Taste Of India

Your morning starts off with a thrilling Old Delhi Rickshaw-cum Street Food Tour led by Chef Rajiv Goel, the President of India Food Tourism. Apart from being a renowned and highly respected culinary expert Chef is a wonderful storyteller who will captivate you with his insights on Delhi’s food and cultural delights.

The curated food walk will take you down memory lane and introduce you to a fantastic range of flavours which Delhi has cradled lovingly since the beginning of time. 

From the 16th century classic Mughlai cuisine to the advent of Punjabi culture post-Independence, to the common man’s street food, the ever-popular chaat, you are going to dive joyfully into this amazing banquet of culinary delights. 

This will also be a wonderful opportunity to acquaint yourself with the aromas and colours of Khari Baoli, Asia largest Spice Market. This short but exciting walk in this atmospheric domain offers loads of photo ops of the hustle and bustle of vendors and buyers, coolies and hotly bargaining housewives—and people just hanging out.

Later, you get to see some of the iconic landmarks of New Delhi, the new capital bristling with British imperialistic swagger while replacing their old base, Calcutta.  You will also get to see that architectural marvel Humayun’s Tomb, whose perfection is said to be an inspiration for the Taj Mahal in Agra.

Divine Delhi - Spirituality And Beliefs Of India

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Old Delhi - Shahjahanbad Tour

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Old Delhi Breakfast Walk

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Old Delhi Brunch Food Walk

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Old Delhi Night Food Walk

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Old Delhi Tour on luxurious Rickshaws

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Religious Architecture of Delhi

Optional

This morning you will drive to Agra. 

Check-in at your hotel and just relax.

The rest of your time is at leisure.

Later, you are going to have the most wonderful time witnessing the splendour of one of the world’s most famous monuments—The Taj Mahal. We’ve lined up some really special viewings for you—one, the Taj at sunset from the lovely Mehtab Bagh, and later on, over cocktails from the terrace of a hotel.

The Taj is magical at sunrise, and you can’t miss it for anything. Be sure to grab lots of photos of these beautiful moments for your memory bank.

Still bemused by this early morning wonderous tryst with the Taj we head out to Jaipur via Fatehpur Sikri, where we’ll make a short halt for you to spend some time marvelling over Emperor Akbar’s abandoned capital. The stone carvings in this architectural masterpiece are mind-blowing. 

Imagine, after all that grand planning they had to quit Fatehpur Sikri because of huge water problems!

On arrival in Jaipur, you will check-in at your hotel and get ready for a lovely rural experience near the city.

In Jaipur, you are going to thrill to an exceptional Interactive cooking session at Ikaki Bagh, a model organic farm. You are going to love this authentic Indian Home and Kitchen Experience and a slice of Indian culture.

You’ll get to visit a local market to refresh the senses with the fragrance of fresh spices and vegetables. This experience combines hands-on learning of Indian cuisine, followed by indulging the tummy and heart with the cooked delicacies. 

Today, you are simply going to indulge in a fabulous exploration of Jaipur’s many allurements— from heritage monuments to palace museums, from antique bazaars to picturesque gardens. 

The visit to Amber Fort, located a short drive away from the city, introduces you to the stunning Sheesh Mahal, or Palace of Mirrors. Immerse yourself in the reflection of hundreds of images of you in this spectacular hall.

Amber was the original bastion of the Kachwahas, the rulers of Jaipur/Amer state. Jaipur was the fantastic new capital built to replace it by Maharaja Swai Jai Singh II in the 17th century.

The rest of your time is at leisure.

You will love this wonderful learning experience of one of Jaipur’s most notable crafts which goes back many centuries. The Block Printing workshop opens up a window to this great ancestral artisanal tradition followed by Rajasthan’s Chippa community. 

The Chippas were originally from Bagru Village, an area now famous for its vegetable dye and mud resist (dabu) block prints. In traditional Bagru style block printing, the ‘recipes’ for the traditional plant-based dyes are developed within each family and kept alive for generations. The art of block printing has branched out in recent decades to other regions such as Sanganer near Jaipur. 

