A road trip has always been exciting to all the motor enthusiasts. So to make it more interesting here is an itinerary which will cover eight WHS in India including the newly added Rani ki Vav located in Gujarat.
The sites covered in this six day trip are: Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Rani ki Vav, Jantar Mantar, Fatehpur Sikri, Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar, Chittorgarh Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Ranthambore Fort, Amer Fort, Jaisalmer Fort and other places like Udaipur and Mt. Abu.
The mode of transportation is by your own vehicle.
Day 1
0700 hrs: Start from Vadodara.
0800 hrs: Reach Pavagadh ropeway.
1200 hrs: After returning from temple en route to champaner archaeological park.
1300 hrs: Return to Vadodara for lunch.
1400 hrs: start for Patan where we see the new WHS rani ki vav.
1800 hrs: Reach Patan and check-in into Shakar Hotel Garden.
1900 hrs: Have a local sightseeing of the city.
2000 hrs: Return to hotel and have dinner.
Total cost: Pavagadh Ropeway (? 100) + Champaner Archaeological park (? 10) + Lunch (? 400) +Hotel (? 1200) + Miscellaneous expenditure (?200) = ? 1910
Day 2
0800 hrs: Wake up and have breakfast.
1000 hrs: Check out of the hotel and proceed for the new WHS of India Rani Ki Vav.
1015 hrs: Reach Rani Ki Vav also known as the Queen�s step well.
1100 hrs: Start for Jaisalmer via Barmer.
1500 hrs: Reach Barmer and have lunch.
1730 hrs: Reach Jaisalmer and check-in into Hotel Moomal.
1830 hrs: We go out for local sightseeing.
2030 hrs: Have dinner.
2130 hrs: Take rest and prepare for next day�s journey.
Total cost: Rani Ki Vav (? 100) + Lunch (? 500) + Hotel (including breakfast) (? 2000) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 3100
Day 3
0800 hrs: Wake up and have breakfast.
1000 hrs: Proceed for Jaisalmer Fort.
1010 hrs: Reach Jaisalmer Fort.
1200 hrs: After seeing the Fort we have lunch.
1300 hrs: After having lunch we come back to hotel.
1330 hrs: We start for Sam where we will see sand dunes and also see the traditional rajasthani dance and listen to folk song.
1530 hrs: We start for Sam.
1600 hrs: We reach Sam and enjoy the camel ride in which we will be taken to the sand dunes.
1830 hrs: Proceed to Sam Dhani where we will experience the music and dance of rajasthani society.
2000 hrs: Have dinner in Sam.
2100 hrs: Proceed back to Hotel Moomal, take rest and prepare for next day�s journey.
Total cost: Lunch (? 500) + Sam tour (? 1500) = ? 2000
Day 4
0800 hrs: Wake up and have breakfast.
0900 hrs: Check-out from the hotel and proceed to New Delhi.
2030 hrs: Reach New Delhi and check-in into Hotel Delhi City Centre.
2100 hrs: Have Dinner.
2200 hrs: Return to room, prepare for next day journey and take rest.
Total cost: Hotel (? 2000) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 2500
Day 5
0800 hrs: Wake up and have breakfast.
1000 hrs: We move for Red Fort from Rajiv Chowk metro station.
1030 hrs: Reach Red Fort.
1200 hrs: After seeing the Red Fort we proceed to Connaught Place for lunch.
1300 hrs: After lunch we proceed for Humayun�s Tomb via metro.
1330 hrs: Reach Humayun�s Tomb and see the Mughal architecture which was built in 1565 AD.
1430 hrs: After seeing the Tomb we proceed for Qutub Minar via metro.
1530 hrs: Reach Qutub Minar and there we see the soaring 73 m- high tower of victory built in 1193 by Qutab-ud-din Aibak.
1700 hrs: We start from Qutub Minar back to the hotel.
1800 hrs: Reach hotel, take some rest and be ready for visiting the local market of Chandni Chowk.
1900 hrs: Start for Chandni Chowk.
1930 hrs: We reach Chandni Chowk and see the crowded busy streets with people busy with their work and the some selling delicious street food.
2100 hrs: After having dinner we proceed back to hotel.
2130 hrs: Reach hotel, have rest and prepare for the journey.
Total cost: Breakfast (? 200) + Metro (? 200) + Red Fort (? 10) + Lunch (? 500) + Humayun�s Tomb (? 10) + Qutub Minar (? 10) + Dinner (? 500) = ?1430
Day 6
0800 hrs: Check-out from hotel have breakfast and proceed for Agra where we will see Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and even go to Fatehpur Sikri.
1100 hrs: Reach Agra and check-in into Amar Yatri Niwas.
1200 hrs: Fresh up and start for Taj Mahal.
1330 hrs: Have lunch.
1430 hrs: After lunch proceed for Agra Fort.
1600 hrs: Return back to hotel and take rest.
1700 hrs: After rest we go out for local sightseeing and to see the local market.
2000 hrs: Have dinner.
2100 hrs: Return back to hotel take rest, prepare for next day�s journey and have a good sleep.
Total cost: Hotel (? 1600) + Taj Mahal (? 20) + Lunch (?500) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 2620
Day 7
0700 hrs: Have breakfast and proceed for Fatehpur Sikri.
