Delhi-Agra-Jaipur-Pushkar-Mt.Abu-Delhi

abm16

Hi All,

A friend of mine and I re planning for a 7-day visit to the Golden Triangle with the addn of Jaipur & Dilwara Temple. I would very much appreciate comments and suggestions from the experts in this forum. This is the first time I ll be travelling to that part of India.

Here is the tentative itinerary:

Dec 23: Arrive Delhi at 10am;
Dec 24: Red Fort; Pick up friend from Arpt
Dec 25: Satabdhi Exp from Delhi (6:15am) to Agra (8:07am);
Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehput Sikri
Dec 26: Marudhar Ex from Agra (6:15am) to Jaipur (11:50am)
Hawa Mahal
Dec 27: Ajmer Sharif and Pushkar and back to Jaipur
Dec28: Rajdhani Exp from Jaipur (12:40am) to Mt. Abu (6:30am)
Dilwara Temple
Dec 29: Nakki Lake
Mt. Abu (8:30pm) to Delhi (7:30am, Dec30)

Mickey S

You are going to be very hard-pressed to do Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri in a single day if you are also travelling from Delhi that morning. When we were in Agra last December we arrived at the Taj at 6am, and were leaving at about the time you will arrive. We then visited the Fort and Fatehpur Sikri and were back in Agra just as it was starting to get dark.

And... Ajmer and Pushkar as a day trip from Jaipur? It's a 4-hour drive each way. Why not spend the day seeing some of Jaipur's other sights? Amber Fort, the Observatory, the Royal Palace.

abm16

Hi Mickey,

Thanks for the reply.

I thought Pushkar is 45min drive from Jaipur. Totally miscalculated ....

Mickey S

'Fraid not.

Jaipur to Ajmer is 130km (about 3 hours), and then it's 13km over mountainous roads to Pushkar (about 30 minutes).

Don't make the mistake of calculating travel times in India using American or European speeds. The roads and traffic are not comparable.

abm16

Thanks for correcting me, Mickey.

Quick question: Is there a direct train b/w Agra and Jaiselmer and how long does it take ?

Mickey S

No direct trains Agra to Jaisalmer. Just one train per day from Delhi, via Jaipur and Jodhpur, which takes about 19 hours (and 13 from Jaipur, I think).

wonderwomanusa

Well, not really. The train will get you to Abu Road, and from there you'll get a bus or a jeep to Mt. Abu, so figure on getting settled in your hotel around 10am.

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