New Delhi Trip Overview
Lift your spirit and live both Indias.
Adventure yourself on an exotic sojourn across some of the best heritage sites in South India, its tropical atmosphere and exotism. Immerse as well into the classical renowned Golden Triangle journey in same experience time.
Cities visited: Mumbai, Hampi, Ajanta & Ellora, Jaipur, Agra & Delhi
Additional Info
Duration: 15 days
Starts: New Delhi, India
Trip Category: Air, Helicopter & Balloon Tours >> Air Tours
Explore New Delhi Promoted Experiences
What to Expect When Visiting New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi, India
Lift your spirit and live both Indias.
Adventure yourself on an exotic sojourn across some of the best heritage sites in South India, its tropical atmosphere and exotism. Immerse as well into the classical renowned Golden Triangle journey in same experience time.
Cities visited: Mumbai, Hampi, Ajanta & Ellora, Jaipur, Agra & Delhi
Itinerary
Day 1: Mumbai – The most populous place in India, and one of the largest, most vibrant cities in the world.
Stop At: Elephanta Caves, Mumbai India
Elephanta Caves are a UNESCO World Heritage Site and a collection of cave temples predominantly dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Gateway of India, Apollo Bandar, Colaba, Mumbai 400001 India
The Gateway of India is an arch-monument built in the early twentieth century in the city of Mumbai. It was erected to commemorate the landing in December 1911 at Apollo Bunder, Mumbai of King-Emperor George V and Queen-Empress Mary, the first British monarch to visit India.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Fort Residency
Semi Luxury: Suba Palace
Luxury: Taj Mahal Tower
Day 2: Mumbai – Feel the energy of this impressive city.
Stop At: Dharavi, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Dharavi is Mumbai’s largest slum (and the third-largest in the world) made famous by the film Slumdog Millionaire.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Dhobi Ghat, Dr. E. Moses Rd. near Mahalakshmi Station, Mumbai India
Dhobi Ghat is an open air laundromat. The washers, known as dhobis, work in the open to clean clothes and linens from Mumbai’s hotels and hospitals.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Colaba Market, Hormusji Road, Mumbai India
The everyday carnival of the Colaba Causeway market is a shopping experience like no other in Mumbai. That infamous Indian saying of “sab kuch milega” (everything is possible) certainly applies at this market.
Duration: 3 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Fort Residency
Semi Luxury: Suba Palace
Luxury: Taj Mahal Tower
Day 3: Hampi – A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Stop At: Mahanavami(dasara) Dibba, Hampi, The Great Platform, Karnataka 583239, India
Dasara Dibba or the Mahanavami Dibba is a beautiful stone platform located within the Royal Enclosure of Hampi. It was built during the Vijayanagara period by King Krishnadevaraya to commemorate his victory over Udaygiri.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Lotus Mahal, Sh 131, Hampi 583239 India
Ancient stone palace structure with tranquil gardens, arches & elaborate carvings.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options:
Affordable: Kishkinda Heritage Resort
Semi Luxury: Hotel Malligi
Luxury: Hampi’s Boulders Resort
Day 4: Hampi – A carnival of carvings, an unearthly landscape with ruins that captivates the eye and spirit of every visitor
Stop At: Virupaksha Temple, Rambo, Hampi India
Virupaksha Temple is located in Hampi in the Ballari district of Karnataka, India. It is part of the Group of Monuments at Hampi, designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The temple is dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, a form of Shiva
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options:
Affordable: Kishkinda Heritage Resort
Semi Luxury: Hotel Malligi
Luxury: Hampi’s Boulders Resort
Day 5: Hampi
Stop At: Hampi, Hampi, Bellary District, Karnataka
Hampi is famous for its ruins belonging to the erstwhile medieval Hindu kingdom of Vijaynagar and it is declared a World Heritage site. The temples of Hampi, its monolithic sculptures and monuments, attract the traveler because of their excellent workmanship.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options:
Affordable: Kishkinda Heritage Resort
Semi Luxury: Hotel Malligi
Luxury: Hampi’s Boulders Resort
Day 6: Ajanta & Ellora Caves – Buddhist monasteries as well as Hindu and Jain temples are comprised in the complex.
Stop At: Ajanta Caves Road, Ajanta 431001 India
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments which date from the 2nd century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state of India.
