4-Day Golden Triangle Tour of Delhi Agra and Jaipur with Taj Mahal

• Arrive in Delhi and meet the guide at the airport.

• Transfer to the hotel and spend the rest of the day at leisure.

Dinner and overnight stay in Delhi.

• Leave the hotel early in the morning and transfer to the railway station to board the superfast air-conditioned train to Agra. Have breakfast on the train.

• Arrive in Agra in approximately 2 hours and immediately visit the magnificent Taj Mahal - one of the seven wonders of the world and surely the most extravagant expression of love ever created.

• Head to Agra Fort. This rustic and majestic red sandstone fort stands on the banks of the Yamuna River, and its construction was started by Emperor Akbar. Tour the Diwan-I-Am (Hall of Public Audience), a colonnaded hall with a throne alcove of inlaid marble at the back where the Emperor heard public petitions. Also see the Diwan-I-Khas (Hall of Private Audience), where the Emperor sat on his gem-studded Peacock Throne and met foreign ambassadors and rulers of friendly kingdoms.

• Enjoy a lavish buffet lunch in a 5-star hotel in Agra.

• Drive to Jaipur after lunch. On the way, stop at Fatehpur Sikri - a perfectly preserved red sandstone "ghost town" that was deserted when its water supply failed.

• Arrive in Jaipur and transfer to the hotel.

Dinner and overnight stay in Jaipur.

• Visit the majestic Amber Fort after breakfast. Ride up to its top on elephants against the backdrop of the wooded hills.

• Head to the City Palace, where the royal family still resides.

• Tour the Palace of Winds, also known as Hawa Mahal, with its delicate screens and carved balconies that the royal ladies, confined to their quarters, used to watch the outside world.

• Make your way to Maharaja Jai Singh's observatory, Jantar Mantar, where time has been accurately measured since the 17th century.

• Transfer to the railway station in the evening to board the air-conditioned train to Delhi, with dinner on the train.

• Arrive in Delhi and transfer to the hotel.

Overnight stay in Delhi.

• Check out from the hotel and proceed for a sightseeing tour of New Delhi, visiting buildings constructed during the British colonial era.

• Visit the 11th-century Qutab Minar, India Gate, and the grand government buildings such as the President's House and the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial.

• Stop by the Laxmi Narayan Temple, popularly known as Birla Temple.

• Transfer to the airport for departure.