Delhi – Agra – Jaipur – Jodhpur – Udaipur: Deep Into Rajasthan
The classic Golden Triangle extended west into the Blue City of Jodhpur, then south to the lakes of Udaipur — the fullest single-trip introduction to Rajasthan we build.
Duration
11 Days / 10 Nights
Group Size
Private, any size
Starting From
Price on Request
Best Season
Oct – Mar
Delhi – Agra – Jaipur – Jodhpur – Udaipur Itinerary
This 11-day itinerary is the longest and most complete route we build on the Golden Triangle framework, adding both Jodhpur and Udaipur to the classic Delhi–Agra–Jaipur core. It suits travellers who have the time for a proper Rajasthan trip rather than a single add-on city — Jodhpur's Mehrangarh Fort towering over the blue-washed old town, and Udaipur's lake palaces, are different enough from each other and from Jaipur's Pink City that all three don't start to blur together. It's the itinerary we recommend most often to travellers planning what may be their only trip to India for years, who would rather see Rajasthan properly once than return for a second, shorter trip later.
Day 1 — Arrive in Delhi
On arrival at Indira Gandhi International Airport, your private guide and driver meet you at the terminal for a hassle-free transfer to your hotel — no navigating pre-paid taxi queues, currency counters or SIM card kiosks alone after a long international flight. This first-day pickup is one of the details international travellers appreciate most, since jet lag and an unfamiliar city are a lot to absorb at once, especially at the start of what will be your longest and most complete Rajasthan itinerary. The rest of the day is left free to rest and adjust to the time change, with an optional evening orientation walk through a nearby market if you'd rather ease gently into the sounds and street food of the Indian capital than stay in the hotel. With eleven days ahead of you, there's no need to rush into sightseeing tonight — a proper night's sleep will serve the trip far better.
Day 2 — Delhi Sightseeing
A full-day private tour designed to cover Delhi's Mughal and colonial layers in one comfortable day rather than rushing between them. In Old Delhi: Humayun's Tomb, the elegant red-sandstone precursor to the Taj Mahal and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in its own right, the Jama Masjid mosque, and a cycle-rickshaw ride through the densely packed spice and textile lanes of Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest and busiest markets in the country. In New Delhi: the wide colonial-era avenues around India Gate, the government quarter surrounding Rashtrapati Bhavan, and the towering Qutub Minar if time and light allow. Your English-speaking guide narrates the history as you go, so you're not left decoding plaques on your own, and helps set useful context for the Rajput and Mughal architecture you'll see repeatedly across the rest of this trip.
Day 3 — Delhi to Agra
A scenic 3 to 4 hour private drive south along the Yamuna Expressway to Agra, home of the Taj Mahal and one of the most anticipated stops on any first trip to India. Your air-conditioned vehicle makes the journey comfortable, with a rest stop along the way if needed. After checking into your hotel, visit Agra Fort — a red sandstone UNESCO World Heritage Site and the Mughal seat of power before the capital later moved to Delhi — walking the same ramparts where Emperor Shah Jahan was reportedly imprisoned by his own son, with a distant view of the Taj Mahal he built visible from the fort walls. In the evening, head to the Mehtab Bagh gardens across the river for a first, wonderfully uncrowded view of the Taj Mahal at sunset, framed by the garden's symmetrical layout exactly as the Mughals intended it to be seen.
Day 4 — Taj Mahal Sunrise, on to Jaipur
Enter the Taj Mahal at opening hour for sunrise — the single most-recommended timing among experienced India travel guides, for softer photography light, cooler temperatures, and by far the thinnest crowds of the day. Your guide will point out details easy to miss on your own: the semi-precious stone inlay work known as pietra dura, the calligraphy that appears uniform in size despite scaling with height, and the deliberate symmetry designed to be viewed from the main gateway. Afterwards, drive toward Jaipur, breaking the journey at Fatehpur Sikri, the astonishingly well-preserved abandoned Mughal capital built entirely from red sandstone by Emperor Akbar and deserted within a single generation due to water shortages — a fascinating stop most short itineraries skip entirely, but one that adds real depth to the Mughal history you've been building through Delhi and Agra.
Day 5 — Jaipur Sightseeing
A full day exploring the Pink City, so named for the terracotta-pink wash applied to its old city buildings in 1876 to welcome a visiting British prince. Start early at Amber Fort, with the option of a jeep ride up to the entrance, followed by the City Palace complex — still partly home to Jaipur's former royal family — the Jantar Mantar astronomical observatory with its giant stone instruments, and a photo stop at the honeycomb pink façade of Hawa Mahal, the Palace of Winds. The evening is left free for Jaipur's famous bazaars: Johari Bazaar for gemstones and jewellery, Bapu Bazaar for textiles and hand block-printed fabric, both popular with travellers looking to bring home something authentically Rajasthani, and a good introduction to the shopping culture you'll see echoed in different forms in both Jodhpur and Udaipur later in the trip.
Day 6 — Jaipur to Jodhpur
A roughly 6-hour private drive west across Rajasthan to Jodhpur, the state's second-largest city and a genuinely different atmosphere from Jaipur's pink-washed grandeur. Jodhpur is known as the Blue City for the indigo-tinted houses that fill its old town, a colour originally used to mark Brahmin households and to help repel insects in the desert heat, now simply part of the city's identity. The drive itself crosses increasingly dry, open country as you move further into Rajasthan's Thar Desert fringe, a visible shift from the more fertile land around Jaipur. Arriving by early evening leaves time to check into your hotel and, if you're not too tired from the drive, take a short walk to get your first glimpse of Mehrangarh Fort lit up above the old town after dark, before the full day of sightseeing tomorrow.
