Two weeks · second-timer's India (Golden Triangle + Udaipur + Kerala)
You've done the North before. This adds the South's most-loved state.
Rajasthan's romantic city + Kerala's backwaters, bolted onto a Golden Triangle refresher. One long domestic flight in the middle.
Best seasonNov – Feb
Length14 days
Budget£3,000–£4,500 pp exc. flights (mix of heritage + mid-tier + one houseboat).
Day by day
- DAY 01DelhiArrival
Land + Old Delhi rickshaw at dusk.
- DAY 02DelhiHumayun's + Qutub
Morning + afternoon. Dinner at Bukhara.
- DAY 03AgraDelhi → Agra by driver
Agra Fort at sunset.
- DAY 04JaipurTaj sunrise + drive Jaipur
First-slot Taj + drive.
- DAY 05JaipurAmber + City Palace
Full day.
- DAY 06UdaipurFly Jaipur → Udaipur
Arrive by dinner. Lake Pichola boat ride.
- DAY 07UdaipurCity Palace + Bagore-ki-Haveli
Palace + free dance evening.
- DAY 08UdaipurKumbhalgarh + Ranakpur
Day-trip: fort + Jain temples.
- DAY 09KochiFly Udaipur → Kochi
Long travel day + evening Kathakali show.
- DAY 10KochiFort Kochi + Mattancherry
Chinese nets + Jew Town + spice markets.
- DAY 11MunnarKochi → Munnar
Drive (~4 hrs). Tea plantation stay.
- DAY 12MunnarTea Museum + Eravikulam
Tea tour + national park.
- DAY 13AlleppeyMunnar → Alleppey houseboat
Board 12 pm, sleep on backwaters.
- DAY 14KochiAlleppey → Kochi → fly
Morning off boat + fly home.
Pack this
- Layers — cool + warm both
- Modest + beachwear
- Rain shell
- Cash in ₹500 notes
- One nice outfit
One dispatch a month