Golden Triangle
Delhi, Agra and Jaipur

India’s classic first journey — imperial Delhi, the Taj Mahal at Agra and the Pink City of Jaipur.

6 Days / 5 Nights Delhi · Agra · Jaipur Best for First-time India, families, couples
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India’s classic circuit

The Golden Triangle, seamlessly

The Golden Triangle is India’s classic first journey — the monuments of Delhi, the timeless Taj Mahal at Agra, and the forts and palaces of Jaipur.

Private and easy-paced, with every drive, guide and stay arranged — the perfect introduction to North India.

At a glance

Trip quick facts

Duration
6 Days / 5 Nights
Route
Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
Best time
Oct–Mar
Difficulty
Easy
Ideal for
First-time India, families, couples
Highest point
Plains
Highlights

What makes this trip special

  • Old & New Delhi’s great monuments
  • The Taj Mahal at sunrise
  • Agra Fort & Fatehpur Sikri
  • Jaipur’s Amber Fort & City Palace
  • The Hawa Mahal
Day by day

Your day-wise itinerary

A realistic, production-ready plan with drive times, altitudes and seasonal notes — fully customisable to your dates and pace.

Delhi~230 km · 4 hrsAgra~240 km · 5 hrsJaipur~280 km · 5.5 hrsDelhi

Fully private · chauffeur-driven · distances indicative; long legs can be split or flown.

Arrive Delhi, Rajasthan, IndiaDay 1🏯️ —
Delhi

Arrive Delhi

Delhi, Rajasthan, India
Delhi
India Gate, Rajasthan, India
India Gate
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Delhi Delhi

Arrive in India’s capital and settle in. This afternoon, a first taste of Delhi — the soaring Qutub Minar or the serene Mughal gardens of Humayun’s Tomb — before the colour and aromas of an Old Delhi bazaar as evening falls.

Today’s highlights

  • Arrive and a private transfer to your hotel.
  • Settle in and rest.
  • An evening at leisure.
  • Food to try: North Indian, street food
Good to know: Private, English-speaking guide throughout — fully tailored to your pace.

Best photo spots

📸 India Gate📸 Delhi

Your day, part by part

Morning
Arrive and a private transfer to your hotel.
Afternoon
Settle in and rest.
Evening
An evening at leisure.
🗺️ Open on Google Maps
✈️ Arrival · private airport transfer included
🏨 Where to stay

Luxury: The Imperial / The Oberoi · Heritage: Haveli Dharampura (Old Delhi) · Boutique: The Manor

✨ Signature experience

A private Old Delhi heritage and street-food walk by cycle-rickshaw with a local guide.

🔎 Hidden gem

Agrasen ki Baoli — a hidden 14th-century stepwell dropping into cool shadow amid the high-rises.

🍽️ Taste of the day

Old Delhi chaat, butter chicken, kebabs at Karim’s and hot jalebis.

💡 Good to know

Delhi is vast — mornings for monuments, and a private car keeps it easy for seniors and families.

Make Day 1 yoursPrivate & English-speaking guide · palace & heritage stays · tailored to you.
Delhi sightseeing, Rajasthan, IndiaDay 2🏯️ Breakfast
Delhi

Delhi sightseeing

Delhi, Rajasthan, India
Delhi
Red Fort, Rajasthan, India
Red Fort
Qutub Minar, Rajasthan, India
Qutub Minar
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Delhi Breakfast Delhi

Give the day to Delhi’s layers — the Mughal grandeur of the Red Fort and Jama Masjid, the calm of Humayun’s Tomb, and Lutyens’ colonial avenues — with a cycle-rickshaw weave through the electric lanes of Chandni Chowk.

Today’s highlights

  • Old Delhi — the Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk.
  • New Delhi — Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb and India Gate.
  • Return to the hotel.
  • Food to try: Mughlai cuisine
Good to know: Private, English-speaking guide throughout — fully tailored to your pace.

Best photo spots

📸 Red Fort📸 Qutub Minar📸 Delhi

Your day, part by part

Morning
Old Delhi — the Red Fort, Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk.
Afternoon
New Delhi — Qutub Minar, Humayun’s Tomb and India Gate.
Evening
Return to the hotel.
🗺️ Open on Google Maps
🚗 In-city sightseeing
🏨 Where to stay

Luxury: The Imperial / The Oberoi · Heritage: Haveli Dharampura (Old Delhi) · Boutique: The Manor

✨ Signature experience

A private Old Delhi heritage and street-food walk by cycle-rickshaw with a local guide.

🔎 Hidden gem

Agrasen ki Baoli — a hidden 14th-century stepwell dropping into cool shadow amid the high-rises.

🍽️ Taste of the day

Old Delhi chaat, butter chicken, kebabs at Karim’s and hot jalebis.

💡 Good to know

Delhi is vast — mornings for monuments, and a private car keeps it easy for seniors and families.

