DAILY ITINERARY
Day 1 – Monday 18 Oct | In Transit – Arrival in Delhi
Arrive on your international flight into Delhi. A Jasmine Trails representative will meet and transfer you to your hotel.
🛏 Hotel: Golden Haveli or similar
🍽 Meals: None
Day 2 – Tuesday 19 Oct | Discover New Delhi
Begin your exploration of India’s capital, a blend of Mughal grandeur and modern design.
Visit India Gate, Parliament House, and the President’s Palace before heading to Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, Delhi’s largest Sikh temple. Experience the peace of kirtan (devotional music) and observe volunteers preparing meals for thousands in the community kitchen.
🛏 Golden Haveli or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 3 – Wednesday 20 Oct | Old Delhi & Lodhi Gardens
Capture the organised chaos of Old Delhi – its narrow lanes, spice markets, and crumbling Mughal facades. Take a cycle-rickshaw ride through Chandni Chowk and photograph the vibrant street life.
Later, stroll through Lodhi Gardens, filled with 15th-century tombs and peaceful green spaces – perfect for soft-light photography.
🛏 Golden Haveli or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 4 – Thursday 21 Oct | Fly Delhi → Jodhpur (1½ hrs)
Morning flight to Jodhpur, the famed Blue City. Explore the majestic Mehrangarh Fort, rising above a sea of indigo houses.
Enjoy panoramic shots from the ramparts at golden hour.
🛏 Ratan Vilas or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 5 – Friday 22 Oct | Jodhpur Street Scenes
Wander through the Clock Tower Market where villagers sell spices, fabrics, and bangles. Capture candid portraits and local colour, from sari sellers to street dentists. Afternoon free for editing or optional blue-house photography walk.
🛏 Ratan Vilas or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 6 – Saturday 23 Oct | Jodhpur → Barli (4½ hrs)
Depart Jodhpur after breakfast for Barli, a peaceful rural village. Stay within a beautifully restored heritage fort hotel. Photograph daily life – potters, schoolchildren, temples, and colourful markets.
🛏 Fort Barli 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 7 – Sunday 24 Oct | Barli → Jaipur via Bagru (4½ hrs)
Morning photo session around Barli’s lakes and farmlands, then drive to Jaipur, the famed Pink City and UNESCO World Heritage site. Stop en route in Bagru, known for traditional block-printing.
Evening orientation walk through the walled city and bazaars.
🛏 Narain Niwas Palace or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 8 – Monday 25 Oct | Jaipur Highlights & Markets
Photograph the Hawa Mahal, City Palace, and Jantar Mantar observatory.
Wander through the flower and spice markets bursting with colour. As Diwali approaches, Jaipur’s streets are illuminated – capture the city’s glow in the evening light.
🛏 Narain Niwas Palace or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 9 – Tuesday 26 Oct | Amber Fort & Elephant Sanctuary
Visit Amber Fort, the former royal capital, and photograph its intricate courtyards and mirrored halls.
Continue to a private elephant sanctuary, where you’ll meet, feed, and walk with rescued elephants. Enjoy a forest-style picnic lunch and a sunset shoot at Jal Mahal (Water Palace).
🛏 Narain Niwas Palace or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 10 – Wednesday 27 Oct | Jaipur → Agra (5 hrs)
Drive to Agra and witness the awe-inspiring Taj Mahal, shimmering in afternoon light. Explore additional Mughal monuments or photograph the Taj from across the Yamuna River at sunset.
🛏 Trident Agra or similar 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 11 – Thursday 28 Oct | Agra → Bateshwar (1½ hrs)
Journey into rural Uttar Pradesh to Bateshwar, famed for its riverbank temples and annual animal and religious fairs. Photograph villagers, pilgrims, and traders gathered along the Yamuna River.
🛏 Chambal Safari Lodge 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 12 – Friday 29 Oct | Bateshwar Fair & Diwali Celebrations
Spend the day at the Bateshwar Fair capturing scenes of devotion, livestock trading, and festival colour.
In the evening, return to photograph Diwali lights reflecting off the temples – a magical night of candles, chants, and colour.
🛏 Chambal Safari Lodge 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 13 – Saturday 30 Oct | River Safari & Return to Delhi (4½ hrs)
Early morning river safari on the Chambal River, home to gharials (fish-eating crocodiles), turtles, river dolphins, and myriad birds – perfect for wildlife photography.
Drive to Delhi, arriving late afternoon.
🛏 Pride Plaza or Lemon Tree Premier (Aerocity) 🍽 Breakfast • Lunch • Dinner
Day 14 – Sunday 31 Oct | Depart Delhi → Home
Transfer to the international airport f