0800 hrs: Reach Fatehpur Sikri.
1000 hrs: After seeing the monument we proceed to Keoladeo National Park.
1045 hrs: Reach Keoladeo Park.
1300 hrs: Have lunch.
1500 hrs: Start for Agra.
1600 hrs: Reach Agra.
2030 hrs: Have dinner.
1930 hrs: Fresh up and have a little local sightseeing.
2030 hrs: Have dinner.
2130 hrs: Prepare for next day�s journey and have a good sleep.
Total cost: Fort (? 10) + Park (? 225) + Lunch (?500) + Dinner (? 500) = ?1235
Day 8
0800 hrs: Check-out from the hotel and proceed to Jaipur.
1230 hrs: Reach Jaipur, check-in into Hotel Jai Singh Palace and have lunch.
1430 hrs: Take rest and then proceed towards Jantar Mantar.
1440 hrs: Reach Jantar Mantar
1530 hrs: Now we go to City Palace.
1700 hrs: We go in the local market of Jaipur.
2000 hrs: Dinner of rajasthani cuisine at LMB.
2100 hrs: We return back to hotel, prepare for the next day and have a good sleep.
Total cost: Hotel (including breakfast) (? 1200) + Jantar Mantar (? 40) + City Palace (? 75) + Dinner (? 500) = ?1815
Day 9
0800 hrs: Have breakfast check-out of the hotel and proceed towards Amer Fort.
0830 hrs: Reach Amer Fort.
1130 hrs: From Amer Fort we proceed towards Sawai Madhopur where we will see Ranthambore Fort and the National Park.
1400 hrs: Reach Sawai Madhopur and check-in into Hotel Vinayak.
1530 hrs: Reach Ranthambore National Park.
1900 hrs: Start from the park back to hotel.
2030 hrs: Have dinner.
2130 hrs: We get back to our rooms.
Total cost: Amer Fort (? 25) + Hotel (including breakfast and dinner) (? 1500) + Park (? 75) = ?1600
Day 10
0800 hrs: Have breakfast and check-out from hotel and proceed towards Chittorgarh.
1230 hrs: Reach Chittorgarh and check-in into Hotel Panna and have lunch.
1330 hrs: We go to Chittorgarh Fort.
1345 hrs: We reach the Fort.
1600 hrs: We come back to the hotel and take some rest.
1800 hrs: We go out to see the local market of the city.
2000 hrs: We come back to the hotel and have dinner.
2100 hrs: Prepare for the next day and sleep.
Total cost: Hotel (including breakfast) (? 3000) + Fort (? 10) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 3510
Day 11
0800 hrs: Have breakfast. We start from the hotel and go to Nathdwara where there we seek the blessings of Sri Krishna.
1000 hrs: From the temple we resume our journey back towards Kumbhalgarh Fort.
1100 hrs: We reach Kumbhalgarh Fort.
1230 hrs: Have lunch in the fort itself.
1400 hrs: We start back towards Chittorgarh.
1700 hrs: Reach back hotel and take rest.
2030 hrs: Have dinner.
2130 hrs: Return back to room for next day�s preparation.
Total cost: Nathdwara (? 200) + Kumbhalgarh Fort (? 10) + Lunch (? 500) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 1210
Day 12
0800 hrs: Check-out from the hotel and start towards next destination Udaipur.
1000 hrs: Reach Udaipur and check-in into Hotel Kinza.
1100 hrs: Go to City Palace.
1400 hrs: Have lunch.
1500 hrs: Proceed towards the ropeway.
1800 hrs: See the local market of the city.
2030 hrs: Reach hotel and have dinner.
2130 hrs: Prepare for the next day.
Total cost: Hotel (including breakfast) (? 1300) + City Palace (? 340) + Lunch (? 500) + Ropeway (? 80) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 2720
Day 13
0800 hrs: Have breakfast and check-out from the hotel and proceed for Mt. Abu.
1100 hrs: Reach Mt. Abu and check into Hotel Shikhar
1300 hrs: Have lunch.
1400 hrs: Take rest.
1600 hrs: Have a walk into the local market.
1800 hrs: Go to the sunset point.
2000 hrs: Reach back hotel and have dinner.
2100 hrs: Take rest.
Total cost: Hotel (including breakfast) (? 1300) + Lunch (? 500) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 2300
Day 14
0800 hrs: Have breakfast and check-out from the hotel.
0830 hrs: Reach Dilwara temple.
1030 hrs: Start for Guru Shikhar.
1100 hrs: Reach Guru Shikhar and enjoy the horse riding there.
1330 hrs: Come back to Mt. Abu to have lunch.
1430 hrs: Proceed towards Ahmedabad.
1900 hrs: Reach Ahmedabad Science City for the musical fountain show.
2030 hrs: Have dinner.
Total cost: Dilwara Temple (? 100) + Guru Shikhar (? 250) + Lunch (? 500) + Science City (? 100) + Dinner (? 500) = ? 1500
Day 15
0000 hrs: Reach Vadodara.
This total trip would cost ? 29450+additional diesel charges and expenses