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Bangalore Pété Walking Tour: Five landmarks in one morning
Bangalore Pété Walking Tour: Five landmarks in one morning★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (180)2h 30m–3hThe Bangalore Pété walk is a guided tour through five historical and cultural sites in the old city—Tipu Palace, Koté Vishnu temple, Bangalore Fort, KR Market and a Jain temple—with entry fees included. The route takes two and a half to three hours on foot. Dress covers legs and shoulders; ladies bring a scarf for temple entry. The guide speaks English and can arrange hotel pickup for an additional fee.Is it for me?A single morning walk through Bangalore's markets, temples, and layered history—your guide handles both the stories and the logistics, you just walk and absorb.Free cancellationTravelers' pickMost bookedfromUS$ 32View ›
Private Full-Day Jaipur Tour: Skip-the-Line Palace & Stepwell
Private Full-Day Jaipur Tour: Skip-the-Line Palace & Stepwell★★★★★★★★★★ 4.99 (179)7h–8hA private full-day guided tour of Jaipur covers the City Palace, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Jagat Siromani temple, Panna Meena stepwell, and the old city bazaar, with hotel pickup and drop-off in a private air-conditioned car. Your English-speaking guide helps you skip ticket lines at each monument. The tour includes a hand block printing session where you create a one-of-a-kind scarf or napkin under instruction from a master craftsperson, plus a lassi tasting at the famous Lassiwala. Entry tickets, lunch and gratuities are optional add-ons you arrange with your guide.Is it for me?Choose this tour if you prefer a private guide and car for the full day—you control the pace and spend hours at each site rather than rushing between stops—plus you'll hand-block print your own textile to take home.Free cancellationfromUS$ 31View ›
Varanasi: Sunrise Ganges Boat, Sarnath & Evening Aarti Tour
Varanasi: Sunrise Ganges Boat, Sarnath & Evening Aarti Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.75 (179)11hYou’ll start your day on a sunrise boat ride along the Ganges River with your local guide, walk through Varanasi’s winding temple lanes for breakfast, explore peaceful Sarnath where Buddha taught his first lesson, then end with the powerful evening Aarti ritual on Dashashwamedh Ghat. Every moment is shaped by real sights and sounds—you’ll feel both welcome and changed by this place.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 24View ›
Udaipur: Durga Cooking Class with Rooftop Dinner & Recipes
Udaipur: Durga Cooking Class with Rooftop Dinner & Recipes★★★★★★★★★★ 4.97 (178)3hYou’ll join Durga’s family kitchen in central Udaipur to cook classic Rajasthani dishes side by side with your host. Taste your own creations on a rooftop terrace as the city glows at dusk, swap stories over chai, and leave with recipes you can actually use at home. It’s warm, welcoming, and honestly—hard to forget.Instant confirmationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 14.95View ›
Delhi Old & New City Tour: UNESCO Sites, Bazaar Ride & Pickup
Delhi Old & New City Tour: UNESCO Sites, Bazaar Ride & Pickup★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (177)8hYou’ll ride through Old Delhi’s bazaar by rickshaw, wander Jama Masjid’s marble courtyards, taste street sweets with your guide, and pause for silence at Lotus Temple—all with easy hotel pickup and drop-off included. Expect moments that stick with you long after: sticky fingers from jalebi, garden shadows at Humayun’s Tomb, or just laughing as your tuk tuk squeezes through another impossible gap.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 17.11View ›
Dharavi Mumbai: Slum Tour & Recycling Industry Workshop
Dharavi Mumbai: Slum Tour & Recycling Industry Workshop★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (177)2hYou walk through Dharavi's recycling, leather, and pottery workshops with a guide who lives in the slum, seeing how nearly a million people generate a billion dollars annually in output. The tour includes bottled water and runs three to four hours through active production spaces. You'll need closed-toed shoes and modest dress, and you'll leave understanding why this place is called a center for entrepreneurship, not just a slum.Is it for me?Book this if you want to understand how a major city's waste becomes an economy, and you're ready to see it firsthand instead of reading about it—the guide living there is what makes the difference between a tour and an actual conversation about how Dharavi works.Free cancellationBest value-40%fromUS$ 9.62View ›
Mumbai: Private Half-Day City Tour with Pickup & Entry Fees
