9 Days Golden Triangle Culinary Tour of India With Chef efoodys/india-food-tour/9-days-golden-triangle-culinary-tour-of-india-with-chef Foodie Tours in India This food tour will cover New Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Osian, Jodhpur and a few other lesser known attractions like Sambhar Lake on the way. There will be a lot of culinary activities like food walks in New Delhi, Jaipur, cooking classes, spice demonstrations, traditional cooking with villagers in addition to lots of fun and adventure with activities like camel safari in desert, playing and riding elephants, cultural song, dance evenings and more. It will be a fast paced culinary tour with lots to see, do, eat and cook. Vacation highlights 2 street food tours in Delhi and Jaipur Indian and Rajasthani cooking demo in Jodhpur 2 market visits, learn about Indian spices, salt tour at Sambahar Lake Visit Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, temples, museums, monument, palaces Rajasthani village dinner over camp fire with songs and dancing Royal dinner with aristocratic family in Jaipur 8 dinners, 7 breakfasts, 6 lunches 8 nights accommodation 4 day(s) with instructions English, Hindi India Food Tour in Delhi, Jaipur, Jodhpur Program Delhi food tour (day 2) A great way to be introduced to Indian cuisine and culture, this trip will set the mood for the rest of the trip. You will get to sample about 15-18 varieties of food dishes each with its own place in cuisine of Delhi, as you visit 10 or more food joints in Old Delhi, Central and South Delhi. The food joint that you will visit have been there since many generations and are known for their quality and taste of the food that they provide. You will visit places which are 110 to 40 years old. This trip in the old part of Delhi will find you walking through the narrow medieval streets of Delhi. Here you will sample many Indian delicacies like samosa, lassi, butter chicken, kulfi (Indian ice cream), melt in the mouth kebabs and many such variants. You will see that the different lanes are marked for selling different types of goods ranging from invitation cards, spices, camera, utensils, bicycles, clothes, shoes, vegetables, etc. Jaipur food tour (day 5) We begin by having some salted lassi. As you walk in the streets of this Pink City enjoying the sights of the market, you can sample all the different varieties of food it has to offer. This food tour will offer you the sampling of fragrant kachoris full of flavor and some chai which is prepared over the charcoal fire. You can also get to taste the wonderful array of Rajasthani sweets and snacks. We end the day by having a large platter of traditional Rajasthani Dinner. Indian cooking class in Jodphur (day 8) In our cooking demo, you will learn some secrets of traditional Indian and Rajasthani cooking. Rajeev and his team will teach you the many aspects about Indian cooking and the things that you learnt during the previous day will prove useful here. India Food Tour Golden Triangle Itinerary Day 1: Arrival, restaurant visit December 15 You will be picked up from airport or some other location in city and transported to your hotel in Delhi. Chef Rajeev will meet you and we’ll have a gourmet dinner in one of top restaurants in Delhi. The guests will be updated with a few details related to the tour like what to expect, what to wear and so on. Day 2: Foodie tour, market visit December 16 Activities: Food walk in Delhi, Sightseeing Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner during food walk. Our first day in Delhi begins with visits to the Delhi landmarks. We see Lotus Temple, a Baha’i house of worship built in 1986 and a 72 m tall Bangla Sahib Gurudwara, Delhi. Delhi Agra Jaipur Golden triangle tour package of India tower built in 1193, the Qutub Minar. By noon we begin the food tour of Delhi, starting with old Delhi. We also go to see the spice market of Delhi and a temple which houses a charitable kitchen and feeds more than 10,000 people everyday. Day 3: Excursions December 17 Activities: Delhi sightseeing. Optional: Half day cooking class. Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner. Day 2 in Delhi will include visiting its famous and not so famous corners. To start the tour, we’ll first visit Humayun’s Tomb, a majestic monument built in remembrance of Humayun, the first proper Mughal king. The tomb’s design was used in Taj Mahal and the similarities between the two monuments is quite obvious. Next stop will be the grand Swaminarayan Akshardham Temple, a beautiful complex full of beautiful art, gardens and fountains. It’s also the world record holder for World’s Largest Comprehensive Hindu Temple. After lunch, we’ll visit the National Museum nearby, which is among the largest museums in India. A large number of articles ranging from pre-historic era to modern works of art are on display. Later, we will go to Raj Path and see President’s House, India Gate and gardens around it. India Gate is a war memorial constructed in memory of soldiers who died during World War 1 and Anglo Afghan wars. After a short walk, it’ll be time to head back to the hotel. Day 4: Excursions Activities: Visit to Taj Mahal, Agra Meals: Breakfast and Dinner A day to visit one of the wonders of the world, the Taj Mahal. It is a three hours drive from Delhi to Agra. We start early in the morning from Delhi. We reach Agra and check-in to the hotel. After some rest we go to visit the Taj Mahal. Taj Mahal, Agra tour, India. Any picture does not truly justify the