This exceptional journey is built as a city-by-city tasting route, this journey connects India’s most influential food centres without rushing between them. Delhi sets the tempo with markets and street food, Lucknow slows the pace with royal kitchens and old quarters, Varanasi layers food into daily ritual, and Kolkata finishes with markets, sweets, and colonial-era influences. The route prioritizes timing and contrast—street and formal, heavy and light, fast and slow—so the experience deepens as the journey progresses. You will meet food experts and have once in a lifetime culinary encounters.
Farbound Tour Director for local knowledge and on-trip assistance, supported by expert local guides
English-speaking Tour Director by default, with additional language support available on request
All monuments, domestic experiences, safari permits where applicable, expert naturalists, and experience tickets as outlined
Premium hotels by default, with options to upgrade hotel tiers
All scheduled surface travel and local transfers by private vehicle
Daily breakfast plus select lunches and dinners as mentioned
Curated for You
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
Comfort, scaled to Fit
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
Connections, Not Crowd
Trips designed around your interests, pace, and preferences
11 Days from
$2,750 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
Age : 10–75
Day 1 - Delhi Food and Heritage Layers
Local sightseeing with short walking sections
- Start in Old Delhi—tight lanes, spice markets, and neighbourhood temples—then take a rickshaw ride through the heart of it.
- Move into New Delhi for a change of scale: broad avenues, landmark architecture, and calmer spaces.
- Visit Humayun’s Tomb (and/or nearby heritage areas) for a strong first‑day monument without overfilling the schedule.
- Break for lunch at a well‑chosen spot matched to mood and appetite without locking into a fixed venue.
- End the day with dinner at Bukhara in ITC Maurya for a classic North Indian grill experience.
- Personalize: Swap Old Delhi for a museum‑led route if you prefer less street intensity
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner
Le Meridien, Taj Hotel, or similar
Day 2 - Agra Fort and Craft Layers
Drive to Agra
- Arrive in Agra with timing tuned for heat and access windows.
- Agra Fort guided visit paced for shade, steps, and crowd flow.
- Stop at a zardozi workshop for a clear process‑and‑craft layer.
- Break for lunch at The Mughal restaurant at Clarks Shiraz.
- Keep dinner open‑plan and shaped around guest mood and appetite
- Add a slower hotel‑first afternoon, or extend the craft layer if you prefer more depth.
Breakfast,
Lunch
ITC Mughal, Clarks Shiraz or similar
Day 3 - Taj Mahal Morning, Then Jaipur
Taj Mahal visit, then overland transfer to the Pink city
- Visit the Taj Mahal timed carefully for light and crowd conditions.
- Drive onward to Jaipur with buffers and comfort stops rather than tight connections.
- Stop for lunch at a well‑known en‑route restaurant for a simple, reliable mid‑way break.
- Visit Abhaneri Stepwell if timing, access, and heat align smoothly.
- Arrive in Jaipur and keep the check‑in and evening plan calm and unhurried.
- Trip lead manages sequencing so the day stays on schedule without feeling rushed.
- Dine at the famou Jharokha resteaurant at ITC Rajputana, or choose to customize your dinner plans with the trip lead - based on your food interests and mood.
- Personalize: Add an Agra buffer night, or reduce en‑route stops for an earlier Jaipur arrival.
Breakfast,
Lunch
ITC Rajputana
Day 4 - Jaipur Forts and City Craft
Local sightseeing with short walking sections
- City Palace and Jantar Mantar with paced viewing time
- Amber Fort planned around access and congestion peaks
- Textile and block-printing layer focused on technique and context
- Lunch timed for shade and a calmer afternoon block
- Trip lead adjusts walking load and sequencing live
- Personalize: Add a quieter gallery circuit, or go deeper on craft workshops
Breakfast,
Lunch
ITC Rajputana
Day 5 - Fly to Lucknow
Domestic flight routing with private transfers on both ends
- Arrive in Lucknow and shift into a slower, food-led rhythm
- Imambara complex visit paced for heat and step intensity
- Meals used to explore the city’s culinary identity without overbooking
- Time protected for rest between heritage and evening dining
- Trip lead keeps the day responsive to arrival energy
- Personalize: Add a market-and-snack crawl, or keep it formal dining only
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner
Taj Mahal Lucknow, or similar
Day 6 - Lucknow Old Quarters and Residency
Guided tour of Lucknow
- British Residency ruins with context, not rushed narration
- Optional old-city lanes if you want more street-food texture
- Midday block protected for rest and a slower lunch
- Evening pacing flexed based on dining intensity preference
- Trip lead adjusts walking load and route order live
- Personalize: Add a cooking-style experience, or keep it heritage-heavy
Breakfast
Taj Mahal Lucknow, or similar
Day 7 - Fly to Varanasi
Flight to Varanasi
- Arrive and keep the first hours unhurried
- Walk-led ghat layers planned around crowd peaks and access
- Meal timing kept calm to avoid rushing between river and city time
- Evening can stay quiet by default unless you want deeper layers
- Trip lead keeps pacing responsive rather than pre-decided
- Personalize: Add a longer ghat walk, or keep it hotel-led recovery
Breakfast,
Lunch
Taj Ganges, Ramada or similar
Day 8 - Sarnath and Sunrise on the Ganges
Local sightseeing
- Sunrise private boat ride (group charter) timed for light and river conditions
- Sarnath and museum sequenced for heat and access windows
- The rest of the day stays flexible for rest or additional food layers
- Walking and standing time kept controlled with private transport support
- Trip lead protects downtime if early start fatigue builds
- Personalize: Add more ghat time, or reduce walking and keep the day slower
Breakfast,
Lunch,
Dinner
Taj Ganges, Ramada or similar
Day 9 - Fly to Kolkata
Flight to Kolkata with private transfers
- Arrive and begin with a clear, walkable heritage layer
- Victoria Memorial timed for access and crowd flow
- Market time planned with comfort and pacing, not chaos
- Meals spaced to keep appetite and energy stable
- Trip lead tunes the day around traffic and your preferred intensity
- Personalize: Add a deeper street-food circuit, or keep it heritage-first
Breakfast,
Dinner
JW Marriott, Taj Bengal or similar
Day 10 - Kolkata's Charm and Craft Districts
Local sightseeing with short walking sections
- Early flower market visit timed for peak activity and better light
- Kumartuli clay-idol district for process, studios, and craft context
- Heritage walk layer if you want an additional city frame
- Afternoon left open for rest or one final dining layer
- Trip lead calibrates walking load, breaks, and transport gaps live
- Personalize: Add a Kolkata buffer night, or extend onward to Darjeeling or Sikkim
Breakfast,
Lunch
JW Marriott, Taj Bengal or similar
Day 11 - Departure back home, or towards extension
Departure transfer
- Unhurried morning with time to pack and settle
- Private transfer aligned to flight timing and traffic windows
- Support available for routing, check‑in, and last‑minute needs
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Food Tour of India
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Food Tour of India
11 Days from
$2,750 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
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