India holidays, The Golden Triangle, tailormade
| country: | India |
| location: | Rajasthan, The Golden Triangle |
| departures: | This trip can be arranged at any time to suit you, and adapted to your requirements as necessary. |
| price: | From £1020 (8 days) excluding flights. We can arrange flights from the UK. Accommodation upgrade for an extra £460. Please provide full details in your enquiry as listed below for a detailed response |
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the amazing things you'll be doing
This short trip takes in the most famous sites in northern India. This circuit of Delhi Agra and Jaipur is often referred to as the 'Golden Triangle' as it takes in some of the finest examples of India's architectural and cultural heritage making it one of the most popular India holidays. It is an ideal trip for the first-time visitor to India wanting to see the classic sites like the Taj Mahal, The Pink City, and the historic capital.
This is an easy trip that does not require any particular special fitness. You stay in good hotels and should find this short itinerary will be at a relaxing pace.
This is an easy trip that does not require any particular special fitness. You stay in good hotels and should find this short itinerary will be at a relaxing pace.
best time to go
The best time to travel is around October to mid-April. The monsoons season is normally from June to September. The temperature should range from a low of about 22 degrees c to a high of 32 degrees c.day-by-day itinerary
| Day 1: | Arrive in Delhi. Met and transferred to your hotel. Overnight at The Claridges. |
| Day 2: | A full day’s guided tour of Old and New Delhi. Overnight at The Claridges. |
| Day 3: | Transfer to station. Fast train to Jaipur. PM guided tour of Jaipur. Overnight at Samode Haveli. |
| Day 4: | A full day’s guided tour of Jaipur including Amber Fort. Overnight at Samode Haveli. |
| Day 5: | You will be driven to Bharatpur. Guided tour of Fatehpur Sikri. Overnight at The Bagh. |
| Day 6: | Guided tour of Agra including Agra Fort and Taj Mahal and the Taj at sunset. Overnight at the Trident Hotel. |
| Day 7: | Taj at sunrise. Drive to Delhi. Free afternoon in Delhi. Overnight at The Claridges. |
| Day 8: | Transfer to airport for flight home. |
travellers' tales
Incredible, awesome. Quite simply the most fantastic holiday of our lives. It was everything and so much more than we had hoped. (more)
tailor made holidays
This trip can be tailormade to create a unique holiday for your individual requirements by travel experts with intimate knowledge of the destination. It is a more luxurious trip that will suit those who enjoy immersing themselves in new cultures and environments before relaxing in comfort. As this trip can be tailormade it would be helpful if you could you provide the following information: rough budget per person (with or without flights), your address and postcode, contact phone number, preferred date of travel, length of trip, number of passengers, preferred countries and areas within those countries, specific interests & type of accommodation.highly commended
This tourism business was Highly Commended in our 2007 Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards - organised by responsibletravel.com in association with The Times, World Travel Market and Geographical Magazine, of the Royal Geographical Societyhow this holiday makes a difference
We are pleased to have been recognised by a number of global awards as being one of the leading exponents of responsible travel. It is our aim that nothing which our company does abroad or at home compromises the environment and the wildlife or exploits the local people. We look for positive impact, so the money generated by tourism is helping locally. We don't ram these principles down your throat.
Fundamentally we want you to have an outstanding holiday, whether you are on a safari, trekking, or relaxing on the beach. But by travelling with us you can do this in the knowledge that we have put in the background research to make sure that your money is being put to good use.
On this trip we recommend the use of heritage properties in support of the cultural heritage of the built environment. Without tourism many fantastic buildings would have fallen into a sad state of dereliction. Money from tourism has helped regenerate these architectural masterpieces. We only use local Indian guides for this trip who have an in-depth knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, their country and their culture.
Flights are automatically carbon offset through The Travel Forest, which plants 10 indigenous trees on your behalf (currently in northern Tanzania). Whilst the primary motivation for planting the trees is to offset carbon emissions, the project also works as a poverty alleviation and environmental improvement scheme.
Fundamentally we want you to have an outstanding holiday, whether you are on a safari, trekking, or relaxing on the beach. But by travelling with us you can do this in the knowledge that we have put in the background research to make sure that your money is being put to good use.
On this trip we recommend the use of heritage properties in support of the cultural heritage of the built environment. Without tourism many fantastic buildings would have fallen into a sad state of dereliction. Money from tourism has helped regenerate these architectural masterpieces. We only use local Indian guides for this trip who have an in-depth knowledge of, and enthusiasm for, their country and their culture.
Flights are automatically carbon offset through The Travel Forest, which plants 10 indigenous trees on your behalf (currently in northern Tanzania). Whilst the primary motivation for planting the trees is to offset carbon emissions, the project also works as a poverty alleviation and environmental improvement scheme.