Week-End in Lahore (3 Days)

After breakfast begin a full day tour of Lahore. The historic capital of both the Mughal and Sikh empires, the city also played a significant part in the British governance of the Punjab. Home to a remarkable collection of cultural and historic highlights, your tour includes visits to the Lahore Museum—established in 1864-1865 by the British— which displays collection of the Mughal and Sikh eras, relics of the Indus Valley Civilization and Gandharan Art; Badshahi Mosque commissioned by Emperor Aurangzeb in 1671, with construction of the mosque lasting for two years until 1673 and which is regarded as one of the largest mosques in the world and can accommodate up to one hundred thousand worshipers at a time; and Lahore Fort which now enjoys the status of a “World Heritage Site” and was constructed by the Mughal Emperor Akbar during the period 1556-1605 on the ruins of an ancient Fort called “Lohawar” (meaning as strong as iron).  In the afternoon visit Wazir Khan Mosque built in 17th century by Sheikh Alim-ud-Din Ansari (known as Wazir Khan) and the Famous Shahi Hamam (royal bath) that has been recently renovated and won a prestigious award for fine restoration. We will then go to Anarkali Bazaar, famous for its shopping, and named after a dancing girl who caught the fancy of Prince Salim, a son of Mughul Emperor Akbar. After the visit, we can either go to the Anrkali Food Street, Gowalmandi food street, or to M.M.Alam road where there are an assortment of modern day restaurants. Return to the hotel for overnight.

This morning after picking you up from your lodging establsihment, we will visit Jahangir’s Tomb, the only Mughal Emperor buried in Lahore and Noor Jahan’s Tomb once richly decorated with floral fresco paintings on lime plaster. The Dilkusha Garden in which he is buried was a "favourite spot" of Jahangir and his wife Nur Jahan, when they lived in Lahore. Though historians attribute construction of the tomb to Jahangir's son Shah Jahan, the tomb may have been the result of Nur Jahan's vision. She is said to have designed the mausoleum in 1627, and possibly helped fund it. Construction started in 1627 and required ten years for completion. From here we will go on to Hiran Minar in Sheikepura. Here we find a Mughal era minaret and pond, built in 1606 as a monument to Emperor Jahangir's beloved pet antelope, Mansiraj, or "Light of the Mind", who had been trained to lure wild animals to be hunted. The minaret itself was built in 1606 C.E. as a monument to Emperor Jahangir's beloved pet antelope, Mansiraj, or "Light of the Mind",[5] who had been trained to lure wild animals to the tank in order to be hunted. We will then return to Lahore and drop you at your lodging establishment/airport End of Our Services