Delhi, Agra & Jaipur: Golden Triangle 3-Day Private Tour

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Duration3d

GroupPrivate

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PickupAt your hotel

Three Days Through India's Royal Cities: Taj Mahal, Forts & Palaces

You're picked up from your Delhi hotel or airport at 9 AM and driven through Old and New Delhi's major monuments before heading to Agra. Day two takes you to the Taj Mahal at sunrise, then Agra Fort and the Tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah, before the drive to Jaipur. On day three, you see Amber Fort, Jal Mahal, Hawa Mahal, City Palace, and Jantar Mantar before returning to Delhi or flying out of Jaipur. Two nights of hotel accommodation with breakfast, a private air-conditioned car with driver, a guide in your language, and all entry fees are included.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1 — Delhi sightseeing and travel to Agra

Pick up from hotel at 9 AM
Visit Qutub Minar complex
Visit Humayun’s Tomb
Visit India Gate war memorial
See Parliament House building
Visit Jama Masjid mosque
Rickshaw ride in Chandni Chowk
View Red Fort from outside
Lunch at local restaurant
Drive to Agra via Expressway
Check in at Agra hotel

Day 2 — Agra sunrise and travel to Jaipur

Early pick up at 6 AM
Visit Taj Mahal at sunrise
Return to hotel for breakfast
Check out from hotel
Visit Agra Fort
Visit Tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah
Travel to Jaipur
Check in at Jaipur hotel

Day 3 — Jaipur sightseeing and return to Delhi

Pick up from hotel at 8 AM
Visit Amber Fort
Visit Panna Meena ka Kund stepwell
Visit Jal Mahal palace
Visit Hawa Mahal palace
Visit City Palace complex
Visit Jantar Mantar observatory
Drive back to Delhi or drop at Jaipur Airport

The Experience

The driver arrives at 9 AM. You step into an air-conditioned car and leave Delhi behind for Agra, 206 kilometers south. Before the highway, though, the itinerary pulls you through Old and New Delhi first — Qutub Minar, a brick minaret built in 1193 and the tallest of its kind; Humayun's Tomb, the 16th-century Mughal masterpiece that inspired the Taj Mahal itself; India Gate, the 42-meter war memorial ringed by gardens; and Parliament House, the colonial landmark designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. Then comes Chandni Chowk, where you ride a rickshaw through the bazaar lanes and the Spice Market — Khari Baoli, Asia's largest — before passing the Red Fort's red sandstone walls. Lunch happens at a local restaurant, and then the Expressway carries you toward Agra. You check into your hotel and the rest of the day is yours.

Day two starts at 6 AM. The Taj Mahal at sunrise is the reason most people book this Golden Triangle tour, and the timing is deliberate — fewer crowds, softer light, the marble catching the first warmth of the day. You return to the hotel for breakfast, then visit Agra Fort, where Mughal emperors lived until 1638, and the Tomb of I'timad-ud-Daulah, often called the "Baby Taj," built by Empress Nur Jahan in the early 17th century with inlay work so fine it feels like lace in stone. By afternoon you're driving toward Jaipur, another 240 kilometers, and checking in at your second hotel.

The final day begins at 8 AM in Jaipur. Amber Fort sits 11 kilometers outside the city on a hilltop — the principal draw for most visitors to Rajasthan's capital. After that comes Jal Mahal, the palace floating in the middle of Man Sagar Lake, built in the 18th century by Maharaja Madho Singh and visible from the road as a mirage of Rajput and Mughal architecture. Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds, is the five-story landmark with 953 small windows cut into red and pink sandstone, built in 1799 so royal women could watch the street below without being seen. City Palace, still partly a royal residence, blends Rajput, Mughal and European styles across courtyards and gardens. Jantar Mantar, the 18th-century astronomical observatory with 19 stone instruments, is a UNESCO site where the Samrat Yantra — the world's largest stone sundial — measures time and celestial movement. After sightseeing, you're dropped at Jaipur Airport or driven back to Delhi, a four-hour return that gets you there by 8 or 9 PM.

The car is private — a sedan for one or two people, an SUV for three to five, a coach for groups up to twelve. Your guide speaks your preferred language. Mineral water is included. So are all monument entry fees, tolls, parking, and the rickshaw ride through Old Delhi. Hotels come in three, four, or five-star options, and breakfast is included both mornings. If Friday falls on day two, the itinerary flips to Delhi-Jaipur-Agra-Delhi instead, so the Taj Mahal sunrise doesn't conflict with mosque closures.

What’s included

Your tour includes private air-conditioned transportation with a driver, a live guide in your preferred language, hotel pickup and drop-off service, two nights of hotel accommodation with breakfast and taxes (if the hotel option is booked), a rickshaw ride through Old Delhi's Chandni Chowk, all monument entrance fees, mineral water bottles, and all tolls and parking charges. Children under three travel free.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleAccessible transportInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Delight Tours India

Is this one for you?Book this if you want the three main cities of India's Golden Triangle — Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur — in three days without arranging transport, guides, or hotels separately; the private car and fixed itinerary mean you move at one pace and see the major sites without negotiating on the ground.