February 21, 2025 – March 6, 2025
Welcome to your next great adventure!
Join an exclusive 14-day women-only adventure through the vibrant heart of India – and we’ll both be there to share the experience with you!
From the lively streets of Delhi to the tranquil beaches of Goa, this tour offers a diverse range of bucket list experiences.
Explore India’s famous Golden Triangle and dive into the heart of its three must-see cities: Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. Walk through ancient forts and visit iconic landmarks like the Taj Mahal and Jaipur’s Palace of the Wind, and we’ll even be staying in a luxurious 16th-century fort.
We’ll head to Mumbai, India’s bustling metropolis, where vibrant street life meets rich history. Explore the city’s iconic landmarks, savour local flavours, and soak in the energy of this dynamic city.
Then, our trip concludes on the serene beaches of Goa, where you can unwind by the ocean, enjoy delicious coconut curries, and take in the relaxed vibe.
This adventure includes a taste of everything, from street food to home-cooked feasts and everything in between!
Join us on a thrilling journey that captures the essence of India’s vibrant history, cuisine and culture.
Your adventure’s itinerary
Put on your walking shoes and prepare your taste buds, you’re about to embark on a trip of a lifetime! Click each day below to see details of what you’ll get the chance to experience, to learn where you’ll be staying, and what delicious adventures you’ll encounter.
Friday, 21st February 2025
Meals Included: Dinner
Welcome to India! Delhi, strategically located on the west bank of the Yamuna River between the Himalayas and the Aravalli Hills, serves as the gateway to the fertile Ganges plain.
Your adventure begins with an important welcome meeting at 6pm where you’ll meet your local leader and fellow travellers. Afterwards, celebrate the start of a memorable food adventure with a short stroll to a local restaurant.
Here you’ll enjoy your first taste of North Indian cuisine over a delicious (and completely vegetarian) thali feast. A thali is an assortment of small dishes on one platter – the perfect way to sample a range of flavours.
Arrival Transfer: Not included – please refer to pricing table
Included Activities: Welcome Dinner
Accommodation: Hotel Bloom
Special information: The standard check-in time at the hotel is 2:00 PM.
It’s very important that you attend the welcome meeting as we will be collecting insurance details and next of kin information at this time. If you are going to be late please let your travel agent or hotel reception know. Ask reception or look for a note in the lobby for more information on where the meeting will take place.
Saturday, 22nd February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Ready your appetite and venture out to Old Delhi, wandering through alleyways for an authentic Delhi street food breakfast. Perhaps pick up some deep fried kachori, potato curry, sweet fried jalebi or paratha flatbread. Keep your eye out for the local chai wallah, renowned for his delicious milky tea.
Next head to Jama Masjid, Delhi’s oldest mosque. After some time to marvel at this ancient building, hop aboard a rickshaw and head to Chandni Chowk, one of the oldest and busiest markets in Old Delhi. Visit the spice warehouses in the back alleys of Khari Baoli and meet a seller to learn about the spice mixes they take to market.
Visit the Gali Paranthe Wali (lane of parathas), which has been in operation since the 1870s. Parathas are one of the most popular unleavened flat breads in Punjabi North Indian cuisine, so taste some delicious variations with fillings like potatoes, cauliflower and paneer. While Hinduism is the dominant religion in Delhi, there is also a significant Sikh population, which you’ll learn more about over a vegetarian lunch at a local Sikh temple.
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Accommodation: Hotel Bloom
Sunday, 23rd February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Today you’ll make the trip to Agra by train. Famed for the evocative Taj Mahal, Agra is a city of fascinating history, rich in Mughal heritage, lush gardens and exquisite architecture. Agra is also home to one of the finest looking forts in India – Agra Fort. Enter the dark red sandstone stronghold and search through throne rooms and tiny but ornate mosques.
Check in at the hotel and join a Mughlai cooking demonstration for Lunch. Influenced by Central Asian and Islamic recipes, Mughlai cuisine is unique and fragrant. Meet a passionate cook who’ll teach you how to prepare classics such as malai ki sabzi (vegetables cooked with cream) and onion paratha (flatbread stuffed with onions and potato), depending on the season.
Your host will help you choose the perfect saree and show you how it’s worn. She’ll also help you dress up with an armful of glittering bangles and a matching Bindi in the traditional style, ready for your sunset visit to India’s most iconic landmark – the Taj Mahal. Spend time wandering around the pristine grounds and watching the setting sun illuminate the stunning marble mausoleum built by Shah Jahan in his favourite wife’s honour.
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Accommodation: Da Bungalow
Special information: The train fare is based on the class of air-conditioned chair car.
