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Golden Triangle Tour – A Timeless Journey through India’s Heritage The Golden Triangle Tour offers an unforgettable experience, weaving through India’s most iconic destinations: Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. This journey blends history, culture, and architecture, showcasing the best of India’s royal past and vibrant present. Begin in Delhi, the capital city where Old and New worlds harmonize. Explore Jama Masjid, stroll through bustling Chandni Chowk, and admire the grandeur of India Gate, Humayun’s Tomb, and Qutub Minar. Continue to Agra, home to the breathtaking Taj Mahal, a symbol of eternal love, and the majestic Agra Fort, echoing Mughal opulence. The journey concludes in Jaipur, the Pink City of Rajasthan. Discover the towering Amber Fort, the intricate Hawa Mahal, and the astronomical marvel of Jantar Mantar. This luxurious tour ensures curated experiences, expert guides, and premium hospitality, making it a perfect introduction to India’s rich cultural tapestry. Discover the magic of India with The Luxury Travel Club’s expertly designed Golden Triangle Tour.
Itinerary
Transfer to your hotel
The representative will meet you in the arrival area of the airport after you clear all immigration and custom formalities. Depart for your hotel where you will check in for your stay.
Overnight at the Hotel
Meal Plan: None
The representative will meet you in the arrival area of the airport after you clear all immigration and custom formalities. Depart for your hotel where you will check in for your stay.
Overnight at the Hotel
Meal Plan: None
Full day tour of Old and New Delhi.
Today morning after breakfast, proceed for a full day sightseeing of Old & New Delhi with your guide.
In Old Delhi you will visit the 17th century Jama Masjid and walk through the narrow, winding lanes of colourful and bustling Chandni Chowk. You have the option of taking a rickshaw ride through these bazaars. Also visit the Mughal Empire’s most opulent fort, the Red Fort for a photo stop. Visit Raj Ghat where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
Afternoon proceed to New Delhi. Drive past The Presidential Palace, the one-time imperial residence of the British viceroys, the India Gate, a memorial raised in honour of the Indian soldiers martyred during the Afghan war and a drive along the Rajpath past the Parliament House and secretarial buildings. Visit Qutab Minar, the 12th century tower of victory built by a slave king and prototype of all minars (towers) in India. Also visit the 16th century Humayun’s tomb, a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
Overnight at the Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Today morning after breakfast, proceed for a full day sightseeing of Old & New Delhi with your guide.
In Old Delhi you will visit the 17th century Jama Masjid and walk through the narrow, winding lanes of colourful and bustling Chandni Chowk. You have the option of taking a rickshaw ride through these bazaars. Also visit the Mughal Empire’s most opulent fort, the Red Fort for a photo stop. Visit Raj Ghat where Mahatma Gandhi was cremated.
Afternoon proceed to New Delhi. Drive past The Presidential Palace, the one-time imperial residence of the British viceroys, the India Gate, a memorial raised in honour of the Indian soldiers martyred during the Afghan war and a drive along the Rajpath past the Parliament House and secretarial buildings. Visit Qutab Minar, the 12th century tower of victory built by a slave king and prototype of all minars (towers) in India. Also visit the 16th century Humayun’s tomb, a precursor to the Taj Mahal.
Overnight at the Hotel
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Today early morning, after breakfast check out and drive to Delhi railway station to board the train to Agra.
Once a small village on the banks of the Yamuna, it was transformed by two great Mughal monarchs, Akbar and his grandson Shah Jehan into the second capital of the Mughal Empire – Dar-ul-Khilafat, or ‘seat of the Emperor’ in the 16th & 17th century.
Arrive at Agra railway station and before check in to your hotel visit Agra Fort, which was originally started by Emperor Akbar in 1565, but his son, Jahangir, and grandson, Shah Jahan, later made valuable additions to it.
Check in to your hotel and relax.
Later in the evening, you will be taken to the witness the sunset visit of the Taj Mahal (Closed on All Fridays) with your guide. On the inner walls, jewel-like stones create beautiful designs in white marble. The Mughals perfected the art of embedding semi-precious stones into marble and the Taj is the finest example of this special process called pietra dura. It begins with a marble plate, varying in size. Then jewels are sliced paper thin and embedded in the marble with such precision that the joints are invisible to the naked eye.
Overnight stay at hotel in Agra
Meals included: Breakfast
Once a small village on the banks of the Yamuna, it was transformed by two great Mughal monarchs, Akbar and his grandson Shah Jehan into the second capital of the Mughal Empire – Dar-ul-Khilafat, or ‘seat of the Emperor’ in the 16th & 17th century.
Arrive at Agra railway station and before check in to your hotel visit Agra Fort, which was originally started by Emperor Akbar in 1565, but his son, Jahangir, and grandson, Shah Jahan, later made valuable additions to it.
