Day 1: ARRIVE MUMBAI
Arrive tonight, while connecting flights arrive early morning hours of Day 2.  Met on arrival and escorted to your hotel.

Day 2: EXPLORING MUMBAI
Morning is at leisure to get over jet lag.  Afternoon set out to explore Mumbai, with visits to Victoria Terminus and other colonial-era sites, Prince of Wales Museum and Gateway of India and stroll on the promenade along Marine Drive.

Day 4: FLY TO AURANGABAD & EXPLORING ELLORA
Take the early morning flight to Aurangabad and drive to Ellora.  Visit the Buddhist, Hindu and Jain cave complex, which date back to the 6th Century C.E.  Highlight is the massive Kailasnatha Temple, carved from a singe rock formation.  Return to Auranagabad.

Day 5: EXPLORING AJANTA & TO UDAIPUR
This morning short journey to the World Heritage Site at Ajanta, beautifully situated in a rocky gorge on the Waghora River.  We will  explore the caves with their exquisite murals, many of which depict the Buddhist Jataka Tales.  Drive back to Aurangabad airport for the flight to Udaipur. Arrive Udaipur and transfer to the Hotel.

Day 6: DAY IN UDAIPUR
We have the day to explore the “City of Sunrise.”  Visits to the Jagdish Temple and City Palace complex, explore the bazaar and other sites in and around Udaipur, and take a sunset boat cruise on Lake Pichola.

Day 7: FLY TO JAIPUR
In the morning we will fly to Jaipur, the “Pink City”.  This afternoon we will explore the City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal (Wind Palace), Witness Aarti ceremony (Burning lamp ceremony) at Birla Temple and colorful bazaars

Day 8: DAY IN JAIPUR
Early morning excursion to Amber Fort. Afternoon is at leisure.  In the evening have a special Rajasthani dinner with members of one of Jaipur’s noble families.

Day 9: DRIVE TO AGRA
Today we will drive to Agra, en route visiting Fatepur Sikri. Watch the sunset on the Taj, one of the architectural wonders of the world and a World Heritage Site.

Day 10: DAY IN AGRA
We have the day to explore the Mughal Capital.  After watching the sunrise on the Taj Mahal, we visit the Red Fort and Itmad ud Daula, among other sites.

Day 11: TRAIN TO JHANSI AND DRIVE TO KHAJURAHO
Today you will experience the quintessential Indian mode of transport and take the early morning train to Jhansi.  We then drive to historic Orchha to have lunch and visit the Bundela temple site.  Continuing on we reach Khajuraho where, time permitting, we will visit the smaller temple complex.

Day 12: EXPLORING KHAJURAHO & FLY TO VARANASI
We rise early this morning to explore the famous 10th Century Chandela temple complex, made famous for their erotic carvings.  Taking the early afternoon flight, we reach the ancient city of Varanasi the "Soul" of India.  With over 500 hundred temples, Varanasi is the oldest living city in the country.  This afternoon take a walking tour of the ghats followed by a sunset boat cruise on the sacred River Ganga.

Day 13: DAY IN VARANASI
Witness devotees performing their morning religious rites on the “ghats” of the river, as we take a sunrise boat cruise up the Ganga. We then visit Sarnath, the site where Buddha gave his first sermon.  This evening we will have special dinner at a private home with a performance of classical music and dance.

Day 14: EXPLORING VARANASI & FLY TO DELHI
We will have our morning in Varanasi and then fly on to Delhi where we will dine together for our sumptuous “Farewell Dinner” at one of Delhi’s finer restaurants.

Day 15: EXPLORING DELHI & FLY ONWARD DESTINATION
In the morning we visit sites in “Old” Delhi, followed by sites in New Delhi.  Late checkout till 6:00 p.m at the hotel.  Transfers to international airport to board flight for onward destination.