India & Nepal Highlights

Welcome to join this 10 Days India and Nepal tour! Upon your arrival at the Delhi Airport, our local representative will meet you and then transfer you to our well-prepared hotel in private car. The rest of the day is free for you to recover from jet lag or explore the city as you like.

Accommodation: Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini

After breakfast, our guide will first lead you to visit the Raj Ghat, the mausoleum of Mahatma Gandhi, the Father of India. Built with black marbles, it is unadorned and extremely simple. Then we will drive by the Red Fort, the largest palace in India. This red sandstone octangle building is constructed in typical Mughal Empire architectural style. Afterwards, the guide will take you to the Jama Masjid, one of the three largest mosques in the world, where you can feel the solemn religious atmosphere.

★ Special Experience: Rickshaw Ride
We will arrange for you to take a rickshaw through the lively Chandni Chowk area, full of noisy shops, street food and hawkers. Here you can experience the local people's life.

In the afternoon, we will continue our trip to the tallest brick minaret in the world, the Qutub Minar. It was made of red sandstone and marble around 1,000 years ago. Next, we will move on to the Humayun’s Tomb, which looks like a beautiful garden and is said to have inspired the design of the Taj Mahal. Later, the guide will accompany you to visit the 42-meter-high India Gate built in memory of the Indian soldiers who died in the World War I. Finally, we will end the day at the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, one of the most famous pilgrimage sites for Sikhs, which is more than 200 years old.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini

Today, we will start a road trip to Jaipur by our private car, our driver will be in service. The 283 km (176 mi) road takes 5 to 6 hours. On the way, our driver will stop along the way for you to enjoy fresh air, to stretch and for toilet. If interest, you can buy a cup of coffee and take short breaks. Upon arrival in Jaipur, check into the hotel and have a good rest.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Jaipur City Centre

In the morning, you will be guided to ascend the Amber Fort on foot or by jeep (with additional charge on site). The Amber Fort was beautifully decorated with countless glass walls sparkling in the sun. Next, we will have a photo stop at the Jal Mahal, which sits serenely in the middle of the Man Sagar Lake. It has four floors under the water and looks like it’s floating on the lake.

Later, we will tour the Maharaja City Palace, which features Indian and Islamic culture. Nowadays, it is not only a historical site, but also a museum with a collection of costumes, weapons and works of art that bear witness to India's long history. Afterwards, the guide will lead you to the Jantar Mantar, India’s largest ancient observatory and home to the world's largest sundial. At last, we will stop by the Hawa Mahal built of pink sandstone. With intricate latticework, small casements, and arched roofs, the facade of the five-story building, which resembles a giant honeycomb, is really photogenic.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Jaipur City Centre

After breakfast, we will head for Agra. On the way we will stop for a guided visit to the Fatehpur Sikri, an ancient town designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site. Its elaborate layout and interior design can rival even the Taj Mahal. Our driver will also take you to visit the Abhaneri Village famous for the Chand Baori, a beautifully designed stepwell that dates back over 1,000 years and is considered one of the largest in the world. Afterwards, we will continue our drive to Agra, and check into a local hotel for the night.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Agra MG Road

★ Watch Sunrise at Taj Mahal:
The Taj Mahal is considered to be the most perfect gem of Indian Muslim art, one of the New Seven Wonders of the World, and a must-see for everyone who visits India. Don’t want a mediocre visit? Come with us and wake up early in the morning to see the sunrise over the Taj Mahal! The moment the golden sun hits the ivory dome, you will realize why the famous poet Rabindranath Tagore once praised the Taj Mahal as ‘a teardrop on the cheek of time’.

After visiting the Taj Mahal, we will return to the hotel for breakfast, and then head for the Agra Fort. Here the guide will lead you to see hundreds of palaces, halls, towers and mosques in this grand fort. In the afternoon, we will visit the Tomb of Itimad-Ud-Daulah (Baby Taj), which is said to have inspired the design of the marvelous Taj Mahal. Although the architecture of the Baby Taj is not as large as that of the Taj Mahal, it pioneered a new style of Mughal mausoleum with more elaborate carvings and marble lattice designs. Finally, our guide will accompany you to visit the Mehtab Bagh, a peaceful garden with a beautiful view of the Taj Mahal from a distance.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Holiday Inn Agra MG Road

After breakfast, our driver will escort you to the Agra Airport for a flight to Delhi. Upon arrival in Delhi, you will transfer to a flight we have booked for you to Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. Once you arrive, you will be met by our representative in Kathmandu and transferred to a hotel we have carefully selected for you. The rest of the day will be free to for you to wander around the city.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Himalaya

After breakfast, our guide will lead you to visit the Pashupatinath Temple, which is the oldest Hindu temple in Kathmandu. Next, we will move forward to Bhaktapur, which is located around 14 km (9 mi) east of Kathmandu and is known as the ‘City of Devotees’. We will stroll on the Bhaktapur Durbar Square, once the royal palace and now a UNESCO World Heritage site, to visit the highest pagoda in Nepal – the Nyatapola Temple, as well as the 590-year-old Dattatreya Temple. After touring the square, the guide will take you up to a hilltop to visit the Changu Narayan Temple, which is considered the oldest Hindu temple in Nepal.

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Himalaya

In the morning, we will set out for the Swoyambhunath Stupa and Katmandu Durbar Square. There our guide will accompany you to see a wealth of historical monuments from the 16th to the 19th centuries, including 50 temples and palaces. The highlights include the Kumari Temple, a three-story Buddhist temple famous for the ‘living Goddess Kumari’. Here we will also enjoy the exterior designs of two Hindu temples including the Taleju Temple in the shape of yantra (a diagram from the Indian religions), and the Kal Bhairav which features a large sculpture dedicated to Kal Bhairav.

In the afternoon, we will continue the visit to the Bouddhanath Stupa, one of the biggest spherical stupas in the world. We will finish the day at the Patan Durbar Square, a UNESCO World Heritage site, which still holds old residential houses and temples. Here, you will be guided to visit the 12th-century Golden Temple, a gilded Buddhist temple with intricate carvings and lion sculptures. 

Meals: Breakfast
Accommodation: Hotel Himalaya

On the last day, our guide and the driver will escort you to the Kathmandu Airport for your departure flight. Wish you a safe and pleasant trip home! Please feel free to contact us if you would like an extensional trip to other Asian countries or destinations around the world.

Meals: Breakfast