The best Golden Triangle tour for vegetarians is our Golden Triangle food journey: six days across Delhi, Agra and Jaipur from $365 per person for two travellers sharing. Meals shape the days, and vegetarian dishes are easy to find at every stop when you tell us in advance. For a standard route, our 5-day private Golden Triangle works as well.
This page is for vegetarians planning north India. In general terms it is an easy country for it: vegetarian cooking is part of everyday food in Delhi, Agra and Jaipur, and most restaurants list vegetarian dishes clearly. Any Golden Triangle journey can work, and the question is how much you want food to be part of the trip.
We ranked the journeys on how closely they follow food, how well a guide can choose where you eat and how the days are paced. We cannot promise a particular restaurant or menu, and we do not give medical or allergy advice. Tell us your diet when we plan, and we build the meals around it. All journeys are private. Flights are not included.
Golden Triangle food journey
- 6 days / 5 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Six days across Delhi, Agra and Jaipur in which meals shape the day. Day one is a guided food walk through Old Delhi, with the Khari Baoli spice market and Humayun's Tomb. Day two is the Yamuna Expressway to Agra, Agra Fort and the Taj viewpoint at Mehtab Bagh. Day three continues to Jaipur by way of Fatehpur Sikri, and the two Jaipur days cover Amber Fort, the old city bazaars, a Rajasthani thali and the City Palace.
It suits vegetarians because the guide chooses stops with your diet in mind, and dishes such as paratha, chaat, kachori and a vegetarian thali are everyday food along the route. You travel with your own air-conditioned car and driver and a licensed guide in each city, from $365 per person, two travellers sharing. Cooking classes can be discussed when we plan.
Best for: Vegetarians who want the Golden Triangle to include real tasting time, with a guide who knows where to eat.
Worth knowing: Street food is optional, so start gently if your stomach is sensitive, and the Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays.
5-Day Private Golden Triangle
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Five days for the classic circuit: a Delhi day with Humayun's Tomb and Old Delhi, the drive to Agra and Agra Fort, the Taj Mahal at first light on day three, then Fatehpur Sikri on the road to Jaipur and a last morning at Amber Fort before the drive back to Delhi.
Food is not the theme, but a vegetarian traveller eats well on it: hotels and the restaurants the driver and guide suggest all list vegetarian dishes. It suits those who want the main sights at an easy pace and would rather not plan around meals. You have a private car, driver and licensed guide in each city, from $320 per person, two travellers sharing. Tell us your diet when we plan.
Best for: Vegetarians who want the main sights at a steady pace without a food focus.
Worth knowing: Meals are lighter on planning than in the food journey, and the longest drives are days two, four and five.
Old Delhi food and lanes
- 1 day
- Old Delhi
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
A slow day in the oldest part of Delhi, on foot and by cycle rickshaw, starting around nine in the morning. Your guide meets you near Jama Masjid, and the route takes in Chandni Chowk, Khari Baoli spice market and several tasting stops for parathas, sweets and chaat.
Old Delhi has a large vegetarian tradition and most stops on this day are vegetarian, so it is an easy way to taste the city. It suits those who already have a Delhi stay and want a food day beside it. It is from $33 per person, two travellers sharing, with a private car and a local guide.
Best for: Travellers with a free day in Delhi who want to taste the old city.
Worth knowing: The lanes are crowded, narrow and loud, and some places close on Sundays.
Agra food and marble crafts
- 1 day
- Agra
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
A relaxed day in Agra built around what the city makes and eats. You visit a marble inlay workshop, sit down to lunch in a restaurant chosen for its kitchen, taste petha, the pumpkin sweet Agra is known for, and walk the old bazaars near Kinari Bazaar with your guide.
Agra has many vegetarian dishes, and the guide chooses restaurants and sweets with your needs in mind if you tell us beforehand. The day works on a Friday, because the Taj is not part of it. It is from $30 per person, two travellers sharing, with your own car and a licensed guide.
Best for: Vegetarians already staying in Agra who want a day of craft and food, including on a Friday.
Worth knowing: It leaves out the Taj Mahal and the other monuments, and street food in the bazaar is optional.
How to choose between these
- Choose the Golden Triangle food journey if you want meals to be part of the plan, with a guide choosing where you eat in each city.
- Choose the 5-day private Golden Triangle if you want the classic sights at an easy pace and are happy to eat at hotels and restaurants your driver suggests.
- Add Old Delhi food and lanes or Agra food and marble crafts as a single day to any stay in either city.
- Tell us your diet when we plan, whether vegetarian, vegan or with allergies, so the guide can check ingredients at each stop. We do not give medical advice, and we cannot promise a specific restaurant or menu.
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