4-Day Golden Triangle & Ranthambore Tour from Delhi

Four days across India's most-visited triangle, plus a morning hunting Bengal tigers in the jungle.

A 4-day private guided tour from Delhi that moves through Agra, Ranthambore National Park and Jaipur, with a live guide in each city, hotel stays with breakfast, and a shared jeep safari in search of Bengal tigers. The itinerary shifts if you start on a Thursday or during monsoon season (July–September), so confirm your dates at checkout. Your guide purchases monument tickets on arrival, sparing you the queue at the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, City Palace and the other sites. Accommodation options range from 3-star to 5-star hotels, or you can book without rooms and arrange your own.

Step-by-step itinerary

Day 1: Delhi sightseeing and travel to Agra

• Pick-up from Delhi area
• Visit Gurudwara Bangla Sahib
• Visit Jama Masjid
• Ride tuk-tuk in Old Delhi
• Walk through Khari Baoli spice market
• Pass by Red Fort
• Pass by India Gate
• Pass by Parliament House
• Pass by President House
• Restaurant recommendations in Connaught Place
• Visit Humayun's Tomb
• Drive to Agra and overnight stay

Day 2: Agra sightseeing and travel to Ranthambore

• Sunrise tour of Taj Mahal
• Breakfast at hotel
• Visit Agra Fort
• Visit Baby Taj
• Drive to Ranthambore and overnight stay

Day 3: Ranthambore safari and travel to Jaipur

• Morning jungle safari in Ranthambore
• Breakfast at hotel
• Drive to Jaipur and check-in
• Leisure time in Jaipur

Day 4: Jaipur sightseeing and drop-off

• Visit Jaigarh Fort
• Visit Jal Mahal
• Visit City Palace
• Visit Jantar Mantar
• Visit Hawa Mahal
• Lunch at multicuisine restaurant
• Drop-off in Jaipur or drive to Delhi

The experience

You're picked up from anywhere in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad or Ghaziabad between 7 and 11 in the morning on Day 1. Your guide meets you at Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, the Sikh temple with the golden dome and the free kitchen that feeds thousands daily, then moves through Jama Masjid (the 17th-century mosque Shah Jahan built), a tuk-tuk ride through Chandni Chowk's narrow lanes and spice stalls, and the Red Fort before passing India Gate and the Parliament House. You see Humayun's Tomb, a UNESCO site and India's first garden tomb, before heading south toward Agra for the night.

Day 2 starts before dawn. You watch the Taj Mahal emerge in the sunrise, walk inside the marble monument Shah Jahan built for his wife, then tour Agra Fort with its Mughal apartments and courtyards. By afternoon you're on the road to Ranthambore. Day 3 is the safari: you board a shared jeep or canter at first light with a naturalist guide and spend 2 to 3 hours in the forest looking for Bengal tigers, along with the birds and deer that fill the park. The 10th-century Ranthambore Fort sits in the middle of the reserve. After breakfast back at your hotel, you drive to Jaipur.

Your final day in Jaipur covers Jaigarh Fort (built in 1726, home to the Jaivana cannon and views of the Aravalli hills), Jal Mahal floating in the middle of Man Sagar Lake, City Palace (the 1721 seat of the Maharaja, now a museum), Jantar Mantar (the 1734 astronomical observatory where Jai Singh II mapped the sky by eye), and Hawa Mahal, the five-story red-and-pink sandstone monument with the intricate lattice work built in 1799. Lunch is at a multicuisine restaurant. You can end the tour in Jaipur or take the drive back to Delhi, where you're dropped at your chosen location.

What’s included

• Private air-conditioned car for all sightseeing in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur.
• private live guide in each city.
• shared jeep or canter for the Ranthambore safari with a naturalist guide (English-speaking).
• hotel accommodation with breakfast each morning.
• pickup from anywhere in Delhi NCR and drop-off to anywhere in Delhi NCR or Jaipur.
• all parking fees, tolls and fuel.
• guide assistance purchasing monument entry tickets so you skip the queues.

Options for this experience

4 options

Tour without AccommodationGuide in 8 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 07:00, the last at 11:00Includes a private car with driver, private guides, and a jungle safari at Ranthambore National Park. Pickup is included.

Tour including stays at 3-star hotelsGuide in 8 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 07:00, the last at 11:00Includes a private car with driver, private guides, 3 Star hotels with breakfast, and a jungle safari at Ranthambore National Park. Pickup is included.

Tour including stays at 4-star hotelsGuide in 8 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 07:00, the last at 11:00Price includes a private car with driver, private guides, 4 Star hotels with breakfast, and a jungle safari at Ranthambore National Park. Pickup is included.

Tour including stays at 5-star hotelsGuide in 8 languages · 5 departure times: the first at 07:00, the last at 11:00Price includes a private car with driver, private guides, 5 Star hotels with breakfast, and a jungle safari at Ranthambore National Park. Pickup is included.

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Before you book

Lasts 4d, runs every day, 5 start times, from US$ 246 per person, with live guides in 8 languages, as a private tour and with free cancellation up to 24 h before.

Days and timesEvery day5 departure times: the first at 07:00, the last at 11:00

Book up to2h before

AgesAdult (15 and older) · Child (under 15)

GroupPrivate

Live guideEnglish, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Japanese and Russian

Meeting point and pickupHotel pickup included.

Cancellation and refundsFree cancellation up to 24 h before the start. After that, no refund.

Prices and times updated 11 days ago

Good to know

Low physical effortWheelchair accessibleStroller-friendlyInfant seats availablePublic transport nearby

Operated by Maria Tours

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to move through three major cities and a wildlife reserve without arranging transport, hotels or entry tickets yourself. The guide handles the logistics and the driving, leaving you to focus on the sites. The 4-day span fits the Golden Triangle and a morning safari into a single trip, which a 2-day version cannot do.

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Top questions

What languages is the tour guided in?

Live guide in English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian, Chinese and Japanese.

Can children come?

Yes. Ticket types: Child (under 15).

What's the Taj Mahal visit like on this tour?

You see it at sunrise on Day 2 with your guide, who walks you inside the UNESCO World Heritage site and explains its history as Shah Jahan's memorial to his wife Mumtaz. Your guide buys the entry ticket when you arrive, so you don't wait in the queue at the gate.

Will I see tigers in Ranthambore?

The morning safari in Ranthambore lasts 2 to 3 hours in a shared jeep or canter with a naturalist guide. Tigers roam throughout the park and can be spotted in any zone, but sightings depend on luck and the time of year. There's no guarantee, though the naturalist knows the routes where they're most often seen.

How does the pickup work from Delhi?

You're picked up from your hotel or any location in Delhi, Noida, Gurugram, Faridabad or Ghaziabad between 7 and 11 AM on Day 1. If your hotel isn't listed in the booking system, you can manually enter it on the checkout page.

What's included in the accommodation options?

You choose between 3-star, 4-star or 5-star hotels at checkout, or book without rooms and arrange your own. All options include breakfast each morning. Rooms are twin-sharing by default. If three guests want two rooms instead, there's an extra charge of USD 199 for the second room.

Can the itinerary change based on when I start?

Yes. If you start on a Thursday, the route shifts: Delhi overnight in Jaipur, Jaipur overnight in Ranthambore, Ranthambore overnight in Agra, then Agra with drop-off in Delhi. If you start on a Monday during July, August or September, the order is Delhi to Agra, Agra to Jaipur, Jaipur to Ranthambore, then the safari and return to Delhi.