This journey moves through places where daily life and belief are inseparable. It begins in North India’s historic cities, then follows the Ganges east to Varanasi—one of the world’s oldest living cities—where rituals unfold openly along the river from dawn to nightfall. From there, the route crosses into Nepal, slowing further in the Kathmandu Valley’s temple towns before opening out to Himalayan viewpoints and the lake city of Pokhara. The arc is deliberate: cities to rivers, rituals to mountains, movement giving way to stillness. Nothing is rushed, and nothing is treated as spectacle. All domestic flights and tickets are included.
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
14 Days from
$2,680 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
Age : 18–35
Day 1 - Delhi
Guided city exploration with private transport and short walks
- Meet your trip guide and begin exploring the contrasts of Old and New Delhi
- Experience Old Delhi by rickshaw, weaving through historic lanes, spice markets, and buzzing bazaars
- Visit Humayun’s Tomb and other key architectural landmarks of the capital
- New Delhi drive-through for broader context and orientation
- Evening at leisure, with support in planning how you’d like to spend it
- Personalize: Add an arrival-and-recovery day, or swap markets for a museum-led route
Lunch
Novotel Delhi
Day 2 - Exploring Delhi
Guided city exploration with private transport and short walks
- A second Delhi day gives you space to go deeper without rushing
- Choose between architecture-led, culture-led, or food-led exploration
- Add Qutub Minar if you prefer a stronger heritage focus today
- Curated lunch included, timed around heat and your preferred pacing
- Afternoon left open for rest, shopping, or an optional add-on experience
- Personalize: Shift the day earlier and lighter, or build it as a full museum-and-cafés day
Breakfast
Le Meridien
Day 3 - Agra
Private road transfer Delhi to Agra + composed arrival rhythm
- Travel to Agra with a composed midday rhythm and a planned lunch break en route
- Arrive and settle before introducing the Mughal-era cityscape and river-side atmosphere
- If timing allows, add a light first layer—gardens, viewpoints, or a short heritage pass
- Keep movement minimal so tomorrow’s Taj visit lands in the best light window
- Your trip lead manages timing around traffic, check-in flow, and crowd conditions
- Personalize: Keep the day strictly restorative, or add an evening viewpoint layer for a first visual read of Agra
Breakfast,
Lunch
Clarks Shiraz
Day 4 - Taj Mahal and Mughal Grandeur
Local sightseeing with short walking sections + private transport
- Visit the Taj Mahal at a carefully chosen time of day based on light and crowd logic
- Return for a reset, then continue to Agra Fort for history and architectural depth
- Afternoon kept flexible by design, with optional add-ons if you want more
- Included dinner planned for a comfortable, low-effort evening
- Personalize: Add Mehtab Bagh for a softer river view, or keep the day minimal after the Taj
Breakfast,
Dinner
Clarks Shiraz
Day 5 - Delhi
Drive to Delhi airport, then flight to Varanasi.
- Return to Delhi with a paced transfer and a clean arrival window
- Keep the day deliberately open, with one optional focus layer if you want it
- Choose a modern Delhi neighbourhood, a museum-led route, or a culinary-led exploration
- Time held for rest, spa, or a quiet evening reset before the next flight segment
- Personalize: Build this as a full modern Delhi day, or keep it entirely restorative
Breakfast
Novotel
Day 6 - Varanasi
Flight positioning day + riverside evening anchor
- Early departure by private vehicle to Delhi airport for the flight to Varanasi
- Arrive and settle into the river-city rhythm before moving to the ghats
- An evening Ganga aarti by boat forms the day’s central anchor—timed for atmosphere
- Keep walking minimal and movement clean, allowing the city to reveal itself slowly
- Your trip lead manages river timings, crowd flow, and the calmest viewing approach
- Personalize: If you prefer less ceremony time, replace the evening with a quieter ghat walk and a slower dinner plan
Breakfast
Clarks
Day 7 - Varanasi
Sunrise boat + heritage and walking layers with rest windows
- Start before dawn for a private sunrise boat ride on the Ganges
- Visit Sarnath and the museum for Buddhist history and a calmer cultural counterpoint
- Return for a guided walking tour that includes local food layers and lived-in lanes
- The day is paced to balance reverence, daily life, and rest windows between anchors
