Home › Countries › India › India from the Golden Triangle to Kerala India from the Golden Triangle to Kerala — 15 days Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Varanasi and the Kerala backwaters. Day-by-day itinerary: Old Delhi; New Delhi; Agra & Taj Mahal; Agra → Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Old Delhi 08:00 — Arrival at Delhi DEL (Indira Gandhi) 12:00 — Hotel in Connaught Place 14:30 — Jama Masjid — the great Mughal mosque — Old Delhi Cycle rickshaw to Chandni Chowk — Old Delhi → Chandni Chowk 16:00 — Cycle rickshaw through Chandni Chowk — Chandni Chowk Walk to the restaurant — Chandni Chowk → Old Delhi 20:00 — Butter chicken at a historic Delhi restaurant — Old Delhi Day 2 — New Delhi 09:00 — Humayun's Tomb — New Delhi 11:30 — Qutub Minar — New Delhi Taxi to Connaught Place — New Delhi → Connaught Place 13:30 — Vegetarian thali lunch — Connaught Place Head to India Gate — Connaught Place → New Delhi 15:30 — India Gate & Rajpath — New Delhi 17:30 — Lotus Temple — New Delhi Day 3 — Agra & Taj Mahal 06:00 — Gatimaan Express train Delhi → Agra (1h40) 08:30 — Taj Mahal — Agra Head to the Red Fort — Agra → Agra Fort 11:30 — Agra Red Fort — Agra Fort Taxi to the restaurant — Agra Fort → Agra 13:30 — Gourmet lunch with a view of the Taj Mahal — Agra 18:00 — Hotel in Agra Day 4 — Agra → Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri 08:00 — Drive to Fatehpur Sikri (1h) 09:00 — Ghost city of Fatehpur Sikri — Fatehpur Sikri 12:00 — Drive Fatehpur Sikri → Jaipur (4h) 17:00 — Hotel in the Pink City, Jaipur 20:00 — Rajasthani thali — Jaipur Day 5 — Jaipur, the Pink City 09:00 — Amber Fort & Palace — Amer 13:00 — Lunch near the fort 15:00 — Jaipur City Palace — Jaipur 17:00 — Jantar Mantar — astronomical observatory — Jaipur 20:30 — Rooftop dinner with a view of the illuminated palace Day 6 — Hawa Mahal & flight to Varanasi 08:30 — Hawa Mahal — Palace of the Winds — Jaipur 10:00 — Johari Bazaar — gemstones — Jaipur 14:00 — Flight Jaipur → Varanasi (via Delhi, ~3h) 18:00 — Hotel on the banks of the Ganges — Varanasi Walk to the ghats — Varanasi → Dashashwamedh Ghat 19:00 — Ganga Aarti ceremony — Dashashwamedh Ghat Day 7 — Sacred Varanasi 05:30 — Boat on the Ganges at sunrise — Ghats de Varanasi Walk to breakfast — Ghats de Varanasi → Vieille ville 08:00 — Kachori-sabzi breakfast — Vieille ville Taxi to Sarnath — Vieille ville → Sarnath 10:00 — Sarnath — where the Buddha gave his first sermon — Sarnath Taxi back to Varanasi — Sarnath → Varanasi 15:00 — Old town lanes & temples — Varanasi 20:00 — Thali dinner by the Ganges Day 8 — Flight to Kochi (Kerala) 10:00 — Flight Varanasi → Kochi (via Mumbai, ~4h) 15:00 — Hotel in Fort Kochi — Fort Kochi 17:00 — Chinese fishing nets — Fort Kochi 20:00 — Fish curry with coconut milk — Fort Kochi Day 9 — Kochi culture 09:00 — Jew Town spice market — Mattancherry 11:00 — Paradesi Synagogue & Dutch Palace — Mattancherry 13:30 — Keralan thali lunch on a banana leaf 19:00 — Kathakali dance show — Fort Kochi Day 10 — On to Munnar 08:00 — Drive Kochi → Munnar (4h) 13:00 — Lodge in the plantations — Munnar 15:30 — Tea plantations as far as the eye can see — Munnar 20:00 — Keralan dinner — Munnar Day 11 — Munnar nature 09:00 — Tea Museum & processing factory — Munnar 11:30 — Top Station — valley views — Munnar 13:30 — Local curry lunch 16:00 — Eravikulam National Park — Nilgiri tahr — Eravikulam Day 12 — Munnar → Alleppey (houseboat) 08:00 — Drive Munnar → Alleppey (4h) 13:00 — Boarding a traditional houseboat (kettuvallam) — Alleppey Cruising on — Alleppey → Backwaters d'Alleppey 15:00 — Sailing the canals, past villages on stilts — Backwaters d'Alleppey 20:00 — Keralan dinner cooked on board Day 13 — Backwaters 07:00 — Sunrise over the canals — Backwaters d'Alleppey Cruising on — Backwaters d'Alleppey → Kuttanad 10:00 — Fishing village & rice paddies below water level — Kuttanad 13:00 — Karimeen fish lunch on board 16:00 — Disembark & drive back to Kochi (1h30) 18:00 — Hotel in Fort Kochi Day 14 — Free day in Kochi 09:00 — Keralan cooking class — Fort Kochi 13:00 — Lunch you cooked yourself 16:00 — Stroll along Princess Street & art galleries — Fort Kochi 20:00 — Last seafront dinner — Fort Kochi Day 15 — Departure 09:00 — Last shopping — spices and textiles — Mattancherry Walk to lunch — Mattancherry → Fort Kochi 11:30 — Last Keralan thali — Fort Kochi 13:00 — Taxi to Kochi airport (COK) 17:00 — Return flight