Duration: 5 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Green Olive
Semi Luxury: Luxury: Green Olive
Luxury: Vivanta By Taj
Day 7: Ajanta & Ellora Caves – Explore the Ajanta and Ellora Caves declared by UNESCO a World Heritage.
Stop At: Ellora Caves, Ellora India
Ellora is a UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Aurangabad district of Maharashtra, India. It is one of the largest rock-cut monastery-temple cave complexes in the world, featuring Hindu, Buddhist and Jain monuments, and artwork, dating from the 600–1000 CE period.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Green Olive
Semi Luxury: Luxury: Green Olive
Luxury: Vivanta By Taj
Day 8: Ajanta & Ellora Caves
Stop At: Ajanta, Ajanta, Aurangabad District, Maharashtra
Visit and explore Bibi-Ka-Maqbara (The Lady’s Tomb), the burial mausoleum of Aurangzeb´s wife Rabia, known as The Taj of the Deccan, a true symbol of remembrance.
Taste the cuisine dishes influenced by The Mughal Empire such as Pulao and Biriyani.
Duration: 6 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Green Olive
Semi Luxury: Luxury: Green Olive
Luxury: Vivanta By Taj
Day 9: Jaipur – A flamboyant state where past and present merge in a unique way.
Stop At: City Palace of Jaipur, Tripolia Bazar Near Jantar Mantar, Jaipur 3023002 India
The City Palace, Jaipur was established at the same time as the city of Jaipur, by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who moved his court to Jaipur from Amber, in 1727.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Amber Palace, Devisinghpura, Amer, Jaipur 302001 India
Also knows as Amber Palace
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Hawa Mahal – Palace of Wind, Hawa Mahal Tripolia Bazaar Road Badi Choupad, J.D.A. Market, Pink City, Jaipur 302002 India
The renowned ‘Palace Of The Winds’, or Hawa Mahal, is one of the prominent tourist attractions in Jaipur city. Located in the heart of Jaipur, this beautiful five-storey palace was constructed in 1799 by Maharaja Sawai Pratap Singh who belonged to Kachhwaha Rajput dynasty.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Vaishnava Temple, Jalore Fort, Jalor India
Morning Worship at The Vaishnava temple Govind Dev Ji
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Khandela Haveli
Semi Luxury: Shahpura House
Luxury: Samod Haveli
Day 10: Jaipur – Historical and royal Pink City
Stop At: Jantar Mantar – Jaipur, Tripoliya Bazaar near entrance to City Palace, Jaipur 302020 India
Jantar Mantar is an observatory constructed by Maharaja Jai Singh of Jaipur in 1724. The essential purpose of the Jantar Mantar was to accumulate astronomical tables which in turn would help predict the time and movement of the celestial bodies such as the sun, moon and other planets.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Jaigarh Fort, Cheel ka Teela, Jaipur 302013 India
Jaigarh Fort is situated on the promontory called the Cheel ka Teela of the Aravalli range; it overlooks the Amer Fort and the Maota Lake. The fort was built by Jai Singh II in 1726 to protect the Amer Fort and its palace complex and was named after him
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Albert Hall Museum, Museum Rd Ram Niwas Garden, Jaipur 302004 India
The Albert Hall Museum in Jaipur is the oldest museum of the state and functions as the state museum of Rajasthan, India.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Birla Mandir Temple, Jawahar Lal Nehru Marg, Jaipur 302004 India
Beautiful Hindu temple.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Nahargarh Fort, Nahar Garh Road, Jaipur 302002 India
Along with Amer Fort and Jaigarh Fort, Nahargarh once formed a strong defense ring for the city. The fort was originally named Sudarshangarh, but it became known as Nahargarh, which means ‘abode of tigers’.
The popular belief is that Nahar here stands for Nahar Singh Bhomia, whose spirit haunted the place and obstructed construction of the fort.
Nahar’s spirit was pacified by building a temple in his memory within the fort, which thus became known by his name.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Royal Gaitor Tumbas, Krishna Nagar, Brahmpuri, Jaipur 302002 India
The Royal Gaitor is a wonderful palace set in a beautiful valley at the foot of a mountain. Its white marble exterior gives it a very majestic appearance.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
• Dinner: With Cooking class
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Khandela Haveli
Semi Luxury: Shahpura House
Luxury: Samod Haveli
Day 11: Agra – Arriving to Agra means to experience the utmost romantic history of all times in front of your eyes.
