9-Day Best of India with Varanasi

Our local representative will meet you at Delhi airport to transfer you to your hotel and give you a brief introduction to your India tour. After checking in, you can spend the remainder of the day at leisure.

Overnight: Delhi

After breakfast, your guide will take you to visit the Jama Masjid, the largest and most well-known mosque in India. Take a rickshaw through the Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi.

Drive by the Red Fort on the way back to New Delhi for the Qutub Minar, counted as the highest brick tower in the world. Move to the Raj Ghat and Humayun's Tomb afterward. Later, you will drive past the following city landmarks: the India Gate, President’s House, Parliament House and Government Secretariat Buildings. Today’s last stop will be the Laxmi Narayan Temple.

Overnight: Delhi
Meal: Breakfast

After breakfast, be picked up and drive about 4.5 hours to Agra. Stopover for a coffee break or photo opportunities is at your request any time en-route. End this day by appreciating the beautiful Taj Mahal from a different angle at Mehtab Bagh (moonlight garden).

Overnight: Agra
Meal: Breakfast

Start for the splendid Taj Mahal in the early morning to avoid the crowds and high temperatures of later in the day. The white marble mausoleum was designated a World Heritage Site in 1983 and looks nearly as immaculate as when it was built. Today, you will get close to it and form a lasting impression of what is widely considered the most beautiful building in the world.

Return to the hotel for breakfast. Have a rest before stepping out in the afternoon, when you will visit the Agra Fort  and the Itmad-ud-daulah (Baby Taj)

Overnight: Agra
Meal: Breakfast

Today, drive to Jaipur. On the way, stop to visit the Fatehpur Sikri, a Moghul architectural ensemble that has been influential on the evolution of town planning. This will be followed by a tour of the 20-meter-deep Abhaneri Step Well with 13 levels (without guide service). Once you arrive in Jaipur, check-in and relax for the rest of the day at leisure.

Overnight: Jaipur
Meal: Breakfast

Explore the magnificent Amber Fort with a jeep ride climbing to the entrance on the hillside. The fort features a fusion of Hindu and Muslim architectural styles. You will also visit the Sheesh Mahal (Palace of Mirrors) inside the fort.

After that, drive back to the downtown and visit the City Palace as well as the Jantar Mantar, which is a collection of oversized astronomy instruments. Pass by the famous Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) where you can ask for a stopover to take photos, and the business center on the way back to your hotel.

Overnight: Jaipur
Meal: Breakfast

A flight will take you to the holy city of Varanasi. Upon your arrival, our local representative will escort you to the hotel for check-in. This evening, you will witness the Aarti Ceremony held on the banks of the Ganges River. An Aarti is a devotional ritual using fire as an offering. You will see many small diyas with candles and flowers floating down the Ganges River.

Overnight: Varanasi
Meal: Breakfast

Get up early for a boat ride on the Ganges River. You will see the Hindus bathing by the river at sunrise, a ritual which is considered to be the most sacred thing in their life.

Return to the hotel for breakfast. Later, start for Banaras Hindu University, the Golden Temple, and the Bharat Mata Temple. In the afternoon, head to the Deer Park in Sarnath, where Gautama Buddha first taught the Dhamma. Visit the Sarnath Museum afterwards (closed on Fridays).

Overnight: Varanasi
Meal: Breakfast

Enjoy a free moring. Leave Varanasi for Delhi by flight in the afternoon. After arrival, you will have a shopping opportunity before setting off to the airport for your return flight.

Meal: Breakfast