Monday, 24th February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast
Say goodbye to Agra and drive to the ‘Pink City’. Jaipur was designed by royalty and has delighted visitors for centuries with its pink-hued buildings and buzzing bazaars. Stop over at one of India’s most photographed buildings, the Hawa Mahal or ‘Palace of the Winds’, to snap some pictures yourself.
In the evening, you may like to check out the extravagance of a Bollywood blockbuster, with all the Hollywood-style elements of action, romance, drama and music (sometimes all rolled into one), at the spectacular Raj Mandir Cinema. Your leader will also have plenty of dinner suggestions.
Included Activities:
Optional Activities: Jaipur – Bollywood Movie at Raj Mandir Cinema INR 500 per person
Accommodation: V Sarovar Portico MI Road
Special information: Your travel time today will be approximately 5 hours.
Tuesday, 25th February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Travel out to the old capital of Amber and explore the hilltop complex known as the Amber Fort. Set in stunning surroundings overlooking Maota Lake, this opulent palace is the legacy of a fallen empire and a superb example of Rajput architecture. One of its most spectacular buildings is the Sheesh Mahal – with its walls completely covered with tiny mirrors, the hall becomes a dazzling fantasy with the light of a single match.
For lunch, try a local favourite – kachori. Kachoris are deep fried bread stuffed with vegetables and lentils and are one of the most sought-after snacks in north India. If sweets are more your thing, try the mawa kachori – dried fruit and mawa (milk solids) stuffed kachori, deep-fried and coated in sugar syrup.
The rest of your day is free to explore or you have the option to head to a local home for a hands-on cooking class where you’ll learn how to make some seriously tasty plant-based Rajasthani dishes. One of the meals you might make is the fragrant and flavoursome ker sangri, using dried ker berries and sangri beans.
Enjoy the fruits of your labour in the peaceful garden of your hosts, where they grow fresh greens.
Included Activities:
Optional Activities: Jaipur – Rajasthani Cooking class and Dinner INR 1200 per person
Accommodation: V Sarovar Portico MI Road
Wednesday, 26th February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Dinner
Leave the city behind and drive to a local heritage stay located in the Vindhyanchal Hills in the Mewar region of south-central Rajasthan – a great opportunity to learn about rural life and culinary customs.
Your accommodation will be at 16th-century Castle Bijaipur, now a heritage hotel with domes, arched windows and doorways, all within the original fortified walls. Take in the palace’s blend of colonial and Mughal architecture as you relax by the pool or in the gardens, enjoying the famous Mewar hospitality.
In the evening, join the estate’s chef to discover how ingredients from the area are used in Rajasthani cooking.
Savour the results over a delicious lunch in the palace grounds with your small group – this is an experience you won’t soon forget!
Included Activities: Bijaipur – Rajasthani Desert Cooking Demonstration and Dinner
Accommodation: Castle Bijaipur
Thursday, 27th February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Today you will jump in a jeep and explore the surrounding farming communities. This is a major agricultural area and, depending on the season, you will pass through fields growing wheat, corn, maize, lentils, aubergine, spinach, fenugreek, okra, green chillies, tomatoes, potatoes, gourd, onion and garlic. Some of India’s most-loved spices, such as turmeric and cumin, are also grown here.
After, we will continue on a 3 Hours journey to Udaipur, famously known as the City of Lakes. Upon arrival, join a guided walking tour led by our leader to explore the vibrant markets and temples of the city.
Enjoy a Traditional Thali Lunch and the rest of the day is yours to relax and unwind.
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Accommodation: Kotra Haveli
Friday, 28th February 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast
Udaipur is built around the shores of Lake Pichola and full of fascinating temples, ornate palaces and impressive ‘havelis’ (merchant homes). Take some time to discover its winding streets and shops full of traditional Rajasthani wares. Visit the City Palace – one of the largest royal palaces in India – and check out the unbelievable treasures within, from vivid murals to antiques and royal utensils.
Continue to visit Sadhna a social enterprise established in 1988 that works with over 600 women in low socio-economic neighbourhoods of Udaipur. The women receive vocational training in patchwork, applique, block printing, and Kashmiri tanka embroidery and produce handmade textiles for a boutique clothing label, providing them with economic empowerment and self-confidence. Here you will interact with women artisans and learn about the craftwork.
In the evening, proceed to visit Bagore ki haveli, Standing on the waterfront of Lake Pichola at Gangori Ghat is the stunning Bagore ki Haveli. The main attraction of Bagore ki Haveli is the Dharohar Dance Show that is conducted in the evenings. This hour-long show takes place in the Neem Chowk courtyard and showcases the traditional dance forms of Rajasthan.
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Accommodation: Kotra Haveli
Saturday, 1st March 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast
Enjoy a free day to explore the sights of Udaipur. Perhaps take a short boat ride on the famous Lake Pichola and see the palaces of Jag Mandir and Jag Niwas rise out of the water and their own reflections.
