India For The First Time

Experience the best of India on a beautiful journey through the famous Golden Triangle — Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur — along with the charming Shekhawati region, known as Rajasthan’s “open-air art gallery.” Explore grand forts, royal palaces, colorful markets, and houses decorated with amazing wall paintings. Visit an Indian family home, join a cooking demonstration, and enjoy friendly conversations to learn about daily Indian life, customs, and traditions.

Highlight of the tour –

• Traditional welcome with Garland and a bottle of water at Delhi airport.
• Experience Delhi metro train ride with locals during the sightseeing tour.
• Visit one of Delhi’s iconic Sikh temples, witness a prayer ceremony, and learn about Sikh religion and traditions, followed by a walk around the holy water pond.
• Visit the Old havelis & mansions in Shekhawati and see the colourful shekhawati paintings on the wall & roof.
• E-rickshaw ride through colourful bazaar of Old Jaipur city.
• Brief photostop at Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds) & Jal Mahal in Jaipur.
• Walking tour through the Spice & local vegetable market of Jaipur.
• Excursion to Amer fort by jeep ride in Jaipur.
• Evening witness and experience the live prayer ceremony at one of the Hindu temple in Jaipur.
• Visit the World famous Taj Mahal (Monument of Love) in Agra.
• Experience the Indian Cooking demonstration followed by intraction with Indian family.
• Sovenior gift to each participant at the end of the tour. 

Detailed program

Day 01                  Arrive in Delhi

Arrive Delhi by international flight. Welcome at the airport and transfer to hotel. Check in time 1400 hours.

Delhi, the capital of India, is a unique and fascinating blend of two very different cities, each with its own distinctive flavour and character. No visit to India is complete without visiting these two complementary halves of its capital, Delhi, both old and new. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 02                  In Delhi

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning proceeds for the sightseeing of Old Delhi.

Board Delhi metro train from one of the nearest station and get down at station in Old Delhi and then take a bicycle rickshaw / e-rickshaw ride through the colouful and narrow lanes of Chandi Chowk, once an imperial avenue of Mughal Royalty which today is the busiest commercial area of the city. Visit Jama Masjid which is one of the largest mosques in India. Drive past magnificent Red Fort, – a marvel in red sandstone, built on the banks of River Yamuna by the Mughal emperor Shah Jahan. Visit Raj Ghat (memorial to Mahatma Gandhi).

Continue the sightseeing of New Delhi. Visit the 12th century Qutab Minar, gracefully hand-carved for its entire height of 234ft, and the iron pillar, which has withstood the ravages of time and not rusted even after 1500 years. Drive past the India Gate (war memorial dedicated to the lives of laid down by the Indian soldiers), the president’s residence – formerly the Viceroy’s Palace, parliament House and the Secretariat buildings, – an interesting blend of the Victorian and 20th century architecture. On the way to hotel, visit Sikh temple (Bangla Sahab Gurudwara) where you will witness prayer ceremony and walk round the holy pond. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 03                         Delhi – Shekhawati (approximately 4-5 Hour Drive)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Today, drive to Shekhawati region, en-route stop in the typical Indian village and local colourful market for photo stop. Upon arrival check-in at the hotel.

In the heart of Rajasthan’s Shekhawati region lies the beautiful small towns, known throughout the state for its forts and havelis. The structures of this place recall one of the cultural and social places where this place used to be in the past. Shekhawati region is also famously known open art gallery of Rajasthan.

Later this afternoon visit few colourful havelis and old mansions to see the famous colourful paintings of Shekhawati.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 04                        Shekhawati – Jaipur (approximately 4 Hour Drive)

Breakfast at the hotel. Morning drive to Jaipur, upon arrival Check-in at the hotel.

Jaipur is a city of history and tradition, dating back to its foundation in the 17th century by Sawai Jai Singh, from whom it derives its name.  Jai Sing meticulously planned Jaipur’s civic design, with wide roads and impressive architecture, all painted pink to this day.

Later this afternoon enjoy bicycle rickshaw / e-rickshaw ride through the narrow lanes and colourful Old Town Bazaar Jaipur’s bustling bazaar is like plunging into a sea of colours and sounds. The narrow lanes are full of spice, fabric and trinket vendors, creating an unforgettable sensory experience.

This evening visit one of the Hindu temple to witness and experience the live evening prayer ceremony with the locals.

Overnight at the hotel.

Day 05                           In Jaipur

Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning excursion to Amer Fort (Amber) by Jeep. On the way to Amber fort, take a brief photo stop at Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds).

Amber is a classic and romantic palace of the Rajasthani fort. The Fort’s rugged, time-ravaged walls may not look beautiful from the outside, but the inside is a virtual paradise. The miniatures painted on the walls depict hunting and war scenes, as well as festivals. Gemstones and mirrors are embedded in the plaster. Inside the Fort visit the Jag Mandir or Victory Hall. Inside the Jag Mandir is the famous Sheesh Mahal, a room with the four walls and ceiling completely encrusted with shiny pieces of mirror, which were especially imported from Belgium during that period.

Continue the sightseeing tour with visiting city tour begins with a visit to the Maharaja’s City Palace, the former Royal residence, part of it converted into a museum. A small portion is still used by the Royal family of Jaipur. Built in the style of a fortified campus, the palace covers almost one-seventh in area of the city. One of the major attractions in the museum is the portion known as Armoury Museum housing an impressive array of weaponry-pistols, blunderbusses, flintlocks, swords, rifles and daggers. The royal families of Jaipur once used most of these weapons. Later visit the Jantar Mantar, which is the largest stone and marble crafted observatory in the world. Situated near the gate of the city palace, the observatory has 17 large instruments, many of them still in working condition. On the way to hotel, free time for shopping and explore the colourful bazaar. Overnight at the hotel.

Day 06                                    Jaipur – Agra (Approximately 4-5 Hour Drive)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning Drive to Agra, upon arrival visit the famous Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan in 1560 in memory of his queen Mumtaz Mahal to consecrate his mortal remains. This architectural marvel is a perfectly proportioned masterpiece made of white marble that bears witness to the skill of 20,000 artisans gathered from Persia, Turkey, France and Italy and who took 17 years to complete this ‘Love Poem in Marble’. (The Taj Mahal will be closed on Friday). 

Later check-in at the hotel and take a short rest.

This evening visit over to an Indian family’s house to learn how to cook delicious Indian curry dishes! You’ll join in the cooking and get to try making one dish yourself. Then, we’ll all enjoy the meal together for dinner. It’s a fun way to learn about Indian cooking!

After dinner, interact with the family to know about daily life style, custom & traditions in India. And we’ll finish off with some tea or coffee together. Return to hotel for overnight stay. Overnight at the Hotel.

Day 07                                    Agra – Delhi (Approximately 4 Hour Drive)

Breakfast at the hotel.

Morning visit the Agra fort, built alongside the Yamuna river stretching almost 2.5 km. The fort’s colossal double walls rise 20 m in height and measure 2.5 km in circumference. The fort is surrounded by a moat. The lofty battlements of the Agra fort cast its protective shadow over the far stretching mansions of nobles and princes built along the riverfront. The magnificent towers, bastions and ramparts and majestic gateways symbolized the confidence and power of the third Mughal emperor. The fort contains splendid palaces both in red sandstone and white marble built by two generations of prolific builders, Akbar and later on by Jahangir and Shahjahan. Of the nearly 500 Akbari buildings built in the Bengal and Gujarati traditions, only a few have survived, arrayed in a band on the riverfront.

This afternoon drive to Delhi, upon arrival transfer to Delhi international airport to board your flight for onward journey.

Day 08                                     Leave Delhi