We Love —
- Exploring India's beauty through city and desert landscapes with this diverse itinerary through Rajasthan.
- Soaking up the local culture by indulging in the delicious and varied flavours of India along your travels.
- Being enticed by Udaipur during a boat trip on gorgeous Lake Pichola.
Your itinerary in brief —
Embark on a journey through Rajasthan's cities and deserts, and be captivated by its sublime landscapes and remarkable architecture. From majestic temples to unusual experiences, this northern Indian state is abundant in splendours.
Your itinerary:
Day 1: Arrival in New Delhi
Day 2: Delhi - Agra - Dholpur
Day 3: Dholpur - Karauli
Day 4: Karauli - Jaipur
Day 5: Jaipur
Day 6: Jaipur - Bundi
Day 7: Bundi - Chittorgarh - Udaipur
Day 8: Udaipur
Day 9: Udaipur - Ranakpur - Jodhpur
Day 10: Jodhpur - Pushkar
Day 11: Pushkar - Delhi
Day 12: Departure from Delhi
Your itinerary in detail —
Day 1: Arrival in New Delhi
India’s capital and a major gateway to the country, contemporary Delhi is a bustling metropolis, which successfully combines the ancient with the modern. Amidst the skyscrapers the remnants of a bygone time in the form of its many monuments stand as silent reminders to the region’s ancient legacy.
- Transfer from airport to your hotel
- Night at WelcomHotel Dwarka 5*
DAY 2: DELHI - AGRA - DHOLPUR
Agra has many wonderful monuments and the Taj Mahal, the greatest of them all, is a masterpiece of Mughal architecture at its best. The massive but elegant Agra Fort, the delicate artistry of Itimad-ud-daulah’s tomb, the magnificent Taj and Akbar’s deserted capital, Fatehpur Sikri, are each unique and outstanding.
- Train ride from Delhi to Agra
- Visit to the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort
- Night at Raj Niwas Palace
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
DAY 3: DHOLPUR - KARAULI
Founded in 1348, Karauli is the home of Shri Madan Mohanji, an incarnation of Krishna, and has some important Krishna temples attracting many pilgrims. Completely off the tourist trail, the area is also famous for its red-sandstone quarries and for its lac (resin) bangles.
- Night at Suroth Mahal
- Breakfast and dinner included
Day 4: Karauli - Jaipur
Jaipur's palaces and forts of yesteryear that were witness to royal processions and splendour are now living monuments, accepted quite naturally into the lifestyles of the people of the "pink city". With its historical past, Jaipur revives legends of the ancient Rajputs.
- Night at Holiday Inn Express 4*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
DAY 5: JAIPUR
- Visit to Amber Fort
- Free time to explore Jaipur
- Night at Holiday Inn Express 4*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
DAY 6: JAIPUR - BUNDI
A captivating town with narrow lanes of Brahmin-blue houses, lakes, hills, bazaars and a temple at every turn, Bundi is dominated by a fantastical palace of faded parchment cupolas and loggias rising from the hillside above the town. Though an increasingly popular traveller hang-out, Bundi attracts nothing like the tourist crowds of places such as Jaipur or Udaipur, nor are its streets choked with noisy, polluting vehicles or dense throngs of people.
- Transfer to Bundi
- Visits to Bundi Fort and Taragarh Fort
- Night at Classic Sapphire Ananta Resort 4*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Day 7: Bundi - Chittorgarh - Udaipur
- Transfers to Chittorgarh and Udaipur
- Night at Bamboo Saa Resort 4*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
DAY 8: UDAIPUR
One of the most romantic cities in Rajasthan, Udaipur is also known as the city of lakes. The marble palaces, beautifully laid out gardens and the lakes, make Udaipur seem almost like a mirage in the desert.
- Visit to the City Palace, Sahelion-ki-Badi, and Jagdish Temple
- Evening boat ride on Lake Pichola
- Night at Bamboo Saa Resort 4*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
DAY 9: UDAIPUR - RANAKPUR - JODHPUR
- Visit to Jain temples
- Transfer to Jodhpur
- Night at Indana Palace 5*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Day 10: Jodhpur - Pushkar
Pushkar has a magnetism that's quite unlike anywhere else in Rajasthan. It’s a prominent Hindu pilgrimage town and devout Hindus should visit at least once in their lifetime. The town curls around a holy lake, said to have appeared when Brahma dropped a lotus flower. It also has one of the world’s few Brahma temples. With 52 bathing ghats and 400 milky-blue temples, the town often hums with puja(prayers) generating an episodic soundtrack of chanting, drums and gongs, and devotional songs.
- Half-day city tour of Jodhpur
- Visit to Mehrangarh Fort
- Night at Green House Pushkar Resort 4*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
Day 11: PUSHKAR - DELHI
- Visit to Brahma temple
- Night at WelcomHotel Dwarka 5*
- Breakfast, lunch, and dinner included
DAY 12: DEPARTURE
- Transfer to airport
- Breakfast included
Your hotels —
Hand-picked just for you
Maximum room capacity
At each of your stops, you will be staying in comfortable Standard Rooms in thoughtfully chosen hotels.
Your hotels during the tour:
Delhi: WelcomHotel Dwarka 5*
Dholpur: Raj Niwas Palace
Karauli: Suroth Mahal
Jaipur: Holiday Inn Express 4*
Bundi: Classic Sapphire Ananta Resort 4* Deluxe
Udaipur: Bamboo Saa Resort 4*
Jodhpur: Indana Palace 5*
Pushkar: Green House Pushkar Resort 4*
Delhi: WelcomHotel Dwarka 5*
If the hotels listed above are unavailable, you will be provided with comfortable accommodation in similar hotels. Local standards apply.
Your dining choices
Throughout your tour, you will enjoy board as per the itinerary.
Planning a trip for the festive period? Guests booking to stay on Christmas Eve (24th December) have a gala dinner included in their booking.
Planning a trip for the festive period? Guests booking to stay on New Year’s Eve (31st December) have a gala dinner included in their booking.
Your journey to India —
Flights:
You will be able to choose your airline and flight times when you make your booking. This flight may include one or more stopovers. The stopover may be technical (without a change of aircraft) or transit (with a change of aircraft).
Luggage information
Luggage, meals and other services on board may be subject to an additional fee on certain airlines. It is possible to view details of luggage allowances when you choose your flights at the next stage of the booking process. If luggage is not included with your flight, please go to the airline's website before your departure to purchase your luggage for an additional fee.
For domestic flights, airlines do not always offer the option of reserving luggage. In this case, you will need to pay for it at the airport counter.
You will receive all the information you need to check in for your flights after you have made your reservation.
Your destinations —
New Delhi
A trip to New Delhi, India's dynamic capital, will introduce you to teeming bazaars, tree-lined boulevards, fascinating temples and historically important mosques. Somewhere between a place of intense spirituality and a dynamic eastern metropolis, this city offers something for all its visitors.
Its turbulent history is reflected in a wide variety of architectural styles, which testify to how the city has been destroyed and rebuilt many times. To see an example of the city's diverse cultural heritage, visit the Qutab Minar. This sandstone and marble brick minaret marked the beginning of Muslim rule in India. A short distance away, walkable by rickshaw, is the Presidential Palace (Rashtrapati Bhavan), where you can see the English and Indian architectural influences that characterise much of New Delhi. Walking along Rajpath Avenue (the King's Way), one can admire the Gateway of India, the monument to the Indian nation.
