Meet your representative on landing and transfer by private car to your hotel. Settle in after the flight with a relaxed check-in, a restorative spa session, or a gentle stroll through the hotel’s gardens.

If timing allows, take an evening orientation drive past India Gate and the colonial boulevards of Lutyens’ Delhi. A table will be held at a refined restaurant should you wish to start the trip with classic North-Indian flavors.

Begin in Old Delhi: Jama Masjid’s broad steps, a rickshaw glide through Chandni Chowk’s spice and silver lanes, and a quiet pause at Raj Ghat. Your guide opens doors to a tucked-away haveli courtyard for chai between the bustle.

Shift to New Delhi’s symmetry—Humayun’s Tomb, Qutub Minar’s carved stone, and the grand sweep of Rashtrapati Bhavan and Parliament. Return mid-afternoon for pool time; evening at leisure or chef’s tasting menu at the hotel.

Drive the expressway to Agra and check in at a property with Taj views. After a light lunch, explore Agra Fort’s palaces and pavilions, where marble filigree meets red sandstone might.

Close the day at Mehtab Bagh on the Yamuna’s far bank as the Taj softens to rose and apricot. A private terrace dinner can be arranged with the monument illuminated in the distance.

Visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise for unhurried time in the gardens and marble porticoes. Return for breakfast, then set out for Jaipur. En route, pause at Abhaneri’s Chand Baori—an astonishing 9th-century stepwell of perfect geometry.

Arrive in the Pink City by late afternoon and check in at a palace hotel. Sunset drinks on a courtyard terrace and a gentle walk through the nearby bazaar ease you into Jaipur’s rhythm.

Ride by jeep to Amber Fort. Mirrored halls, frescoed archways, and ramparts over the Aravalli hills unfold with your guide’s stories. Stop at Panna Meena ka Kund and Jal Mahal for photogenic angles on the return.

After lunch, tour the City Palace and private museum rooms, then the Jantar Mantar instruments that still read the sky. Browse Johri and Bapu Bazaars for gemstones, block prints, and blue pottery; optional atelier visit for bespoke pieces.

Depart for Jodhpur across open desert plains dotted with khejri trees and village wells. Check in at a heritage palace or boutique haveli with a view of Mehrangarh.

As dusk nears, wander the clock-tower market around Sardar Bazaar—spice mounds, copperware, and tiny snack stalls—then settle on a rooftop for dinner under the fort’s floodlit bastions.

Climb to Mehrangarh Fort, among India’s most dramatic citadels. Explore galleries of howdahs and palanquins, the Phool Mahal, and wind-washed ramparts gazing over the blue quarter.

Later visit Jaswant Thada’s marble cenotaph and Umaid Bhawan’s museum wing. The afternoon is yours for a languid lunch, a craft walk, or a spa hour back at the hotel.

Drive the Aravalli route to Udaipur, stopping at Ranakpur’s marble Jain temple where no two pillars are alike. Continue through forested folds to Lake Pichola.

Check in at a lakeside hotel (Udaivilas/Leela-style ambience) and exhale—gardens, fountains, and silent courtyards invite a slower cadence. A sunset boat ride sets the evening aglow.

Tour the City Palace’s balconies and courtyards, the Crystal Gallery, and Jagdish Temple. From the palace terraces the lake shimmers like beaten silver; your guide threads you through lesser-seen wings.

Later, stroll Saheliyon-ki-Bari’s lotus pools and browse miniature-painting ateliers. Choose between a rooftop thali with folk strings or a modern bistro by the ghats.

Fly east to Varanasi and settle into a ghat-side hotel. As evening falls, take your seat for the Ganga Aarti at Dashashwamedh Ghat—bells, conch shells, and drifting lamps turning the river into a ribbon of light.

Post-ceremony, a quiet promenade along the ghats reveals shrines, steps, and saffron-robed pilgrims—an unforgettable first impression of Kashi.

At dawn, drift by boat along the Ganges as the city wakes—ablutions, temple chants, and laundry snapping on stone steps. Return for breakfast and a visit to Kashi Vishwanath’s corridor (outer precincts as per temple protocols).

In the afternoon, drive to Sarnath where the Buddha delivered his first sermon. Museum relics and graceful stupas add calm to the day; evening free for silk ateliers or a second, quieter ghat walk.

Fly via Delhi to Kochi and check in near Fort Kochi’s waterfront. Unwind with coastal cuisine and sea breeze after your long hop across the map.

If energy allows, an evening wander past Chinese fishing nets and colonial cottages eases you into Kerala’s softer tempo.

Explore Mattancherry Palace (Dutch Palace), the Paradesi Synagogue, and art-lined lanes of Jew Town. Fort Kochi’s churches and Indo-Portuguese façades frame charming cafés for a slow lunch.

At dusk, a Kathakali performance reveals Kerala’s classical theatre—painted faces, mudras, and drums—followed by a chef’s tasting of seafood and spices.

Drive to Alleppey and board your private, air-conditioned houseboat. Glide through coconut groves, paddy fields, and village jetties while your onboard chef serves a Kerala lunch on banana leaf.

Anchor at a quiet canal by sunset; cranes and kingfishers skim the water as lamps are lit along the banks. Sleep to the hush of backwaters.

Disembark after breakfast and continue down the coast to Kovalam. Check in at a beachfront resort with an Ayurveda spa and broad Arabian Sea views.

The afternoon is yours for sand-between-toes leisure or a therapist-led consultation to plan tomorrow’s wellness session. Dinner can be set up al fresco with the surf as soundtrack.

Begin with yoga on a sea-view pavilion, followed by a personalized Ayurveda treatment. Later, visit nearby Trivandrum for the Napier Museum and a glimpse of Padmanabhaswamy Temple’s towering gopuram (outside view).

Return before sunset to Lighthouse Beach; an easy shoreline walk and seafood grill make for a languid coastal evening.

Fly to Mumbai and transfer to a sea-facing or Art-Deco hotel. After a restorative pause, take a golden-hour spin along Marine Drive and the Gateway of India.

Dinner options range from old-school Irani cafés to Michelin-noted contemporary kitchens—your concierge will hold the best table.

Start at the Gateway, then browse the Prince of Wales Museum (CSMVS) and Kala Ghoda’s galleries. A drive past Victoria Terminus’ Gothic spires and Oval Maidan’s cricket greens reveals Bombay’s layered past.

In the afternoon, explore Colaba’s boutiques or opt for an optional excursion to Elephanta Caves by boat (weather permitting). Toast the trip with sunset from a sky bar over the Queen’s Necklace.

Enjoy a leisurely breakfast before your private transfer to the international airport. Assistance is provided with bags and check-in so your departure is as smooth as the journey itself.

You leave with a mosaic of India’s finest: palaces and forts, river rituals and backwaters, coastal light and desert air—stitched together with warm hospitality and unhurried comfort.