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Short Breaks | 4 nights | Couples & families | All year round | Fly to Delhi, Jaipur

Places: Delhi; Agra; Jaipur | Activities: Visit Old & New Delhi sights; see the Taj Mahal at sunset and sunrise; explore the Agra Fort; see the ghost capital city of Emperor Akbar; ride an elephant up the Amber Fort in Jaipur; drink in the winter sun at the impressive Jaipur City Palace; click away crazy at the Palace of Winds; shop till you drop in the Pink City

Arrive New Delhi by a morning flight from Chennai or Bangalore, and transfer to your hotel. Then depart for the walled city of Shahjahanabad in Old Delhi that encloses the mighty Jama Masjid and Red Fort. Enjoy a delightful rickshaw ride along Chandni Chowk. After lunch at one of the many market restaurants in New Delhi, visit the Humayun’s Tomb, the resting place of one of the early Mughal rulers, and the inspiration behind the Taj Mahal. Then drive through New Delhi, the 9th version of this great city and built by Lutyens. Lastly go back in time to the 12th century at the Qutb Minar in South Delhi, the massive victory tower of the first Islamic rulers of India – the Afghans. In the evening, head out to Hauz Khas village for some sundown exploration of this urban refuge with its shops and galleries and well-lit 14th century ruins.

In the morning, drive to Agra. After lunch, visit the Agra Fort, built by successive Moghul Emperors, the Itmad-ud-Daulah and finally an unforgettable sunset visit to the Taj Mahal, the white marble blushing as the last rays of sunlight caress this monument to love.