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Itinerary

  1. Day 1

    Delhi

    Optional Activities

    • Hidden Gems of Delhi Urban Adventure
    • Gandhi's Delhi Urban Adventure
    • Delhi Food Walk Urban Adventure
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  2. Day 2

    Delhi - Bikaner

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Old Delhi walking & rickshaw tour
    • Visit to the Jama Masjid Mosque
    • Sheeshganj Gurudwara (Sikh Temple)
    Landmarks
    Chandni Chowk
    Jama Masjid
    Sheeshganj Gurudwara
  3. Day 3

    Bikaner

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led walking tour through old city

    Optional Activities

    • Junagarh Fort
    Landmarks
    Junagarh Fort
  4. Day 4

    Bikaner - Jaisalmer

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Jaisalmer Folklore Museum
    Landmarks
    Jaisalmer Folklore Museum
    Itinerary Image 1
  5. Day 5

    Jaisalmer

    Landmarks
    Jaisalmer Fort
    Jain Temples of Jaisalmer
  6. Day 6

    Thar Desert

    Meals
    Dinner (Traditional Rajasthani dinner with chapati, dal, rice and vegetables)

    Included Activities

    • Jeep drive to Thar Desert
    • Traditional Rajasthani dinner experience

    Optional Activities

    • Overnight Desert Camp
    Landmarks
    Thar Desert
  7. Day 7

    Thar Desert - Jodhpur

    Meals
    Breakfast (Simple breakfast)

    Included Activities

    • Sunrise over sand dunes
    Landmarks
    Jodhpur
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  8. Day 8

    Jodhpur

    Optional Activities

    • Meherangarh Fort
    • Elevator Mehrangarh Fort
    • Bishnoi villages day trip
    Landmarks
    Mehrangarh Fort
    Bishnoi Villages
  9. Day 9

    Jodhpur - Udaipur

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led walking tour
    Landmarks
    Lake Pichola
    Udaipur Bazaars
    Itinerary Image 1
  10. Day 10

    Udaipur

    Optional Activities

    • Lake Pichola boat ride
    • City Palace
    • Cooking class
    • Sajjan Garh Palace (Monsoon Palace)
    • Shilpgram craft village
    • Cultural performance
    Landmarks
    Jag Mandir
    Jag Niwas
    City Palace
    Sajjan Garh (Monsoon Palace)
    Shilpgram
  11. Day 11

    Udaipur - Pushkar

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led walking tour
    • Pushkar Lake and ghats walk
    Landmarks
    Pushkar Lake
    Pushkar Ghats
    Pushkar Temples
    Pushkar Bazaar
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  12. Day 12

    Pushkar

    Optional Activities

    • Sunrise at Savitri Temple
    • Brahma Temple
    Landmarks
    Savitri Temple
    Brahma Temple
  13. Day 13

    Pushkar - Jaipur

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led walking & market tour

    Optional Activities

    • Palace of the Winds (Hawa Mahal)
    Landmarks
    Hawa Mahal (Palace of the Winds)
    Jaipur Market
  14. Day 14

    Jaipur

    Optional Activities

    • Amber Fort
    • City Palace
    • Balloon Safari
    • Bollywood Movie at Raj Mandir Cinema
    Landmarks
    Amber Fort
    Jaipur City Palace
    Raj Mandir Cinema
  15. Day 15

    Jaipur - Abhaneri

    Included Activities

    • Chand Baori stepwell
    • Harshat Mata Temple visit
    Landmarks
    Chand Baori
    Harshat Mata Temple
    Itinerary Image 1
  16. Day 16

    Abhaneri - Agra

    Included Activities

    • Taj Mahal

    Optional Activities

    • Fatehpur Sikri
    Landmarks
    Taj Mahal
    Fatehpur Sikri
    Sheroes Hangout
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  17. Day 17

    Agra - Varanasi

    Optional Activities

    • Taj Mahal sunrise visit
    • Agra Fort
    • Akbar's Mausoleum
    Landmarks
    Red Fort
    Akbar's Mausoleum
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  18. Day 18

