The best Golden Triangle tour ending in Jaipur is our Golden Triangle ending in Jaipur: four days from Delhi through Agra to Jaipur, with your own car, driver and a licensed guide in each city, from $270 per person, two travellers sharing. It is the only journey on this page written to finish in Jaipur, so you never drive back to Delhi to fly home.
Most Golden Triangle plans loop back to Delhi because most flights leave from Delhi. If your onward or home flight leaves from Jaipur, that loop wastes a day and a long drive. This page is for travellers whose last night and departure are in the Pink City.
The direction matters more than it looks. A journey that starts in Jaipur and ends in Delhi is the mirror image of what you need, and it would put the long Agra to Jaipur road at the wrong end of your trip. We compared each journey on where it ends, how many days each city gets and how long the drives are. Flights are not included in any of our journeys, and the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays.
Golden Triangle ending in Jaipur
- 4 days / 3 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This is a four-day journey written to end in Jaipur. Day one is Delhi: Humayun's Tomb, India Gate and the avenues of New Delhi, then Old Delhi. Day two is the expressway to Agra, roughly three and a half hours, with Agra Fort in the afternoon. Day three is the Taj Mahal, then the longest drive of the trip, about five hours with a stop at Fatehpur Sikri, to Jaipur. Day four is Amber Fort, the Jal Mahal and the City Palace, and then you fly out.
You keep one car and driver for the whole route, with a licensed guide in each city, and hotels are arranged by category: five-star or heritage palace. It is from $270 per person, two travellers sharing. It is the right pick because your last night and your airport are in the same city, and no day is spent returning to Delhi.
Best for: Travellers with an onward or home flight from Jaipur who want Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in four days.
Worth knowing: Four days is brisk, with the Agra to Jaipur drive on day three, and the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays so we reorder around your dates.
Agra and Jaipur, three days
- 3 days / 2 nights
- Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This three-day journey starts in Agra and ends in Jaipur. Day one is the Taj Mahal at first light, roughly two hours inside, then Agra Fort or a slow morning. Day two stops at Fatehpur Sikri, about an hour from Agra, and then drives on to Jaipur, roughly four more hours. Day three is a full day in Jaipur: Amber Fort, the Jal Mahal and the City Palace.
It suits you if you land elsewhere, for example Agra by train, or have already seen Delhi. The direction is right for a Jaipur departure because the last stop is the Pink City. It is from $225 per person, two travellers sharing, with a private car, driver and licensed guide.
Best for: Travellers who arrive in Agra or have already seen Delhi and fly out of Jaipur.
Worth knowing: Delhi is not included, and the journey begins in Agra, so you need your own way to get there.
5-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This five-day journey gives each city its own day: Delhi, the drive to Agra, the Taj Mahal at first light, Fatehpur Sikri and Jaipur, and Amber Fort on day five. The drives are roughly three to four hours to Agra and five hours to Jaipur, with the longest days carrying the fewest sights.
It is written to finish with the drive from Jaipur back to Delhi. If you fly out of Jaipur, tell us when we plan, and we can discuss whether the last day can be adjusted to end there. It is from $320 per person, two travellers sharing.
Best for: First-time visitors who want a calmer pace than four days and are happy to agree the finish with us.
Worth knowing: As written, it ends in Delhi, so the Jaipur finish needs to be arranged when we plan.
Golden Triangle with Pushkar
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Pushkar
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This is the Delhi, Agra and Jaipur circuit with two nights added in Pushkar, the small lake town of ghats and temples near Ajmer. Pushkar is about three and a half hours from Jaipur, so the route goes Jaipur, Pushkar and back to Jaipur before the final drive.
It is written to end with the road from Jaipur to Delhi, roughly five to six hours. For a Jaipur flight you would ask us to reshape the end of the plan, which we can discuss. It is from $410 per person, two travellers sharing.
Best for: Travellers who want a quieter, more spiritual stop between the big monuments.
Worth knowing: It is a longer journey with extra driving, and Pushkar is a holy town where shoes come off at the ghats and meat and alcohol are not sold in the centre.
How to choose where your Golden Triangle should end
- Look at your flight first. If you depart from Jaipur, choose a journey that finishes there, so you do not spend a day driving back to Delhi.
- Pick the Golden Triangle ending in Jaipur if you want all three cities in four days and are landing in Delhi.
- Pick Agra and Jaipur in three days if Delhi is not on your route, or you arrive in Agra.
- Pick the 5-day or Pushkar journey if you want more time, and ask us to plan the Jaipur finish before you confirm.
- Do not choose Golden Triangle starting in Jaipur for a Jaipur departure. It runs the other way, and ends in Delhi.
- Keep the Taj Mahal off a Friday, since it is closed that day, and allow for winter fog in December and January.
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