North India Cultural Heritage Tour With Spirituality
About this tour
In this tour of North India, you will see the beautiful culture, cuisine, lifestyle, dialects, costumes, rituals of worship and architecture. The tour also includes activities such as boat rides, elephant rides, camel rides, rickshaw rides and jeep safaris at the sanctuary.
Day-by-day itinerary
Day 1: Delhi, India
Today you will come to Delhi International Airport and on your arrival, our representative will give you a grand welcome. Restraint will be provided with the necessary assistance on arrival at the airport, after which you will be transferred to your hotel. The rest of the time, you can relax in the hotel to eliminate travel fatigue.
Day 2: Delhi, India
Today you will go sightseeing of New Delhi and Old Delhi. In the morning, after having breakfast, you will visit beautiful monuments like Qutub Minar and Humayun's Tomb located in New Delhi. You will get to see the beauty of ancient architectural art in these monuments. Apart from this, you will visit the Laxminarayan Temple located in New Delhi and see the drive-thru Parliament House, Rashtrapati Bhavan, India Gate and the buildings of the ancient British era. You will also visit the Connaught Place shopping hub in New Delhi. After lunch, you will visit Jama Masjid in Old Delhi, which is India's largest and beautiful mosque made of red sandstone and white marble. Apart from this, you will also get a panoramic view of the drive-through Red Fort. You will visit the streets of the crowded markets of Chandni Chowk and experience the rickshaw ride there. Finally, you will go to Rajghat, which is the site of Mahatma Gandhi's funeral.
Day 3: Delhi, India to Jaipur, India
This morning, after having breakfast, you will travel from Delhi to Jaipur, which is also known as The Pink City. This journey will be for 6 hours and in this, you will travel 260 kilometers. The city of Jaipur was settled by the Maharajas of Kachhwaha. The city has many huge forts, of which Amber Fort is prominent. Apart from this, many sights will be visited in this city like City Palace, Chandra Mahal, Mubarak Hall, Pothi Khana, Jantar Mantar, Jaisingh Observatory. In the evening you will reach Jaipur and check in the hotel.
Day 4: Jaipur, India
Today is a day dedicated to sightseeing of Jaipur. After having breakfast in the morning you will leave to visit Amber Fort. This beautiful fort is situated atop a hill at a distance of 12 km from the city of Jaipur. On the way, you will also have a panoramic view of the beautiful Jal Mahal inside a huge lake. Arriving near the Amber Fort, you will ride a decorated elephant and go inside the Amber Fort in a royal way. There are very beautiful palaces inside this fort, in which beautiful painting and glasswork have been done. In the afternoon you will return to Jaipur city. After lunch, you will visit the sightseers of Jaipur such as City Palace, Janthamantar, Jai Singh Observatory, Hawa mahal. You will spend the evening wandering in the beautiful markets of Jaipur and you can also try traditional clothes such as sarees and Rajasthani Turbans.
Day 5: Jaipur, India to Khimsar, India
Today you will travel 280 km from Jaipur to Khimsar in 5 hours. Khimsar is a small oasis nestled amidst sand dunes, which can be reached only through camels or jeeps. There is immense peace here at this place in which you will also be able to hear the sound of sand blowing from the wind. There is a heritage village around a small lake. Here you will stay in the Khimsar camp under the calm starry sky.
Day 6: Khimsar, India to Jaisalmer, India
After breakfast in the morning, you will travel from Khimsar to Jaisalmer. During this time, you will cover 290 kilometers in 5 hours. Jaisalmer has some of the most beautiful golden rail cans of the Thar desert. The city is famous for its beautiful structures like the Jaisalmer Fort, Salim Singh's Haveli, and the Patwans' Haveli. Arrive Jaisalmer in the evening and check-in at the hotel.
Day 7: Jaisalmer, India
Today morning you will go to visit Jaisalmer Fort, as soon as you read the sunlight, the color of this fort becomes golden and it looks very beautiful. With this, after visiting all the sightseeing places located inside the fort, you will go to the glittering markets of Jaisalmer in the afternoon. In the late afternoon, you will visit the San Sand dunes located near Jaisalmer and enjoy a camel ride there. You will see the beautiful sunset over these beautiful sand coaches and then return to the hotel.
