Essence of India

Dining Summary

• 6 Dinner (D)
• 7 Breakfast (B)
• 4 Lunch (L)
• 1 Afternoon Tea (AT)

Choice Highlights

Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Delhi: Join a well-known chef for a culinary exploration of Delhi streets where you will tantalise your taste buds.
Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Agra: Meet the community living in the shadow of the Taj Mahal when you take a Mughal Heritage Walk. Discover hidden gems of the area and learn about daily life in the ancient village with impressive vistas of India’s most famous monument. Through this initiative the community is supported from tourism to improve their living conditions.
• Agra: Visit a private colonial bungalow for high tea, meet the host family and listen to their stories about the British Raj and today's Indian culture and society.
Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Jaipur: Focus on the art of block printing and blue pottery as you visit a workshop.
• Jaipur: Step in the side lanes of old Jaipur and see the highly skilled local artisans who are passionate about passing their crafts on to preserve this slice of the cultural heritage.
Choose between two carefully selected activities
• Jaipur: Visit the colourful cavalcade of the fresh flower and spice market.
• Jaipur: Visit the white marble Birla Mandir, a Hindu temple and witness aarti, a traditional prayer ceremony.

Exceptional Dining

• Delhi: Relax and acclimatise before your days in Delhi get underway with a delicious Welcome Dinner in the comfort of your hotel. Get to know your Travel Concierge and other travellers over superbly prepared local food and wine.
• Jaipur: Dine in the elegant surroundings of 1135 AD, one of Jaipur’s most revered local restaurants, offering fine Indian dining served amid opulent royal interiors with stunning sunset views. Hear traditional music playing as you indulge your palate.
• Jaipur: Enjoy a private tour of Jaipur City Palace and savour Indian inspired high tea in one of the maharajah's private rooms.

Passport Moments

• Delhi: View the monuments of Old and New Delhi when you drive out to Red Fort, the former home of the Mughal emperors. Cruise down the Rajpath to see India Gate and Parliament House.
• Delhi: Take a tour of Jama Masjid with your Travel Concierge. Feel the majesty of the largest mosque in India with its three great gates, 40-metre-high minarets, and a courtyard large enough for 25,000 devotees.
• Delhi: Jump into the hustle and bustle of Old Delhi by taking an exhilarating rickshaw ride through the busy streets of Chandni Chowk. Let the city’s sights and sounds swirl around you as you’re transported in traditional style.
• Delhi: Visit a Sikh temple and community kitchen, where meals are given out to locals and travelers. Day 2
• Agra: Visit the impressive fortress in Agra and delve into the history of the Mughal Dynasty, who ruled their empire for over 300 years. See the glorious mosques and fairytale palaces such as the Sheesh Mahal within its protected walls.
• Agra: View one of the world’s greatest monuments, the Taj Mahal, with the light of dawn highlighting its grandeur.
• Ranthambore: Sit back and relax on the express train from Bharatpur to Ranthambore. Enjoy the scenic vistas of northern India as you are transported door-to-door in just a few hours. Experience the quickest way to travel in India, as small villages and plantations whizz by.
• Ranthambore: With an expert naturalist, witness a wealth of local animals as you search for the elusive tigers.
• Jaipur: Ascend by jeep to stroll through the intricately designed complex of courtyards and halls of Amber Fort.
• Jaipur: Enter the towering gates to the City Palace Museum for a look back through time at chandeliers, cannons, chariots and incredible murals. Built between 1729 -1732, this glorious complex is still home to the Jaipur royal family and young king.

Personalise your day

• Delhi: Join a well-known chef for a culinary exploration of Delhi streets where you will tantalise your taste buds.
• Agra: Meet the community living in the shadow of the Taj Mahal when you take a Mughal Heritage Walk. Discover hidden gems of the area and learn about daily life in the ancient village with impressive vistas of India’s most famous monument. Through this initiative the community is supported from tourism to improve their living conditions.
• Agra: Visit a private colonial bungalow for high tea, meet the host family and listen to their stories about the British Raj and today's Indian culture and society.
• Jaipur: Focus on the art of block printing and blue pottery as you visit a workshop.
• Jaipur: Step in the side lanes of old Jaipur and see the highly skilled local artisans who are passionate about passing their crafts on to preserve this slice of the cultural heritage.
• Jaipur: Visit the colourful cavalcade of the fresh flower and spice market.
• Jaipur: Visit the white marble Birla Mandir, a Hindu temple and witness aarti, a traditional prayer ceremony.