Itinerary

1. Day 1: Arrival in Delhi

   • Arrive in Delhi and meet the guide at the airport.

   • Transfer to hotel and spend the day at leisure.

   Dinner and overnight stay in Delhi.

2. Day 2: Travel from Delhi to Jaipur with a break at Agra

   • Leave the hotel early in the morning and transfer to railway station to board the superfast air-conditioned train to Agra. Have breakfast on the train.

   • Arrive at Agra in approximately 2 hours and immediately visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world and surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created.

   • Head to the Agra Fort. This rustic and majestic red-sandstone fort stands on the banks of the river Yamuna and the construction was started by Emperor Akbar. Tour the Diwan-I-Am (hall of public audience), a colonnaded hall with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back where the Emperor heard public petitions. Also see the Diwan-I-Khas (hall of private audience) where the Emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms.

   • Enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a 5-star hotel in Agra.

   • Drive to Jaipur post lunch. On the way, stop at Fatehpur Sikri - a perfectly preserved red sandstone “ghost town” which was deserted when its water supply failed.

   • Arrive at Jaipur & transfer to the hotel.

   Dinner and overnight stay in Jaipur.

3. Day 3: Tour Jaipur and return to Delhi

   • Visit the majestic Amber Fort post-breakfast. Ride up to its top on elephants against the backdrop of the wooded hills.

   • Head to the City Palace where the royal family still resides. 

   • Tour the Palace of Winds (also known as Hawa Mahal) comprising delicate screens and carved balconies that the royal ladies, confined to their quarters, would use to watch the outside world.

   • Make your way to Maharaja Jai Singh's observatory - the Jantar Mantar, where time has been accurately measured since the 17th century.

   • Transfer to the railway station in the evening to board the air-conditioned train to Delhi with dinner on the train.

   • Arrive at Delhi & transfer to the hotel.

   Overnight stay in Delhi.

4. Day 4: Sightseeing Tour of Delhi followed by return to the airport

   • Checkout from the hotel and proceed for a sightseeing tour of New Delhi and visit the buildings built during the British colonial era.

   • Visit the 11th century old Qutab Minar, India Gate and the grand government buildings such as the President’s House and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial. 

   • Stop by the Laxmi Narayan temple, popularly known as Birla Temple.

   • Transfer to the airport for departure.