Private Tour: 4-Day Golden Triangle Trip to Agra and Jaipur from Delhi
Overview
- Explore the highlights of Agra and Jaipur on a private 4-day Golden Triangle tour from Delhi
- Visit the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri, Amber Fort, Jaipur City Palace and Hawa Mahal
- Enjoy three nights of accommodation at 3- to 4-star hotels
- Have plenty of leisure time to discover more of Agra and Jaipur on your own
- Travel by comfortable, air-conditioned vehicle with a knowledgeable private guide
One night of accommodation in Agra and two nights in Jaipur are included at 3- to 4-star hotels, with breakfast. You’ll have free time to enjoy other meals on your own. On Day 4, your sightseeing adventure ends with the drive back to Delhi. See the Itinerary for more details on each day.
Itinerary
Overnight: 3- or 4-star hotel in Agra
Day 2: Agra – Jaipur (B)After breakfast, travel by road to Fatehpur Sikri, located approximately 40 kilometers from Agra. Fatehpur Sikri was the capital of the Mughal Empire between 1571 and 1585 during the reign of Akbar. Continue to the 'pink city' of Jaipur. The rest of your day is free for your own exploration of Jaipur's action packed streets and magnificent palaces. Jaipur is a shopper's paradise. There is an amazing range of crafts available, and Jaipur is also famous for its precious and semi-precious stones.
Overnight: 3- or 4-star hotel in Jaipur
Day 3: Jaipur (B)After breakfast, visit Amber Fort located 12 kilometers from Jaipur. The magnificent Amber Fort is a fine blend of Hindu and Muslim architecture. Return to Jaipur and visit the City Palace, situated in the heart of Jaipur's old city. The palace is a blend of Rajput and Mughal architecture; it houses a 7-storied Chandra Mahal in the center. Also visit Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds), Jaipur's most distinctive landmark. Built in 1799, this is an amazing example of Rajput architecture.
Overnight: 3- or 4-star hotel in Jaipur
Day 4: Jaipur – Delhi (B)After breakfast, travel back to your Delhi hotel or the airport.
Reviews
Viator Traveler's Reviews
Very well organized. Hotels picked exceed my expectations. Three guides along the trip were all helpful and knowledgeable. Bear in mind the distances between one city and another are 200 kms but almost 4 hours in driving time because of traffic and road conditions. One thing about the guides, not only on this tour but all the tours I have taken within India, is that they all take you to a shop of their choosing so you can see how handcrafts are made: jewelry, carpets, spices, carvings, pottery, etc. Of course I thing the idea is that you buy something. Not sure if a commission goes to the guide. Anyway, there is plenty of time to explore on your own. A 6 hour tour is very exhausting given the heat and walking involved but if you managed to keep going you can tell the driver to take you somewhere.
Overall I'm happy that I booked this tour for my first trip to India. There is so much chaos everywhere and the traffic/driving is crazy! Our driver was great, always on time and could maneuver the roads and traffic like a pro. My only complaint is that he took us to an elephant farm where we were pressured into buying a package to feed an elephant. Not included in the itinerary.
Our guide Mahi in Agra was fantastic, so knowledagable and got us the best photos of the Taj Mahal.
The hotels were great except the Fern hotel in Jaipur. The staff there were extremely rude, charged for WIFI which we never received for the second day. Located far away from the city, nothing within walking distance.
The tour itinerary should include the fact that we were taken to so many high pressure shops by our guides, to see local craftwork. These people are high pressure sales and made the tour so uncomfortable as we weren't really there to shop. Almost felt kidnapped. A warming that this was part of the tour would've been nice.
No elephant ride in Jaipur which I believe I read was part of the itinerary prior to buying. This wasn't even offered to us.
The tour guide in Agra, Mahi and our driver saved the trip.
I know that being taken to local shops is probably part of every tour experience but a warning would have been nice. In the printed itinerary it was said that we would have an afternoon on our own to explore the city, not an afternoon at garment or gem shops being aggressively touted goods that we really didn't want. Some tour leaders were worse than others, the gentleman Mahi in Agra was the best, the man in Jaipur that lead us was the worst taking us to several shops after our stated itineraries were completed prior to being taken back to the hotel. So awkward because we really aren't shoppers and were made to feel so guilty. Even our driver who we really liked brought us to an elephant farm where we were guilted into paying 10 to feed an elephant bananas.
The itinerary in Jaipur also said we would be riding elephants into the Amber Fort which was not offered to us.
The hotels were good except for the Fern in Jaipur, not at all near the city center, not close to anything really. The front desk staff was rude and tried to negotiate WIFI prices with us. The only hotel that charged for WIFI!
The highlight of the tour was our guide in Agra, Mahi who was extremely knowledgable about Agra and the Taj Mahal. Our photos at this site are amazing.
Our driver was indispensable too. Always very punctual.
Overall great tour. thanks
We loved the tour, particularly the Taj Mahal and Red Fort. We had a wonderful driver Raza who took great care to ensure our every need was met. We felt extremely safe on the roads in his care, even in the chaos that is india traffic! Mahi, our guide in Agra was also great - extremely well informed and helping us to get the best possible photos. We would highly recommend this tour.
This tour was amazing. Our driver, Raza, timely picked us up at our hotel and delivered us back.. He efficiently, comfortably and informatively drove us to Agra and Jaipor and met up with our 3 excellent guides, and picked great lunch stops and signed us into 3 beautiful hotels. A memorable trip.