The rest of your time is at leisure.

Today you will drive from Jaipur to the desert outpost of Jodhpur, which served as an important staging post for caravans on the Indian part of the ancient Silk Route. 

On arrival in Jodhpur, you will have a seamless check-in at the hotel, where you can chill for the rest of the day. 

You have a unique culinary evening to look forward to.

Dinner this evening is being held at the very popular Indique Restaurant. You will reflect on the many charms of this beautiful city, also known as the ‘Blue City’ as you settle down for an evening of top-class dining. 

Over fusion sundowners you will enjoy some exceptional views of the mighty Mehrangarh Fort which rears above the city skyline. The 360-degree panorama from the terrace picks out several other Jodhpur highlights such as the Umaid Bhawan, Jaswant Thada, Clock Tower and Gulab Sagar .

Having explored the great highlights of Jodhpur in the daylight we will venture out to the city outskirts to Mharo Khet, a unique farm, which still follows very old sustainable farming principles which lean towards everything organic.

This is a rare opportunity to enjoy an exceptional culinary adventure in Rajasthan’s hot desert landscapes. It is an unparalleled experience that combines everything the farm offers–an immersive farm tour, a delectable dining experience and submersion in nature. The plant-forward dining experience consists of a 9-course, pre-plated meal.

The private cooking demonstration highlights farm-to table recipes. Guests get to forage ingredients from the fields which will then be incorporated in the cooking class.  You can even get involved in the cooking process with the chefs.

An added allurement of the total experience if a wonderful cultural programme ‘AAJ RANG HAI’ where guests can enjoy a private Sufi and traditional Rajasthani musical concert by the manganiyars from western Rajasthan.

Today, we will drive to the erstwhile royal bastion of the Mewar rulers, Udaipur. This city of fairytale palaces and beautiful lakes is one of the world’s leading destinations for weddings, honeymoons and romantic trysts.

En route, we will make a short stopover for you to admire the stunning stone craft of the legendary Ranakpur Jain Temples.

On reaching Udaipur check-in at your hotel and just relax.

The rest of your time is at leisure.

This morning, we are going to show you the most admirable highlights of Udaipur. Some star points include the world-famous Jag Nivas, the water palace on Lake Pichola, the City Palace Museum, as well as the other palaces, temples, bazaars etc in this atmospheric city.

In the evening you will enjoy a leisurely boat ride at sunset on the tranquil Lake Pichola

Today, we fly back to Delhi and plunge into the city’s Diwali celebrations.

You are going to spend your day with a local family. You will get a firsthand experience of how locals spend this most auspicious festival of lights, known as Diwali. You can join the family in a series of exciting rituals which are part of all the festivities, which include—Making colourful rangolis; lighting diyas, candles and decorating the house.; experiencing the rituals of Diwali Lakshmi Puja along with the local family at the shrine of the house performed by a holy priest— and then tucking into a delicious Indian dinner with traditional savoury and sweet dishes.

This morning is at leisure for you to pursue what interests you in this historic city when it is in a festive mood.

A 1-day food-walk does not suffice to get the full flavour of Delhi’s fabulous culinary traditions in its eat streets. Every market, neigbourhood community centre offers some culinary indulgence or the other to the locals. So, do explore at will. 

After a whole day of sauntering around Delhi, we will dine at a real posh restaurant—Indian Accent, which has many accolades from home and abroad. Award-winning Chef Manish Malhotra continues to wow guests with his innovative slant on even traditional Indian favourites. The restaurant is rated as one of World’s best 50 restaurants, so you can imagine the grandeur and beauty of the dishes on offer!

Indian food has been seeing a trend towards modernity and well-known chefs are exploring options of creating modern dishes with indigenous products.

We will experience a special meal in one of the finest modern Indian restaurants in the country where celebrity chef Manish Mehrotra will rustle up an array of dishes that are his own interpretations of Indian dishes combined with flavours and techniques from across the world.

You will be escorted from your hotel to Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport, to board your flight for home.