India’s Golden Triangle with Ranthambore National Park

Our nationwide shared chauffeur service collects you from home for your flight to Delhi.

This morning, arrive in Delhi, the first stop on this Golden Triangle tour. Head out to soak up the sights and sounds on an afternoon sightseeing tour of New Delhi.

See the India Gate memorial, built to commemorate the Indian soldiers who died during the Great War, and pass the official residence of the President of India. Then stop by the UNESCO-listed memorial to the Mughal emperor Humayun, the first example of Persian-inspired Mughal architecture in India

Meals: Dinner

This morning's tour focuses on Old Delhi. Visit the black marble memorial to Mahatma Gandhi, the grand Jama Masjid - one of India’s largest mosques - as well as a Sikh temple. In the afternoon, take the fast train to the riverside city of Agra.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Stand before the white marble Taj Mahal today, one of the world's most celebrated monuments. This great world wonder dates back to the glory days of India’s Mughal emperors. It took 20,000 skilled labourers to create this mausoleum and memorial to Shah Jahan’s favourite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. Some see it as a sad and mournful creation, but others celebrate the romance and love behind its story.

After a morning here, move on to Agra’s imposing fort - a walled city of palaces, mosques, halls and residences occupied for more than 900 years.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

This morning, depart Agra for Ranthambore, with a stop to Abhaneri Step Well (also known as Chand Baori) on the way, where there'll be time to stop and buy lunch.

Continue to Ranthambore National Park, known for its 1,000-year-old fort (which is surrendering slowly to the encroaching jungle), its picturesque lakes and, of course, its Bengal tiger reserve. This evening there'll be a tiger talk with a local naturalist.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Ranthambore National Park is a wildlife haven. head out in search of leopards, monkeys, birds and sloth bears on two game drives today. Take in the sounds and smells of the jungle, where you may even spot the shy and elusive Bengal tiger - a greater possibility nowadays thanks to the conservation work of the Ranthambore Foundation.

Please note: To protect wildlife, preserve natural behaviour and encourage responsible tourism, the Forest Department in India has introduced a ban on mobile phone use during safaris in Ranthambore National Park. Local guides will collect mobile phones before the safari begins and deposit them securely prior to entering the safari zone. Cameras remain permitted, in line with existing forest regulations.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

After a morning of leisure, travel north-west to Jaipur, known as the ‘pink city’ for its rose-red palaces.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner

A full-day tour of Jaipur reveals why this great city is considered one of India’s foremost cultural attractions. After an early start, drive up to the Amber Fort, a beautiful sandstone palace perched on a hilltop. Tour the fort, then head to the foothill lake. Keep your eyes peeled for elephants - they sometimes like to bathe in the lake.

Back in Jaipur itself, explore the City Palace (a fusion of Rajasthani and Mughal architecture) and the 18th-century Jantar Mantar observatory, and admire the latticed façade of the Hawa Mahal, or Palace of Winds.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

The morning is free or if you'd like, you can visit Birla Temple in Jaipur.

This afternoon, journey from Jaipur back to Delhi for the final night.

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Transfer to the airport for your return flight to the UK. Upon arrival, your vehicle will be waiting for the journey home.

Meals: Breakfast