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India - Tigers & the Taj Mahal

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India's exotic wonders

Uncover northern India’s greatest cities on this perfect introduction to one of the world’s most fascinating and alluring destinations.

Explore the teeming, colourful, spectacular cities of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur that make up the world-famous, fascinating Golden Triangle. See sights like the Red Fort, the awe-inspiring Taj Mahal and the Palace of the Winds. Spend two nights on safari in Ranthambhore, a one-time hunting ground of Indian princes, and complete your holiday with a stay in a luxury jungle resort.

 

Customer Experiences

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Great trip, well organised, not a holiday - an experience

Seeing a tiger on the safari in Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve was the highlight of my holiday.

Safaris - tigers and actually saw the leopard breath taking

For personal reasons seeing the Taj Mahal - particularly the second dawn trip from across the river.

The high light was of course the Taj Mahal but every where else was amazing, the rickshaw ride through the Delhi market was fun an...

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The Taj Mahal at both sunset and sunrise were phenomenal. Spotting a tiger in the Ranthambore National Park was magnificent and th...

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The Taj Mahal

Visiting the Taj

Our overnight stay at Vanashyrra Eco Camp.

What does this price include?

  • Eight nights' dinner, bed and breakfast accommodation in a series of four-star and five-star standard hotels, plus one night on the aircraft
  • Return flights to Delhi
  • 22 meals including eight breakfasts, six lunches and eight dinners
  • Comfortable, air-conditioned coach travel and transfers
  • Entrance fees to all monuments
  • The services of a friendly, experienced tour manager
  • Free wifi and bottled water is available every day on board the coach journeys
  • Tipping is included for airport and hotel porters, restaurant and monument staff, naturalists and rickshaw drivers. Tipping is at your discretion for your tour manager, driver and driver’s assistant
  • Departures in 2025 and 2026 include the same content and duration as shown, however, the order of the tour will be amended and follow this order - Delhi, Jaipur, Ranthambore, Agra and Vaanasharya

Your Itinerary

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  • Your Indian holiday begins with an overnight flight from the UK to Delhi. 

  • Arrive in Delhi, this morning, to be greeted by your Tour Manager, and transferred to your hotel. Later, after an included lunch and time to freshen up, join your tour manager on a guided tour, and explore the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam mosque and the ornate Qutb Minar tower that rises above them.

  • Today's guided tour will introduce Delhi's vibrant Old City. Drive by the historic Red Fort, Jama Masjid Mosque and Raj Ghat – Gandhi’s cremation site close to the Yamuna River – and enjoy an exhilarating rickshaw ride through the narrow lanes of Chandni Chowk.

    You’ll also experience the grandeur of New Delhi, built by the British Raj to reflect the glories of the Empire. Highlights will include the historic India Gate war memorial and the vast boulevard of the Rajpath.

    Later, we'll travel to Agra, India's City of Love and site of the exquisite Taj Mahal. After a visit to the royal pavilions, palaces and courtyards of majestic Agra Fort, you’ll make your first visit to the Taj, a monument to undying love, to see it in all its glory at sunset and enjoy a guided tour.

  • Start your day with the unforgettable view of the Taj Mahal at dawn, seen from across the Yamuna River. After breakfast, you'll journey to Abhaneri, a small town famed for its amazing baoris (stepwells). Discover the intricate beauty of Chand Baori, one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India, and its carved panels.

    Leaving Abhaneri, you'll travel to Ranthambhore National Park, stopping en route for lunch at the sumptuous Umaid Lake Palace, a lovely heritage hotel and organic retreat that grows produce for its fine restaurant. Once the hunting ground of Indian princes, Ranthambhore is landscape of thorn trees, scrub and grasslands dotted with beautiful ponds, streams and lakes is a perfect habitat for the famous, elusive (and still endangered) Tigers of Ranthambhore, and other species.

    Relax for the afternoon, then enjoy an evening tiger talk with a local naturalist: the perfect preparation for tomorrow's adventures.

  • Today’s two canter (open-air vehicle) safaris in Ranthambhore Park are sure to be among the highlights of your entire holiday. In the company of a knowledgeable naturalist guide, you'll go in search of the park's most animal inhabitants: striped hyenas, sambar deer, sloth bears and, of course, tigers (and perhaps even a leopard).