Day 8: Jaisalmer, India to Jodhpur, India
Today you will travel from Jaisalmer to Jodhpur. Jodhpur is 283 km from Jaisalmer and it will take 4:30 hours to reach here. After reaching Jodhpur, you will check-in at the hotel and in the evening you will leave for the Heritage Walk in this historic city. On this beautiful walking tour, you will roam around the bustling markets of the city and see the beautiful architecture and museum here.
Day 9: Jodhpur, India
Today you will visit two major monuments of Jodhpur. In the morning you will visit the grand Umaid Bhawan, which was built by the king of Jodhpur to give employment to his subjects during the famine. Now this beautiful palace has been converted into a hotel. After this, you will visit Jaswant Thada which is a very beautiful marble monument built-in memory of Maharaja Jaswant Singh. Finally, you will visit Mehrangarh Fort. Built on top of the rock, inside this huge fort, beautiful structures like Moti Mahal, Sheesh Mahal, Phool Mahal, Sileh Khana, and Daulat Khana are built. All these palaces are now antiquities museums.
Day 10: Jodhpur, India to Udaipur, India
Today you will travel from Jodhpur to Udaipur and this journey will be of 4 hours in which you will travel for 250 km. On the full stop, you will stop at a place called Ranakpur to visit the Jain temple. This beautiful Jain temple is made of marble and has hundreds of pillars which are very beautifully carved. In the evening you will reach Udaipur city which is famous for its beautiful lakes, palaces, and gardens. On reaching Udaipur, you will first check in to the hotel.
Day 11: Udaipur, India
Today you will visit various sightseeing places in Udaipur. First of all, you will visit the Royal City Palace which is the largest among all the palace complexes in the whole of Rajasthan. A mixture of Rajputana and Mughal architecture will be seen in this beautiful palace as the time when this palace was built was a time of friendship between the Mughals and the Rajputs. After this, you will visit the garden of Sahelis, which was a garden for the royal women to spend time. After this, you will visit Gulab Niwas Garden, where large marble fountains of elephant size are made in the lotus flower pond. In the evening you will enjoy a boat ride in Lake Pichola.
Day 12: Udaipur, India to Bundi, India
Today you will travel from Udaipur to Bundi. The full stop is located 300 km from Bundi Udaipur and will take you 5 hours to reach here. Arriving at Bundi, you will first check-in the hotel. During the journey to Bundi, you will pass through many rural areas. The city of Bundi is of historical importance and is surrounded by walls from all four sides. The city has four major entrances. On reaching Bundi, you will visit the Taragarh Fort and after that visit the Queen's Bawdi and Naval Sagar Lake.
Day 13: Bundi, India to Ranthambore National Park, India
Today you will travel for 3 hours from Bundi to Ranthambore. Ranthambore has located 153 km from Bundi. On reaching Ranthambore, you will check into the hotel. Ranthambore is famous for tiger reserves that used to be the hunting grounds of Maharajas in ancient times. Apart from tigers, bears, wild boar, chinkara, porcupine, jackal, wild cats, sambar, chital, nilgai and more than 300 species of birds are also found in this national park.
Day 14: Ranthambore National Park, India
Today you will go on a safari tour in Ranthambore National Park. You will go to the first safari game drive at around 6:00 am in the morning because wild animals come to the water sources to drink water. At this time it is easy to see them. At around 10:00 you will return to your resort and have breakfast. You can spend the rest of the time enjoying the pool at the result of walking around the temples of Sawai Madhopur city. Apart from this, you can also visit Ranthambore Fort. In the late afternoon, you will once again go on a jeep safari in the jungles and find the Royal Bengal Tiger once again.
Day 15: Ranthambore National Park, India to Bharatpur, India
Today, you will travel from Ranthambore to Bharatpur, which is located 205 kilometers away. It will take you 5 hours to reach Bharatpur. Keoladeo Ghana National Park is located in Bharatpur, which is a famous bird sanctuary of India. Arriving here, you will see birds of many species in this beautiful bird sanctuary riding a rickshaw with your guide. Here you will also see rare Siberian cranes. Apart from this, there will be an opportunity to see birds of species like Cranks, Hawks, Pelicans, Geese, Shanks, Ducks, Eagles, Warblers, Stains, Wagtails, Buntings, Wheaties, Flychackers, Larks and Pipits.
