Explore North India the hassle-free and helpfully planned way, looping around the Golden Triangle and to Ranthambore National Park in a small guided group steered by an excellent local guide.
DelhiTrain to AgraTaj MahalAgra Forttiger tracking in Ranthambore National ParkPink City of JaipurPanna Meena Kund Stepwelloptional activities: Bollywood movie screening, hot air balloon ride, carpet-making demo
Explore the highlights of North India on this small group tour from Delhi. It’s a wonderful introduction to lavish palaces, vibrant bazaars, sacred temples – plus the incomparable Taj Mahal.
Tour the Pink City of Jaipur and Panna Meena Kund Stepwell, see the Mughal architectural splendours of Delhi and Agra, and go tiger tracking in Ranthambore National Park. You’ll get to know the region’s people and culture, too, through sharing a traditional thali lunch, train ride and cooking class.
A highlight: two nights in Ranthambore National Park, a great chance to go on safari in search of the royal Bengal tiger. And there’s more to see beyond the iconic big cat, including crocodiles, leopards and sloth bears.
Small group sizes and a local tour leader make this North India tour a great option for balancing adventure with cultural insights. You can also take your pick of interesting optional activities, from carpet-making demos to a Bollywood movie screening.
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£1230To£1590excluding flights
Single supplement from £305 - £325.
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Reviewed on 29 Dec 2024 by Manda Joyce
1. What was the most memorable or exciting part of your holiday?
Going to the Art Deco cinema in Jaipur to see a Tollywood movie (Tagalog, dubbed into Hindi, no English subtitles, but we got the gist of what was going on and loved the vocal reactions of the audience).
2. What tips would you give other travellers booking this holiday?
If you travel in the winter, take a raincoat and warm layers. It is cold in Delhi, and it rained more than it had for 30 years while we were there. Take two pairs of trainers and don't bother with sandals.
3. Did you feel that your holiday benefited local people, reduced environmental impacts or supported conservation?
Definitely benefited local people.
4. Finally, how would you rate your holiday overall?
A challenging and exhilarating experience.
Responsible Travel
As the pioneers of responsible tourism, we've screened this (and every) holiday so that you can travel knowing we've worked to maximise the benefits of your holiday to local people and places, and minimise any negative impacts.
Planet
The very ethos of our style of travel is responsible; small groups on fully escorted tours, experiencing the very best of a region, a culture and a landscape, with a friendly local hand guiding the way. Our itineraries are designed to give our travellers real life experiences without compromising the part of the world we are exploring; to travel responsibly is at the heart of our commitment as a global tour operator.
India is one of the most exciting, colourful and inspirational countries on Earth, however some areas are not renowned for their cleanliness. We encourage all our travellers not to make this very real problem worse. Your group leader will be on hand to assist with the appropriate disposal of rubbish en route and we encourage all our travellers to use refillable water bottles with purification tablets rather than adding to the problem by purchasing a copious number of plastic bottles of water.
As a company we acknowledge that our responsibilities don’t stop when our tours end and on the way to Orchha you will visit one of the projects supported by our not-for-profit foundation. Taragram is a unique papermaking plant, set up to give tribal women from the area a chance to work outside the traditional areas normally afforded to them. All the paper is made from recycled clothing and wood pulp. Our foundation has been in operation for over 12 years and has distributed over AU$3 million to more than 70 non-government organisations since 2002. Donations come from our travellers and are then matched by us dollar for dollar.
People
On this fantastic journey through the highlights of Northern India you can be sure that as well as a fascinating trip staying in comfortable hotels, you will be on a tour that will tread lightly, support local industry and initiative and help provide employment opportunities for the locals whose services we utilise. Through our policy on employing professional, local leaders to guide our groups, you will also benefit from a greater personal understanding of the history, culture and traditions of this vibrant and intriguing region.
The comfortable accommodations that we use throughout this trip are all reflective of the region through which we are travelling. The staff are all recruited from local communities and they give a great insight into the way of life in the region both past and present. We will travel on a combination of private vehicles and local transport, including journeys by boat, cycle rickshaw, the Delhi metro system and express train; using local transport is perhaps one of the best and most exciting ways to see a destination as well as being one of the most responsible.
Our emphasis on tour is real life experiences. To this end, our groups will get a lot of opportunity to discover India through its amazing food. From produce purchased from local vendors, snacks en route, to meals in traditional, regional restaurants, we will be supporting the local economy every step of the way.
Cultural interaction is a big part of this trip, and your group leader will be on hand throughout to gently guide the group when it comes to social interaction. Much of India is fairly conservative, particularly outside of the major cities where we encourage our travellers to dress modestly and respect the customs and traditions of a region. On this itinerary, we visit pilgrimage sites in Varanasi, the oldest mosque in Delhi, Sikh temples and dine with a local family, it’s vital that our group travel with a responsible outlook on cultural interaction, and make use of their leader to guide the way.