Stop At: Taj Mahal, Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra 282001 India
Enjoy a beautiful sunset view of the Taj Mahal along the river.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Parador
Semi Luxury: Radisson
Luxury: Mughal Sheraton
Day 12: Agra – Fascinating tombs and mausoleums, forts and bustling chowks (marketplaces), await you.
Stop At: Taj Mahal, Dharmapuri, Forest Colony, Tajganj, Agra 282001 India
The mausoleum in Agra is India’s most famous monument, and a sublime shrine to eternal love. Built from between 1632 and 1647 by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan, the Taj Mahal was dedicated to Jahan’s favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal, who died during childbirth.
Duration: 3 hours
Stop At: Agra Fort Rakabgani, Agra 282003 India
It was the main residence of the emperors of the Mughal Dynasty until 1638, when the capital was shifted from Agra to Delhi. Before capture by the British, the last Indian rulers to have occupied it were the Marathas.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: Tomb of Itimad-ud-Daulah, Yamuna River, Agra 282001 India
Often described as a “jewel box”, sometimes called the “Bachcha Taj”, the tomb of I’timād-ud-Daulah is often regarded as a draft of the Taj Mahal.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Parador
Semi Luxury: Radisson
Luxury: Mughal Sheraton
Day 13: Delhi – Strident, modern and multicolour city.
Stop At: Qutub Minar, Qutb Minar, Mehrauli, New Delhi 110030 India
The Qutb Minar, also spelled as Qutub Minar and Qutab Minar, is a minaret and “victory tower” that forms part of the Qutb complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Humayun’s Tomb, Mathura Road Opp Nizamuddin Mosque, New Delhi 110013 India
Humayun’s tomb is the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Humayun in Delhi, India. The tomb was commissioned by Humayun’s first wife and chief consort, Empress Bega Begum, in 1569-70, and designed by Mirak Mirza Ghiyas and his son, Sayyid Muhammad, Persian architects chosen by her.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: India Gate, Rajpath Near Connaught Place New Delhi, New Delhi 110001 India
The India Gate (originally the All India War Memorial) is a war memorial located astride the Rajpath. It stands as a memorial to 70,000 soldiers of the British Indian Army who died in between 1914–1921 in the First World War.
Duration: 40 minutes
Stop At: Red Fort, Netaji Subhash Marg, New Delhi 110002 India
The Red Fort is a historic fort in the city of Delhi in India that served as the main residence of the Mughal Emperors.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Grand Godwin
Semi Luxury: Vivanta By Taj
Luxury: Taj Palace
Day 14: Delhi – Old Delhi is where all shades of humanity could be seen and felt.
Stop At: Swaminarayan Akshardham, Nh 24 Akshardham Setu, New Delhi 110092 India
‘Akshardham’ means the divine abode of God. It is hailed as an eternal place of devotion, purity and peace. Swaminarayan Akshardham at New Delhi is a Mandir – an abode of God, a Hindu house of worship, and a spiritual and cultural campus dedicated to devotion, learning and harmony
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Ashoka Road Connaught Place, New Delhi 110001 India
Gurudwara Bangla Sahib is one of the most prominent Sikh gurdwara, or Sikh house of worship, in Delhi, India and known for its association with the eighth Sikh Guru, Guru Har Krishan, as well as the holly river inside its complex, known as the “Sarovar.
Duration: 2 hours
Stop At: 2 Gandhi Memorial Hall Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg, New Delhi 110002 India
Visit the Gandhi Memorial Hall
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid), 6 km North of Connaught Pl. across from Lal Qila, New Delhi India
The Masjid-i Jehan Numa, commonly known as the Jama Masjid of Delhi, is one of the largest mosques in India.
Duration: 1 hour
Meals included:
• Breakfast
Accommodation included: Hotel Options Available:
Affordable: Grand Godwin
Semi Luxury: Vivanta By Taj
Luxury: Taj Palace
Day 15: Delhi – Departure
Stop At: New Delhi, New Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi
Relaxed and ready for travelling back home, your driver will take you to the airport as per your flight schedule.
Duration: 2 hours
Meals included:
• Breakfast
No accommodation included on this day.
