The Classic 7-Day India Golden Triangle Itinerary | India Purple Travel Guide
This itinerary is designed to give you a comprehensive 7-day experience of India's Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur), focusing on historical highlights and cultural immersion. If you have extra time, we've included optional ‘Add-On Days’ below, which can extend your trip to an 11-day adventure based on your specific interests.
Here at Backpack and Snorkel Travel Guides, we promote self-guided walking tours.
But we realize that not everybody likes to walk by themselves in a foreign city. So, just in case that you rather go with ab guide: NO PROBLEM! Please see the GuruWalk and Viator tours below.
free GuruWalk tours
paid Viator tours
Detailed 7-Day Itinerary of India's Golden Triangle
Add-On Days (Extend your trip to up to 11 days)
If you have more time and want to dive deeper into these incredible cities, you can add an extra day to each location, but they are not part of this Purple Travel Guide.
City |
Add-On Activities |
|---|---|
Delhi |
Day 1: If you still have time and energy: Lotus Temple (map, reviews, website) This is Premium Content! To access it, please download our Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guide |
Delhi |
Add 1 Extra Day with: Rashtrapati Bhavan (Presidential Palace: Main Building (must register in advance)) (map, reviews, website, main_bldg_tickets, guard_change_website) This is Premium Content! To access it, please download our Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guide |
Agra |
Add 1 Extra Day with: Baby Taj (Itimad Ud Daulah Tomb) (map, reviews, website) This is Premium Content! To access it, please download our Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guide |
Jaipur |
Add 1 Extra Day with: Nahargarh Fort (map, reviews, website); Jantar Mantar (map, reviews, website1, website2) This is Premium Content! To access it, please download our Backpack and Snorkel Purple Travel Guide |
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