Day 1: Arrive in Delhi

Arriving in Delhi you will be greeted at the airport by a member of the Soul of India Tours team, holding a placard with your name on it and clearly recognisable. You will be transferred to your hotel for the evening.

Overnight in Delhi

Day 2: Delhi

You will spend the day visiting Delhi’s major attractions including the Red Fort and Humayan’s tomb. Try some of Delhi’s delectable famous street cuisine for lunch and explore the Old Delhi market by rickshaw. We will also take a heritage walking tour in Food Street and the Spice market. Delve into the antiquated maze of organised chaos of Chandni chowk. A street photography haven. Explore Paranthe Wali Gali where you can point a lens in any direction and capture remarkable stories. The atmosphere here in the old part of Delhi is filled with high pitched shouts of shop owners articulated bartering and chaos from the maze of busy alleyways as porters carrying sacks and boxes to the roads to await transport makes an inspiring backdrop for your craft.

Overnight in Delhi

Day 3: Delhi – Varanasi

Today you will be transferred to Delhi airport for a flight bound for the mysterious city of Varanasi. You will be met at Varanasi airport and transferred to your hotel. In the evening head to the banks of the sacred Ganga to be hypnotised into the flickering lights of the lanterns whirling where the spiritual aarti ceremony will captivate your curiosities and levitate your lens.

Overnight in Varanasi.

Day 4: Varanasi

Today your guide will take you on an intriguing walking tour of the unrivalled mythical city. With its Ghats, monasteries and shrines blanketed in spirituality, rituals, fascination and curiosity around every twist and turn of this city’s narrow lanes. Enjoy a boat ride at river Ganga to get the astounding view from the mystical healing waters, capturing inspiring shots from the water on looking the city.  Observe the life of people who come to take a holy bath in river Ganga. A visit to Sarnath where the lord Buddha gave his first sermon after enlightenment.

Overnight in Varanasi

Day 5: Varanasi - Kolkata

Today you will be transferred to Varanasi airport for a flight bound for Kolkata. You will be met at Kolkata airport and transferred to your hotel.

Day 6: Kolkata

An early start today to make the most of the day breaking photography hours. Visiting the Sealdah Market, Koley Maarket and the Mechua Fruit Market, with its array of shapely colours of nature’s pickings. Afterwards a stroll through the pages of college street book markets. An afternoon free to relax and unwind.

Overnight in Kolkata.

Day 7: Kolkata

An early start to break in your lens starting with a meet and greet with the mud wrestlers of Mullick Ghat. Mullik Ghat hosts a kaleidoscope of colour with the aromatic flower markets and the contrary mud wrestlers. The spiritual sudu’s make their way into the water to bath are inspiring subjects. A visit to Howrah Railway station for architecture train enthusiasts and people photography. Visiting the Floating Fish and Vegetable Market at Lake Patuli. A mash of wooden boats bobbing on the water filled with colourful delights makes for interesting photography. The plethora of shapes and colour will inspire your talents.

Overnight  Kolkata.

Day 8: Kolkata - Delhi-Agra

Today you will be transferred to Kolkata airport for a flight to Delhi where you will be greeted and driven to Agra. Along the way as inspirational attractions beckon your talented skills in bringing the prints to life. You never know what you will witness along the roads of India. Every day and every moment are different. In the evening you will taken to Mehtab Gardens (Moonlight Garden), to capture the Taj Mahal at dusk. 

Overnight in Agra

Day 9: Agra – Jaipur

Before breakfast a visit to the Taj Mahal, as there is no better time to see the Taj than at first light in the morning. Watching the sun cloak her at first light, dressing her for the day is indeed a magical experience. There’s an overwhelming feeling no one can deny of the most romantic burial site in the entire world. The monument stands still today as a symbol of pure love.

