India Itinerary: 7, 10 & 14 Days (2026)
Disclosure: This article contains affiliate links. If you make a booking through these links, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. ✅ Quick Answer For a first trip, 10 days works best: the classic Golden Triangle - Delhi (3 nights), Agra (1 night) and Jaipur (2-3 nights) - plus Udaipur (2-3 nights), linked by the Gatimaan Express (Delhi-Agra, around 100 minutes) and the Ajmer Shatabdi (Delhi-Jaipur, about 6h45m). Seven days? Stick to the Golden Triangle only. Fourteen? Add Kerala’s backwaters for a slower, greener close to the trip. Travel October-March for the cool, dry weather that makes the forts and the Taj Mahal comfortable to explore, and book an e-Tourist Visa online well ahead - India has no visa-on-arrival for most Western passports. Planning an India Itinerary? Get the Visa and the Calendar Right First Land in Delhi on a whim, pencil in your Taj Mahal day for whatever date happens to fit, and there’s a real chance you’ve picked a Friday - the one day of the week the Taj closes its doors to sightseers for prayers inside the mosque on the complex. It trips up more first-timers than any packing mistake ever will, and it’s completely avoidable once you know the rule. ...