Golden Triangle & Varanasi Tour

Our representative will meet you upon arrival at the international airport in Delhi and transfer you to the hotel. Delhi stands as a symbol of India's magnificent past and thriving present. This city has never failed to amaze its visitors with its beautiful blend of various groups, diverse cultures and traditions as well as with its heritages of a bygone eras. You are free after checking into the hotel. Stay overnight in Delhi.

Enjoy your breakfast at the hotel and meet your tour guide. Your first destination is the Jama Masjid of Delhi, one of the largest mosques in the country. Visit Chandni Chowk, Old Delhi's biggest and oldest bazaar next. Later, walk up to the Fatehpuri Mosque and enjoy a rickshaw ride from the mosque to Red Fort.

Meet our driver outside the fort and hop into the car. Drive past the fort (a 17th century historical monument) to reach Rajghat, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. An eternal flame burns on one side of this memorial.

Next, we will take you to Humayun's Tomb, widely regarded as India's first garden-style tomb. Inspired by the Persian architectural style, the main highlight of this tomb are the four garden squares surrounded by passages and channel for supplying water.

Drive past Rashtrapati Bhawan (the resident of India's president). See the residence of the president of India and India Gate, an archway built in honor of the soldiers who died in World War I. Visit Qutub Minar, built by Qutab-ud-din Aibak in 1193 AD to mark the beginning of the Muslim rule in India. Stay overnight in Delhi.

Agra rose to prominence as the capital of Mughal emperors from 1526 AD to 1628 AD. It still remains a popular tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era monuments, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort & Fatehpur Sikri, all of which are Unesco World Heritage sites. 

Check into your hotel in Agra upon arrival. Rest for a while and start your Agra tour with a visit to Agra Fort, which resembles the magnificent Red Fort of Delhi. Later in the evening, enjoy a beautiful view of the Taj Mahal, the most extravagant symbol of love, dedication and purity ever that took almost 22 years to build. It is an ivory-white marble monument where rests the mortal remains of the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan (who built this monument) and his wife Mumtaz.

An interesting fact about this stunning edifice is that it turns pinkish in the morning, milky white in the evening and golden at night as the moonlight falls upon it. Watching sunset over this iconic monument is truly a sight to behold. Stay overnight at your hotel in Agra.

Drive to the beautiful city of Jaipur after breakfast. Visit Fatehpur Sikri, the abandoned city of the Mughals, en route. This city boasts some magnificent monuments built during the Mughal era, including Panch Mahal, Buland Darwaza and the Tomb of Salim Chishti.

You will get enough time to explore Fatehpur Sikri continuing your journey. Check into your hotel upon arrival in Jaipur, a city that is also known as India's "Pink City" due to extensive use of pink sandstone in its buildings. Its monuments showcase a myriad of architectural styles and its vibrant bazaars are famous for traditional handicrafts and jewellery. The ambiance of this city speaks volumes of the lavish lifestyle of the Rajput kings. Stay overnight at a hotel in Jaipur.

Visit the famous Amer Fort, dating back to the 16th century, after breakfast. This fort displays private halls, pavilions and private chambers of kings and members of royalty. Enjoy an elephant ride in the fort.

Next, head for City Palace, Jaipur, which consists of private and public chambers, courtyards, gateways, private chambers of kings and royalty and a lot more. Later, head to Jantar Mantar, an astronomical observatory that features the world’s largest sundial. Visit Hawa Mahal, a five-storey palace built in 1799 AD during Rajput rule.

This palace is popular for its intricately designed 953 windows adorned with spectacular latticework. You are free to explore the city on your own once the tour is over late in he afternoon.

After breakfast, our company representative will drive you to the airport to board your flight to Varanasi (please note that flight tickets are not included in the tour price). On arrival in Varanasi, we will meet you at the airport and transfer you to the hotel.

You are free to explore India's spiritual capital for the rest of the day. Located on the banks of the River Ganges, Varanasi has a rich history going back by 3,000 years. This place is also one of the holiest pilgrimage sites of the Hindus.

Your Varanasi sightseeing tour begins with an early morning boat ride on the River Ganges. Soak up the spectacular sunrise views and, later, return to the hotel for breakfast. After breakfast, head to Sarnath, where Lord Buddha gave preached Buddhism for the first time.

Later, visit the new Vishwanath Temple, also known as “Birla Mandir”. Located inside Banaras Hindu University, it is a Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Shiva (God of Destruction). It took around 35 years to build this temple.

Your next destination is the Tulsi Manas Temple, built by the royal family of Banaras in 1964. It is believed to be the place where the legendary poet Tulsidas wrote the great Indian epic “Ramcharitramanas”. Close to this temple is the Durga Temple dedicated to Goddess Durga.

Witness the spectacular Ganga aarti at the Dashashwamedh Ghat in the evening. This evening ceremony takes place everyday and has been going on in one form or the other for thousands of years now. Stay overnight in Varanasi.

Our representative will drive you to the airport in Varanasi after breakfast to board your flight back home.