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Forts And Palaces Tour India

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With a history that dates back 5,000 years, India is rich in history and heritage.

The most spectacular exhibits of India’s rich civilizational heritage are the forts, palaces, tombs and temples that dot its entire landscape.

As one of the most fertile and wealthiest parts of the world for much of recorded history (thanks to its natural endowments like great rivers, vast plains, gold and mineral wealth, spices and a conducive climate that sustained agriculture) India has attracted invaders and marauders from other parts of the world for thousands of years.

The construction of formidable forts in vital strategic locations was necessitated by a need for survival and defense against these invaders. You will, therefore, find a host of towering forts in almost all Indian cities of historical significance.

We offer flexible “Forts and Palaces” tour packages to all the top destinations in India.

Explore, with us, the opulent splendor of Udaipur’s City Palace. Discover the historic majesty of Delhi’s Red Fort. Sojourn in the island serenity of Taj Lake Palace. Get blown away by the majestic marvels of Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur and Amber Fort in Jaipur. And, go on a fort tour to Jaisalmer, Rajsamand, Chittograh and Bikaner in Rajasthan.

MUST-HAVE EXPERIENCES 

Udaipur City Palace
Red Fort
Amber Fort
MEhrangarh Fort
Taj Lake Palace
City Palace, Jaipur
Junagarh Fort
Jaisalmer Fort
Kumbalgarh Fort

OUR BESPOKE EXPERIENCES

Private HEritage walks
Royal Gala Dinner
Hands-On Workshops
Inside fort exploraton
Sunset Camel Safari
Royal Pursuits
Luxury Spa

Frequently Asked Questions

Beauty, as they say, is in the eyes of the beholder. Everyone in India who knows a thing or two about history and forts will have their pick, but almos6 everyone will have the Red Fort in Delhi, Agra Fort and Amber Fort in Rajasthan in their top 3 picks.

Our honorable mentions are the Junagar Fort in Bikaner and Mehrangarh Fort, in Jodhpur.

It is hard to put a number on forts and palaces in India.

Varying in size, location, importance, and the state they are in, estimates for forts in India range from 1000 to 1500. These range from small outposts to strategically important mega-structures.

Some forts have survived and are still standing and their history is well-documented. Others have fallen into obscurity and only the ruins of them remain.

At the time of the Independence, there were 564 quasi-independent “princely states” which later merged into the Indian Union. Each state had a few palaces to house its monarchs and Rajas.

The number of palaces, therefore, ranges in the thousands. Not all palaces though are equal in size, importance, and grandeur.

QILA MUBARAK in Bathinda, Punjab is considered the oldest surviving fort in the subcontinent.

Maintained by the Archaeological Survey of India and recognized as a monument of national importance, Qila Mubarak is believed to have been built between 90 and 110 AD by Raja Dab of the KUSHANA DYNASTY.

It was here at Qila Mubarak that the first and only woman ruler of Delhi Razia Sultana was kept hostage. Mahmud of Ghazni, the first Turko-Afghan emperor to invade Hindustan also laid siege to this fort. It later became an important strategic asset of the Delhi Sultanate in the 13th century.

The Classic Golden Triangle

Agra fort
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Golden Triangle with Udaipur

Amber Palace
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Exploring the Best of Rajasthan

Jaipur
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Six Senses Fort Barwara
Suryagarh
Umaid Bhawan Palace
Pashan Garh
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