The best Golden Triangle tour with Varanasi is our Golden Triangle with Varanasi, eight days from $460 per person for two travellers sharing. It runs Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Varanasi with your own car, driver and local guides. Flights are not included.
This page is for travellers who want the Golden Triangle and the river city of Varanasi in one trip. Varanasi is far from the triangle, so the link is a flight, and flights are not included in our journeys.
We ranked journeys by days in Varanasi, pace and how well the Golden Triangle is covered first. The Taj Mahal is closed on Fridays, and we plan around that.
Golden Triangle with Varanasi
- 8 days / 7 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Varanasi
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Eight days: Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and Varanasi. You get the full Golden Triangle first, then fly to Varanasi for the Ganges ghats and the old city with a local guide.
Your car and driver are with you on the road legs. From $460 per person, two sharing.
Best for: First-time visitors who want a wider India.
Worth knowing: Needs a flight that is not included.
Golden Triangle and Varanasi, at leisure
- 10 days / 9 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Varanasi
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Ten days over the same route with more time in each place, including Varanasi.
From $550 per person, two sharing.
Best for: Travellers who want to relax.
Worth knowing: Ten days is a long commitment.
Varanasi and the Taj
- 5 days / 4 nights
- Delhi · Agra · Varanasi
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Five days: Delhi, Agra and Varanasi. It leaves out Jaipur but keeps the Taj Mahal and the river.
From $320 per person, two sharing.
Best for: Travellers with five days.
Worth knowing: No Jaipur.
Varanasi, Rishikesh and the Taj
- 9 days / 8 nights
- Delhi · Rishikesh · Agra · Varanasi
- Own car and driver, licensed guide
Nine days adding Rishikesh to Agra and Varanasi, with an emphasis on the spiritual side of North India.
From $505 per person, two sharing.
Best for: Spiritual travellers.
Worth knowing: No Jaipur.
How to choose between these
- Choose the 8-day for the full triangle plus Varanasi.
- Choose the 10-day for a slower pace.
- Choose Varanasi and the Taj if you have five days.
- Choose the nine-day with Rishikesh for a spiritual focus.
- Budget for flights separately.
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