Golden Triangle · 8 days / 7 nights
The Golden Triangle with a slower ending: after Delhi, the Taj Mahal and Jaipur, travel south by way of Chittorgarh's great fort, or by a short flight, to spend three nights in Udaipur. You fly home from Udaipur, so there's no long drive back to Delhi. This is a sample itinerary, and every day can change.
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A sample plan — every day can be changed.
Your driver meets you on arrival and takes you to your hotel. If there's time, spend the afternoon at Humayun's Tomb and the Qutb Minar and drive along Kartavya Path to India Gate; if not, rest after the flight.
Overnight: Delhi
Delhi → Agra · about 230 km, 3.5–4 hours
See the Red Fort and Jama Masjid, and ride a cycle-rickshaw through Chandni Chowk's lanes of spice, silver and fabric shops. Drive to Agra on the Yamuna Expressway in time to watch the Taj Mahal at sunset from Mehtab Bagh, across the Yamuna.
Overnight: Agra
Agra → Fatehpur Sikri → Jaipur · about 240 km, 4–5 hours plus stops
Visit the Taj Mahal at sunrise, then Agra Fort after breakfast. On the road to Jaipur, stop at Fatehpur Sikri, the red-sandstone city Akbar built and used as his capital for little more than a decade, and reach Jaipur by evening.
Overnight: Jaipur
Spend the morning at Amer Fort, the hill fort above Maota Lake and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and the afternoon in the walled city: the City Palace, Jantar Mantar and the Hawa Mahal. Jaipur's bazaars are good for block-printed textiles, jewellery and mojaris (embroidered leather slippers).
Overnight: Jaipur
Jaipur → Chittorgarh → Udaipur · about 420 km, 7–8 hours plus the fort
A long day on the road, broken at Chittorgarh, one of the largest forts in India and a UNESCO World Heritage Site, where you walk among palaces, temples and the 15th-century Tower of Victory. Arrive in Udaipur by evening.
Overnight: Udaipur
Spend the morning in the City Palace, the palace of the Maharanas of Mewar on the shore of Lake Pichola, and walk to the Jagdish Temple nearby. Late in the afternoon, take a boat on the lake past the Lake Palace to the island of Jag Mandir, and stay out for sunset. The folk-dance show at Bagore ki Haveli, usually held in the evening, is a short walk away.
Overnight: Udaipur
Choose how to spend it. A full day out takes in Kumbhalgarh, a hill fort whose walls run for kilometres across the Aravallis, and the marble Jain temple at Ranakpur. Or stay closer: a morning at Nathdwara, about an hour away, for darshan (seeing the deity) at the Shrinathji temple, or an easy day at Saheliyon ki Bari, Fateh Sagar Lake and the Monsoon Palace at sunset.
Overnight: Udaipur
Udaipur → airport · about 22 km, 40 minutes
A last morning by the lake, then your driver takes you to Udaipur's Maharana Pratap Airport for your flight. Udaipur has direct flights to Delhi and Mumbai, where you can connect to international flights.
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Best time to go
October to March, when the days are mild from Delhi to Udaipur. Udaipur's lakes are usually fullest in the months after the monsoon, December and January mornings can be foggy in Delhi and Agra, and April to June is very hot.
Good to know
Jaipur to Udaipur by way of Chittorgarh is a full day: about 420 km and 7–8 hours of driving, plus time at the fort. A short flight between the two cities saves the day on the road but skips Chittorgarh, so tell us which you prefer.
The Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, so we set your start date, or the order of the days, so that your Agra morning falls on another day.
Udaipur's Maharana Pratap Airport has domestic flights to Delhi, Mumbai and other cities, so international travellers connect there and there's no drive back to Delhi. Leave a comfortable gap between the two flights, or book them on a single ticket.
Questions
Jaipur to Udaipur is about 400 km by road, roughly 6–7 hours, or a full day if you stop at Chittorgarh Fort on the way. You can also take a short flight between the two cities if one suits your dates.
Eight days is enough for the Golden Triangle with Udaipur at a steady pace: a night each in Delhi and Agra, two nights in Jaipur and three in Udaipur. With ten days or more, you can add Jodhpur or Pushkar between Jaipur and Udaipur.
Yes. The Golden Triangle with Udaipur suits a honeymoon well: the Taj Mahal and Jaipur's forts in the first half, then three slower nights by Udaipur's lakes, with boat rides and, if you'd like, a heritage hotel.
October to March is the best time for the Golden Triangle with Udaipur, with mild days in Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Udaipur. Udaipur's lakes are usually fullest in the months after the monsoon, which ends around September.
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