Mumbai: Private Half-Day City Tour with Pickup & Entry Fees★★★★★★★★★★ 4.83 (175)4h–5hYou’ll feel Mumbai’s pulse from Crawford Market’s chaos to quiet corners like Mani Bhavan Gandhi Museum. With hotel pickup and entry fees included, your local guide brings each spot alive—whether you’re tasting spiced fruit or watching laundry fly at Dhobi Ghat. Expect laughter and tiny surprises around every turn.Free cancellationfromUS$ 32View ›
Bangalore: KR Market & Tipu Palace Walking Tour with Breakfast
Bangalore: KR Market & Tipu Palace Walking Tour with Breakfast★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (175)5hYou walk through Tipu Sultan's Palace and a 15th-century temple, move through KR Market—Asia's largest flower market—with a local guide who knows the vendors, eat a traditional South Indian breakfast at a market eatery, and watch silk weavers and jewelers work in their studios. Entry fees, transport between stops, and a guide who speaks English are all included, and the group stays small enough that you're not herded.Is it for me?Book this if you want to see the older, less polished side of Bangalore—the markets, temples, and craft workshops where the city actually works—without arranging your own transport or worrying about entry fees and timing. The small group size and local guide mean you move at a pace that lets you stop and look, not just pass through.Free cancellationTravelers' pickKids −50%fromUS$ 60View ›
Delhi to Taj Mahal & Agra Fort: Private Day Trip with Lunch
Delhi to Taj Mahal & Agra Fort: Private Day Trip with Lunch★★★★★★★★★★ 4.91 (175)12h–13hYou’ll leave Delhi before dawn for a private day trip to Agra’s Taj Mahal and Agra Fort with a local guide who brings history alive. Feel cool marble at sunrise, enjoy lunch at a 5-star hotel, and wander through ornate tombs before heading back in your own car. It’s not just about seeing monuments — it’s about feeling them.Free cancellationfromUS$ 200View ›
Delhi to Agra: Sunrise Taj Mahal & Agra Fort Private Day Trip
Delhi to Agra: Sunrise Taj Mahal & Agra Fort Private Day Trip★★★★★★★★★★ 4.98 (173)10h–14hYou’ll start before sunrise from Delhi for a private day trip to Agra, seeing the Taj Mahal glow in early light with your guide sharing stories along the way. Enjoy breakfast nearby, explore Agra Fort’s red sandstone maze, browse local crafts and embroidery shops—then return home with memories that linger long after.Free cancellationKids −37%fromUS$ 108View ›
Mumbai: Dharavi, Dhobighat & Dabbawallas Walking Tour
Mumbai: Dharavi, Dhobighat & Dabbawallas Walking Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.88 (173)3hYou walk through Dharavi's working neighborhoods with a local guide, go inside Dhobighat's stone laundry pools to see how thousands of garments get sorted and tracked, and watch Mumbai's Dabbawallas load lunchboxes at Churchgate. The 3.5-hour tour includes public transport and runs daily except Sundays and public holidays.Is it for me?This tour is for travelers who want to see how Mumbai actually works — not the monuments, but the systems and neighborhoods that keep the city running. The walking pace and public transport mean you move like a local, which is what makes the access to Dharavi and inside Dhobighat possible.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 20View ›
Kochi: Private Tuk-Tuk Tour from Cruise Port with Local Stops
Kochi: Private Tuk-Tuk Tour from Cruise Port with Local Stops★★★★★★★★★★ 4.91 (172)3h–4hYou’ll ride a private tuk-tuk through Kochi with a local guide, stopping at Chinese fishing nets, Fort Kochi Beach, Mattancherry Palace, and Paradesi Synagogue. Expect close-up moments with locals, bursts of color and spice scents, plus pickup right from your cruise ship — all wrapped up in one lively afternoon.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 15View ›
Delhi Shopping Tour: Private Female Consultant & Custom Markets
Delhi Shopping Tour: Private Female Consultant & Custom Markets★★★★★★★★★★ 4.94 (172)4h–8hYou’ll wander Delhi’s colorful markets with your own female shopping consultant—bargain for textiles in Chandni Chowk, pause for street snacks or chai breaks, try on custom outfits at Khan Market boutiques. Expect laughter over bargaining tips and time to soak up the city’s pulse—plus hotel pickup so you can just focus on what catches your eye.Free cancellationInfants freefromUS$ 80View ›
Jodhpur: Private Cooking Class with Local Family & Meal