After your visit its back to the hotel for breakfast. Check out. Drive to Jaipur. En route visit of Abhaneri Chand Baori step well. It is one of most photogenic stepwells of India. The 13-story deep step well with symmetric triangular steps leading to the water at the bottom is the oldest stepwell in Rajasthan. Continue drive to Jaipur. Arrive and check into your hotel.

Overnight in Jaipur.

Day 10: Jaipur

After breakfast it’s off to explore the enchanting Pink City. The harmonious consolidation of old and new propitiously comforted over Jaipur’s shoulders like that old favourite jacket that’s buttons have since been replaced with a modern zipper. It still has the same feel, it’s just more functional. The regal bygone opulent era merged with modernity gently stirred not shaken created this appetizer of a city. Enough to drown the thirst of any traveller with its vast array of offerings. The perfect cocktail of past and present will leave you astonishingly in admiration of the country’s first planned city.

You will visit the famously photographed Hawa Mahal and the City Palace. A stroll through the Old City, giving you an opportunity to capture some amazing street photography and experience the hidden corners of this captivating city. Your guide will take you through the vibrant bazaars and lanes that interweave the Old City in a lattice patchwork of inspiration no matter what direction you shoot. You will have the opportunity to interact with locals and try some of the delectable street food delicacies of Rajasthani cuisine.

Overnight in Jaipur.

Day 11: Jaipur – Jodhpur

After a leisurely breakfast we will drive to the breathtaking blue city of Jodhpur. The alure of the blue washed walls backdropped against the massive fort is a fascinating photographers feast.  Checking into the hotel. Later in the afternoon you will visit Mandore Gardens and the red stone Cenotaphs. 

Overnight in Jodhpur.

Day 12: Jodhpur

Today after breakfast be introduced to Jodhpur starting with a visit to the impressive stature of the mammoth Mehrangarh Fort. Throned overlooking the city standing a phenomenal 100 feet high proud as its protector. One of the most formidable forts in India.

Views from the fort overlooking the blue city is an absolute spectacular sight shot from all angles.

Afterwards enjoy a heritage walk in the old city around the clock tower. Capturing everyday life.

Then we will jump into tuk tuks and convoy around the old city to allow your lenses to flow freely through the local life. 

Overnight in Jodhpur 

Day 13: Jodhpur – Jawai

After breakfast making tracks to Jawai. Along the way stopping at the Royal Enfield shrine that tells an eerie story. Arriving for lunch at Jawai. In the afternoon visiting a rural village to capture some portraits.

Day 14: Jawai

Early awake today to jump into a jeep with your gear ready to get nature shots of Leopards and other animals with the stunning backdrop of the Aravalli Mountains. Back to the hotel for breakfast and a freshen up before jumping in the jeeps for a safari into the rural tribal belt to capture the backbone of the terrain. The rest of the afternoon is free to relax after your early morning adventure.

Overnight in Jawai.

Day 15: Jawai – Udaipur

This morning after breakfast bidding Jawai farewell, heading to the Opulent city of Udaipur. Along the way stopping at Ranakapur Jain Temple. Boasting 1444 exquisitely carved marble pillars the angles are a plethora of art awaiting your talents behind the camera.

Overnight in Udaipur

Day 16: Udaipur - Delhi airport

After a leisurely breakfast, a visit to the opulently ostentatious City Palace which is the second largest palace complex in India. The extravagant City Palace stands majestically on the eastern banks of Lake Pichola. Flanked by the Aravalli Mountain range, The City Palace is worth admiring for its natural settings that offer a breathtaking view of its surroundings. Maharana Udai Singh II chose a new capital for his kingdom near Lake Pichola that shielded the territory from its enemies, well surrounded by forests, lakes and the imposing Aravalli hills. The several palaces within the complex stand magnificently behind the 100ft high and 801 ft long wall built exquisitely on the ridge of Lake Pichola. Later enjoy a boat ride on Lake Pichola.

In the evening you will be transferred to Udaipur Airport for your flight to Delhi.