Guide

English-speaking local guides for the city tours mentioned in the itinerary (No guide in Abhaneri).

Meals

10 breakfasts at hotels.

Transport

Services of a private driver and air-conditioned vehicles.

Others

Meeting and assistance on arrival/departure at Airport/hotel by our representative. Arrival / Departure transfers as per the above program. Accommodation in standard room on bed & breakfast basis. Rickshaw ride in Chandni Chowk. Sunrise boat ride on River Ganges in Varanasi. Monument entrance fees for the city tours as mentioned in the itinerary. 2 bottles of drinking water per person per day & wet tissues in the vehicle. All presently applicable taxes.

Flights

The economy-class airfare of Varanasi/ Delhi in the itinerary.

Accommodation

10 nights accommodation with daily breakfast at selected hotels. Delhi: Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini (4 stars) - or similar Jaipur: Holiday Inn Jaipur City Centre (4 stars) - or similar Agra: Holiday Inn Agra MG Road (4 stars) - or similar Lucknow: Fortune Park BBD, Lucknow (4 stars) - or similar Varanasi: Ramada Plaza JHV Varanasi (5 stars) - or similar Please be aware that the hotel supplement for public holidays and festivals is not included in the tour price. If your travel date happens to meet any holidays, please contact us for the tour quotation.

Not included:

Others

The airfare of arrival in and departure from Delhi. Meals not indicated in the itinerary, but advice freely available. Personal expenses (travel insurance, drinks, camera fee, etc). Gratuities. India visa fees.

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Day 1 Delhi Airport Pick-Up
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Delhi Airport Pick-Up

Welcome to take our India private tour with daily departure, which can be tailored to meet your individual interests. You will enjoy a more personalized experience as the trip is only for your private party, with no other people.

Upon your arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, you will be picked up and be transferred to your local hotel. The remainder of the day is free for you at leisure.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini (4 stars) - or similar
Day 2 Delhi Highlights
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Delhi Highlights

After breakfast, you will be escorted to visit the Raj Ghat, where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated. The next stop is Jama Masjid, one of the iconic, historic, and largest mosques in India. From here you will be driven past the iconic Red Fort, the standing testimony to the magnificent power and pomp of the Mughal emperors. Then you will enjoy a rickshaw ride in Chandni Chowk, a very popular and busy market in Old Delhi.

After this, you will head to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, which is one of the prominent Sikh houses of worship. Next, you will go to Humayun’s Tomb, another UNESCO world heritage site. Later, you will visit Qutub Minar, touted as India’s largest Minaret and India Gate, built in memory of the Unknown Soldier. You will be driven past the Parliament House, President’s House and other Government Secretarial Buildings before going back to your hotel.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini (4 stars) - or similar
Day 3 Drive To Jaipur By Private Vehicle
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive To Jaipur By Private Vehicle

After breakfast, a 5.5hour-drive will take you to Jaipur, also known as the pink city. It is the capital of Rajasthan where many captivating palaces with breathtaking designs are located. On arrival, you will be helped check into your hotel. The rest of the day is at leisure.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Jaipur City Centre (4 stars) - or similar
Day 4 Jaipur Highlights With Amber Fort
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Jaipur Highlights With Amber Fort

In the morning, you will be taken to the Amber Fort, a magnificent fort constructed with red sandstone and marble. It is divided into four sections, each with a courtyard.

On the way back to Jaipur city, you will stop at Jal Mahal, a palace built in the middle of a lake offering a nice view from the lakeside. Then you will be guided to visit Maharaja City Palace, a seven-story royal palace, Jantar Mantar, an 18th-century observatory, and stop to take some photos of the splendid Hawa Mahal, popular for its pink walls in the honeycomb-like design. The last stop for today is Birla Temple, which is dedicated to Lord Vishnu (Narayan), the preserver, and his consort Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and good fortune.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Jaipur City Centre (4 stars) - or similar
Day 5 Drive To Agra With Stops At Abhaneri And Fatehpur Sikri
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive To Agra With Stops At Abhaneri And Fatehpur Sikri

After breakfast, a 5-hour drive will take you to Agra. En route, you will stop to explore Abhaneri village, where your driver will show you around the wonderful ’Baoris’, the stairwells that were invented by the Indians to harvest rainwater. These tanks were used as reservoirs of water in dry times of the year. Chand Baori is the most popular of the wells in the region and is one of India’s deepest and largest. There are three ways to reach the water with the steps, which are divided into stories. You will also visit the must-see attraction, Fatehpur Sikri, a UNESCO World Heritage site with various historical monuments. Your guide will take you to visit the Jama Masjid, followed by the Tomb of Salim Chishti, the five-storied Panch Mahal, and Buland Darwaza.