Make Day 2 yoursPrivate & English-speaking guide · palace & heritage stays · tailored to you.
Delhi  Agra, Rajasthan, IndiaDay 3🏯️ Breakfast
Delhi · Agra

Delhi → Agra

Delhi, Rajasthan, India
Delhi
Agra, Rajasthan, India
Agra
Agra Fort, Rajasthan, India
Agra Fort
Taj across the river, Rajasthan, India
Taj across the river
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Delhi · Agra ≈230 km · 3.5–4 hrs Breakfast Agra

Leave Delhi this morning for Agra along the expressway. Arrive at the city of the Taj, its story of love and marble waiting — and a first, distant glimpse of the great dome across the Yamuna at sunset from the gardens of Mehtab Bagh.

Today’s highlights

  • Drive to Agra on the expressway.
  • Agra Fort and Mehtab Bagh across the river.
  • An evening at leisure.
  • Food to try: Mughlai cuisine
Good to know: Private, English-speaking guide throughout — fully tailored to your pace.

Best photo spots

📸 Agra Fort📸 Taj across the river📸 Delhi📸 Agra

Your day, part by part

Morning
Drive to Agra on the expressway.
Afternoon
Agra Fort and Mehtab Bagh across the river.
Evening
An evening at leisure.
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🚗 Delhi → Agra · ~230 km · ~4 hrs by expressway
🏨 Where to stay

Luxury: The Oberoi Amarvilas (Taj views) · Heritage: ITC Mughal · Boutique: Coral Court

✨ Signature experience

A private sunrise Taj Mahal visit with a historian, then a marble-inlay (pietra dura) atelier.

🔎 Hidden gem

Mehtab Bagh at sunset for a crowd-free Taj view across the river, and the jewel-box ‘Baby Taj’.

🍽️ Taste of the day

Mughlai kebabs, Agra ka petha and dalmoth.

💡 Good to know

The Taj is closed on Fridays; sunrise entry is the calmest and coolest — we time it for you.

Make Day 3 yoursPrivate & English-speaking guide · palace & heritage stays · tailored to you.
Taj Mahal  Jaipur (via Fatehpur Sikri), Rajasthan, IndiaDay 4🏯️ Breakfast
Agra · Fatehpur Sikri · Jaipur

Taj Mahal → Jaipur (via Fatehpur Sikri)

Agra, Rajasthan, India
Agra
Fatehpur Sikri, Rajasthan, India
Fatehpur Sikri
Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur
Taj Mahal at dawn, Rajasthan, India
Taj Mahal at dawn
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Agra · Fatehpur Sikri · Jaipur ≈240 km · 5–6 hrs Breakfast Jaipur

Meet the Taj Mahal at sunrise, when the marble blushes rose and the crowds are thin — unforgettable with your private guide. Then drive to Jaipur, pausing at the perfect ghost-city of Fatehpur Sikri, arriving in the Pink City by evening.

Today’s highlights

  • The Taj Mahal at sunrise.
  • The abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri en route.
  • Arrive Jaipur.
  • Food to try: Rajasthani thali
Good to know: The sunrise Taj is unforgettable.

Best photo spots

📸 Taj Mahal at dawn📸 Fatehpur Sikri📸 Agra📸 Jaipur

Your day, part by part

Morning
The Taj Mahal at sunrise.
Afternoon
The abandoned city of Fatehpur Sikri en route.
Evening
Arrive Jaipur.
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🚗 Agra → Fatehpur Sikri → Jaipur · ~240 km · ~5 hrs with stops
🏨 Where to stay

Luxury: Rambagh Palace / Oberoi Rajvilas · Heritage: Samode Haveli · Boutique: Dera Mandawa

✨ Signature experience

A sunrise hot-air balloon over Amber’s forts and lakes, then a block-printing masterclass with a master artisan.

🔎 Hidden gem

Panna Meena ka Kund — a perfectly symmetrical stepwell near Amber, blissfully crowd-free at golden hour.

🍽️ Taste of the day

Dal baati churma, pyaaz kachori, laal maas and syrup-soaked ghewar.

💡 Good to know

Reach Amber by 8am to beat heat and crowds; the jeep ascent is gentle for seniors and children.

Make Day 4 yoursPrivate & English-speaking guide · palace & heritage stays · tailored to you.
Jaipur sightseeing, Rajasthan, IndiaDay 5🏯️ Breakfast
Jaipur

Jaipur sightseeing

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur
Amber Fort, Rajasthan, India
Amber Fort
Hawa Mahal, Rajasthan, India
Hawa Mahal
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Jaipur Breakfast Jaipur

Rise early for Amber Fort, its ramparts glowing amber at sunrise — climb to mirror-worked halls and views across Maota Lake. Later, the lace-like Hawa Mahal, the floating Jal Mahal and the artisan quarters, closing with a spirited village-style feast at Chokhi Dhani.

Today’s highlights

  • The Amber Fort with an elephant/jeep ascent.
  • The City Palace, Jantar Mantar and the Hawa Mahal.
  • A bazaar walk or a cultural dinner.
  • Food to try: Dal baati churma
Good to know: Private, English-speaking guide throughout — fully tailored to your pace.