actual beauty of the monument. You can spend some time here having a look at the intricate work and the wonderful detailing. You can then opt to take a walk in the wonderful lawns as you enjoy the beauty of the fountains. You may also wish to take some pictures on the marble benches just like some world known celebrities. After visiting the Taj Mahal, we head towards the Agra Fort made of red sandstone and learn about its history walking through the various parts of the fort and enjoying the breathtaking views of the city of Agra as well as the Taj Mahal. Agra was capital of Mughal empire for a long time and it’s quite obvious from their lavish palaces and the attention to detail visible in every aspect of the construction. Day 5: Transfer, foodie tour, market visit, excursion December 19 Activities: Food walk in Jaipur, Sightseeing, Jaipur Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner during food walk. We will leave Agra in morning and reach Jaipur in 3 hours. First job will be checking in the hotel for rest before getting ready for rest of the day which will include sightseeing and a food walk in the Pink city. It is a day long trip where you get to experience Jaipur and its original ethereal Jaipur food walk. We have a light breakfast and then spend time in the walled city of Jaipur. Along with sampling food, we also do some sight seeing such as Galta Jee Temple which houses a lot of monkeys and langoors and the Amer Fort. The sight seeing will depend on the time we have on hand. We will visit the local markets which are very colorful, fragrant and full of life with lots of people selling lots of things in their shops such as shoes, bangles, jewellery, clothes, utensils, spices, artifacts. The guests will be guided in the use of spices used in the traditional Rajasthani cooking. Day 6: Excursions, royal dinner December 20 Activities: Fun with elephants, Sightseeing, Jaipur Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner We spend this day sight seeing in the wonderful city of Jaipur. This city is known city as the Pink City. Here we first go to visit the Hawa Mahal, also known as the Palace of Wind. It is a 5 story tall monument with intricate lattice work and has 953 small jharokhas (windows). This morning, we go to spend some time with the elephants in the Pink City via Elefantastic. The elephants are gentle giants and highly trained. Before we begin the play time, you will be served a delicious traditional Rajasthani thali for lunch. After enjoying the meal, you can have as much time as you want feeding, riding and playing with the friendly and trained elephants. Then come the time to ride an elephant of your choice and ride into the open land. After a traditional Rajasthani lunch, we will visit some major landmarks of Jaipur city like Jaipur palace, Janatar Mantar, City Museum, Galta ji mandir, etc. Highlight of the evening will be a royal dinner with an old aristocratic family of Jaipur. Day 7: Salt tour, excursions, entertainment Activities: Traditional cultural evening, Sightseeing, Osian, Jodhpur Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner This day, we travel to Osian near Jodhpur. For this we have to start early in the morning. On the way we stop at Sambahar Lake, India’s largest salt water lake which is the source of 9 percent of India’s total salt production. We will observe the process of salt making and will be able to do a bit of bird watching if lucky. Many migratory birds come here during winter, and it is a sight to behold. Then we will drive towards Osian desert camp near Jodhpur and camp there for the night. We then walk in the desert and enjoy the activities planned for the evening. The dinner will be a Rajasthani village meal, served around a camp fire. To make the night more fun, we have artisans and dancers from nearby villages who will present the traditional song and dance of the region. Day 8: Excursion, cooking demonstration Activities: Desert safari on camels, Visit to local village, Sightseeing, Cooking class, Jodhpur Meals: Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner (Dinner served with cooking class) We begin day 7 with a morning camel safari of the Thar desert. Here we will get to enjoy traveling over the countless sand dunes on elephant back and may also spot some wild life. We then go to a Bishnoi village nearby, where you get a chance to observe the village life, up close. If you are intereted, you may want to dress up like them and click a few pictures, spend some time in the village kitchens and also learn something about their domesticated animals. In short you will be able to live their lives for a while, and enjoy the simplicity of an Indian village. Then a drive to Jodhpur city to visit the Mehrangarh fort at 122 above the city. The fort includes attractions like the Sheesha Mahal, Moti Mahal, Fool Mahal and Takh Vilas, each a wonder in itself. When we get back in the evening, it is time to spend some time in an interactive cooking demo. Dinner includes the dishes prepared. Day 9: Departure December 23 On this last day of the food tour in India, we’ll drive back towards Delhi. If any of the guests need a drop to airport or railway station to their journey elsewhere, it will be arranged according to their requirements. India Food Tour Our tailor made travel plans will help you explore India in the best way possible. Discover the best that India has to offer by tasting Indian food via Indian food tours, learn to cook Indian food in custom cooking classes, get to know