Golden Triangle & Rajasthan
India, the first time

Yes — it is designed for exactly that. It covers the three cities of the Golden Triangle and the three great Rajasthani ones, it never asks you to change hotels two nights running except on travel days, and every arrival, drive and monument is handled for you. Day one is deliberately left empty for jet lag.

You arrive at and depart from Indira Gandhi International in Delhi (DEL), which has the widest choice of direct flights from North America, the UK and Europe. The final day uses a short domestic flight from Udaipur back to Delhi so you are not driving on your departure day.

Yes. Your driver waits inside the arrivals hall with a name board, not outside in the car park, and your tour manager is reachable on WhatsApp from the moment you land until you board your flight home.

Yes. The car and chauffeur are yours alone for the full twelve days — no shared coaches, no fixed departures and no other travellers. Guides are engaged city by city, so you get a specialist in each place rather than one person covering everything.

Yes, in every city on this route. Guides in other languages — French, German, Spanish, Italian — can usually be arranged with enough notice; tell us at the enquiry stage as availability varies by city and season.

It is a full itinerary, and we say so honestly. There are two multi-night stops in Jaipur and Udaipur, one flexible day in each, and only one long drive — Jaipur to Jodhpur via Pushkar. If you would rather go slower, the two commonest changes are flying that leg or dropping Agra to a single night.

On some legs, yes. Jaipur to Jodhpur and Udaipur to Delhi are the two where a domestic flight makes a real difference. Delhi–Agra and Agra–Jaipur are better by road; the Yamuna Expressway is a genuine motorway and flying adds airport time without saving any.

Yes, and this route is built around them. Depending on your budget and dates that can mean Rambagh Palace in Jaipur, Umaid Bhawan or RAAS in Jodhpur, and Taj Lake Palace or Udaivilas in Udaipur, alongside smaller restored havelis. Final properties depend on availability for your dates and we confirm them in writing before you pay.

October to March. Days are warm and clear, evenings are cool, and the forts and desert are comfortable to walk. April to June is very hot across this route; July to September brings the monsoon, which is green and quiet but can affect road times.

Largely yes, with adjustments. Amber Fort is reached by jeep, Mehrangarh has a lift, and Udaipur is easy on foot. Fatehpur Sikri and Kumbhalgarh involve the most walking on uneven stone; both can be shortened or swapped. Tell us in advance and we build the itinerary around it rather than improvising on the day.

Yes. Families usually keep the fort days and trade one sightseeing morning for the hotel pool, and we add interconnecting rooms where a property offers them. The elephant rides at Amber are not part of our itinerary; we use jeeps.

Yes. Ranthambore for tigers adds two nights and slots in between Jaipur and Jodhpur. Jaisalmer and the Thar add two to three. Varanasi is a flight from Delhi or Udaipur and adds two to three nights — it is the most common extension on this itinerary for travellers who want the Ganges as well as the palaces.

Included: handpicked stays with breakfast, the private car and chauffeur throughout, all transfers and drives, English-speaking guides in each city, a dedicated tour manager, 24×7 support, all applicable taxes and a GST invoice. Not included: international and domestic flights unless you ask us to book them, lunches and dinners unless specified, monument entry fees unless added, and travel insurance, which we recommend.

Most nationalities need an e-Visa, applied for online in advance of travel. Requirements, fees and processing times change, so check the Government of India e-Visa portal for your own nationality before booking flights. We do not process visas, but we will tell you what your itinerary needs.

There is no fixed price, because nothing about it is fixed. The cost depends on your travel dates, hotel category, room type, number of travellers, whether you add domestic flights, and which experiences you want. Send us your dates and party size and you will have a written, itemised quotation with named hotels — usually within one working day.

You share your dates and preferences, we send a tailored itinerary and quotation, and we revise it until it is right. Once you confirm, a deposit secures the hotels and the balance is due before travel. Every booking comes with a GST invoice and a written cancellation policy before you pay anything.

For October to March travel, and especially for the heritage and palace properties, three to six months is sensible — the best rooms in Udaipur and Jaipur go early. Shorter notice is often still workable, but the hotel choice narrows.

Tell your tour manager and we move the pieces. Airport transfers are rescheduled at no charge, and where a hotel night or a guide has to shift we handle it. That is the practical difference between a private itinerary and a fixed departure.