Alternatively, learn the secrets behind making the perfect Indian thali during a half-day cooking class. Thali varies depending on which region it’s prepared in, and as you’re in Udaipur, you’ll make a vegetarian thali. Typical dishes include rice, dahl, vegetables, roti, papad (deep-fried flat bread), curd (yoghurt), small amounts of chutney or pickle, and a sweet dish to top it off. After all that cooking, enjoy the fruits of your labour for lunch.
Later, transfer by private vehicle to the Abu Road train station where you’ll board an overnight train bound for one of India’s great cities – Mumbai.
Included Activities:
Train – Udaipur to Mumbai (Ranakpur Express Train no. 14707. Depart 1825, Arrive 0710)
Optional Activities:
Udaipur – Thali Cooking Class (Lunch) INR 1000 Per person
Accommodation:
Special information:
Train fare is based on Air-conditioned 2 Tier Sleeper coach.
Sunday, 2nd March 2025
Meals Included: None
Arrive in Mumbai, reaching your hotel by mid-afternoon. Known as Bombay until its name change in 1995, Mumbai is India’s commercial capital and largest city. Some would say that Mumbai is also the food capital of India.
This is the heart of Marathi cuisine, but you’ll also find huge culinary diversity that celebrates regional cuisines from across the country. In the late afternoon, wander down Marine Drive to Chowpatty Beach. Enjoy the sunset and snack on bhel puri (tangy puffed rice and vegetable chaat), pav bhaji and other renowned Mumbai street foods.
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Accommodation: Krishna Palace
Monday, 3rd March 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
Time for some sightseeing and soaking up the atmosphere of this incredible metropolis. Marvel at the remarkable Mahalaxmi Dhobi Ghat. At 140 years old, it is Mumbai’s oldest laundry, and with over 1000 troughs, it’s also the world’s largest open-air, human-powered one. Next, take in some of the city’s key landmarks, including the World Heritage-listed historic railway station, Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus, and the bustling Crawford Markets.
For lunch, seek out a restaurant known for serving Parsi cuisine, whose community is largely concentrated in Mumbai.
The Parsi people are descendants of Zoroastrians who are believed to have emigrated from Persia to India in the 10th century.
Enjoy a post-lunch stroll to the Gateway of India, a monument built to commemorate the landing of King-Emperor George V, the first British monarch to visit India, followed by a browse of the street market.
The rest of the afternoon and the evening are free for your own adventures. Perhaps take high tea at the iconic Taj Hotel, or stake out one of the fabulous restaurants in this city which cater for all budgets. Your group leader will have plenty of suggestions on where to explore and eat the night away!
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Accommodation: Krishna Palace
Tuesday, 4th March 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch
This morning you’ll transfer to Mumbai Airport to board your flight to Goa. The locals say that time moves more slowly in Goa, so this is a good opportunity to enjoy a bit of tranquillity in an often-frenetic country.
Tinged with a Portuguese flavour, the state of Goa is blessed with lovely beaches, rich traditions, World Heritage-listed buildings and mouth-watering food. Goa’s dense forested areas and favourable climate also make it a perfect location to grow the spices liberally used in its cuisine.
Visit a spice farm and learn how they are grown, harvested, processed and prepared for use in food and Ayurvedic medicine. See how these spices come together over a freshly cooked lunch at the spice farm before returning to Hotel.
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Accommodation: Kyriad Prestige
Wednesday, 5th March 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast
Start the day with a trip to Old Goa, a historic city sitting on the banks of the Mandovi River. While the city is home to around 2500 residents today, between the 16th and 18th centuries Old Goa was a booming spice trade hub with a population of nearly 200,000.
Walk through streets lined with ancient churches and historic buildings and check out the local market.
Enjoy some time to relax and revive this afternoon. Tonight, maybe get together with your group and head out for some dinner – your local leader will have plenty of recommendations.
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Accommodation: Kyriad Prestige
Thursday, 6th March 2025
Meals Included: Breakfast
Today is your last day, and there are no activities planned. You are free to leave at any time. For those who have booked an airport transfer, your leader will confirm your departure time to the airport for your onward flight.
For those who wish to stay in Goa to further explore the city, we are happy to help in booking accommodation (subject to availability).
Departure Transfer: Not included – please refer to the pricing table.
Special information:
The standard check-out time at the hotel is 11:00 AM.
I had an amazing time on this trip.
I saw so many interesting and unusual things as well as the highlights of India that I expected to see.
Communication was perfect!
The itinerary was the right balance of free time v’s there’s so much to see and do!
I can’t wait to go on another trip with Rach or Marty; they seemed to know instinctively what the correct balance is!
V x
