The Taj Mahal, Agra, seen from the entrance

Golden Triangle · 5 Days

Golden Triangle — Classic

Two nights in Delhi for the old and new city, the Taj at sunrise, Fatehpur Sikri, and a full day in Jaipur.

Day by Day

5 Days, In Full

The version we book most. Two nights in Delhi is enough for both the old walled city and the imperial one the British built. Agra gets a night, the Taj at dawn, and Fatehpur Sikri on the road out. Jaipur gets a night and a full day for Amber Fort and the Pink City. Five days, three cities, none of them rushed.

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.

Delhi

Delhi — Old City & the Imperial Capital

A full day across two Delhis. The morning is Shahjahanabad on foot — the Jama Masjid, the spice market, a cycle-rickshaw through Chandni Chowk. The afternoon is the imperial city the British built: the long axis of Rajpath, India Gate, and the sandstone government buildings on Raisina Hill. Humayun's Tomb or the Qutub Minar fills the gap between them. It is a long day and worth it.

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

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

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.

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.

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