The Indian capital New Delhi was laid out symmetrically as a garden city by British architects. Wide boulevards, gardens, colonial-style summer villas and shady avenues characterize New Delhi. The typical oriental district Old Delhi with narrow streets, bazaars, temples and mosques offer an interesting contrast for visitors. Old Delhi is the place where the Mughals and the Turkish rulers built several architectural wonders. India's largest mosque, the Jama Masjid (Masjid-i-Jahan Numa) is at the beginning of a very busy and popular street in the center, near the famous market Chandni Chowk. There is also the imposing fortress palace to marvel at Red Fort (also as Delhi Fort, or Lal Qila known), which is now a UNESCO World Heritage Site and marks the creative climax in the Mughal Empire during the reign of Emperor Shah Jahan.

Rajasthan - a dream of 1001 nights

Not far from the capital Jaipur, the capital of the state of Rajasthan. Famous buildings of the city are the Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds), the Water Palace Jal Mahal, the observatory Jantar Mantar and the noble city palace City Palace. It is a bit outside Royal Palace of Amber Fort.

Also the one further east Lake town Udaipur with the Lake Palace or Jodhpur, the blue city at the foot of the fortress Meherangarh. The town lies between the two towns Bera, whose rural surroundings with the Jawai reservoir next to the original life of the Rabari also an intact nature with numerous Leopards offers.

The desert state has an incredible variety to offer like the Hindu temples of Ranakpur or the temple ruins of Bundi Palace. As a contrast to the bustle of cities, there is a Tiger safari in the famous Ranthambore National Park at.

Another obligatory stop along the Golden triangle forms the city Agra with perhaps the most beautiful building in the world. Dem Taj Mahal. Grand Mughal Shan Jahan had this mausoleum built in honor of his great love Mumtaz Mahal on the banks of the Yamuna River.

In the kingdom of the king: Madhya Pradesh

After a short domestic flight we reach the ruins of Khajuraho. Remnants of the little known Chandella dynasty between 950 and 1120. In the immediate vicinity is the Panna National Parkwhere we two tiger and an Indian Leopards could see.

Other stops on our trip through the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh include this Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve and the big ones Kanha National Park, where we take part in more unforgettable wildlife sightings: Bengal tigers, Gaur wild cattle, Sambar deer, Hanuman langurs, Axis deer and Indian red dogs.

Mumbai

Finally we go to the port city of Bombay or new Mumbai. With 28.4 million inhabitants in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR), the city is one of the largest metropolitan regions in the world. The main attractions are in the modern city center Gateway of India, the Taj Mahal Hotel or the incredibly busy colonial train station Chhatrapati Shivaji terminus.

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