Itinerary
- Day 1
Kolkata
You'll arrive at Kolkata airport and get transferred to your hotel for check-in. Settle in and rest up before the week ahead.
- Start point
- Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport (CCU), Jessore Rd, Dum Dum, West Bengal 700052, India (Main Entrance)
- Day 2
Kolkata
After breakfast, you'll head out to see Victoria Memorial Hall and the Dakshineshwar Kali Temple, then stop by Mother House. There's time to shop at New Market and take a local tram ride through the city. By evening, you'll join a Bengali cooking class and share dinner with a local family, getting a real sense of how people cook here.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Bengali cooking class dinner with family including various curries, rice, and sweets)
Included Activities
- Visit Victoria Memorial Hall
- Visit Dakshineshwar Kali Temple
- Visit Mother House
- Browse New Market Kolkata and city center mall
- Kolkata local tram ride
- Bengali cooking class with dinner including curries, rice, and sweets
Optional Activities
- Visit Park Street
Landmarks/POIs Victoria Memorial Hall Dakshineshwar Kali Temple Mother House New Market Park Street - Day 3
Chandannagar - Serampore
You'll drive out to Chandannagar and Serampore to check out the old European colonial buildings and monuments from when the French and Portuguese were here. Museums and historic sites fill the morning. Back in Kolkata for the evening, you'll walk through street food stalls sampling traditional dishes before heading to your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Kolkata street food excursion - sampled items including spicy chai tea, jumbo prawns, curried fish mousse steamed in banana leaves, onion bhajis (fritters), and traditional sweets)
Included Activities
- Visit Chandannagar
- Explore Durgacharan Rakshit Ghat on the Strand
- Visit Duplex's Museum (French Museum)
- Visit Sacred Heart Church
- Visit Serampore
- Visit Serampore College
- Visit Serampore Ramakrishna Mission
- Kolkata street food excursion with guide sampling over a dozen traditional food items
Landmarks/POIs Chandannagar Durgacharan Rakshit Ghat Sacred Heart Church Serampore Serampore College Serampore Ramakrishna Mission - Day 4
Kolkata to Patna to Bodh Gaya
After checking out, you'll head to Kolkata airport and fly to Patna. From there, it's a transfer to Bodh Gaya where you'll check in. The evening is yours to rest and settle.
Landmarks/POIs Bodh Gaya 
- Day 5
Bodh Gaya
Following breakfast, you'll explore Mahabodhi Temple and see the sacred bodhi tree and diamond throne. You'll also find the heart-shaped leaf bodhi tree nearby. Your guide will then take you around to try local Bihari food like Litti Chokha, Thilkut, and regional sweets before you settle in for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Local Bihari delicacies including Litti Chokha, Thilkut, Enarsa, typical Bihari sweets and South Asian countries treats and starters)
Included Activities
- Visit Mahabodhi Temple
- Explore the Bodhi Tree
- Local delicacies experience including Litti Chokha, Thilkut, Enarsa, and typical Bihari sweets
Landmarks/POIs Mahabodhi Temple Bodhi Tree - Day 6
Bodh Gaya to Varanasi
You'll take a train to Varanasi, arriving around mid-afternoon. After checking into your hotel, you'll head down to the Ganges banks in the evening for the aarti ceremony with rituals, bells, drums, and Sanskrit chanting. Later, dinner is a vegetarian Varanasi thali at a local restaurant, featuring dishes made without onion and garlic.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Vegetarian Varanasi unlimited thali [platter] with hundreds of dishes, without onion and garlic, at local restaurant)
Included Activities
- Aarti ceremony on the banks of the River Ganges