Best photo spots

📸 Amber Fort📸 Hawa Mahal📸 Jaipur

Your day, part by part

Morning
The Amber Fort with an elephant/jeep ascent.
Afternoon
The City Palace, Jantar Mantar and the Hawa Mahal.
Evening
A bazaar walk or a cultural dinner.
🗺️ Open on Google Maps
🚗 Amber Fort · 11 km / 30 min from the city
🏨 Where to stay

Luxury: Rambagh Palace / Oberoi Rajvilas · Heritage: Samode Haveli · Boutique: Dera Mandawa

✨ Signature experience

A sunrise hot-air balloon over Amber’s forts and lakes, then a block-printing masterclass with a master artisan.

🔎 Hidden gem

Panna Meena ka Kund — a perfectly symmetrical stepwell near Amber, blissfully crowd-free at golden hour.

🍽️ Taste of the day

Dal baati churma, pyaaz kachori, laal maas and syrup-soaked ghewar.

💡 Good to know

Reach Amber by 8am to beat heat and crowds; the jeep ascent is gentle for seniors and children.

Make Day 5 yoursPrivate & English-speaking guide · palace & heritage stays · tailored to you.
Jaipur  Delhi (departure), Rajasthan, IndiaDay 6🏯️ Breakfast
Jaipur · Delhi

Jaipur → Delhi (departure)

Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
Jaipur
Delhi, Rajasthan, India
Delhi
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Jaipur · Delhi ≈270 km · 5 hrs Breakfast

A relaxed Jaipur morning — a final bazaar or a favourite fort — before the smooth drive back to Delhi for your onward journey, Rajasthan’s colour still with you.

Today’s highlights

  • A relaxed morning and last shopping.
  • Drive back to Delhi for your flight.
  • Onward journey.
  • Food to try: —
Good to know: Easily extended into a full Rajasthan tour.

Best photo spots

📸 —📸 Jaipur📸 Delhi

Your day, part by part

Morning
A relaxed morning and last shopping.
Afternoon
Drive back to Delhi for your flight.
Evening
Onward journey.
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🚗 Jaipur → Delhi · ~280 km · ~5.5 hrs
✨ Signature experience

A late checkout and a final, unhurried breakfast, timed neatly to your flight.

🔎 Hidden gem

Extend your journey: add the Taj at Agra, a tiger safari at Ranthambore, or the temples of Khajuraho.

🍽️ Taste of the day

One last kachori for the road.

💡 Good to know

Allow ~2 hours before domestic flights; every transfer is handled for you.

Make Day 6 yoursPrivate & English-speaking guide · palace & heritage stays · tailored to you.
Choose your style

Package variants

Every itinerary above is available in the comfort level that suits you.

Budget

Clean 3★ stays & homestays, smart pacing.

Deluxe

Boutique 4★ hotels with the best views.

Premium

Premium resorts, private guides & experiences.

Luxury

Iconic retreats & bespoke touches throughout.

Family / Honeymoon

Tuned for couples or families — rooms, pace & extras.

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What’s included

✓ Inclusions

  • Handpicked stays with breakfast
  • Private, chauffeur-driven AC car for the hills
  • All transfers and inter-place drives
  • Local guides at the main sights
  • A dedicated tour manager & 24×7 support
  • All applicable taxes and a GST invoice

✗ Exclusions

  • Flights / train to the start point (we can arrange)
  • Lunches & dinners unless specified
  • Monument / activity entry fees (added on request)
  • Personal expenses, tips & shopping
  • Travel insurance (recommended)
  • Anything not listed under inclusions
Answers

Golden Triangle FAQs

The best window is Oct–Mar. We tailor the season to your dates and advise on snow, monsoon and pass-closure timing so your trip runs smoothly.

We begin from Delhi (DEL) and handle every transfer and internal drive in a private chauffeur-driven car. Tell us your arrival flight or train and we plan around it.

This route is designed as a well-paced 6 Days / 5 Nights journey. We can shorten or extend it, add rest days, or combine it with a nearby region — it is fully customisable.

Yes — the pace, stays and activities are tuned for first-time india, families, couples. Difficulty is rated Easy, and we adjust everything to your comfort.

Handpicked stays with daily breakfast (dinner on request). Choose your tier — Standard, Deluxe, Premium or Luxury — and we match the stays and inclusions to it, always with a GST invoice.

Every journey is private and customised, so we quote per person after learning your dates, group size and hotel tier — with no hidden charges and a proper GST invoice.

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🔑100% private & tailor-made

Your own car, chauffeur and English-speaking guide — never a group tour.

🕐24×7 on-trip support

A real person on WhatsApp for anything you need, at any hour of your journey.

💎Handpicked palace & heritage stays

From Rambagh and Umaid Bhawan to boutique havelis — matched to your style.

🧾Transparent pricing

No hidden charges; quoted per person in your currency, with a GST invoice.

Indicative from ₹30,000 (India) or US$2,000 (international) per person · every journey tailored to you. Get a tailored quote
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