My wife and I spent a week touring India's Golden Triangle on our own in November. ..below are some of my thoughts:
Originally Posted by
Joe Butch
Hello Going to India in May and have the following trip itinerary planned out. I'd appreciate any feedback of things I'm missing, things i could skip, anything really.
Day 03
DEL Arrival 4:35 AM
Car Rental
Hyatt Regency New Delhi
Qutab Minar
Swaminarayan Akshardham
Humayun’s Tomb
Red Fort (Lal Quila)
Indian Accent
You are not renting a car to drive yourself, are you? Unless, you are from India, I would definitely advise hiring a car and driver. India has been the least expensive destination I have visited and the worst/craziest traffic (I just returned from Cambodia and Thailand, which seemed much more expensive and quieter than India).
Depending on how jetlagged you feel, you could probably fit more in on this day. Maybe a bicycle rickshaw tour of Chandni Chowk after the Red Fort?
Originally Posted by
Joe Butch
Day 04
Drive to Jaipur
-4 hours 264 km
The Oberoi Rajvilas
Hawa Mahal (Palace of Winds)
Royal Gaitor Tumbas
Bazaars
Day 05
Amer (Fort and Palace)
Jaigarh (The older fort)
Jalmahal (the palace on the lake) for a photo op.
Samode palace (murals, frescoes and glasswork)
Pigeons on the Albert Hall
City Palace (the living Palace)
Jantar Mantar (The Royal Observatory)
Day 05 is to full. Try moving City Palace and Jantar Mantar to the day before or skipping something.
Originally Posted by
Joe Butch
Day 10
Sunrise Taj Mahal
Explore Taj Mahal
Agra Fort
Fatehpur Sikri
Resort Pool
Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity
No chance of doing this all in one day with time to enjoy it. Can you do Fatehpur Sikri on the way from Jaipur to Agra? Then it should work. Otherwise, maybe Taj the next morning before going back to Delhi.
Additional thoughts:
Be absolutely sure of opening hours and closed days...don't want to schedule your visit to the Taj on a day it is closed.
Consider alternate modes of transportation. We took trains between the cities and loved the comfy seats and countryside views.
We stayed in Club Carlson hotels in each city and I highly recommend the Radisson Blu Taj and Country Inn and Suites Jaipur as redemption values.
Xifaxan. Take it.
Feel free to PM me with any specific questions.