Royal Rajasthan — 7 days
Maharajas' palaces, forts and the Thar Desert. Day-by-day itinerary: Delhi; Taj Mahal; Jaipur, the Pink City; Jodhpur, the Blue City.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1 — Delhi
- 08:00 — Arrival at Delhi DEL (Indira Gandhi)
- 12:00 — Hotel in Paharganj or Connaught Place
- 14:00 — Jama Masjid — the great Mughal mosque — Old Delhi
- Cycle rickshaw to Chandni Chowk — Old Delhi → Chandni Chowk
- 15:30 — Cycle rickshaw ride through Old Delhi — Chandni Chowk
- Walk to the restaurant — Chandni Chowk → Old Delhi
- 20:00 — Butter chicken dinner at a historic Delhi restaurant — Old Delhi
Day 2 — Taj Mahal
- 05:00 — Gatimaan Express train Delhi → Agra
- 07:00 — Taj Mahal at sunrise — Agra
- Head to the Red Fort — Agra → Agra Fort
- 10:00 — Agra Red Fort — Agra Fort
- Taxi to the restaurant — Agra Fort → Agra
- 13:00 — Gourmet lunch with a view of the Taj Mahal — Agra
- 16:00 — Train Agra → Jaipur
- 21:00 — Hotel in the Pink City, Jaipur
Day 3 — Jaipur, the Pink City
- 09:00 — Amber Fort & Palace — Amer
- Taxi to Jaipur — Amer → Jaipur
- 13:00 — Rajasthani thali — Jaipur
- 15:00 — Hawa Mahal — Palace of the Winds — Jaipur
- 17:00 — Jaipur City Palace — Jaipur
- 21:00 — Rooftop dinner with a view of the illuminated palace
Day 4 — Jodhpur, the Blue City
- 08:00 — Train Jaipur → Jodhpur (5h)
- 14:00 — Blue haveli in Jodhpur — Old City Jodhpur
- Walk up to the fort — Old City Jodhpur → Jodhpur
- 15:00 — Mehrangarh Fort (view over the Blue City) — Jodhpur
- 18:30 — Sunset from the fort
- 20:30 — Rooftop dinner with a view of the fort
Day 5 — Thar Desert (Jaisalmer)
- 07:00 — Train Jodhpur → Jaisalmer (5h)
- 14:00 — Haveli inside Jaisalmer Fort — Fort Jaisalmer
- Drive to the dunes — Fort Jaisalmer → Sam Sand Dunes
- 16:00 — Sam Sand Dunes — camel safari — Sam Sand Dunes
- Camel ride to the camp — Sam Sand Dunes → Désert du Thar
- 19:00 — Night at a camp in the dunes — Désert du Thar
Day 6 — Back & Udaipur
- 06:00 — Sunrise over the dunes
- 09:00 — Train or bus Jaisalmer → Udaipur (8h)
- 19:00 — Haveli on Lake Pichola — Udaipur
- 21:00 — Dinner with a view of Lake Pichola & the City Palace
Day 7 — Udaipur & Flight
- 09:00 — Boat on Lake Pichola & the Lake Palace — Udaipur
- 11:00 — Udaipur City Palace — Udaipur
- 13:30 — Lunch on a haveli terrace
- 18:00 — Flight Udaipur → Delhi → home