Journey Through India

Explore the highlights of northern and southern India on this extraordinary private luxury tour. Great for first-time travelers to India who want to see a broad range of the best the entire country has to offer, the tour features breathtaking landscapes, spectacular cultural sites, impossibly luxurious hotels, one of India’s most interesting game reserves, and two dynamic cities.

Begin in Delhi, with touring of the Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, the Lodi Gardens, upscale shopping districts, Old Delhi’s bazaars and the excellent Crafts Museum. Next, visit Agra. Stay in the lavish Oberoi Amarvilas in a room with a stunning view of the Taj Mahal. Visit the Taj at sunrise and sunset, visit artisan workshops, and tour Agra Fort, local markets and other notable sites.

Continue to Ranthambore National Park, one of the world’s finest wildlife sanctuaries. Stay at the Oberoi Vanyavilas, a luxury tented camp surrounded by lemon and mango trees, and enjoy wildlife safaris to see tigers, leopards, crocodiles and more.

Next, travel to Alwar and spend two nights at Amanbagh, a luxurious resort in a walled compound in the Rajasthan countryside. A guaranteed highlight of your visit to India, touring includes an early morning breakfast (with option for yoga) surrounded by the abandoned ruins in Bhangarh, a safari tour to local villages, and a memorable Rajasthani feast in a spectacular private location.

Spend a day touring Jaipur, Rajasthan's great "Pink City." See the rich architectural legacy of Jaipur’s merchants and maharajas (Hindu princes)—hill forts, palaces, gardens, temples and havelis (courtyard mansions)—surrounded by stark desert. If desired, ride an elephant to Amber Fort. Tour the Sheesh Mahal, the ancient observatory, the Palace of the Winds, and Jaipur’s City Palace. Marvel at the luminous saris of indigenous tribal women and the bright turbans of Rajasthani men. Explore medieval backstreets and browse bazaars selling textiles, leatherwork, woodblock prints, perfume, jewelry and Jaipur’s traditional blue pottery.

Continue to Udaipur, India's most romantic city, and the palatial Oberoi Udaivilas. Cruise Lake Pichola, tour significant cultural sites, walk through picturesque backstreets and browse bazaars for local crafts such as painted miniatures. Enjoy a visit to a private home and an unforgettable lunch prepared by a family that has cooked for the Maharana of Udaipur for generations. One night, attend a ceremony at a local temple.

Transfer to Cochin and spend some time in this evocative harbor town on the Malabar Coast. Tour the city's rich past, including an ancient church, a synagogue and royal palaces. Continue to the scenic Backwaters of Kerala, a vast watery maze of palm-fringed lagoons, canals and lakes. Board the luxury Oberoi M.V. Vrinda for a three-day cruise. Enjoy traditional dance performances, and take a traditional rice boat past rice paddies and villages to visit important cultural sites.

Conclude in bustling Bombay (Mumbai), India’s economic capital and the home of the Bollywood film industry. Tour the city’s cultural attractions, and take a private boat ride to historic Elephanta Island.