Delhi House
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
6 days, planned by The Monsoon Ledger
Delhi has been the capital of at least seven successive cities, and the ruins of most of them are still standing somewhere in it.
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| India Gate |
| Rajpath |
| Connaught Place |
Humayun's tomb was built in 1570 and is the direct architectural ancestor of the Taj — seeing it first makes the Taj legible rather than merely famous.
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| Humayun's Tomb |
| Qutub Minar |
| Iron Pillar |
| Jama Masjid |
| Chandni Chowk |
The Taj is closed on Fridays. Late afternoon has better light and thinner crowds than midday, and the marble changes colour through the hour.
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| Taj Mahal |
| Yamuna |
| Taj Ganj |
Shah Jahan spent his last eight years imprisoned in Agra Fort by his son, in a tower with a view of the tomb he had built for his wife.
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| Taj at sunrise |
| Agra Fort |
| Musamman Burj |
| Fatehpur Sikri |
| Buland Darwaza |
Jantar Mantar's largest sundial is twenty-seven metres tall and tells local time to about two seconds. It still works.
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| Jantar Mantar |
| City Palace |
| Hawa Mahal |
| Pink city |
Elephant rides up to Amber are still offered and both operators here decline to book them; the jeep or the twenty-minute walk covers the same ground.
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| Amber Fort |
| Sheesh Mahal |
| Jal Mahal |
Day 1 · Fri, 18 Sept, 2026
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Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Hotel or lodge, twin sharing
5 breakfasts and 1 dinner across 6 days, at the lodges you sleep in. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 6.
6 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking
“India on licensed guides and heritage stays”
Licensed guides in every city and heritage properties where they exist. Named after the ledgers Rajasthani havelis kept, which is where several of the stays came from.
Too much time on the coach and not enough at the places we'd come for. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.
Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. No hesitation recommending them.
Everything was arranged properly — transfers, entries, all of it. No hesitation recommending them.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. Would book with them again.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Would book with them again.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Recommended.
Well paced over 6 days with enough free time to not feel herded. Solid operator.
Good mix of the obvious things and a few places we'd never have found. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy.
Yes, and it is the main reason this is six days rather than five. Sunrise and late afternoon are genuinely different buildings — the marble is translucent and takes colour from the sky. Midday is the worst of both.
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