- Vegetarian Varanasi unlimited thali dinner at local restaurant (without onion and garlic)
Landmarks/POIs River Ganges 
- Day 7
Varanasi
An early morning boat ride on the Ganges takes you past multiple ghats, including the cremation sites. In the afternoon, a local guide leads you through Varanasi's street food scene where you'll sample Malaiyo, Tamatar Chaat, Kalakand, Malai Toast, Malpuas, Golgappas, and Banarasi Paan. Later, you'll visit Sarnath to see where Buddha gave his first sermon.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Early morning boat ride on the River Ganges past ghats
- Varanasi street food tour with local guide sampling Malaiyo, Tamatar Chaat, Kalakand, Malai Toast, Malpuas, Golgappas, and Banarasi Paan
- Visit Sarnath Buddhist sites
Landmarks/POIs River Ganges Ghats Sarnath - Day 8
Varanasi to Lucknow
A scenic train journey brings you to Lucknow. After checking into your hotel, you'll have the evening to experience a guided tour through narrow lanes exploring Avadhi cuisine. You'll stop at places like Idris Biryani, Rahim's, and Tundey Kebab to try authentic local dishes.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Lucknow Avadhi cuisine tour with stops at Idris Biryani, Rahim's Pasanda kebab, Nihari gosht with Kulcha, Tundey Kebab, and Kulfi)
Included Activities
- Lucknow culinary walking tour with stops at Idris Biryani, Rahim's Pasanda kebab (mutton biryani and thin meat marinated with spices served with sheermaal), Nihari gosht (lamb meat chunks with special Kulcha bread), Tundey Kebab (finely minced meat with 150+ secret spices), and Kulfi (thickened milk dessert)
Landmarks/POIs Lucknow - Day 9
Lucknow to New Delhi
The day is open for leisure in Lucknow, with optional local sightseeing if you want it. Later, you'll transfer to the airport for your flight to New Delhi. The evening is free to relax at your hotel.
Optional Activities
- Local sightseeing of Lucknow
- Day 10
New Delhi
After breakfast around 9:00 AM, you'll head to Delhi metro for the 20-25 minute ride to Old Delhi at Chandni Chowk. A food tour has you sampling about 16-18 different Indian dishes from up to 10 family-run food joints. You'll visit the Spice Market, walk through medieval streets, and stop at a temple that feeds over 10,000 people daily. Treats include samosa, lassi, kulfi, and kebabs.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Old Delhi food tour with samples from up to 10 different food joints including samosa, lassi, kulfi (Indian ice creams), and melt-in-mouth kebabs)
Included Activities
- Delhi Metro train ride to Old Delhi (Chandni Chowk)
- Old Delhi food tour sampling roughly 16-18 different Indian food dishes from up to 10 different food joints
- Visit Spice Market of Delhi
- Temple visit
Landmarks/POIs Chandni Chowk Spice Market Delhi - Day 11
New Delhi to Agra
You'll drive to Agra and check into your hotel. Later, you'll visit Agra Fort to see Jahangir Palace and the historic structures. At sunset, you'll head to Taj Mahal when there are fewer crowds. In the evening, you can wander Sadar Bazar and Food Street before settling in for the night.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Agra Fort with Jahangir Palace (UNESCO World Heritage Site)
- Sunset visit to Taj Mahal
Optional Activities
- Explore Sadar Bazar
- Visit Food Street of Agra
Landmarks/POIs Agra Fort Jahangir Palace Taj Mahal Sadar Bazar 
- Day 12
Agra to Jaipur
After breakfast, you'll drive to Jaipur, stopping en route at Fatehpur Sikri, the deserted royal Mughal city that was Akbar's capital until 1585. Once in Jaipur, you'll check in and have the option of joining an evening street food tour to try Chole Bhaturas, Aalu Tikki, Pani Puri, and Rajasthani specialties.