- Your trip lead keeps timing elastic around heat, crowds, and how slow you want to move
- Personalize: Shorten the walk and extend hotel downtime, or add a second ghat layer for more river time
Breakfast
Clarks
Day 8 - Delhi
Flight return + recovery-led day
- Fly back to Delhi and reset into a slower, hotel-forward rhythm
- Spa and relaxation day by design, with minimal planned movement
- Optional: a short evening plan only if you want it—kept low-effort and close-by
- Your trip lead keeps timing buffer-led for a calm transition into the next country segment
- Personalize: Add one light museum or gallery layer, or keep the day entirely at rest
Breakfast,
Dinner
Clarks
Day 9 - Kathmandu
Flight into Kathmandu + soft first layer
- Fly into Kathmandu and reset into the valley’s sacred geography and older urban texture
- Check in, then take a composed first layer—kept light after the flight
- A sunset pass can be added depending on arrival time, focused on atmosphere over coverage
- Local guide support keeps context precise and movement efficient
- Your trip lead coordinates timing so the day feels settled, not squeezed
- Personalize: Add a short Durbar Square layer if you arrive early, or keep the day hotel-forward and begin temples tomorrow
Breakfast,
Lunch
Radisson Hotel Kathmandu
Day 10 - Kathmandu
Guided sacred sites with private transport and short walks
- Visit Boudhanath and take time for a butter-lamp lighting moment within the stupa precinct
- Continue to Pashupatinath for the evening aarati ceremony, approached with clear context
- Add Patan’s artisan quarter for craft lanes, workshops, and Newar architectural texture
- The day balances sacred sites with human-scale neighbourhood layers, avoiding a rushed checklist
- Your trip lead and local guide tune timing live around ritual schedules and crowd movement
- Personalize: Add a museum layer in Patan, or keep the afternoon open and return fresh for aarati in the evening
Breakfast
Radisson Hotel Kathmandu
Day 11 - Nagarkot
Private drive for Himalayan view window + return to Kathmandu
- Early drive to Nagarkot for a Himalayan viewpoint window, timed for best visibility
- Hold time for slow viewing rather than rushing between spots
- Return to Kathmandu with a clean lunch window and space for rest
- If you want a second city layer, add it lightly—courtyards, craft lanes, or a quiet café pause
- Your trip lead adjusts timing live around weather, haze, and how long you want to stay on the ridge
- Personalize: If skies are unclear, switch to a Kathmandu heritage layer and keep the day entirely valley-based
Breakfast,
Lunch
Club Himalaya Nagarkot
Day 12 - Pokhara
Flight to Pokhara + gentle lake-city settle-in
- Fly to Pokhara and settle into a calmer landscape shaped by the lake and mountain horizon
- Keep the first day gentle—lakeside time, slow viewpoints, and a reset rhythm
- If you want an activity layer, add it short and clean to protect downtime
- The day is designed to feel spacious after multiple city shifts
- Your trip lead keeps movement minimal and adjusts timing around light and weather
- Personalize: Add a sunset boat layer, or keep the entire afternoon hotel-forward for recovery
Breakfast
Shangri La Village Resort
Day 13 - Pokhara
Full day with optional viewpoint layer + unhurried pacing
- A full Pokhara day for lakeside atmosphere and a slower Himalayan-facing pace
- Layer in a sunrise or early viewpoint moment if visibility is strong
- Keep midday open for rest, cafés, and unhurried shoreline time
- Add one cultural or neighbourhood layer only if you want more structure
- Your trip lead adjusts the day live based on weather, energy, and how slow you want to keep it
- Personalize: Add an extra night in Pokhara to avoid compressing the final-day departure routing
Breakfast
Shangri La Village Resort
Day 14 - Kathmandu
Flight back to Kathmandu + same-day international departure alignment
- Fly back to Kathmandu and align the day around your international departure window
- Routing is buffer-led, with your trip lead managing check-in timing and transfer logic end-to-end
- If your onward flight is later, a short, low-effort Kathmandu layer can be added without introducing risk
- Your trip lead will optimize the day based on your actual departure time
- Personalize: Add 1 extra night in Kathmandu for a calmer departure day and any final heritage layers before flying onward
Breakfast
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14 Days from
$2,680 USD* per person
Based on double occupancy
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