    Varanasi

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Old City walking tour

    Optional Activities

    • Sunset candle flower ceremony
    • Sunset Ganges boat cruise
    Landmarks
    Old City, Varanasi
    Ganges River
    Dashashwamedh Ghat
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  19. Day 19

    Varanasi

    Optional Activities

    • Sunrise Ganges boat trip
    • Manikarnika Ghat and Vishnu Temple
    • Sarnath
    Landmarks
    Manikarnika Ghat
    Vishnu Temple
    Sarnath
  20. Day 20

    Varanasi - Delhi

    Optional Activities

    • Vishwanath Temple
    • Kriti Gallery
    Landmarks
    Vishwanath Temple
    Kriti Gallery
  21. Day 21

    Delhi

  22. Day 22

    Delhi - Trivandrum

    Optional Activities

    • Group dinner in Trivandrum
    Landmarks
    Trivandrum
  23. Day 23

    Trivandrum - Varkala

    Landmarks
    Varkala Beach
    Itinerary Image 1
  24. Day 24

    Varkala

  25. Day 25

    Varkala - Kerala Backwaters

    Included Activities

    • Kerala Backwaters - Pole boat ride
    • Kerala Backwaters - Guided village walk
    Landmarks
    Alappuzha (Alleppey)
    Kerala Backwaters
  26. Day 26

    Kerala Backwaters - Kochi

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led Fort Kochi walking tour

    Optional Activities

    • Kathakali performance
    Landmarks
    Fort Kochi
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  27. Day 27

    Kochi

    Optional Activities

    • Dutch Palace
    • Kathakali performance
    • Urban Adventure tour - Aromas of Kochi
    Landmarks
    Mattancherry
    Dutch Palace (Kochi Palace)
    Jewish Synagogue, Kochi
  28. Day 28

    Kochi - Periyar

    Included Activities

    • Periyar - Spice plantation visit
    Landmarks
    Periyar National Park
    Periyar Spice Farm
  29. Day 29

    Periyar

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Optional Activities

    • Periyar - Guided nature walk
    • Ayurvedic massage
    Landmarks
    Periyar National Park
  30. Day 30

    Periyar - Madurai

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led walking tour

    Optional Activities

    • Sri Meenakshi Temple
    Landmarks
    Sri Meenakshi Temple
    Madurai Bazaars
  31. Day 31

    Madurai - Mysuru

    Optional Activities

    • Gandhi Museum
    • Aayiram Kaal Mandapam
    Landmarks
    Gandhi Museum
    Aayiram Kaal Mandapam
  32. Day 32

    Mysuru

    Included Activities

    • Leader-led walking tour

    Optional Activities

    • Keshava Temple
    Landmarks
    Mysore Palace
    Keshava Temple
  33. Day 33

    Mysuru - Hampi

    Optional Activities

    • Maharaja's Palace
    • Chamundi Hill & Temple
    Landmarks
    Sri Chamundeswari Temple
    Chamundi Hill
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  34. Day 34

    Hampi

    Optional Activities

    • Vittala Temple
    Landmarks
    Vittala Temple
    Tungabhadra River
  35. Day 35

    Hampi - Goa

    Meals
    Breakfast

    Included Activities

    • Vijayanagar Empire ruins exploration
    Landmarks
    Vijayanagar Empire Ruins
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  36. Day 36

