Luxury Rajasthan: Royal Treasures & Wilderness

Drive from Delhi to Jaipur and check into Oberoi Rajvilas — a 32-acre estate built around a 280-year-old Shiva temple that conducts puja ceremonies throughout the day. The estate's fountains, lotus ponds and peacocks provide a setting that gives the term 'hotel grounds' entirely new meaning. Dinner at Surya Mahal, where the menu draws on royal Rajasthani kitchen traditions.

Morning at Amber Fort with your private guide, who will spend two unhurried hours explaining the Sheesh Mahal's engineering and the political relationships between the Kachwaha Rajputs and the Mughal court. Afternoon at the City Palace and Jantar Mantar. The private after-dark access has been arranged through our long-standing relationships with heritage authorities — you will have the illuminated fort to yourselves.

Drive to Ranthambore and check into The Oberoi Vanyavilas — 25 luxury tented suites spread across 20 acres adjacent to the national park. Each suite has an outdoor bathtub and veranda; the property's naturalist team will brief you over drinks at the property's signature bonfire position on the resident tiger territories and current park activity.

Two game drives through Ranthambore National Park today — dawn and dusk — in the Vanyavilas's private vehicles with the property's own naturalists. Ranthambore has India's best record for visible tiger sightings; the ancient fort ruins that run through the park add a layer of historical atmosphere unique among Indian wildlife reserves.

Drive to Jodhpur and arrive at Umaid Bhawan Palace, still partly the residence of the Maharaja of Jodhpur — meaning you share the building with a living royal family, a distinction no other hotel in the world can quite match. The Art Deco interiors, commissioned in the late 1930s by a maharaja who had studied European palaces, are the most distinctive of any hotel in India.

The private after-hours tour of Mehrangarh Fort, one of India's most magnificent citadels, is arranged specifically for our guests — the fort closes to the public at 5:30pm; your group will enter at 6pm when the light is at its most dramatic on the sandstone and the fort is entirely empty except for your guide.

Drive to Udaipur and transfer by private boat from the City Palace jetty to the Taj Lake Palace — accessible only by water, floating at the precise centre of Lake Pichola. The original 18th-century pleasure palace of the Maharanas of Mewar, its marble architecture and lotus-pond courtyards reflect in the surrounding lake at every hour of the day differently.

Morning City Palace visit with your private guide. The private sunset boat cruise on Lake Pichola, staged exclusively for our guests with the City Palace lit behind you, is followed by a candlelit dinner at the Jharokha restaurant within the Lake Palace itself — a dinner setting unavailable on any standard tour.

Final morning at the Taj Lake Palace at leisure — the JIVA Spa, the rooftop pool, or simply the extraordinary visual privilege of watching Udaipur from the centre of its own lake. Private boat to the jetty and transfer to Udaipur Airport.

Yes — this route is well-established with excellent hotels and infrastructure, and our experienced guides and drivers handle every practical detail. First-time visitors consistently find it a superb introduction to India.

Private air-conditioned vehicles with experienced, dedicated drivers throughout. For longer distances we use India's excellent express trains or domestic flights where they improve the journey.

Absolutely. Duration, hotels, route and experiences can all be tailored to your preferences and budget — this itinerary is a starting point, not a fixed product. Contact us to plan your ideal trip.