Upon arriving in Agra, you will be helped to check into the hotel.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Agra MG Road (4 stars) - or similar
Day 6 Agra Highlights Tour With Taj Mahal
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Agra Highlights Tour With Taj Mahal

After breakfast, you will be guided to explore the world-famous Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. This beautiful monument is elegantly built with white marble by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan between the years 1631 to 1648, in the memory of his favorite beloved Queen Mumtaz Mahal.

The next stop is Agra Fort, a UNESCO World Heritage Site known for its architectural structure. This place comprises several fairy-tale palaces like Khas Mahal and Jahangir Palace. After the visit, you will be escorted back to your hotel.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Holiday Inn Agra MG Road (4 stars) - or similar
Day 7 Drive To Lucknow By Private Vehicle
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive To Lucknow By Private Vehicle

After breakfast, a 6-hour driver will bring you to Lucknow. Stopovers for the coffee break and photo stops are at your request. On arrival at your hotel, you will be helped with the check-in.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Fortune Park BBD, Lucknow (4 stars) - or similar
Day 8 Lucknow Highlights
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Lucknow Highlights

After breakfast, you will first be guided to visit the Lucknow Residency, a historical site where your guide will tell you about the story behind it. Driving past Sadat Ali & Begum Tombs and the Chatar Manzil, you will reach the world’s most unique architecture, Asifi Imambara, the world’s biggest hall that is devoid of any pillar support, wood, iron beams, or concrete walls. Salute the Nawab (Prince) lying in peace inside and proceed to see his noble work. You will also see the Rumi Darwaza, aka the Turkish Gate, and the Asfi Mosque. Next, you will visit Husainabad Clock Tower, which is the highest Clock Tower in Asia and in some ways superior to its counterpart, ’Big Ben’. From here, you will then enter the Babylon of East, The Husainabad Imambara known for its beauty and pieces of décor. It was built in 1840 by Mohammad Ali Shah and is still considered to be a sacred address by the natives. Lastly, you will visit the Satkhanda that stands as Lucknow’s incomplete leaning tower of Pisa.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Fortune Park BBD, Lucknow (4 stars) - or similar
Day 9 Drive To Varanasi & Ganga Aarti Ceremony
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Drive To Varanasi & Ganga Aarti Ceremony

After breakfast, a 7-hour drive will escort you from Lucknow to Varanasi. On arrival, you will be helped check into your hotel. The afternoon is free for you to partake in the activities of your interest. In the evening, you will witness the thousand-year-old Ganga Aarti Ceremony during which worshippers pray near the water by the light of candles and lanterns.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Ramada Plaza JHV Varanasi (5 stars) - or similar
Day 10 Varanasi & Sarnath Sightseeing
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Varanasi & Sarnath Sightseeing

Early in the morning, you will enjoy a boat excursion on the River Ganges, where devotees bathe to offer the prayers to the rising sun. You will also see are two cremation ghats, Manikarnika & Harishchandra, where the funeral pyre burns day and night. Every pious Hindu believes that to die in Kashi and to be cremated on banks of the Ganges is to attain release from the cycle of birth and death. After this, you will be driven back to your hotel for breakfast.

After some rest, you will enjoy a city tour of Varanasi, including the Bharat Mata Temple with a big relief marble map of India, Durga Temple, Tulsi Manas Mandir, the Art Gallery of Banaras Hindu University, and the Mosque of Moghul Emperor Aurangazeb built on the site of an ancient Hindu Temple.

In the afternoon, you will be escorted to Sarnath and visit the buried Buddhist city where Lord Buddha gave his first sermon. Sarnath was a renowned school of learning from 6th century BC to 12th century AD. The visit to the ruins, the stupa, the Buddhist temple, and the Museum (Closed on Friday) here will lead to you to learn about the development and history of Buddhism.

Meal: Breakfast

Accommodation: Ramada Plaza JHV Varanasi (5 stars) - or similar
Day 11 Fly To Delhi & Departure
12:00 am - 11:59 pm

Fly To Delhi & Departure

Today you will be transferred to the Varanasi airport to board the flight back to Delhi. On arrival at Delhi, you will transfer to another floor on same terminal to board the flight back home by yourself. We wish you a pleasant trip home!

Our professional travel consultant is very happy to customize this private tour to your needs. Don’t hesitate to contact us. Thank you!

Meal: Breakfast

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Tailor-Made Exploration Of Northern India With Daily Departu

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Itinerary of your trip Tailor-Made Exploration Of Northern India With Daily Departu

Delhi Airport Pick-Up

Delhi Highlights

Drive To Jaipur By Private Vehicle

Jaipur Highlights With Amber Fort

Drive To Agra With Stops At Abhaneri And Fatehpur Sikri

Agra Highlights Tour With Taj Mahal

Drive To Lucknow By Private Vehicle

Lucknow Highlights

Drive To Varanasi & Ganga Aarti Ceremony

Varanasi & Sarnath Sightseeing

Fly To Delhi & Departure

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