First time

Tour · 8 nights · with G Adventures
An escorted small-group tour with G Adventures through India’s historic heartland, from Jaipur’s distinctive pink palaces to sunrise at the Taj Mahal and the sacred rituals on the Ganges in Varanasi.
Highlights
Women-led rickshaw tour in Jaipur
Sunrise visit to the Taj Mahal
Classical music boat ride on the Ganges
Ganga Aarti ceremony in Varanasi
Delhi Heritage High Tea
This eight-night escorted journey with G Adventures offers a paced walk through India’s ensemble of royal cities and sacred sites. Begin among Jaipur’s rose-tinted buildings with a women-led rickshaw tour and a private after-hours visit to the City Palace. The jeep ride up to Amber Fort brings you to a world of carved stone and narrow ramparts.
Journeys
First time
A flight brings you to Agra for an early morning at the Taj Mahal, where the way the light softens the white marble is a few degrees different at sunrise. Nearby, Agra Fort offers an interesting contrast with its massive red sandstone walls. In Varanasi, a private boat carries you along the Ganges as Banaras Gharana musicians perform beneath a sky marked by temple spires, followed by the evening Ganga Aarti, its flickering lamps casting long shadows.
Delhi concludes the tour with a rickshaw trip through Chandni Chowk and a heritage high tea accompanied by local historians. Along the way, an expert from National Geographic enriches the narrative, making time both measured and memorable rather than rushed.
Itinerary
Jaipur
Agra
Varanasi
Delhi
Sarnath
When to go
Lowest price each month, per person.
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Need to know
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The operator
Small-group tours around the world
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