    Goa

    Landmarks
    Goa Beaches
  37. Day 37

    Goa

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  • Transport
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  • Guide
    4.7
  • Accommodation
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  • Food
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  • S
    March 16th, 2026
    Good experience overall. Some aspects could definitely be improved.
    Traveled in January 2026
    Reply from: Intrepid Travel
    Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Solenne. We're glad to hear you had a good experience over all on your Iconic India trip, but we would love to know more about the aspects where we could improve. Our Customer Care team will be in touch so you can share more details, if you would like.
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  • M
    February 9th, 2025
    We had an amazing tour. Out tour captain Soorya was great, very helpful and considerate. Tour itinerary was also very...
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    Traveled in November 2023
    Reply from: Intrepid Travel
    Thank you for your wonderful review Manohar! We're so glad you had an amazing tour and enjoyed exploring India, and we'll be sure to pass on your kind words to Soorya and the team. We look forward to welcoming you on another adventure soon!
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  • Iconic India reviewer 3
    November 27th, 2017
    I really enjoyed the tour. It was a long time in the road, 37 days, and we covered many of the must see place in...
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    Traveled in October 2017
  • T
    July 25th, 2017
    37 days on India is too long especially during off season. The north was really hot, the south was cooler but not as...
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    Traveled in June 2017
    Reply from: Intrepid Travel
    Dear Tina, Thank you for taking the time to share your comments with us. We were disappointed to read that your Iconic India trip did not meet your expectations. Our Basix trips are designed with budget travellers in mind, meaning we use local transport, stay in simple (but clean and central) accommodation, and include plenty of free time, with lots of optional activities, to allow passengers to spend their money as they like. This style of travel is not for everyone and we are very sorry to hear that you found it wasn’t for you. We would love an opportunity to more fully understand your experience as feedback from our passengers is essential towards improving all that we do. Please feel free to contact our Customer Relations team who will be happy to further address your concerns: customerrelations@intrepidtravel.com. Thanks again and we look forward to hearing from you. Kind regards, Intrepid Travel
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  • A
    February 12th, 2010
    We had a great trip to India with Intrepid. Was very well organised and we had a great leader. Thank you very much
    Traveled in January 2010
  • A
    February 28th, 2010
    Very nice trip
    Traveled in February 2010
  • A
    January 11th, 2011
    Travellers from HRC trip were indifferent to new people joining. I\'m not sure if this was just a one-time case or an...
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    Traveled in November 2010
  • A
    January 26th, 2010
    This itinerary has you visiting many lovely places but there is a lot of time spent traveling.
    Traveled in January 2010
  • A
    April 15th, 2010
    The trip was a fabulous adventure. As I expected, some areas were dirty - the buses and train stations but the...
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    Traveled in March 2010
  • A
    October 8th, 2010
    the trip (both in the north and south) was amazing - i couldn\'t have seen as much if i had travelled alone or met as...
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    Traveled in September 2010

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    Mark

    Asked on March 16th, 2025

    Are internal flights included in the price of the tour?

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      Yes, internal flights are included within the tour's price.

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    Asked on December 30th, 2024

    How can I check visa requirements for my trip?

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      Visa requirements can be checked by visiting the provided Essential Trip Information link or contacting us for latest travel advice.

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    Asked on November 30th, 2024

    Will there be any medical support available during the tour?

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      Basic medical support is accessible during the tour, but it's recommended to have appropriate travel insurance for comprehensive coverage.

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    Asked on November 28th, 2024

    Has this flight from Delhi to Trivandrum on Day 22 of the Iconic India tour included when booking through TourRadar?

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      The flight from Trivandrum to Delhi on Day 22 is included on our Iconic India itinerary.

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    • Intrepid TravelOperatorWritten November 2024

      The flight will be included regardless of booking through TourRadar. Please enter your full passport information at booking.

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      Jordan

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      On TourRadar website, under 'What's Not Included', it still states 'Intra-flight from Delhi to Trivandrum' as not included. This needs correction.

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    Sally

    Asked on August 28th, 2024

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      Wi-Fi availability can vary, with some locations having full access, and others having limited or no service.

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    Daniel

    Asked on August 11th, 2024

    I'm interested in the 37 day trip to India with intrepid, departing on Dec 20th. It's not giving me an option for a room single supplement, which I would definitely want.

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      A single supplement is available at an additional cost of $1,070, if you prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement excludes Days 2, 17, 20, 31, 33 and 35 (Overnight sleeper trains) and Day 3 (Camping) where you will be in shared accommodation and is subject to availability.

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      If you need to cancel, we can discuss alternatives such as booking a different date or receiving a travel credit.

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      A single supplement is available from £585 if you'd prefer not to share a room on this trip. The single supplement excludes Days 2, 17, 20, 31, 33 and 35 (Overnight sleeper trains) and Day 3 (Camping) where you will be in shared accommodation, and is subject to availability.

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