local culture and history in detailed heritage tours, get an adrenaline rush in awesome adventure tours or just relax on beaches and heritage hotels. Every tour is custom designed and unique for each guest. Our aim is to provide the best possible service to all our guests without compromising on safety, comfort and quality. Accommodation Hotel BloomRooms***, New Delhi, India / 3 nights Custom built cloud beds™ designed like a 5* star bed for an amazing sleep. All our rooms come ready with the cloud pillow, a great performing all round pillow. Award winning showers designer Grohe rain showers for an incredible wash. World class amenities Gilchrist & Soames amenities for the freshest of starts. Heavy weight towels, designed to get you dry quicker. Wyndham Grand Agra*****, Agra, India / 1 night The impressive architecture and beautiful paintings and carvings on walls are breathtaking and remind you of the Mughal era. Each room is equipped with bedside control panel that manages numerous services and functions. Umaid Bhawan Palace***, Jaipur, India / 2 nights Run by a family of Rathores, Hotels Jaipur Umaid Bhawan is one of the finest hotels in Jaipur. Built in traditional style, there are beautifully carved balconies, attractive courtyards, open terraces, lovely garden and comfortable rooms with antique furnishings. Umaid Bhawan offers unique exotic traditional Rajasthani ambience found only in some of the Hotels in Jaipur. Safari Camp Osian***, Jodhpur, India / 2 nights Safari Camp Osian is a dessert tented camp situated at Osian about 62 kilometers from Johpur. We provide over night camping, Camel Safari, Jeep Safari to surrounding areas, and vision to the tribals houses. Safari Camp Osian is a deluxe permanent camp dining, bar with tent having all modern amenities. All tents have ensuite toilets, with hot and cold showers. Know before you go Transportation Ground transportation Comfortable air-conditioned vehicles. Transfers Transfer from and to Airport, railway, or meeting point in Delhi. Group size Maximum 16 people. Itinerary information Information presented on our website and emails are true to best of our knowledge. But some points of the tour like activities, duration, places may change without further notice due to reasons beyond our control. We inform the guests of any such changes as soon as possible. Tour costs are calculated according to prevailing prices at the time of designing the itinerary. Company will not be held responsible for any changes beyond its control. Accommodation may change without notice due to conditions beyond our control. In that case similar accommodations will be provided. In case of under booking, some aspects of the tour maybe changed. Special menu request We try to keep these tours as safe as possible for everyone, but we can’t be held responsible if someone falls sick directly or indirectly due to any food or drink consumed during the tour. Please let us know of any allergies and intolerances well in advance and we will try to do our best to make it work for you. Travel assistance Our goal is to create best travel packeges that inspires you. We want to ignite your passion for travel. We know you love to travel as much as we do, and we’ll help you to enjoy holidays. Contact us to get more information and advice about your travel plans. Additional information For more information ask your questions directly to India Food Tour who will be happy to assist you. Simply click on the Contact Organizer button to send a message. Booking conditions Payment No contract between the company and the guest will be applicable till the deposit has been paid and following terms and conditions accepted. A non-refundable deposit fee of 25% of total cost of tour is required when confirming a booking. It will be refunded in case of over booking or cancellation of tour. Rest of the amount has to be paid at least 20 days before the last booking date. Should the client fail to make the payment, their slot may be allotted to the next guest. Late applicants can consider joining the next group. Cancellation Any cancellations made by a client must be done before certain dates. The date on which the company receives the correspondence, The cancellation charge, if any will depend upon the date the company receives the request from client. General charges applicable in the event of a cancellation shall be as follows from the day of closing booking: Cancellation 2 months before last booking date: 25% 59-30 days: 30% 29-10 days: 50% 9-2 days: 75% On or after confirmation date: 100% Change policy If the guests have any complaint or want to change anything, they must tell the group leader first as soon as possible. We make a point to listen to our guests but the decisions mad by tour leaders will be final in all matters Accepted payment methods Bank wire transfer, Credit card, Paypal A surcharge of 3% is applicable on credit card payments. Travel insurance information Clients are accepted on the understanding that they appreciate the risks in travel which may include injury, sickness, theft or death and that the clients undertake the tours at their own risk. Travel insurance is highly recommended for each tour. India Food Tour Reviews Review by a traveler from London, UK: 5 out of 5 While planning for our India vacation, it was a bit difficult for us to select a travel agency in such a different and far away country. There was so much to take in, to plan and so many businesses promising soo much on their websites and advertisements! We wanted to