  • Rest and relax this morning, or join our optional excursion to climb the gradual, 273 steps to ancient Ranthambhore Fort, which sits atop a 600-metre-high hill range, and offers stupendous views of the park below.

    This afternoon, after lunch at the hotel, you’ll bid farewell to Ranthambhore and journey to the Pink City of Jaipur, where you'll stay for the next two nights.

  • After breakfast, visit Amber, the ancient capital of the Rajput Empire. Climb by jeep to the city's vast sixth-century hill-top fort to wander its Royal Halls and take in the magnificent views from the ramparts. After an included lunch, you'll tour Jaipur to see the City Palace complex, with its museums and ancient astronomical observatory, and drive past the innumerable windows and screened balconies of the 18th-century Palace of the Winds.

    This evening, enjoy a special dinner at the Nokha House, hosted in traditional Rajasthani style by the Rathore family.

  • Bid farewell to Jaipur and journey across the desert plain into the Aravali Hills to the jungle-resort of Vanaashyra. En route you'll stop for a tea or coffee at Bhangarh, a ruined fort dating from the 17th Century.

    This afternoon, take a camel cart to visit the local village and enjoy a pre-dinner cookery demonstration. You'll spend the night in a private cottage designed to give you a sense of the India of the past with the little luxuries of the present (like air conditioning).

  • Enjoy today at leisure in Vanaashrya - swim in the pool or reflect on your journey through India.

  • After an included lunch at Vanaashrya, depart for Delhi and the return overnight flight home. 

  • You will land back into the UK in the morning today.

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Hotels

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You will be staying in a series of comfortable hotels that are conveniently located for your tour itinerary.

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Tour Extensions

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India - Tigers & the Taj Mahal with 4 Night Goa Extension
The sights and sounds of New Delhi - The historic Red Fort, the India Gate war memorial and the ruins of the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque - Spend four nights in a beachfront resort in Goa
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  • May 2024 - Nov 2025
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Further Information

  • Occasionally, for operational reasons, we may have to change the order of the excursions on your holiday. The final day-by-day itinerary will be confirmed on your Final Travel Documents, which you will receive approximately three weeks prior to your departure.

    Departures in 2025 and 2026 include the same content and duration as shown, however, the order of the tour will be amended and follow this order - Delhi, Jaipur, Ranthambore, Agra and Vaanasharya.

  • British citizens require machine-readable passports when travelling overseas. Your passport must contain two blank pages and be valid for 180 days after your return date from India.

    British CITIZENS and most other European nationals satisfying certain conditions may use the online e-Tourist Visa application process at a cost of $10 (US) per person for entry to India for arrivals in the months of April, May and June or $25 (US) per person for arrivals in other months. Fees are subject to change. Other passport holders must apply for a full visa.

    Note that all travellers of Pakistani descent, regardless of citizenship, will generally be subject to more detailed processing by the Indian authorities, which can take up to four months from application.

  • The transfer time from the airport to your hotel is approximately one hour.

  • Visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice to find out the latest Foreign And Commonwealth Office travel advice for your holiday destination, as well as information about passports and visas.

  • Meals appropriate to the time of day are served on all flights and usually comprise a main meal and a snack prior to arrival. Drinks are complimentary.

     

  • You are permitted to take one suitcase per person on the aircraft, which should not exceed 23kg.

  • If you have notified us of any special requirements, please check that they have been noted and acknowledged. This is especially important with any dietary needs you may have.

  • The majority of our tours involve a certain amount of walking, including a short walk from the coach stop to the town, attraction or venue you're visiting. If you are bringing a wheelchair, please let us know at the time of booking so that appropriate arrangements can be made. In many developing countries access is sometimes not as easy as at home. Should you have walking difficulties, getting around monuments and attractions may be harder and, in some cases, impossible. Should you have any concerns whatsoever please do contact us prior to travel.

  • Requirements and advice can vary over time, and from person to person, so please contact your GP about eight weeks before your trip to check whether you need any vaccinations or any other preventive measures.

  • Should circumstances require, we reserve the right to accommodate you in alternative hotels, of a similar standard, nearby. Full details of your hotels will be sent with your Final Travel Documents.

  • In developing countries road networks are continually being improved and expanded, which can mean that, from time to time, roadworks and rough road surfaces can extend journey times. Many roads do not have separate pavements or safety barriers, and great care should be taken when crossing or walking alongside roads.

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