Holiday Overview
This holiday, incorporating Delhi, Agra & Jaipur is a perfect "first time" trip to India and an ideal way to begin your love affair with this vibrant country.
Starting in Delhi with easy airline access, your journey will continue onwards to Agra, home of the iconic Taj Mahal, a sunrise or sunset visit is a must. Continue onwards to Jaipur, home of the Amer Fort and City Palace, for a glimpse of the splendour of Rajasthan before returning back to Delhi, for a homeward or onward flight.
Please note, nature lovers can add in a stop between Agra and Jaipur at Ranthambore National Park.
8 Days / 7 Nights
Start / Finish - Delhi
Highlights Include
See the backstreets of Old Delhi
Visit the magnificent Taj Mahal and nearby Red Fort
Experience the Pink City that is bustling Jaipur, with its city walls, Amer Palace and City Palace
India's Golden Triangle includes:
- International Flights
- Private Transfers
- 3 nights accommodation Delhi
- Walking Tour of Old Delhi
- Delhi to Agra train
- 1 nights accommodation Agra
- Sunrise visit to the Taj Mahal
- 3 nights accommodation Jaipur
- Tour of Jaipur including the Amer Fort
Day 1 - Delhi
A representative will meet you in the arrival area of the airport after you clear all immigration and custom formalities. Depart for your hotel where you will check in for your stay . India’s capital and a major gateway to the country, contemporary Delhi is a bustling metropolis, which successfully combines in its folds - the ancient with the modern. Amidst the fast spiralling skyscrapers the remnants of a bygone time in the form of its many monuments stand as silent reminders to the region’s ancient legacy.
Meals - None
Featured accommodation
The Maidens Hotel
Day 2 - Delhi
After breakfast, proceed for the full day city tour of Old & New Delhi including visit of the 17th century Jama Masjid and enjoy a rickshaw ride through the narrow, winding lanes of colourful and bustling Chandni Chowk. Also stop in front of the Mughal Empire’s most opulent fort, the Red Fort for a photo stop. Later Visit Raj Ghat where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
Afternoon proceed to New Delhi where you will be taken for the Drive past of The Presidential Palace, the one-time imperial residence of the British viceroys, the India Gate, a memorial raised in honour of the Indian soldiers martyred during the Afghan war and a drive along the Rajpath past the Parliament House and secretarial buildings. Afterwards visit Qutab Minar, the 12th century tower of victory built by a slave king and prototype of all minars (towers) in India. Also visit the 16th century Humayun’s tomb, a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
Meals Included - Breakfast
Featured accommodation
The Maidens Hotel
Day 3 - Delhi - Jaipur
Today you will drive to Jaipur, the colourful capital of Rajasthan. Arrive and check in at your hotel and spend the evening at leisure.
Meals Included - Breakfast
Featured accommodation
Samode Haveli
Day 4 - Jaipur
This morning visit the hilltop fortress at Amber, a jeep will spare you the trouble of reaching up to the fortress. Once at the top, stroll through the sprawling complex of courtyards and halls. En-route to the Amber Fort you will stop and see the ‘Palace of Winds’, otherwise known as Hawa Mahal. (Only drive past) It is really an elaborate façade, extremely intricate in its pink sandstone carving.
Meals Included – Breakfast
Featured accommodation
Samode Haveli
Day 5 - Jaipur
This morning visits the City Palace, which is an overwhelming complex of exquisite palaces, gardens and courtyards, decorative art, and carved doorways. Afterwards visit Jaipur's Jantar Mantar which is the most famous of five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh in India. Jai Singh was a great admirer of progresses and research made in the fields of science and technology, and he was passionate about astronomy.
Featured accommodation
Samode Haveli
Day 6 - Jaipur - Fatehpur Sikri - Agra
Today you say goodbye to the Pink City and head onwards to Agra – the city of Taj!!
