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Sample Itineraries for India
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Planning Your India Itinerary
Below are some sample itineraries for India trips. Depending on what you are most interested in seeing and how much time you want to spend in each city, you can adjust each one to suit your needs.
You can also combine several of the itineraries to make a longer trip. For example, do The Golden Triangle and Rajasthan itinerary and add The Northern Route itinerary to make a three week trip through northern India.
One Week Itineraries for India
The Golden Triangle
Cities Visited: Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal), Jaipur
The Northern Route
Cities Visited: Delhi, Varanasi, Kolkata
The Southern Route
Cities Visited: Mumbai, Goa, and Mysore
Two Week Itineraries for India
The Golden Triangle and Rajasthan
Cities Visited: Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal), Jaipur, Ranthambore National Park, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer
The Southern Route and Kerala
Cities Visited: Mumbai, Goa, Mysore, Thiruvananthapuram, Varkala, Kottayam, Kumily, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Ernakulam
Sample Itinerary for India: Mumbai, Goa, Mysore, and Kerala
Goa
Two Week Itinerary for India:
The Southern Route and Kerala
Cities Visited: Mumbai, Goa, Mysore, Thiruvananthapuram, Varkala, Kottayam, Kumily, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Ernakulam
For the first week of your trip, follow The Southern Route itinerary, but instead of flying back to Goa on your last day, stop in Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore).
From Bengaluru, fly or take the 17+ hour train to Thiruvananthapuram (formerly Trivandrum) on your seventh day. Spend your eighth day exploring the fort, palace, Shri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, and Napier Museum.
On your ninth day, take a morning train to Varkala for some yoga at an Ayurvedic center, sunbathing on Papanasam Beach, and a visit to Janardhana Swamy Temple.
After a day and a half in Varkala, head to Kottayam on the afternoon of your tenth day. Spend half a day exploring the city. The next day, take your pick of day trips from Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary, the beautiful temple at Ettumanur, or the metal mirror making town of Aranmula.
On the evening of your eleventh day, take a bus to Kumily, the jumping off point for Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Spend a day and a half there exploring the wildlife sanctuary, tea factory, and spice plantations.
On the afternoon of your thirteenth day, take a bus to Ernakulam. Spend your final day visiting Fort Cochin before flying home.
Sample Itinerary for India: The Golden Triangle and Rajasthan
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Two Week Itinerary for India:
The Golden Triangle and Rajasthan
Cities Visited: Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal), Jaipur, Ranthambore National Park, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer
Cities Visited: Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal), Jaipur, Ranthambore National Park, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer
For the first week of your trip, follow the Golden Triangle Itinerary.
For the second week, start from Jaipur on your seventh day (or sixth night if you take an overnight train) and go to Udaipur. One of the most beautiful cities in Rajasthan, Udaipur will dazzle you with its shimmering lake, abundance of palaces, lush gardens, and stunning temples.
After two days in Udaipur, fly to Jodhpur on your eighth day (or take an overnight bus on your seventh night). Spend a day seeing Jodhpur’s magnificent Mehrangarh Fort, the stunning white Jaswant Thada, the Art Deco city palace, and the clock tower market.
On your eighth night, take an overnight train (there are no flights) to Jaisalmer, a golden sandstone city deep in the Thar Desert. Spend a day in Jaisalmer visiting the fort, and the city. On your tenth day do an overnight camel safari in the orange desert dunes.
On your eleventh day take a train back to Jodhpur and spend a night there before flying back to Delhi for your final days in India.
To extend this itinerary for a third week, see The Northern Route itinerary.
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