One of the trips I most want to do is to travel to India and discover more about the culture and the food (spicy and vegetarian delicious food). It will be our first travel to this big country, and we expect to focus mostly on the north.

Probably with Covid-19 we will do this only in a couple years. We want to travel to India mostly to visit the Taj Mahal as I am trying to visit all the 7 new wonders of the world (only 3 missing!). Of course, India is not only the Taj Mahal and we expect visit many other wonders.

I will travel with my girlfriend Diana. As always, we expect to do most of travel independently but in some places or cities, we might get some guides to help us navigate.

We have around 2 weeks to travel that we can eventually extend for a little bit.

Of course we must be prepared for a great cultural shock and contact with poverty, garbage and tourist traps that cannot be seen on the beautiful pictures of the places.

How to get there

We will travel directly from Porto (Portugal) to Delhi with a scale in one of the major European Capitals. If we have time maybe we add a 2 days stopover somewhere, for example Istambul or Dubai.

Travel Itinerary

Our idea is to focus on the Golden Triangle (Dehli, Agra and Jaipur) and also include Varanasi. The itinerary is not yet defined but will be something like the map above. Maybe we have time to introduce another city like Jaisalmer or the Ranthambore National Park to see tigers, Nikaner or Jodhpur.

First Time in India - image 1 - student project

Accomodation

We usually stay in hostels and small hotels/ accommodations but following some friends advice we expect to look for better accommodation without spending much money. Maybe we can mix this with staying with some families.

First Time in India - image 2 - student project

Itinerary Highlights

Dehli Highlights

Old and new Dehli
Humayun’s Thomb
Qutab Minar
Red Fort
Akshardham Temple
Jama Masjid

First Time in India - image 3 - student project

Jaipur Highlights

Palace of the Winds
Amber Fort
Jal Mahal
Jaigarh Fort
Albert Hall Museum

First Time in India - image 4 - student project

Agra Highlights

Taj Mahal
Agra Fort
Fatehpur Sikri
Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb

First Time in India - image 5 - student project

Varanasi Highlights

Ganges River
Dasaswamedh Ghat
Dhamek Stupa
Shri Kashi Vishwanath Temple

First Time in India - image 6 - student project

Others

Golden City of Jaisalmer
Tiger Safari in Ranthambore National Park
Jodhpur

First Time in India - image 7 - student project

As always so much to see and not time enough for it.

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Ricardo Mendes

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