Check in to your hotel and relax.
Later in the evening, you will be taken to the witness the sunset visit of the Taj Mahal (Closed on All Fridays) with your guide. On the inner walls, jewel-like stones create beautiful designs in white marble. The Mughals perfected the art of embedding semi-precious stones into marble and the Taj is the finest example of this special process called pietra dura. It begins with a marble plate, varying in size. Then jewels are sliced paper thin and embedded in the marble with such precision that the joints are invisible to the naked eye.
Overnight stay at hotel in Agra
Meals included: Breakfast
Early morning, you will be taken to the witness the sunrise visit of the Taj Mahal (Closed on All Fridays) with your guide.
Return to the hotel for breakfast and freshen up. Later check out and drive to Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan.
During your drive, you will visit the once seat of Mughal legacy, which is an abandoned city glowing red under the sun, Fatehpur Sikri - the deserted red sandstone city built by the Great Mughal Emperor, Akbar, as his capital and palace in the late 16th century is just 37kms from Agra.
JAIPUR – the capital of Rajasthan province is known for its arts and crafts, jewellery, hand-painted fabrics and stone sculptures; it is one of North India’s finest examples of a planned city embodying the best of Rajput and Mughal architecture. Spend the rest of the evening at leisure.
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast
Return to the hotel for breakfast and freshen up. Later check out and drive to Jaipur, the pink city of Rajasthan.
During your drive, you will visit the once seat of Mughal legacy, which is an abandoned city glowing red under the sun, Fatehpur Sikri - the deserted red sandstone city built by the Great Mughal Emperor, Akbar, as his capital and palace in the late 16th century is just 37kms from Agra.
JAIPUR – the capital of Rajasthan province is known for its arts and crafts, jewellery, hand-painted fabrics and stone sculptures; it is one of North India’s finest examples of a planned city embodying the best of Rajput and Mughal architecture. Spend the rest of the evening at leisure.
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today morning after an early breakfast visit the hilltop fortress at Amber. A jeep will spare you the trouble of reaching up to the fortress. Once on top, stroll through the sprawling complex of courtyards and halls.
En-route to Amber Fort you will stop and see the `Palace of Winds’, otherwise known as Hawa Mahal (Only Drive past). It is really an elaborate façade, extremely intricate in its pink sandstone carving.
Afternoon visit the City Palace, which is an overwhelming complex of exquisite palaces, gardens and courtyards, decorative art and carved doorways.
Afterwards visit Jaipur's Jantar Mantar is the most famous of five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh in India. Jai Singh was a great admirer of progresses and research made in the fields of science and technology, and he was passionate about astronomy
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast
En-route to Amber Fort you will stop and see the `Palace of Winds’, otherwise known as Hawa Mahal (Only Drive past). It is really an elaborate façade, extremely intricate in its pink sandstone carving.
Afternoon visit the City Palace, which is an overwhelming complex of exquisite palaces, gardens and courtyards, decorative art and carved doorways.
Afterwards visit Jaipur's Jantar Mantar is the most famous of five observatories built by Sawai Jai Singh in India. Jai Singh was a great admirer of progresses and research made in the fields of science and technology, and he was passionate about astronomy
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast
The day will be at leisure on your own.
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast
Overnight stay at hotel in Jaipur
Meals Included: Breakfast
Breakfast will be at the hotel.
Later, in time you will be transferred to the Jaipur airport to fly to Amritsar via Delhi.
Arrive Amritsar & you will be assisted & transferred to the hotel.
Founded in 1577 by Guru Ram Das, fourth Guru of the Sikhs, Amritsar (Pool of the Nectar of Immortality) is considered the centre of the Sikh religion.
Overnight at the Hotel in Amritsar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Later, in time you will be transferred to the Jaipur airport to fly to Amritsar via Delhi.
Arrive Amritsar & you will be assisted & transferred to the hotel.
Founded in 1577 by Guru Ram Das, fourth Guru of the Sikhs, Amritsar (Pool of the Nectar of Immortality) is considered the centre of the Sikh religion.
Overnight at the Hotel in Amritsar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Today morning you will be taken for the sightseeing tour of Amritsar covering:- Visit of the Golden Temple, the spiritual nerve-centre of the Sikh faith. See the community kitchen (langar) where volunteers feed 30,000 people free daily. Later visit the historic Jallianwala Bagh, which commemorates the hundreds of innocent Indians killed or wounded by British bullets in the most notorious massacre under their rule
Late afternoon visit Wagah Border Point to witness change of guard ceremony between Indian and Pakistani armies.
Spend the evening at leisure.
Overnight at the Hotel in Amritsar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Late afternoon visit Wagah Border Point to witness change of guard ceremony between Indian and Pakistani armies.
Spend the evening at leisure.
