Lux India Tours
The Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Golden Triangle · 4 Days

Golden Triangle — Express

The Golden Triangle in four days — one night each in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, the Taj at sunrise, Fatehpur Sikri on the way.

Day by Day

4 Days, In Full

The shortest honest version of the Golden Triangle. One night in each city, the drives on the fast expressways, the Taj Mahal caught at sunrise between the two of them. Fatehpur Sikri and the Chand Baori stepwell come free on the Agra-to-Jaipur leg. It suits a first, time-limited trip or an add-on to a longer India itinerary. The five- and six-day versions give each city the time it really wants.

Humayun's Tomb, the 16th-century Mughal garden mausoleum in Delhi, mirrored in a garden pool
01

Delhi

Arrival in Delhi — Mughal Landmarks

A private airport pickup in Delhi, then a first afternoon among the city's Mughal landmarks. Humayun's Tomb, finished in 1570, was the first great garden tomb built in India. Its design was later echoed in the Taj Mahal. Qutub Minar rises more than 70 metres and dates from the 12th century. It is the tallest brick minaret in the world. Old Delhi adds the Red Fort and the broad steps of the Jama Masjid. The evening is free before the drive to Rajasthan.

The Taj Mahal seen across the gardens from within the Agra grounds
02

Delhi → Agra

Delhi to Agra — The Yamuna Expressway

The drive to Agra runs about 165 kilometres down the Yamuna Expressway and takes three to three and a half hours. It is flat, fast and unremarkable, which is the point — it replaced a full day on the old road. You reach Agra by early afternoon. The rest of the day is Agra Fort, in the long light, with the Taj Mahal visible downriver from its marble balconies — a first sight of it before tomorrow's sunrise.

Visitors among the red sandstone courts of Fatehpur Sikri
03

Agra → Jaipur

Agra to Jaipur — Taj at Dawn, then Fatehpur Sikri

The Taj Mahal at sunrise first, then check out and drive for Jaipur. Forty kilometres out is Fatehpur Sikri, Akbar's abandoned capital, still complete because nothing was ever built over it — the palaces, the courts, the fifty-four-metre gateway. Further on, near Abhaneri, is Chand Baori, a ninth-century stepwell that drops thirteen storeys in a lattice of stairs. You reach Jaipur in the evening. The full drive is about five and a half hours plus stops.

Visitors riding elephants up the ramp to Amber Fort, Jaipur
04

Jaipur

Jaipur — Amber Fort & the Pink City, then Departure

The morning is Amber Fort, on its ridge above the lake, reached on foot or by jeep up the ramp. Inside are the mirrored hall, the painted gates and the older palace behind. Back in the city, a drive past the Hawa Mahal and a walk through the bazaars around the City Palace fills the rest of the day. Your driver times the transfer to the airport or the train. This is the usual last day of a Golden Triangle trip.

Book This Itinerary

Priced Packages On This Route

This route is already built into these packages — real inclusions and pricing on each one's own page.

A private itinerary being sketched out by hand

Kashmir to Kanyakumari

Get In Touch

Start Planning Your Trip

Full itinerary, real pricing, one honest conversation — no sales pressure, just answers.

Add at least one — email or phone
4-Day Golden Triangle Tour — Delhi, Agra & Jaipur | Lux India Tours