Day 16: Bharatpur, India to Agra, India
Today morning you will travel from Bharatpur to Agra. Agra is 58 kilometers from Bharatpur and takes about a quarter of an hour. But on the way, you will stop for sightseeing at a place called Fatehpur Sikri. Fatehpur Sikri is an ancient city built by the Mughal rulers as the capital. But due to lack of water, it was shifted to Delhi again and after that, the city remained deserted. A grand fort is present here inside which the palace Havelis pavilion court hall etc. are present. Very beautiful architecture has been used in the construction of this monument. The major attraction of this place is the Buland Darwaza, which is the largest gateway in the world and is constructed from red sandstone. You will check in the hotel by reaching Agra in the evening.
Day 17: Agra, India
After breakfast this morning, you will first visit the Red Fort of Agra. This fort is a huge structure made of red sandstone, which was built by Emperor Akbar. Many palaces, gardens, Havelis, pavilions and many other beautiful structures are built inside this fort. In the evening you will visit the famous Taj Mahal of Agra. Situated on the banks of river Yamuna, this beautiful monument is very attractive in the red light of the rising sun at dusk. This beautiful monument is a UNESCO heritage property and is also one of the seven wonders of the world. The ceremony was built by Shah Jahan in memory of his wife Mumtaz.
Day 18: Agra, India to Orchha, India
Today after breakfast in the morning you will be transferred to Agra railway station from where you will take a train to Jhansi. After reaching Jhansi railway station you will be transferred to Orchha. Orchha is an ancient city situated on the banks of the Betwa River, which used to be the capital of the rulers of the Bundle dynasty in ancient times. The main attraction of this city is the Orchha Fort which has excellent architecture and magnificent artifacts. Orchha also has other beautiful structures like Raj Mahal, Jain Temple and Jahangir Mahal which you will visit.
Day 19: Orchha, India to Khajuraho, India
Today you will travel 173 km from Orchha to Khajuraho in 4 hours. In the afternoon you will reach Khajuraho and check in the hotel and then go to visit the eastern and western temples. These temples have magnificent sculptures made of stones which were constructed in around 950 AD. These temples were built by the rulers of the Chandel dynasty and the erotic sculptures on the walls of these temples represent human emotions.
Day 20: Khajuraho, India to Varanasi, India
After breakfast in the morning, you will be transferred to Khajuraho Airport from where you will fly to Varanasi. Upon reaching Varanasi you will be transferred to the hotel. After this, you will go to a place called Sarnath, which is a major center of the faith of Buddhism, located some distance from Varanasi. Here you will see the Ashoka Pillar, which was built by Emperor Ashoka when he used to renounce his throne and preach Buddhism. Sarnath is the place where Lord Buddha gave his last sermon. After sightseeing at Sarnath, you will return back to your hotel in Varanasi.
Day 21: Varanasi, India
In the early hours of this morning, you will go for a boat ride in the holy Ganges river and see people performing worship rituals on the ghats situated on the banks of the river Ganges. After the ride to Nokha, return to the hotel and have breakfast. For the rest of the day, you will visit the Banaras Hindu University located in Varanasi and also visit various temples of Varanasi. In the evening you will also experience a rickshaw ride to the old markets of Varanasi. In the evening you will participate in the Ganga Aarti ceremony which is held daily on the Ganges Ghats.
Day 22: Varanasi, India to Delhi, India
After breakfast this morning, you will be transferred to Varanasi Airport from where you will fly to Delhi. Your beautiful journey will end at Delhi International Airport itself and you will fly back from here to your home.
What's included
What to know
A valid passport and visa Layered clothing Sweaters and Jackets in winter (December and January) Camera Hand sanitizer A sturdy pair of shoes Sunglasses Adapter for India (220 Volts)
Route & locations
Delhi, India