Land-tour mapIndiaUpdated Oct 2026

India land tours, mapped

Delhi, Agra and Jaipur first, then tigers, Varanasi, Udaipur or Kerala, from about $52 a day on a sleeper train to palace hotels. 10 places on our Land-tour Atlas, grouped the way the itineraries run.

By Seabound JourneysUpdated October 28, 2026Fares and terms change; confirm on your departure
10places on the map
4classic routes
8tour companies
6peak months
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India at a glance

Tap through to the live Land-tour Atlas for every place’s card: how ships or tours use it, who goes and when.

DelhiKochiMumbaiAgraAmber FortPushkarRanthamboreUdaipurVaranasiOpen the interactive map

Tour start cityOvernight stopDay highlightClassic route

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Small groups run year-round · luxury departures October–April

  1. Janpeak
  2. Febpeak
  3. Marpeak
  4. Aprfew or none
  5. Mayfew or none
  6. Junfew or none
  7. Julfew or none
  8. Augfew or none
  9. Sepfew or none
  10. Octpeak
  11. Novpeak
  12. Decpeak

The operators answer with their calendars: the Maharajas' Express runs only October to April and Globus's Icons of India departs January to March 2027. G Adventures, Intrepid and Trafalgar's Saver small group list departures through the summer too.

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Every India place we map

10 land-tour stops, grouped as the itineraries use them. Places with a full Seabound guide link straight to it.

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The classic routes

The routes the tour companies sell most often here, drawn on the map above.

The Golden Triangle

Delhi → Agra → Jaipur → Delhi · 8 days

Run by G Adventures, Intrepid, Trafalgar, Collette, Globus

Golden Triangle with Varanasi

Delhi → Varanasi → Agra → Jaipur · 11 days

Run by Intrepid, Trafalgar

Varanasi, tigers and Rajasthan

Delhi → Varanasi → Agra → Ranthambore → Jaipur → Pushkar → Udaipur · 15 days

Run by G Adventures

Maharajas' Express Indian Splendour

Delhi → Agra → Ranthambore → Jaipur → Bikaner → Jodhpur → Udaipur → Mumbai · 7 days

Run by Maharajas' Express

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Tour companies that go here

The number is how many places on this map each one uses.

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India map questions

How many land-tour stops are on the India map?

10: 1 day highlights, 6 overnight stops, 3 tour start cities. Each one opens a card on our interactive map.

When is the India season?

Small groups run year-round · luxury departures October–April. The operators answer with their calendars: the Maharajas' Express runs only October to April and Globus's Icons of India departs January to March 2027. G Adventures, Intrepid and Trafalgar's Saver small group list departures through the summer too.

Who runs tours in India?

G Adventures, Maharajas' Express, Intrepid, Globus, Trafalgar, Collette, plus 2 more use places on this map.

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