India's Golden Triangle & the Sacred Ganges

Arrive at New Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport. If your cruise/ tour package includes a group arrival transfer or if you have purchased a private arrival transfer, you will be greeted by a Uniworld representative and transferred to the Oberoi New Delhi hotel.

India's sprawling capital city is colorful, confounding, and captivating. Your expertly led city tour provides an ideal first foray into this fascinating land. To cap your day taking in the sights of scenic New Delhi, relax this evening over a delicious dinner at the Oberoi. (B/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of India's Capital City with Rickshaw Ride to Old Delhi OR Qutab Minar

This morning you will check out of your New Delhi hotel and head south via motorcoach to Agra, the site of Shah Jahan's best-known building project, the exquisite Taj Mahal. You'll visit the Taj Mahal this afternoon and stay for sunset, as the monument's changing colors draw comparisons to the shifting mood of the late Emperor's wife. (B/L)

Featured Excursion: Majesty and Grace—the Taj Mahal at Sundown

Is the Taj Mahal best seen at sunset or sunrise? It's an impossible question to answer, so Uniworld guests have the rare pleasure of experiencing both. Wake up early this morning to see the white marble monument aglow with the rosy tinge of dawn. You'll spend your next two nights at the beautiful Oberoi Rajvilas. The luxury hotel sits on 32 acres of landscaped gardens and is built around an ancient Shiva temple. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Early Morning at the Taj Mahal

Pink is the color of hospitality in Rajasthan, which gives you an idea of what to expect in the “Pink City” of Jaipur. (B)

Featured Excursion: Jaipur—Rajasthan's Princely City and Amber Fort

Settle into your beautifully appointed suite aboard the Ganges Voyager II to begin your India river cruise. (B/L/WD)

Kalna, once an important trade port on the river, is best known today for the magnificent Hindu temples built by the maharajas of Bardhaman— which you'll experience today. After marveling at the astonishing Rajbari temple complex, you may opt to walk with your guide through the colorful local market. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: India's “Temple City”

Your ship serves as a time machine today, transporting you hundreds of years into the past, as we travel to the authentic artisan village of Matiari. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Matiari Master Craftsmen with an Introduction to Brass

Today's adventures take you to a duo of Bengali towns—Murshidabad and Baranagar—each one boasting surprising and beautiful architectural monuments closely linked to the ruling families of the area. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Visit to Murshidabad City, Ride by Buggy to Katra Mosque, and Visit to Baranagar Village

One of the world's most sacred bodies of water, the Ganges River flows through a myriad of small villages and highly populated cities throughout India and Bangladesh. Take in the remarkable scenery as you sail and be on the lookout for a rare sighting of the endangered Ganges river dolphin. Also today, watch as a skilled practitioner of mehndi demonstrates how the intricate henna patterns are created, and discover the meanings of the traditional motifs. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursion: Khusbagh Walk

Few places of worship exist on such a head-spinning scale as what you will witness today in Mayapur, the center of the international Hare Krishna movement and home to the new Temple of the Vedic Planetarium, still under construction. Most students of history know a thing or two about the British colonial powers in India, but few are aware that the French had colonies here as well. You'll visit this former French outpost today. (B/L/FD)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Hare Krishna Complex and Temple of the Vedic Planetarium OR India's French Colonial Heritage

Note: This evening, enjoy a Farewell dinner and take in a lively cultural dance performance, complete with music and dancing.

The city of Kolkata is synonymous with the enduring legacies of Mother Teresa and the colonial-era British Raj, both of which you will get better acquainted with today. (B/L/D)

Featured Excursions: Choice of Kolkata City Tour with Visit to the Flower Market OR NGO "Calcutta Rescue" Visit OR Mother Teresa's Home and Tomb OR Kumartuli Visit (Potter's Colony) And Colonial Sites

Your incredible Indian adventure ends early this morning, as you disembark and transfer to the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport for your flight home or extend your journey with an optional extension to Varanasi. (B/L)