DAY 8 – AGRA
Return to the Taj Mahal in the morning, when the rising sun lends a warm pink tint to its marble face. Then visit the Agra Fort, once the prison of the same Mughal emperor who built the Taj Mahal.
Accommodation: The Oberoi Amarvilas
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner

DAY 9 – PANNA NATIONAL PARK
Board a train to Jhansi and the remote Panna National Park, renowned for its recovering population of Bengal tigers. On an A&K-exclusive experience, meet with a member of the local Pardhi community to learn their role in efforts to grow the park’s precious cohort of the big cats.
Accommodation: Pashan Garh, Panna National Park
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 10 – PANNA NATIONAL PARK
Rise early for a 4×4 game drive, spotting crocodiles and searching for tigers, with your chance of sighting one improved by the park’s diligent conservation program. Return to the lodge for an Indian cooking demonstration led by a chef. Set off on one more game drive for a last chance to see India’s tiger in the wild.
Accommodation: Pashan Garh, Panna National Park
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner

DAY 11 – KHAJURAJO & VARANASI
Drive to Khajuraho to see all of life — joy, love, divinity, war — depicted in detail on every inch of its 85 Hindu and Jain temples. Then, fly to Varanasi, a city of more than a thousand Buddhist and Hindu temples and shrines. At dusk, beside the Ganges, witness the aarti ceremony. Chanted prayers and rhythmic drumming fill the air as you watch lanternbearing priests bid the gods and goddesses a restful slumber.
Accommodation: Taj Ganges, Varanasi
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
DAY 12 – VARANASI & DELHI
Rise early for a private sunrise cruise on the Ganges River to observe activity along the ghats, where locals and pilgrims cleanse themselves, both literally and spiritually. Later, fly to Delhi for a farewell dinner.
Accommodation: The Oberoi, New Delhi
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
DAY 13 – DELHI
Visit the great Jama Masjid, the most important mosque in India. Then ride by rickshaw through the narrow alleys and stalls of bustling Chandni Chowk bazaar. After lunch, tour New Delhi, including Humayun’s Tomb, an architectural precursor of the Taj Mahal.
Accommodation: The Oberoi, New Delhi
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch

DAY 14: DEPART DELHI
Transfer privately to the airport early this morning for your flight home, or begin your post-tour extension to Kathmandu.
Meals Included: Breakfast