Visiting iconic landmarks like the Amer Fort, Mehrangarh Fort, and local markets, they engage in hands-on experiences, fostering cultural understanding and historical appreciation, making it an unforgettable educational journey.
TIME |
ACTIVITIES |
DAY – 1 BANGALORE – JAIPUR |
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REPORTING @ BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT (BASED ON SCHEDULED TIME) |
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DEPARTURE FROM BANGALORE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TO JAIPUR BY FLIGHT (BASED ON SCHEDULED TIME) , PACKED BREAKFAST WILL BE PROVIDED ON BOARD |
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ARRIVAL AT JAIPUR AIRPORT |
12.00 PM |
TRANSFER TO HOTEL BY PRIVATE COACH. |
12.30 PM |
BUFFET LUNCH |
01.30PM |
CHECK-IN AT HOTEL. [EARLY CHECK IN SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY, STANDARD CHECK IN TIME IS 02.00PM] |
02:30 PM |
PROCEED TO VISIT THE CITY PALACE: GAIN INVALUABLE INSIGHT INTO JAIPUR’S ROYAL PAST THROUGH A WONDERFUL COMBINATION OF MUGHAL AND RAJPUT FORMS OF ARCHITECTURE AT A MUSEUM HOUSING MINIATURE PAINTINGS, MANUSCRIPTS, MUGHAL CARPETS, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ROYAL COSTUMES AND WEAPONS |
04:00 PM |
PROCEED TO VISIT HANDMADE PAPER & BLUE POTTERY WORKSHOP AT SANGANER VILLAGE: IN 1728 MAHARAJA SAWAI JAI SINGH II STARTED THE HANDMADE PAPER INDUSTRY IN JAIPUR. AROUND 10 HANDMADE PAPER INDUSTRIES ARE PRESENT IN SANGANER WITH PEOPLE SPECIALISING IN HANDMADE PAPER AND TEXTILES. |
06:00 PM |
PROCEED TO VISIT CHOKHI DHANI: A REPLICA ROYAL VILLAGE DISPLAYING AUTHENTIC RAJASTHANI CULTURES AND TRADITIONS WITH COLOURFUL JAIN SHRINES AND TEMPLES, INCLUDING THE ANCIENT RED[1]STONE SHRI DIGAMBER. EXPERIENCE THE VIBRANT CULTURE OF RAJASTHAN AT THIS CULTURAL VILLAGE WITH LIVE RAJASTHANI FOLK MUSIC AND DANCE, LOCAL RAJASTHANI CUISINE AND ACTIVITIES. |
08:30 PM |
DINNER AT CHOKI DHAN |
09:30PM |
BACK TO HOTEL |
10:00 PM |
GOOD NIGHT / RETIRE FOR THE DAY. |
DAY – 2 JAIPUR |
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06:30 AM |
WAKE UP & FRESH-UP. |
07:30 AM |
BUFFET BREAKFAST |
09:30 AM |
PROCEED TO VISIT AMBER FORT. CONSTRUCTED OF RED SANDSTONE AND MARBLE, THE ATTRACTIVE, OPULENT PALACE IS LAID OUT ON FOUR LEVELS, EACH WITH A COURTYARD. IT CONSISTS OF THE DIWAN-I-AAM, OR "HALL OF PUBLIC AUDIENCE", THE DIWAN-I-KHAS, OR "HALL OF PRIVATE AUDIENCE", THE SHEESH MAHAL (MIRROR PALACE), OR JAI MANDIR, AND THE SUKHNIWAS WHERE A COOL CLIMATE IS ARTIFICIALLY CREATED BY WINDS THAT BLOW OVER A WATER CASCADE WITHIN THE PALACE. |
12:30 PM |
BUFFET LUNCH |
01:30 PM |
PROCEED TO VISIT JANTAR MANTAR: VISIT THE OBSERVATORY TOWER WITH A COLLECTION OF NINETEEN ARCHITECTURAL ASTRONOMICAL INSTRUMENTS BUILT IN 1734 BY THE RAJPUT KING SAWAI JAI SINGH II. IT FEATURES THE WORLD’S LARGEST STONE SUNDIAL AND IS A UNESCO WORLD HERITAGE SITE. SOME OF THE INSTRUMENTS AT THE ASTRONOMICAL OBSERVATORY ARE STILL USED TODAY TO FORECAST THE WEATHER. |
03:00 PM |
PROCEED TO VISIT HAWA MAHAL: VISIT THE FOCAL POINT OF THE CITY OF JAIPUR THE ‘PALACE OF WINDS’, A FIVE-STOREY HIGH BAROQUE-STYLE STRUCTURE BUILT TO ENABLE THE VEILED LADIES OF THE HAREM TO OBSERVE THE STREET SCENES BELOW AND REMAIN UNNOTICED |
05:30 PM |
SHOPPING @V LOCAL MARKET |
07:30 PM |
BACK TO HOTEL |
08:30 PM |
BUFFET DINNER |
10:00 PM |
GOOD NIGHT / RETIRE FOR THE DAY. |