- Meals
- Breakfast
Included Activities
- Visit Fatehpur Sikri
Optional Activities
- Local street food tour of Jaipur featuring Chole Bhaturas, Aalu Tikki, Pani Puri, jalebi, pyaz ki kachori, samosas, South Indian Thalis, poha, chaats, Gulab Jamun, ice cream, Falooda, Kairi Panna, and authentic Rajasthani food
Landmarks/POIs Fatehpur Sikri - Day 13
Jaipur
Your guide meets you for a morning aarti at Govind Devji Temple at City Palace, an 18th-century Krishna temple still worshipped by the royal family. You'll head to the wholesale flower market near Hawa Mahal and grab cardamom chai at a traditional chaiwalla. After breakfast, you'll explore Amber Fort with its Sheesh Mahal (hall of mirrors) and Rajput hill-top design, then visit Hawa Mahal and the City Palace museum.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Snack (Cardamom early morning tea in Kullad (clay cup) at chaiwalla on Chaura Raasta)
Included Activities
- Morning aarti ceremony at Govind Devji Temple at City Palace
- Visit wholesale flower market near Hawa Mahal
- Cardamom early morning tea in Kullad at chaiwalla on Chaura Raasta
- Visit Amber Fort with Sheesh Mahal (hall of mirrors)
- Visit Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds)
- Visit City Palace museum
Landmarks/POIs Govind Devji Temple City Palace Hawa Mahal Amber Fort Sheesh Mahal - Day 14
Jaipur to Udaipur
You'll have the day to yourself in Jaipur. Later, you'll transfer to the railway station to board a train for Udaipur, arriving near 10:30 PM and checking into your hotel.
- Meals
- Breakfast
- Day 15
Udaipur
You'll start by exploring City Palace, a complex of buildings completed in 1725. After entering through Tripolia Gate, you'll see the lattice-worked balconies and ornate towers. Jagdish Temple, built in 1651, is next, then Sahelion Ki Bari in the afternoon with its fountains and pools. The evening brings a Rajasthani cooking class where you'll learn to make chai, chapattis, sweet potato patatha, garlic naan, dal, and eggplant curry from a home cook.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Dinner (Rajasthani cooking class dinner including chai, chapattis, sweet potato patatha, garlic naan, dal, and eggplant curry)
Included Activities
- Visit City Palace
- Visit Jagdish Temple
- Visit Sahelion Ki Bari (Garden of Maids of Honour)
- Rajasthani cooking class with dinner including chai, chapattis, sweet potato patatha, garlic naan, dal, and eggplant curry
Landmarks/POIs City Palace Udaipur Jagdish Temple Sahelion Ki Bari Tripolia Gate 
- Day 16
Udaipur to Mumbai
You'll fly to Mumbai and transfer to your hotel. From there, you'll hit the main sites: Gateway of India, Taj Hotel, Prince of Wales Museum, Marine Drive, Hanging Garden, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, Tower of Silence, Mani Bhavan, and several temples and galleries. Street food stalls offer Pav Bhaji, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Dahi Puri, rolls, kebabs, and Jalebi.
- Meals
- Breakfast, Lunch (Mumbai street food sampling including Pav Bhaji, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Dahi Puri, Chicken Roll, Seekh Kabab, Jalebi, and other street vendors offerings at very reasonable prices)
Included Activities
- Visit Gateway of India and Taj Hotel
- Visit Agra Fort
- Street food sampling including Pav Bhaji, Bhel Puri, Pani Puri, Dahi Puri, Chicken Roll, Seekh Kabab, Jalebi, and other street vendors offerings
Optional Activities
- Visit Prince of Wales Museum
- Visit Mumbai High Court
- Visit University
- Visit Marine Drive for picturesque views
- Visit Hanging Garden
- Visit Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station from outside
- Visit Tower of Silence from outside
- Visit Mani Bhavan (Mahatma Gandhi's house)
- Visit Jain Temple
- Visit World Trade Centre
- Visit Jehangir Art Gallery
- Visit Nehru Planetarium
- Visit Haji Ali
Landmarks/POIs Gateway of India Taj Hotel Prince of Wales Museum Mumbai High Court Marine Drive Hanging Garden Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Tower of Silence Mani Bhavan Jain Temple World Trade Centre Jehangir Art Gallery Nehru Planetarium Haji Ali 
- Day 17
Mumbai Departure
You'll transfer to Mumbai airport for your flight onward. The tour ends here.
