21 days · Full pace
India in 21 days: north, south and the Himalaya
Three weeks is enough to do India properly once: the monuments, the desert, a Himalayan stretch and a Keralan decompression.
Route: Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Jodhpur → Udaipur → Varanasi → Kochi → Munnar → Alleppey
Day by day
Days 1–3
Delhi and Agra
Ease in, then the Taj at sunrise.
Days 4–9
Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur with two nights each and craft time between.
Days 10–12
Varanasi
Sunrise boat, evening aarti, Sarnath and a lot of slow watching.
Days 13–15
Fly south to Kochi
Fort Kochi, the spice markets and the Arabian Sea.
Days 16–18
Munnar and Thekkady
Tea estates, Eravikulam and a plantation walk.
Days 19–21
Backwaters and departure
Houseboat night, a beach day, then home from Kochi.
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Questions about this route
Do I need internal flights?
Yes — at least two. Overland between Rajasthan, Varanasi and Kerala would consume five days of the trip.
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