The best Golden Triangle tour for Dutch travellers who like a plan they can read in advance is our 7-day private Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra and Jaipur with your own car, driver and licensed guide, from $410 per person, two travellers sharing. Each day has a clear shape, and the two longer drives are separated by a sightseeing day.
This page is for travellers from the Netherlands who like to know how a trip will run before they leave. That suits India well. A private car and a written plan remove most of the guesswork, and the guide and driver deal with tickets, timing and the road, so you do not have to.
We ranked journeys by how clearly each day is laid out, how the drives are spread, and how comfortably the plan copes with a long flight and a time shift. Flights are not included. Our guides work in English, which most Dutch visitors find easy. Check the Indian visa rules with the official authorities before you book.
7-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 7 days / 6 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Seven days give each city a proper day. The first day is a quiet arrival in Delhi. The second is a full Delhi day, starting at Humayun's Tomb and the Qutub Minar and ending in Old Delhi around the Jama Masjid. You then drive to Agra in roughly three to four hours, see Agra Fort and Itimad-ud-Daulah, and visit the Taj Mahal at first light. A drive of roughly five hours with a stop at Fatehpur Sikri takes you to Jaipur, where one full day covers Amber Fort, the City Palace and the Jantar Mantar.
The plan is built so that the two longer drives are never on consecutive days. It starts from $410 per person, two travellers sharing, with hotels arranged by category. The honest limit is that the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays and the Red Fort on Mondays, so we check your dates and reorder the days before confirming.
Best for: Travellers who want a measured, well ordered week with a full day in each city.
Worth knowing: The Jaipur to Delhi drive on the last day is roughly five to six hours, so a late afternoon or evening flight suits best.
5-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Five days suit a shorter holiday, or a Golden Triangle added to a longer trip through Asia. The first full day is Delhi, then you drive to Agra and see Agra Fort in the afternoon. The Taj Mahal comes the next morning at first light, and the road to Jaipur follows with Fatehpur Sikri on the way. The last day starts at Amber Fort and returns to Delhi after the City Palace and the Jantar Mantar.
It is the length we suggest to most first visitors who want the main sights at a steady pace. It starts from $320 per person, two travellers sharing, with the same car and driver throughout and a licensed guide in each city. The honest limit is that three days include a long drive of roughly three to six hours, and the sunrise start can be around four or five in the morning.
Best for: A shorter holiday that still includes Delhi, the Taj Mahal and Jaipur, with a clear day by day plan.
Worth knowing: It is a full programme with three longer drives, and fog in December and January can slow the expressway and soften the sunrise.
Golden Triangle at a gentle pace
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This eight-day journey adds a rest day and keeps to one main outing per half day. It opens with two nights in Delhi so the flight and the time shift pass before any touring. Agra gets two full days, with one sunrise Taj Mahal visit and a lighter second day around Agra Fort. The drive to Jaipur stops at Fatehpur Sikri, and the Jaipur day starts at ten, after the first rush at Amber Fort.
It suits travellers who like to plan carefully and also want slack in the plan. It starts from $460 per person, two travellers sharing, with the private car, driver and licensed guide throughout. The honest limit is that it needs eight days, and the drives from Agra to Jaipur and from Jaipur to Delhi are still long, though broken with lunch stops.
Best for: Travellers who want only one dawn start, a rest day and an easy first full day after the flight.
Worth knowing: April to September is hot, so afternoons are spent indoors, and the final drive back is roughly five to six hours.
Golden Triangle for first-timers
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
This five-day plan is written for people who have never been to India and want the practical side handled. Your driver meets you at the airport with a name board, helps with luggage and takes you to the hotel. One day in Delhi takes in Humayun's Tomb, New Delhi and Old Delhi. After the drive to Agra you visit the Taj Mahal, and the road to Jaipur stops at Fatehpur Sikri.
The guide explains each place, and the driver and guide manage tickets, timing and luggage, so nothing needs organising on the ground. It starts from $320 per person, two travellers sharing. The honest limit is that it is brisk, with drives of roughly three to four hours to Agra, five to Jaipur and five to six back to Delhi.
Best for: First time visitors who want a car, a driver and a guide handling the small details from the airport onwards.
Worth knowing: The Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, so we match your dates before confirming, and the days are full.
How to choose between these
- Choose the 7-day journey if you want one week with a full day in each city and no long drives on consecutive days.
- Choose the 5-day journey if your leave is short, or if the Golden Triangle is one stop on a longer trip.
- Choose the gentle pace journey if you would rather have a rest day and a single dawn start than see more.
- Choose the first timers plan if this is your first visit to India and you want the arrival and the road looked after.
- Tell us your dates early, so we can order the days around Fridays at the Taj Mahal and Mondays at the Red Fort.
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