Overnight at the Hotel in Amritsar
Meal Plan: Breakfast
After early breakfast, drive to Amritsar railway station.
Board the train to Chandigarh.
Arrive in Chandigarh and then drive to Shimla.
Shimla is known as the Queen of Hill Stations, Shimla became the summer capital of the British Raj during the latter half of the 19th century when the soldiers of the British army, merchants and civil servants moved up here to get relief from the scorching heat of the plains.
On arrival in Shimla, check in at the hotel.
Overnight at the Hotel in Shimla
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Board the train to Chandigarh.
Arrive in Chandigarh and then drive to Shimla.
Shimla is known as the Queen of Hill Stations, Shimla became the summer capital of the British Raj during the latter half of the 19th century when the soldiers of the British army, merchants and civil servants moved up here to get relief from the scorching heat of the plains.
On arrival in Shimla, check in at the hotel.
Overnight at the Hotel in Shimla
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Breakfast will be at the hotel. Proceed for the sightseeing tour of Shimla.
Start by visiting the Vice regal Lodge, which also happens to be the place where the partition of India into two parts India and Pakistan was planned on the world map. The British architecture here is amazing. The wooden work inside the building is still kept alive as it was during the British rule. The building is now used by Indian scholars and is called Institute for Advanced Studies.
Later, enjoy a leisurely stroll back along the Mall to Scandal Point. En route, it may be possible to have a quick look inside the Gaiety Theatre or Christ Church (closed on Miondays). Alternatively find a spot for refreshments whilst viewing snow-capped Himalayan peaks (if weather is clear).
Late proceed for walking tour starts from the house where Rudyard Kipling stayed and ends in the village of Heaun at the residence and art gallery of a legendary artist of Shimla, Sanath Chatterjee who has to his credit the world longest painting in Guinness Book of World Records. And in between we will explore the unspoilt nature, villages, brooks, meadows, grasslands, forests and a haunted hill.
Overnight at the Hotel in Shimla
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Start by visiting the Vice regal Lodge, which also happens to be the place where the partition of India into two parts India and Pakistan was planned on the world map. The British architecture here is amazing. The wooden work inside the building is still kept alive as it was during the British rule. The building is now used by Indian scholars and is called Institute for Advanced Studies.
Later, enjoy a leisurely stroll back along the Mall to Scandal Point. En route, it may be possible to have a quick look inside the Gaiety Theatre or Christ Church (closed on Miondays). Alternatively find a spot for refreshments whilst viewing snow-capped Himalayan peaks (if weather is clear).
Late proceed for walking tour starts from the house where Rudyard Kipling stayed and ends in the village of Heaun at the residence and art gallery of a legendary artist of Shimla, Sanath Chatterjee who has to his credit the world longest painting in Guinness Book of World Records. And in between we will explore the unspoilt nature, villages, brooks, meadows, grasslands, forests and a haunted hill.
Overnight at the Hotel in Shimla
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Today morning after breakfast, you will meet by our guide & transferred in your private car to Shimla Railway Station to connect the Toy Train to Kandaghat. Listed under the world heritage list of UNESCO, Toy train is the best mode of transport to explore the treasuries of great Himalayas is known for lush green mountains with scenic, misty views. The Kalka–Shimla Railway was built to connect Shimla, the summer capital of India during the British Raj, with the rest of the Indian rail system. At the time of construction 107 tunnels and 864 bridges were built throughout the course of the track.
De board the toy train at Kandaghat station and drive back to Shimla. Arrive and relax.
Afternoon will be free at leisure on your own.
Overnight at the Hotel in Shimla
Meal Plan: Breakfast
De board the toy train at Kandaghat station and drive back to Shimla. Arrive and relax.
Afternoon will be free at leisure on your own.
Overnight at the Hotel in Shimla
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Today after early breakfast, drive to Chandigarh airport.
Fly to Goa. On arrival at Goa airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Goa.
Once a Portuguese colony, Goa is known for its beaches and imposing baroque churches. Life here is like an eternal carnival and the people are laidback and fun loving. It has a deeply entrenched Portuguese influence in all aspects of life owing to the long colonial occupation by the Europeans
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Fly to Goa. On arrival at Goa airport, you will be transferred to your hotel in Goa.
Once a Portuguese colony, Goa is known for its beaches and imposing baroque churches. Life here is like an eternal carnival and the people are laidback and fun loving. It has a deeply entrenched Portuguese influence in all aspects of life owing to the long colonial occupation by the Europeans
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
The day will be at leisure on your own
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
The day will be at leisure on your own
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
The day will be at leisure on your own
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
The day will be at leisure on your own
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Overnight at the Hotel in Goa
Meal Plan: Breakfast
Today check-out of the hotel and you will be assisted for your transfer to Goa Airport to connect flight back to your home.
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