The Golden Triangle Tour of India - 6 Days

You will be welcomed at the airport by a member of the Puppet India Tours team, escorted to your air-conditioned car, and introduced to the chauffeur who will be with you for your entire trip. After checking into your hotel, you can relax and get used to the hustle and bustle of incredible India. If you are arriving early morning and wish to visit the city, your driver will be standing by.

Your tour guide will introduce you to the sights of Old and New Delhi: India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, President House, Lotus Temple, Qutub Minar, Connaught Place, Jama Masjid, Red Fort, and Chandni Chowk. There is lot to see and experience in Delhi. You can shop in the city’s busiest bazaar, Chandni Chowk. Visit Gandhi’s memorial. Ride a rickshaw in Old Delhi. Wander through Lodhi Gardens. Take a boat ride inside the Akshardham Temple. These activities are all suggestions; your Delhi tour can be tailored to your interests. After your tour, the car and driver remain available if you want to venture out for dinner. For a treat, the best restaurant in Delhi is Indian Accent. We can help with your advance dinner reservation.

A three-hour drive takes you to Agra where the main attraction is the incredible Taj Mahal, built by Shah Jahan for his beloved wife, Mumtaz. On your arrival, check into your hotel and have a leisurely lunch. Then meet your tour guide who will walk you through the Agra Fort where Shah Jahan was imprisoned by his son and allowed to gaze at the dome of the Taj through a tiny window. In the evening, you can experience the Taj Mahal at sunset, when it is said that the white marble shimmers with the colors of the setting sum.

Your driver and guide will take you on an early morning visit to the Taj Mahal where you can enter the monument and stroll the lovely gardens. Mid-morning, you’ll set off for Jaipur, with a choice of two stops along the five-hour route. Fatehpur Sikri is an Indo-Islamic masterpiece which was built in the 1500s but was abandoned not 100 years later. Abhaneri is a small village where you will see the most beautiful step well in India, Chand Baori.

Arriving in Jaipur, you will check-in into a heritage hotel where you can rest and dine on freshly-made naan breads and delightful curries.

Your guide will take you on a city tour where you will see the Hawa Mahal surrounded by the extensive bazaars of the Pink City. Then enjoy an elephant ride to the beautiful Amber Fort, its walls winding incredibly over the nearby hills. Then tour the City Palace, which continues to be the home of the Royal Family of Jaipur. Complete your day tour at Jantar Mantar to discover the world’s largest sundial and other incredible instruments that were built by ancient astronomers. Later relax at your hotel.

If you would like to wake up early to experience the real India, your tour guide will take you to the colorful flower market and bustling vegetable market. You can also watch morning devotions at the beautiful Govind Dev Ji Temple and complete the morning at Gulab Ji Chai drinking a sweet and stimulating traditional tea called masala chai. You can return to your hotel for brunch and in the afternoon return to Delhi to take a flight back home. Optionally, you can stay a night in Delhi to relax before heading home or extend your stay to absorb the rich heritage of Old and New Delhi.