Day 7 — Jodhpur Sightseeing
A full day centred on Mehrangarh Fort, one of the largest and best-preserved forts in India, its sandstone ramparts rising almost seamlessly out of the rocky hill beneath it and towering some 400 feet directly above the Blue City. Inside, the fort's museum holds an exceptional collection of palanquins, weapons, paintings and royal costumes, while the ramparts themselves offer sweeping views over the indigo rooftops below — one of the more photographed vantage points in all of Rajasthan. Afterwards, visit Jaswant Thada, a white marble memorial built in 1899 for a former maharaja, its thin marble sheets polished smooth enough to glow faintly when sunlight passes through them. The afternoon is free to wander the old town's blue lanes and bazaars on foot, ducking into spice shops and textile stalls well away from the more touristed circuits of Jaipur.
Day 8 — Jodhpur to Udaipur via Ranakpur
A scenic drive south toward Udaipur, broken up by a stop at Ranakpur to visit its 15th-century Jain marble temple, one of the most intricately carved religious buildings anywhere in India. The temple is supported by over 1,400 individually carved marble pillars, and — famously among visitors and guides alike — no two are said to be exactly alike, each bearing subtly different patterns from the artisans who worked on it centuries ago. It's a stop that regularly surprises travellers who weren't expecting anything to rival the Taj Mahal for craftsmanship, and one that most shorter Rajasthan itineraries never reach. Continuing on, arrive in Udaipur in the early evening in time for a sunset boat ride on Lake Pichola, drifting past the floating Lake Palace and the City Palace's lakefront façade lit in the day's last light.
Day 9 — Udaipur Sightseeing
A full day in Udaipur, widely considered Rajasthan's most romantic city and a deliberate change of pace after the forts of Jaipur and Jodhpur. The sprawling City Palace complex, built up over nearly 400 years by successive maharajas, overlooks Lake Pichola from a series of courtyards, balconies and mirrored halls that reward slow exploration rather than a rushed walkthrough. From there, visit the ornately carved Jagdish Temple, a short walk from the palace and still an active place of worship, before continuing to Saheliyon ki Bari, a small ornamental garden of fountains and marble elephants built for the ladies of the royal court to enjoy without leaving the palace grounds. The relatively compact, walkable layout of Udaipur's old town makes this one of the more relaxed sightseeing days on the whole itinerary.
Day 10 — Udaipur at Leisure or Kumbhalgarh Day Trip
A free day built into the itinerary deliberately, since by this point in an 11-day trip most travellers appreciate a slower pace rather than another packed sightseeing schedule. Spend it exploring Udaipur's old-town lanes and lakeside cafés at your own rhythm, arranging a cooking class, or simply enjoying your hotel. Alternatively, take an optional full-day excursion to Kumbhalgarh Fort, roughly 2 hours from Udaipur, home to the second-longest continuous wall in the world after the Great Wall of China, stretching some 36 kilometres across the surrounding hills. Built in the 15th century and rarely breached in its history, the fort's scale is difficult to appreciate from photographs alone, and travellers who make the trip out consistently describe it as one of the most underrated stops in Rajasthan.
Day 11 — Departure
A private transfer to Udaipur airport for your onward or international departure flight, with the tour concluding after breakfast. Looking back over eleven days, you'll have covered five genuinely distinct Rajasthani and North Indian cities — Delhi's Mughal and colonial layers, Agra's Taj Mahal, Jaipur's pink-washed grandeur, Jodhpur's blue-washed old town beneath its fort, and Udaipur's lakes — each with its own character rather than one long blur of forts and palaces. If your flight isn't until later in the day, your guide can suggest a final walk along Lake Pichola or one last stop at a local café to close out the trip at an easy pace. Many travellers who complete this full route say it gave them a far more complete picture of Rajasthan than the shorter Golden Triangle variants, since the state's character really does shift noticeably from city to city.
Inclusions & Exclusions
What's Included
- 10 nights in hotels of your choice, twin-sharing
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
- English-speaking guide throughout
- Monument entry fees as per itinerary
- All applicable hotel and transport taxes
Not Included
- International and domestic flights — booked only on request
- Visa fees
- Lunches and dinners (unless noted)
- Kumbhalgarh excursion on Day 10 (available on request)
- Personal expenses, tips, and travel insurance
- Camera fees at monuments (paid locally)
Why Travel Delhi – Agra – Jaipur – Jodhpur – Udaipur With Us
Three Distinct Rajasthan Cities, Not Just One
Jaipur's Pink City, Jodhpur's Blue City and Udaipur's lakes each have a genuinely different character, rather than one fort blending into the next.
The Ranakpur Detour
A stop most shorter itineraries skip entirely — one of India's most intricately carved Jain temples, on the way to Udaipur.
The Fullest Single Rajasthan Trip We Build
For travellers who won't be back for a second India trip anytime soon, this is the most complete route on offer without leaving the Golden Triangle framework.
October–March is Best
Cooler, drier weather across Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur makes an 11-day itinerary far more comfortable to sustain. April to June turns hot across all five cities, and the July–September monsoon brings humidity and occasional heavy rain, particularly in the desert stretches around Jodhpur.
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Common Questions About the Delhi – Agra – Jaipur – Jodhpur – Udaipur
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Not if you have the time — the pace stays comfortable throughout, with a full day or more in each city and no rushed early mornings between stops. If 11 days isn't feasible, the 9-day Udaipur extension covers similar ground more briefly.
This route adds Jodhpur as well, giving a third distinct Rajasthan city and a genuinely deeper look at the state, rather than one additional stop.
Yes — short flights are available between Jodhpur and Udaipur if you'd rather reduce driving time. Let us know your preference and we'll adjust the itinerary and quote accordingly.
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