at leisure

Transfer to the airport for your return flight home.