Golden Triangle & Varanasi: India's Sacred Journey

Experience the best of India on a 7-day Golden Triangle with Varanasi tour. Visit famous sites in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, and Varanasi, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites and the holy city of Varanasi.

Duration: 7 days
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

Arrival in Delhi and Half-Day Sightseeing

Raj Ghat - Upon arrival in Delhi, the operator will pick you up from your preferred location, whether it’s a hotel or the airport. After pickup, you’ll be taken to your reserved hotel in Delhi for an overnight stay. Check-in to the hotel. After lunch at 1:30 p.m., the sightseeing tour of Delhi begins with…

What's Included
  • All sightseeing with Private Local Tour Guides
  • Private Transportation in Sedan/SUV Car
  • Flight Tickets - ( As per option Selected by Flight )
  • Hotel Accomodation ( As per option Selected 3 or 4 or 5 Star Hotel )
  • Hotel or airport pick-up and drop-off
  • Private Tour
  • All taxes and service charges
  • Breakfast
  • Personal care and attention
  • AC First Class or Second Class Train Tickets
What's Not Included
  • Monuments Entrance Fees
  • Anything not mentioned in Inclusions
  • Varanasi Boat Rides
Additional Information

We organize one of the famous Golden Triangle With Varanasi Tour of India which includes visits to famous tourist spots in Delhi, Agra , Jaipur & Varanasi , for 7 Days / 6 Nights. It is a tourist circuit which connects the national capital Delhi
Golden triangle with Varanasi Tours is a classic introduction to country especially for the first time…

Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Festus_e
Dec 29, 2024
7 days full-on tour, an... - 7 days full-on tour, an amazing trip, enjoyable and unforgettable experience. Each day in a different city, with amazing sightseeing and staying at different hotels. All hotels are pretty good quality, apart from the one I stayed in Agra, which needs updating. Spent lots of time with the driver (Manoj), who was amazing, friendly, and kind. Tour guides were charming and warm. Lots of information to take in. Overall, I strongly recommend this trip and give the tour operator and their team a perfect score. You won't be disappointed. Attention to details right from the beginning of the tour. A quick WhatsApp message or call to Suket (trip organiser), resolve an issue in minutes.
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Thomas_t
Dec 14, 2024
A fabulous introduction to the august archaeological sites in the golden triangle - This is full-on, 7 days, one night at each hotel, we were pretty tired by the last day. We spent most time with our drivers (particularly Siri) who were all amazing, calm, patient and safe. Most guides were charming and warm, some understood just how much we were trying to take in, while others offered information rich visits, without realizing just how tiring this trip made us. Hotels were good quality, with only one or two issues with indifferent staff at Jaipur, the upgrade at Agra was terrific. More platform information for the train legs, and clearer guidance on the allotment of berths, and locating these would have helped int he first place, but the second train leg we understood, so any minor anxieties regarding this were past. Overall I'd strongly recommend this as an introduction, we travelled independently in India Cambodia and Thailand afterwards, but this served us well.
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V1518jafernandom
Dec 4, 2024
Trully impressive experience - I was very happy, all the staff were very knowledgeable, punctual, friendly and I got to see everything that was planned. I will recommend your agency to my friends for sure.
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Bonnelavie
Nov 25, 2024
A first rate package - VIP treatment - This tour was 7 days, and it was really quite a complex itinerary, so this will be quite long, but hopefully worth persevering. The whole tour was managed brilliantly, with useful contact before our arrival in India and reassuring messaging to brief us on details as the tour progressed. At each stop, we were expected and welcomed with charm friendliness and efficiency. Our guides were all extremely knowledgeable and personable. They were also skilled photographers with our phones, knowing the best places to take shots at each monument. All of our drivers were magnificent, calm, patient, skilful in negotiating the occasional insane traffic conditions. And great company, for the longer road journeys. Our hotels were all of a good standard, and pretty much without exception, their restaurants were excellent. The train transfers were fun, adventures which gave us opportunities to meet Indian folk and other travellers. Our time at Varanasi had a different tone from the magnificence of Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. This was, in turn, fascinating poignant and moving. The conduct of everyone we encountered was welcoming, and we felt like royalty at times. The coordination of the whole trip was first rate and professional, but also flexible, permitting us to make additional stops, for example, including Fatehpur Sikri, where a guide managed our visit brilliantly despite our arrival latish in the afternoon
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Shijia_k
Aug 2, 2024
An unforgettable and joyful journey - I am a girl traveling with this 7-day Golden Triangle tour . The guides and drivers in each place (Varanasi, Agra, Jaipur, New Delhi) were very attentive, considerate, patient, and friendly. They made my trip very enjoyable and unforgettable. I give them a perfect score.
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Romadaro
Apr 1, 2024
Exceptional Experience - We are back home in the US and I can’t say enough good things about this tour and the exceptional customer service provided by Sukret, the tour coordinator, and staff from start to finish. Although all communications were via emails as far as planning, Sukret was always responsive and very easy to work with up to and throughout our journey. In addition, every guide and driver that we had in every city was extremely knowledgeable on Indian culture and the various religions practiced throughout the country. While nothing tops seeing the Taj Mahal in person at sunrise, experiencing the sunrise boat tour on the Ganges in Varanasi was just as awesome. Then, there’s the Rickshaw ride through Old Delhi which was truly unforgettable and really big fun! Of course, the train rides are unique, as well, and definitely a conversation piece when you return home. We were somewhat hesitant about the train rides, but it was clean, safe and gave the tour a whole new dimension. Big thanks to all who were a part of our trip, but especially Anesh, our driver in Delhi, Jaipur and Agra, and Maninder, our guide in Delhi.
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Jfidd
Mar 28, 2024
Excellent tour and driver - Wonderful experience with a great set of guides and our excellent driver, Shripati, who made us feel comfortable, safe and well looked after.
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Justine_m
Feb 17, 2025
Fantastic way to explore Northern India, but take control of the itinerary - Overall we loved our tour of Northern India. A positive feedback for this tour would be please check the itinerary and take control of what you are comfortable with. We found sightseeing all day followed by a 5-6 hours of driving is exhausting arriving at your hotel at 20.00-21.30 at night is far to late. We actually shortened some of the days visits to get to those times. Allow yourself some downtime in between days. The guides were first class and knowledgeable and really looked after us. Sharing their knowledge and going over and above to deliver an excellent experience, right down to taking us to our seats on the train (Sandeep). Viator’s should rate their tours with an intensity value to allow you to make informed decisions. Other improvements should be, have all your hotel booking references as we had to wait ages while the tour company had to be contacted for confirmation of our bookings which can be frustrating after a long day. Hotel standards were good
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Safari24493685647
Jan 18, 2025
Well organised trip to see a lot in short time - Overall very well organised, I could easily call or contact you and sort out stuff, e.g. when I could not find the driver, changes in program Driver (Delhi - Jaipur - Agra) Driver was nice, although his English was not the best, we could still easily communicate and he was doing his best that everything works! You could see he is an experienced driver - I always felt very safe even with Indian traffic :) I has some changes in the plan - asked to stay at my friends place and next day we woke up early to do some private sightseeing. We also changed the place where we wanted to meet to be picked up. I got impression that this was a problem and I felt that he was quite unhappy - I didn’t understood why. I also had a feeling that he was quite pushing to finish Jaipur sightseeing fast as we need to go to Agra on the same day. This I understand, but this was planed so why pushing. Guide Jaipur Really great - he spent a lot of time giving proper explanation and adjusting to my question - he was really knowledgeable and provided very good context Guide Agra Good but at the beginning everything felt very fast - we kind of rush through Taj - also here I had a feeling that it should be done fast When we started discussing it actually got very interesting and also here I got a lot of interesting insights, especially around history of Agra. Agra overall Everything was done by lunch Then I spend time in my hotel and there was no plan until the train comes (luckily I could stay there until 3pm) I was sent in a restaurant, saying - we have time - but there was no other plan. I think either telling upfront or providing additional options would be nice. I suggested something but everything was apparently closed etc. Overall, this part can be done better. At the end I was 2.5 hours earlier at the train station and was waiting there. Train to Varansi Great, all worked well Thanks for answering my question, I was a little worried as I was having quite big luggage. If I had more time, I would have taken the train from Varanasi to Delhi as well, but my travel schedule was quite tight. Varansi Both Sundeep and Gaurav were great - I was very happy and would 100% recommend them. Gaurav is very knowledgeable and has great local experience Sundeep was taking care of me last day, we had some time before my flight. In the hotel he suggested to visit a village outside Varansi which was great idea. This was a good way how to bridge the time. Also here, tbh. more clear plan for the gap between tour and travel would be nice. Delhi Guide was again great - very experienced and knowledgeable At the beginning it felt like he his also rushing through the "standard" stuff but then it got much better - visiting Sigh temple was one of the highlights for me. Overall: Well organized and I am overall happy Sometimes I had feelings there were "blocks" when nothing was planned which felt a little weird Furthermore, when I had some changes to the plan - it felt it's a bit more complicated but at the end we have managed. It would be good to "warn" people that you will need to tip everywhere - maybe the guides should provide guidance how much to tip I would recommend the tour for sure! Although with all the tips etc. it felt at the end quite expensive.
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402nhib
Dec 30, 2024
7-day Golden Triable with Varanasi Tour - We recently completed a tour of the Golden Triangle and Varanasi in India, and it was an enriching experience overall. The Golden Triangle, which includes Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, offered a fantastic introduction to India's history and culture. The visit to the Taj Mahal in Agra was a definite highlight, and Jaipur’s Amber Fort and vibrant markets added to the excitement. Delhi, with its mix of modern and ancient attractions like India Gate and Qutub Minar, was also fascinating. The tour guides in each city were knowledgeable, offering insightful commentary on the architecture, history, and local traditions. We would also like to give Amit, our driver, a special shout out as he was always looking out for our safety and was accommodating along the road. He was always willing to make small stops for us for breaks to use the restroom or to buy fruits and snacks along the road. However, we felt that the preset itinerary of each day was not always followed and wished that there was better communication among all parties. In addition, we felt like some marketing activities to advertise regional products took up some time from our sightseeing, though it did somewhat add to the experience overall. As the itinerary was always evolving, it was a little bit unclear about which sites and monuments we were hitting each day. Another aspect that was hard to predict was the cost of each monument. Some monuments accepted card, some only cash, and some were pre-purchased by the tour guides of the city. More transparency into the price of each monument and expectations in regards to how to purchase these would be beneficial to help financially plan and budget for the trip overall, especially in regards to how many rupees to have available on hand. That being said, we did appreciate the company’s flexibility and preemptive efforts to rearrange the activities for us to make it to Taj Mahal (it was originally scheduled to be on a Friday when Taj Mahal is always closed). The journey to Varanasi was certainly a memorable part of the tour. Witnessing the evening Ganga Aarti on the ghats was a deeply spiritual experience, and our guide did a nice job explaining the cultural significance of the rituals. However, the atmosphere in Varanasi can be overwhelming with the crowds and constant hustle, which may not be for everyone. Overall, the tour provided a well-rounded experience, blending iconic landmarks with unique cultural encounters. While some moments felt hurried with lapse of communication, especially with the travel distances, it was a great way to see some of India's most famous destinations in a relatively short time. I would recommend it to those looking for an introduction to India's rich heritage and diverse landscapes.
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Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).