Jodhpur: Private Cooking Class with Local Family & Meal★★★★★★★★★★ 5.00 (171)3h 30mYou’ll join a local family in Jodhpur for a hands-on cooking workshop where you’ll learn to make classic vegetarian Rajasthani dishes from scratch. Taste saffron lassi, roll your own chapati, fry snacks together, and share stories over a homemade meal you helped create. Expect warmth, laughter, and flavors you’ll remember long after you leave.Free cancellationTravelers' pickTop ratedfromUS$ 32View ›
Jaisalmer Fort & Old City: Private Haveli Tour
Jaisalmer Fort & Old City: Private Haveli Tour★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (171)3h–4hYou walk through Jaisalmer Fort with a private guide, seeing the palace and temples inside the 12th-century walls, then move into the old city's narrow lanes to explore Nathmal Ki Haveli and Patwon Ki Haveli — two of the most ornate merchant mansions in Rajasthan. The guide handles the history and navigation; you just show up and walk.Is it for me?Pick this if you want the main havelis and the fort without figuring out the narrow lanes yourself or standing in a group — a private guide means you move at your own pace and can linger on the details that interest you.Free cancellationKids −19%fromUS$ 10View ›
Jaisalmer: Thar Desert Overnight Camel Safari & Campfire Meals
Jaisalmer: Thar Desert Overnight Camel Safari & Campfire Meals★★★★★★★★★★ 4.99 (170)1.9dYou’ll ride your own camel into remote Thar Desert dunes from Jaisalmer, share campfire-cooked meals with local guides, sleep outside under endless stars, and wake for sunrise chai before returning by jeep. If you want real quiet and simple moments (plus a bit of sand everywhere), this overnight camel safari is probably for you.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 63View ›
Udaipur: Traditional Miniature Painting Class & Take-Home Art
Udaipur: Traditional Miniature Painting Class & Take-Home Art★★★★★★★★★★ 4.95 (168)1h 30mYou'll spend 1½ to 2 hours learning to mix natural pigments and paint with traditional brushes under an expert artist's guidance, creating a miniature painting you take home. All materials, tea, water and WiFi are included. Classes happen daily at fixed times — 9:30–11:30am or 2:30–4pm — so you pick the slot that fits your day.Is it for me?Right for anyone who wants a hands-on memory of Udaipur that doesn't require prior art experience or a full day — the fixed 1½ to 2-hour slot fits easily into a morning or afternoon, and you leave with something you actually made.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 28View ›
Jodhpur Camel Safari & Temple Day Tour: Sunset in the Thar
Jodhpur Camel Safari & Temple Day Tour: Sunset in the Thar★★★★★★★★★★ 4.89 (168)5h–7hA full-day tour from Jodhpur combines a self-guided visit to Sachiya Mata Temple in Osian with a camel ride across the Thar Desert timed for sunset. Hotel, airport, railway or bus station pickup in Jodhpur is included, along with private car transport to Osian and back. The camel safari is the centerpiece—a peak experience in Rajasthan that unfolds as the light changes over the sands. You choose at checkout whether to add a jeep safari, folk dance and dinner, or keep it to the temple and camel ride alone.Is it for me?Choose this if you're combining temple exploration with a sunset camel ride and need pickup from your Jodhpur hotel or airport—the self-guided temple visit lets you linger while the fixed sunset timing anchors your day.Free cancellationTravelers' pickfromUS$ 21View ›
South Goa Hinterland: Spice Plantation & Rivona Caves Half-Day
South Goa Hinterland: Spice Plantation & Rivona Caves Half-Day★★★★★★★★★★ 4.96 (168)3h 30mYou walk through 6th-century Buddhist caves carved into laterite cliffs, see prehistoric petroglyphs protected by India's archaeology service, wander a working spice plantation learning what actually grows in South Goa, and eat a homemade Goan breakfast in the middle of the greenery. A local guide handles the route, all entry fees, and the timing — you just show up and follow.Is it for me?Good for travelers who want to see South Goa beyond the beaches without arranging transport or navigating heritage site rules themselves — the local guide handles the logistics and cultural details so you focus on the caves, the plantation, and the breakfast.Free cancellationKids −50%fromUS$ 24View ›
Rajasthan Heritage Tour: 14-Day Private Journey from Delhi
Rajasthan Heritage Tour: 14-Day Private Journey from Delhi★★★★★★★★★★ 4.92 (167)3dYou’ll travel Rajasthan from Delhi with local guides who know every shortcut and story — exploring forts in Jodhpur, riding camels near Jaisalmer, drifting on Udaipur’s lakes and standing quietly at dawn by the Taj Mahal. Expect laughter over hot chai and quiet moments by sacred water — this journey is more feeling than checklist.Free cancellationfromUS$ 192View ›
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