From Ahmedabad: 6 Days Private Golden Triangle Tour in Delhi

The Golden Triangle, starting from Gujarat

Ahmedabad to Delhi is about 900 km, so this runs with a flight or train leg at each end and six days on the ground in the north. It suits travellers based in Gujarat for work or family who want the Delhi–Agra–Jaipur circuit without organising it piece by piece.

Delhi

Jama Masjid, India's largest mosque, and a cycle rickshaw through Chandni Chowk, laid out in the 1650s and still organised trade by trade — silver in Dariba Kalan, spices in Khari Baoli, the largest spice market in Asia.

Raj Ghat, where Gandhi was cremated in 1948 and a flame has burned since. India Gate and the drive past Rashtrapati Bhavan. Humayun's Tomb, the 1560s Mughal garden tomb that the Taj descends from, and Qutub Minar with its unrusted iron pillar.

Agra

The Taj Mahal at sunrise, when the marble runs grey to pink to white and the crowd is a fifth of what it becomes by ten.

Agra Fort, and the Musamman Burj — the octagonal tower where Aurangzeb imprisoned his own father for the last eight years of his life, with the Taj visible along the river.

Fatehpur Sikri on the drive to Jaipur: Akbar's capital of 1571, abandoned after fourteen years when the water failed and standing complete because of it.

Jaipur

Amber Fort above Maota Lake with the Sheesh Mahal, the City Palace, Jantar Mantar's stone instruments and the Hawa Mahal — and the bazaars, where the gem cutters, lac-bangle makers and block printers still work.

Three options

Three-star, four-star or five-star hotels, with private transport and licensed guides throughout.

Practical

The Taj is closed on Fridays.

Check whether your option includes the Ahmedabad–Delhi legs or expects you to arrange them; ask before booking if it is not stated.