DAY – 3 JAIPUR - JODHPUR |
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06:00 AM |
WAKE UP & FRESH-UP. |
07:00 AM |
EARLY BUFFET BREAKFAST |
08:00 AM |
CHECK-OUT FROM THE HOTEL & DEPARTURE TO JODHPUR |
12:00 PM |
BUFFET LUNCH |
02:30 PM |
ARRIVE IN JODHPUR, CHECK-IN TO THE HOTEL & FRESHEN-UP |
03:30 PM |
JEEP SAFARI TO BISHNOI VILLAGE: THE BISHNOI MOVEMENT IS ONE OF THE FIRST ORGANISED PROPONENTS OF ECO-CONSERVATION, WILDLIFE PROTECTION AND GREEN LIVING. THE BISHNOI TRIBE ARE STAUNCH BELIEVERS IN THE SANCTITY OF PLANT AND ANIMAL LIFE, WITH THRIVING KHEJRI TREES AND DEERS IN THESE VILLAGES. THEY FOLLOW A SET OF 29 PRINCIPLES/COMMANDMENTS GIVEN BY GURU JAMBHOJI |
04:30 PM |
SALAWAS VILLAGE: POTTER’S VILLAGE & WEAVERS OF FAMOUS HANDMADE DHURRIES |
05:30 PM |
SAFA TYING COMPETITION: TURBANS ARE AN IMPORTANT PART OF THE RAJPUT ATTIRE AND WERE WORN BY THE WARRIOR CLAN AS A ROYAL MARK. THEY WERE FIRST WORN BY THE INDIGENOUS COMMUNITY TO PROTECT THE HEAD FROM EVIL SPIRITS. THE TURBANS OF RAJASTHAN ARE POPULAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY FOR THEIR IMPRESSIVE AESTHETIC. |
07:30 PM |
BACK TO HOTEL |
08:30 PM |
BUFFET DINNER |
10:00 PM |
GOOD NIGHT / RETIRE FOR THE DAY. |
DAY – 4 JODHPUR - OSIAN |
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07:30 AM |
WAKE-UP, FRESHEN-UP & PACK |
08:30 AM |
BUFFET BREAKFAST |
09:30 AM |
CHECK-OUT & DEPARTURE TO LOCAL SIGHT SEEING |
10:00 AM |
UMAID BHAWAN PALACE: THE LAST OF THE GREAT PALACES OF INDIA AND ONE OF THE LARGEST RESIDENCES IN THE WORLD, IT IS SET AMIDST 26 ACRES OF LUSH GARDENS. PART MUSEUM, PART ROYAL RESIDENCE AND PART HOTEL, THE PALACE OFFERS A FASCINATING INSIGHT INTO THE LIVES OF THE ROYALS WITH ITS ORNATE ART-DECO DESIGN. STUDENTS CAN GET A CHANCE TO CATCH AN ENTICING GLIMPSE OF THE CURRENT MAHARAJA, WHO STILL MAINTAINS A HOME WITHIN THE PALACE COMPLEX. |
11:00 AM |
MEHRANGARH FORT: ENCIRCLED WITHIN THE MASSIVE CITY WALLS, THE MAJESTIC FORT WATCHES OVER A MAZE OF ROOFTOPS FROM ITS PERCH ON A ROCKY MOUNTAINTOP. THIS IMPOSING STRONGHOLD HAS THE REPUTATION OF BEING THE BEST-MAINTAINED FORT IN RAJASTHAN WITH A NETWORK OF COURTYARDS AS PART OF THE PALACE COMPLEX. |
12:00 PM |
BROOM MUSEUM: ALSO CALLED ARNA JHARNA MUSEUM, IT BOASTS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF BROOMS FROM RAJASTHAN, INDICATING ENTIRE GALAXIES OF RITUALS AND BELIEFS ASSOCIATED WITH THEM. A SERIES OF VIDEOS AND PUPPET SHOWS HIGHLIGHT THE COMMUNITIES, LABOUR, SKILLS AND RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH BROOM PRODUCTION. |
01:30 PM |
BUFFET LUNCH |
02:30 PM |
DEPARTURE TO OSIAN |
05:30 PM |
JEEP SAFARI THROUGH THE DUNES OF THAR DESERT |
07:00 PM |
CHECK-IN TO THE CAMP & FRESHEN-UP |
08:30 PM |
BONFIRE WITH MUSIC & DANCE |
09:30 PM |
DINNER |
10:00 PM |
GOOD NIGHT / RETIRE FOR THE DAY. |
DAY – 5 OSIAN - JAIPUR - BANGALORE |
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WAKE-UP, FRESHEN-UP & PACK |
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BREAKFAST AT THE CAMP |
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CHECK-OUT FROM THE CAMP & DEPARTURE FROM OSIAN WITH LUNCH ENROUTE |
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ARRIVE IN JAIPUR |
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FLIGHT FROM JAIPUR TO BANGALORE |
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ARRIVE AT BANGALORE AIRPORT |