India Architecture Tour

On arrival at Mumbai airport, you will be met by our representative who will escort you to the hotel. Check-in at the hotel and rest of the day for relax. In the evening you may explore nearby places on your own. Overnight stay at the hotel.

After breakfast, we will set for colonial tour of Mumbai. Covering the various tourist landmarks of Mumbai, this tour quite appropriately starts with the Gateway of India, the emblem of Mumbai tourism. This victory arch was built to welcome the British Queen to the city, and it’s only befitting to have it as our first stop. Right opposite, you will see the famous domed Taj Mahal Palace Hotel, which has hosted the likes of Barack Obama, the Beatles and a host of other celebrities in its century old lifetime.
Post this, we will walk past the Royal Mumbai Yacht Club, the Police Headquarters, the NGMA and the city museum. En-route, we will stumble upon the Kala Ghoda area, which is the art area of Mumbai. Here amidst stories of Sassoon and Jewish history, you will hear stories about the Watson Hotel – the first iron cast building in the city that hosted Mark Twain. As you walk past the Session court and the high court, you will see the Rajabai towers, the Big Ben of Mumbai. This structure built by generous donation Premchand Roychand, a Mumbai based businessman, still chimes old British tunes once every 15 minutes. At the last stop, you get to see the Dabbawalas (Shut on weekends) or the 6 sigma workers of Mumbai sending over 5, 00, 000 boxes of lunch to their rightful owners with extreme precision. Studied by consultants and business schools for the secrets of their proclaimed near-flawless efficiency, the dabbawalas have been feted by British royals (Prince Charles) and titans of industry (Richard Branson) alike. Even FedEx, which supposedly knows something about logistics, has paid them a visit. We will end our tour by visiting Mani Bhawan.
In the evening, go for a food walk which takes you the history of various communities and their kitchens to see how they have impacted the cuisine of Mumbai, especially it’s street food.

After enjoying breakfast at the hotel. Start for a sightseeing tour of Mumbai. Ride up to Elephanta Caves on a motor launch from the Gateway of India. These rock cut caves have been declared a world heritage and are located on an island in the Arabian Sea. In the evening, you will be provided drop to the Mumbai airport to connect flight for Aurangabad. Upon arrival, check in at the hotel. Overnight at the hotel.

Start your morning by stepping forward to a memorable visit to the Ajanta caves. The intricate and beautiful carvings and engravings on the cave-walls showcase the story of Jataka Tales and Buddhism. These caves were built initially with the motive to house the Buddhist monks and are treasured heritage of the period between 200 B.C to 650 A.D. These caves were used by Buddhist monks to teach in the adjoining Chaityas and Viharas. Overnight halt at the hotel.

After breakfast, get started for a guided tour to the World Heritage site of Ellora caves in the afternoon. Located 30 kilometers away from the North West of the city. These caves showcase a strong spiritual connection with 5 caves dedicated to Jainism, 12 caves to Buddhism and 17 to Hinduism. Later in the evening, visit Bibi Ka Maqbara, also famous as Mini Taj of the Deccan. After visit, you will be provided drop to Aurangabad airport to connect flight for Delhi. Pick up on arrival at Delhi airport followed by drop to the hotel for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, drive to Old Delhi to explore the old part of the city by walk. During the walk you will encounter with various monuments from Mughal and colonial era. Though the buildings are in dilapidate state but they glorious past are still visitable in their remining. During the tour you will also get chance to taste some authentic street food for which Delhi is famous for.
Later, drive to New Delhi to visit Humayun’s tomb, India gate and drive past through government buildings. Our last sop of the day will be Qutub Minar, also famous as victory tower. Overnight at the hotel.

Wake up at the crack of dawn and embark on a morning tour of Delhi that attempts to bridge the distance across occupations, sports, religions, monuments and residents to make up the cultural and social fabric of the city. Every question leads to unknown places in Delhi that unravel novel identities. As the city slowly wakes up, we traverse through its timeline and come face to face with those who make Delhi, Dilli.
After visit, drive back to hotel to grab a quick breakfast and freshen up. Later, check out from the hotel and drive to Delhi airport to connect flight for Varanasi. On arrival, check in at the hotel. Later in the evening, be a part of the evening Aarti rituals being performed at the bank of the Ganges and feel blessed. Enjoy an overnight stay at the hotel.

Early morning, enjoy boat ride on river Ganges to enjoy sunrise and get a glimpse of daily life of the locals. Return to hotel for breakfast and freshen up. Later, drive to Sarnath where Gautama Buddha gave his first sermon. Drive back to hotel and after an early dinner proceed for death and rebirth tour. Walk with us through the city and see Banaras as Mahashamstana, the great cremation ground. We visit an ashram of a path of tantric non-dualism, well known for their black-clothed renunciants who meditate in the cremation grounds. You will get a taste of death & rebirth while discussing philosophy as you wander through Kali temple to chai shop, eventually reaching one of the cremation grounds. Overnight at the hotel

Tradition tells us that the roots of yoga begin with Shiva, the first Yogi, who also happens to be the founder of the 5,000+ year old city of Banaras. Wake up early morning to enter into the experience of a relaxed combination of asana (posture), dristi (sight), pranayam (breath control) & meditation (dhyan) with a yoga guru. Return to the hotel for breakfast and to relax at the hotel. In the free time you can also discover the city at your own. Check out in the afternoon and drive to Varanasi airport to connect flight for at the airport to connect flight for Khajuraho.
Pick up on arrival at Khajuraho airport followed by light and sound show at Khajuraho temple. Check in at your hotel for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, explore the eastern and western group of temples. In the afternoon visit Raneh Fall a part of the Ken Gharial Sanctuary. Overnight at the hotel.

After breakfast, check out from hotel and drive to Orchha (3 hrs). On arrival visit Raj Mahal, Jehangir Mahal, Laxminarayan Temple, Chaturbhuj Temple, and Chhatris (Cenotaphs). After visit, drive to Gwalior (2.5 hrs) for an overnight stay.

After breakfast, check out from hotel and proceed for a sightseeing tour in Gwalior. Visit the Gwalior Fort and the Museum, the two major tourist attractions of the city. The sandstone construction of the Gwalior Fort has fascinated many tourists on their visit to the fort, dominating the whole landscape of the city. The fort embarks testimony to the many historical happenings that took place here like imprisonments, battles and jauhars. After visit, commence drive to Agra(3 hrs). On arrival check in at the hotel for an overnight stay.

Start your morning by witnessing the beauty of Taj Mahal at the time of sunrise, and fall in love with its beauty for a lifetime. This beautiful white marble monument with intricate designs in its interiors never fails to enchant a visitor. The Itmad-ud-Daula's Tomb is there to provide the visitors with some interesting insight into Mughal architecture.
Return to hotel for breakfast and proceed to visit another must watch architectural wonder located a few kilometres away from The Taj is The Red Fort that is frequented by hundreds of visitors every day.
Later, we will take a walking tour and explore the lesser-known monuments of Agra like itmad ud daulah, ram bagh etc. Stay at the hotel for overnight.

After breakfast, set out for colonial tour of Agra where you explore colonial bungalows of bygone era. The tour ends with a hi tea with the family of a late major who served in the Royal British Indian Army. Later, drive to Delhi (4 hrs). On arrival you will be provided drop to Delhi airport to connect flight for onwards journey.