Check out and drive to Agra en-route visiting Abhaneri step well. The Chand Baori is a step well which is regarded as a unique invention of the people of Abhaneri; it was created for rainwater harvesting. Located in the front of the Harshat Mata temple, this colossal step well has a depth of 20 meters, with 13 levels. Chand Baori is regarded as one of deepest and largest stepwells in India. Despite being so huge, the well still has delicate and intricate carvings which are a visual treat. Various structures are also built around the step well.
Later drive to Agra – you will stop en-route at Fatehpur Sikri for the guided visit. After the visits, continue the drive to Agra, arrive Agra and check in at the hotel. Agra – Once a small village on the banks of the Yamuna, it was transformed by two great Mughal monarchs, Akbar and his grandson Shah Jehan into the second capital of the Mughal Empire – Dar-ul-Khilafat, or ‘seat of the Emperor’ in the 16th & 17th century.
Meals Included - Breakfast
Featured accommodation
Trident Agra
Day 7 - Agra - Delhi
Wake up early for a sunrise visit of the splendid Taj Mahal.
Built as a monument of eternal love, the monument is described by poet Rabindranath Tagore as "a teardrop on the cheek of time". This magnificent 17th century mausoleum was built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, as an expression of love for his wife Mumtaz Mahal in the mid-17th century. It is made of milk-white makrana marble and is truly one of the wonders of the world. Though the Taj appears to be amazingly perfect from almost any angle, it is the close-up marble inlay work, which is astounding. Be mesmerized by this outstanding piece of architecture.
Later take a guided visit of the imposing Agra Fort.
The fort is approachable by two imposing gates and constructed of red sandstone, the citadel was built by the Mughal Emperor Akbar between the years 1565 and 1573. Encircled by a moat, this dramatic city within a city was the palace of three emperors, Akbar, Shah Jehan and Aurangzeb, each of whom made significant contributions to the wonderful architecture of the inner buildings – a combination of Persian (Islamic) and local Hindu styles.
Later in evening, you will be assisted & transferred in your private car to Agra railway station to connect train to Delhi. (Train not in operation on Fridays)
Arrive Delhi and you will meet with our representative outside your train coach. Depart for your hotel where you will check in for your stay.
Meals Included – Breakfast
Featured accommodation
Aloft Aerocity
Day 8 - Depart Dehli
Today a representative will meet you at the hotel’s lobby and will provide you the assisted departure transfer to the International airport to board your flight for your onward destination.
The Maidens Hotel, Delhi holidays
With a history of over a century and remarkably endearing hospitality, Maidens Hotel offers a journey back in time. Established in 1903 as one of the first hotels of Delhi and recognized as a Heritage Hotel in 1994, Maidens Hotel is a stately survivor of the golden age - a time when steam ruled the waves & the rails, empires flourished and when the rich, the famous and the titled used it as their stage. Its sweeping driveway and the grand façade give an inkling of its star-studded past. Its architecture is the most glorious illustration of old-world European charm with its colonial impressions.
Samode Haveli, Jaipur
An urban oasis in the historic walled city of Jaipur, Samode Haveli is a traditional Indian mansion set in a verdant garden with apartments arranged around a series of intimate courtyards. Built 175 years ago as a residence of the rulers of Samode, it is still occupied by their descendants, who have converted their home into a luxury hotel.
Trident Agra Holidays
Sitauted near the Taj Mahal, Trident Agra is one of the best hotels in the city. Beautifully landscaped gardens and water fountains welcome you to this charming leisure hotel. Built in local red stone, reminiscent of the Mughal era, the hotel features 135 tastefully appointed rooms and suites, which overlook the central courtyard and gardens. Guests can also enjoy complimentary high speed Internet for up to four devices.
Image Gallery
Taj Mahal
Amer Fort
Water Palace Jaipur
Delhi rickshaw
Palace of the Winds
Delhi Market
Delhi Gate
Red Fort Agra
Taj Mahal
Taj Mahal
City Palace Jaipur
Jaipur City
Amer Fort
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