experience the real India. We didnt want to just go there for general sightseeing. So we were willing to spend some effort for preparation. So after a lot of research, we prepared our own travel itinerary and contacted a lot of travel agencies for their suggestions and quotes. Among dozens of offers received the level of detail, personalization and personal touch offered by India Food Tour impressed us the most. The replies were prompt and full of useful information which was really helpful. We also wanted to taste some good Indian food which sealed the deal for us, as they offer culinary tours too. So after deciding everything and finalizing the itinerary, we finally took the plunge and it was much better than our wildest dreams. Our India vacation was the best time we had in any of our vacations and we loved each moment. We visited Rajasthan, Taj Mahal, Khajuraho and 2 national parks in India and enjoyed every where. The vacation was excellently planned with comfortable hotels, great drivers and lots of fun things to do like food tours, jungle safaris, elephant rides, zip lining, dancing with villagers, trying out ethnic clothes and so on. The company staff was extremely helpful and responsive at any time. Couldnt have asked for more.” April 16, 2014. Trip Advisor website, edited Review by a traveler from California, USA: 5 out of 5 We hired this company to arrange part of our northern India trip which included Delhi, Jaipur, Agra and Udaipur. The service was very good and prompt in every way. All the major parts of trip like sightseeing, transport, hotels and food were chosen well and according to our budget. Their staff was always available on phone at all times and it was a big help. Our trip to India was an enjoyable experience and their service played a fairly big part in it. Worth a look.” February 22, 2014. Trip Advisor website, edited Review by a traveler from California, USA: 5 out of 5 Our 2 weeks vacation of India with India food tour was the best time we had in recent times. We contacted them in September and finalized the plans when we felt comfortable. The conversation over emails were prompt and helpful. Their price quote was different from most other tour operators in the way that it included every cost upfront instead of huge costs in small text and hidden taxes. Everything from there on including pickup from airport to sightseeing, planned activities and culinary tours went on amazingly well. We spent 10 days in Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Ranthambore Tiger Park and rest in Delhi and Agra. Weather in India was marvelous and we enjoyed every single day of our vacation there. Our driver Chandan was extremely polite and of immense help to us. We were promised authentic Indian food wherever we stayed and were glad to say that it was exactly what we got. The food, even outside of food tours and cooking classes was amazing and so different from the usual Indian food we get here. The hotels were chosen well and their service was world class.” January 28, 2014. Trip Advisor website, edited Review by Adam from Missouri, USA: 5 out of 5 Without any exaggeration, this was one of our most memorable vacations and India Food Tour helped us a lot in every way. We were on a tight budget, but still received very good service which enabled us to enjoy our travel. The sights and sounds of India were just amazing and worth coming back to again and again. The real Indian food, jungle safari in national park, beautiful temples of Khajuraho and of course the Taj Mahal were all incredibly inspiring.” December 14, 2013. Trip Advisor website, edited Review by Bradley from North Carolina, USA: 5 out of 5 We totally loved our India journey due to excellent service provided by this company. We got most of our plans finalized via email and skype. Their service began right from the moment we landed in India and ended only when we left after completing the journey. We had some awesome activities like culinary tours, jungle safaris and city walk in some amazing places and loved every single moment of it. Tigers of Ranthmabore national park were awesome. India is a huge and diverse country and it was really once in a lifetime experience for us. Cant wait to get back next year and spend the New Years even in Goa.” November 1, 2013. Trip Advisor website, edited Review by Stefen from Seoul, South Korea: 5 out of 5 Our trip to India last month was one of our best travel experiences till date. We spent 15 days in India traveling across New Delhi, Manali, Agra, Dharmsala and Mcleodganj. We loved the orientation plus food tour that we had in New Delhi upon our arrival, where we saw some beautiful places of the capital city of India as well as some really good Indian food. After that we traveled to Agra for seeing Taj Mahal and spent a day there. The rest of our vacation was spent in Himalayan towns of Manali, Dharmsala and Mceodganj. All of these places are extremely scenic and peaceful. We loved walking on mountains, light trekking and long, thoughtful discussions with friendly monks. Manali had many beautiful sights and places to see and we wish to got there again very soon to explore it in detail. The hot water pond just outside town was a great relief for sore legs after hours of walking. Then there were some ancient temples surrounded by beautiful greenery and amazing sights of mountains. Cant wait to go back there to climb them next year.” September 23, 2013. Trip Advisor website, edited
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