Golden Triangle Tour Delhi: 6-Day Private Guide, 3 Cities
Three cities, five nights, one private car waiting at the curb.
A 6-day private guided tour of India's Golden Triangle covers Delhi, Agra and Jaipur with five nights in hotels, breakfast included, private transportation and English-speaking guides at each city. The itinerary moves through Old and New Delhi, the Taj Mahal and Agra Fort, then Fatehpur Sikri and Chand Baori stepwell en route to Jaipur, finishing with the Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jal Mahal and Jantar Mantar. Hotel category is your choice at checkout: 3-star, 4-star or 5-star options, or tour-only without accommodation.
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Step-by-step itinerary
Day 1: Arrival and transfer to hotel
- Pick up from Delhi Airport
- Transfer to hotel in Delhi
Day 2: Delhi sightseeing tour
- Visit Humayun's Tomb
- Visit Jama Masjid
- Visit Qutub Minar
- Visit Lotus Temple
- Visit India Gate
- Visit Raj Ghat
Day 3: Drive to Agra and sightseeing
- Drive from Delhi to Agra
- Visit Taj Mahal
- Visit Agra Fort
Day 4: Drive to Jaipur via sights
- Drive from Agra to Jaipur
- Visit Fatehpur Sikri
- Visit Chand Baori stepwell
Day 5: Jaipur sightseeing tour
- Visit Hawa Mahal
- Visit City Palace
- Visit Jal Mahal
- Visit Jantar Mantar
- Visit Amer Fort
Day 6: Return to Delhi and drop off
- Drive from Jaipur to Delhi
- Drop at Delhi Airport or hotel
What’s included
- Private sedan, SUV or minivan depending on group size.
- five nights in your selected hotel with breakfast each morning.
- English-speaking guide for sightseeing in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
- airport pickup and hotel drop-off.
- all fuel and toll charges.
- bottled water throughout the journey.
- Every day 10:00 11:00 12:00 13:00 14:00 15:00 16:00 17:00 18:00 19:00 20:00 21:00 22:00 23:00 23:30
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Land in Delhi, drive to Agra for the Taj Mahal, then Jaipur for the pink city's palaces and stepwells: five nights in hotels with breakfast.
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The experience
Your driver meets you at Delhi Airport and takes you to your hotel. The next morning, a local guide walks you through Old Delhi to the Jama Masjid (one of India's largest mosques, built in the 1650s), then to Qutub Minar: a 73-meter tower of red sandstone and marble completed in 1193. You'll see Humayun's Tomb, the first garden-tomb on the Indian subcontinent, the Lotus Temple with its distinctive lotus-flower shape, India Gate, and Raj Ghat, the marble platform where Gandhi was cremated. That evening you stay in Delhi.
Day three is the drive to Agra, three to four hours by car. Once there, the guide takes you to the Taj Mahal (the ivory-white marble mausoleum commissioned in 1632) and Agra Fort, the main residence of Mughal emperors until 1638 and now a UNESCO World Heritage site. You overnight in Agra. The next morning you drive toward Jaipur, four to five hours, with stops at Fatehpur Sikri, the 16th-century city built by Emperor Akbar, and Chand Baori, a stepwell in Abhaneri village built in the 9th century and one of the largest in the world, originally constructed to conserve water during intense heat.
In Jaipur, your guide shows you the Hawa Mahal (the five-storey "Palace of Winds" built without a foundation), City Palace (still home to the ruling royal family), Jal Mahal (a palace in the middle of Man Sagar Lake), and Jantar Mantar, an 18th-century astronomical observation site. You have two nights in Jaipur. On the final day, your driver takes you back to Delhi, five to six hours, and drops you at the airport or your hotel. The guide changes in each city. Transportation is a sedan for one or two people, an SUV for three to four, or a minivan for groups up to ten.
Top questions
What languages is the tour guided in?
Live guide in English and Hindi.
Can children come?
Yes. Ticket types: Infant (under 5): free.
What's included in the price for the 6-day Golden Triangle tour?
The tour includes private transportation throughout, five nights in your chosen hotel category with breakfast, an English-speaking guide for sightseeing in each city, airport and hotel transfers, fuel, toll charges and water bottles. Entrance tickets to monuments (approximately USD 70 per person), meals beyond breakfast, and tips are separate.
Can I choose the hotel standard, or is it fixed?
You choose your hotel category at checkout: 3-star, 4-star or 5-star options, or you can book the tour without accommodation and arrange your own lodging. Each category is available in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
Is the Taj Mahal open every day we're in Agra?
The Taj Mahal is closed every Friday, so the itinerary avoids that day. In Delhi, the Red Fort, Lotus Temple and Akshardham Temple close on Mondays.
How much driving is involved across the six days?
The longest drives are Delhi to Agra (three to four hours on day three) and Agra to Jaipur (four to five hours on day four, with stops at Fatehpur Sikri and Chand Baori). The final day is Jaipur back to Delhi, five to six hours. Days in each city involve shorter local drives to the monuments.
Will the same guide lead me through all three cities?
No, the guide changes in each city. You'll have a local guide in Delhi for the sightseeing day, a different guide in Agra, and another in Jaipur. All guides speak English.
What should I wear when visiting the mosques and temples?
Dress respectfully for the mosques and temples: covered shoulders and knees are expected. The Jama Masjid, Lotus Temple and other religious sites have these customs.
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