Excursion Golden Triangle Tour with Varanasi

This week takes you through four cities that between them cover most of what people come to northern India to see: Mughal architecture, Rajput forts, and the ritual life of the Ganges.

You start in Delhi, move on to Jaipur and Agra for the classic forts-and-palaces run, then finish in Varanasi, one of the world's oldest continuously inhabited cities, where the pace shifts from monuments to something more spiritual.

It's an easy-going, partially guided trip designed for private groups or families, so you get the sights without a rigid group schedule.

What you'll do

• Ride a rickshaw through the old lanes of Old Delhi
• Stand in front of the Taj Mahal at Agra
• Walk the Amber Fort and City Palace in Jaipur
• See the astronomical instruments at Jantar Mantar
• Watch the Ganga Aarti ceremony at dusk on the Ghats
• Take an early boat past the rituals along the Ganges in Varanasi