Golden triangle term applies to Delhi/Agra/Jaipur. This is the most popular tourist circuit in India. Golden triangle tour offers you a dazzling glimpse of the epitome of love "The Taj Mahal" & a hue of hospitality in the Pink city Jaipur.
Tour is blend of English/Mughal/Hindu rule in India. Where in Delhi you have opportunity to know about English/Mughal rule in India, on other hand in Agra you can see Mughal's time buildings & in Jaipur Hindus palace like Amber Fort & City Palace.
Before we proceed to the Itinerary we should have a short look of these three cities.
Delhi is the capital of India, and is one of the oldest continually inhabited cities in the world. Having been the capital of several empires in ancient India, Delhi was a major city in the old trade routes from northwest India to the Gangetic Plains. Many ancient monuments, archaeological sites and remains of national importance have been erected in its history.
The Mughals built a section of the city (now known as Old City or Old Delhi) that served as the capital of Mughal Empire for a long period. During the British Raj, New Delhi was built as an administrative quarter of the city. New Delhi was declared the capital of India after India gained independence from British rule in 1947. Delhi currently has many renowned monuments and landmarks such as the Tughlaqabad fort and the Qutub Minar, the Jama Masjid, the Bahá'í Lotus temple, the Humayun's tomb, the Red Fort, India Gate and the Magnificent President's house (Rashtrapati Bhavan).
Agra pronunciation is a city on the banks of the Yamuna River in Uttar Pradesh, India. It finds mention in the epic Mahabharata when it was called Agrabana are Paradise. Ptolemy, the famous second century A.D. geographer, marked it on his map of the world as Agra.
It achieved fame as the capital of the Mughal emperors from 1526 to 1658 and remains a major tourist destination because of its many splendid Mughal-era buildings, most notably the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, all three of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Jaipur is a popular tourist and meetings destination, considered part of the "Golden Triangle" travel circuit, along with Delhi and Agra. Its history dates back almost three hundred years, and it was the first planned city in India, resulting in broad avenues and plentiful gardens. Known as the "Pink City", as many buildings were painted pink to mark the arrival of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII) in 1876, Jaipur offers charm along with striking architecture, on display in its many temples, palaces and heritage buildings.
Attractions include the Amber and Jaigarh Forts, which reflect the medieval architecture of India, and the Jantar Mantar observatory. The city is also gaining prominence as a commercial destination, with established industries in handicrafts, gems, garments and textiles and future investment from international companies in the information technology and biotechnology fields.
There are serveral other tourist places which you can club with golden Triangle Tour. Some of them are as below :
- Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Varanasi - Delhi
- Delhi - Mandawa - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi
- Delhi - Agra - Jaipur - Udaipur - Delhi
- Delhi - Jaipur - Agra - Delhi - Rishikesh - Delhi
- Delhi-Jaipur-Agra-Gwalior-Delhi
- Delhi-Agra-Gwalior-Shivpuri-Swai Madhopur-Jaipur-Delhi