Palace on Wheels / Train
Bespoke Journey

Palace on Wheels / Train

A legendary heritage rail odyssey through royal Rajasthan, extended into Nepal's wild sanctuaries.

Duration

16 Days / 15 Nights

Regions Visited

Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Chitwan National Park, Pokhara, Kathmandu

Accommodations

Private Palace Cabin & Luxury Safari Tents

Indicative Investment

From $15,195 per person

Transfer

Vintage Luxury Train & Private SUV

Why This Journey, With This House

Privately yours

No groups, no strangers — this route, recomposed around you alone.

Owned ground operations

Our own fleet and drivers — two decades on these exact roads.

Doors already open

Curators who are known by name at every palace, lodge and atelier en route.

One accountable house

Road, air, stays and moments — one desk answers for all of it.

Any date you choose

Private journeys depart when you do; we advise on the finest windows.

Delhi
DAY 1
Delhi
DAY 2
Delhi
DAY 3
Agra
DAY 4
Agra
DAY 5
Jaipur
DAY 6
Jaipur
DAY 7
Jaipur
DAY 8
Kathmandu
DAY 9
Kathmandu
DAY 10
Chitwan
DAY 11
Chitwan
DAY 12
Pokhara
DAY 13
Pokhara
DAY 14
Kathmandu
DAY 15
Kathmandu
DAY 16
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Delhi

Day 1 | Arrive in Delhi

Arrive in Delhi and transfer to your luxury hotel. Prepare for your upcoming rail voyage over an exclusive briefing with our travel curators.

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LodgingThe Imperial Delhi
Chauffeured arrival at your imperial hotel
Chauffeured arrival at your imperial hotel

Delhi is a palimpsest of seven historic cities — MughalMughalRelating to the Muslim dynasty of Central Asian descent that ruled most of the subcontinent from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century.Read in the glossary grandeur, bazaar energy and Lutyens' imperial geometry in one day's arc.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Delhi

Day 2 | Delhi

Board the legendary Palace on Wheels at Delhi Safdarjung Station. Be welcomed with traditional garlands, music, and a red carpet, before settling into your beautifully appointed wood-panelled cabin.

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LodgingPalace on Wheels (Private Cabin Suite)
Meal OptionsFine contemporary dinner · Local thali meal
The classic luxury train Palace on Wheels
The classic luxury train Palace on Wheels

Old and New Delhi are separate cities that happen to share an airport; give each its own morning and the capital makes sense.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Delhi

Day 3 | Delhi

Spend the day exploring the historical treasures of Delhi, from Qutub Minar to the grand colonial architecture of Lutyens. Return to the train in the evening as it rolls towards the monument of love.

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LodgingPalace on Wheels
Meal OptionsLocal thali meal · Old Delhi street-food tasting
Qutub Minar - India's tallest brick minaret
Qutub Minar - India's tallest brick minaret

The Imperial's corridors, hung with five thousand colonial-era works, are a museum that serves breakfast — leave time for them.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Agra

Day 4 | Delhi - Agra

The Palace on Wheels journeys south to Agra. Arrive in the city of the Mughals, and check into your luxurious suite overlooking the monument of love.

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LodgingThe Oberoi Amarvilas (Premier Taj View Room)
Meal OptionsMughlai cuisine & dining experience · Taj-view terrace dinner
Sunrise over the Taj Mahal from your private balcony
Sunrise over the Taj Mahal from your private balcony

Hotel Recommendations

  • Oberoi Amarvilas Agra
  • ITC Mughal
  • Taj Hotel & Convention Centre
  • Heritage WalkA 2-hour walking tour through the old city.
  • Bear Rescue CenterA meaningful conservation visit, ideal for animal lovers.

Agra exists on an itinerary for one reason, and the reason justifies everything: the Taj at dawn, before the day's heat and crowds, is architecture's most complete sentence.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Agra

Day 5 | Agra

Explore the Agra Fort, and visit the Taj Mahal at dawn. Settle back in your luxury chambers or enjoy a traditional AyurvedicAyurvedaA traditional Indian system of medicine that treats health as a balance between three bodily humours, or doshas.Read in the glossary spa treatment.

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LodgingThe Oberoi Amarvilas
Meal OptionsTaj-view terrace dinner · Awadhi-Mughlai tasting lunch
The Taj Mahal reflecting in the pristine fountains
The Taj Mahal reflecting in the pristine fountains

Hotel Recommendations

  • Oberoi Amarvilas Agra
  • ITC Mughal
  • Taj Hotel & Convention Centre
  • Heritage WalkA 2-hour walking tour through the old city.
  • Bear Rescue CenterA meaningful conservation visit, ideal for animal lovers.

The marble changes costume through the day — pearl-grey before dawn, amber at sunset. Meet it at the right hour and it silences even the well-travelled.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Jaipur

Day 6 | Agra - Jaipur

Travel from Agra into the royal state of Rajasthan. Arrive in Jaipur and check into your majestic heritage palace hotel.

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LodgingRambagh Palace Jaipur (Historical Suite)
Meal OptionsRoyal Rajasthani thali · Fine contemporary dinner
The grand facade of Rambagh Palace
The grand facade of Rambagh Palace

Hotel Recommendations

  • Rambagh Palace Jaipur - Historical Suite
  • The Oberoi Rajvilas - Premier Room
  • Samode Haveli - Luxury Suite

Culinary Suggestions

  • Refined Local Tea and Snack ExperienceA relaxed introduction to Jaipur's contemporary regional flavours.
  • Modern Jaipur DiningA polished culinary experience shaped around seasonal Rajasthani influences.
  • Heritage Sweets and Local SnacksA curated tasting of Jaipur's classic mithai and savoury traditions.
  • Hot Air Balloon SafariPremium sunrise balloon experience over Jaipur and the Aravalli hills.
  • Akhaara Wrestling TourPrivate visit to a traditional wrestling school.
  • Private Astrologer SessionA unique cultural interaction with a local astrologer.

Jaipur carries its royal legacy in working order — Amber still commands its hilltop, the City Palace still houses a royal family, and the Hawa Mahal's 953 windows still catch the morning light as intended in 1799.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Jaipur

Day 7 | Jaipur

Awake in Jaipur. Discover the Hawa Mahal, the astronomy observatory Jantar Mantar, and the magnificent City Palace. Return to the palace gardens for a twilight high tea.

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LodgingRambagh Palace Jaipur
Meal OptionsFine contemporary dinner · Heritage sweets and street-food tasting
Exploring the royal chambers of Jaipur
Exploring the royal chambers of Jaipur

Hotel Recommendations

  • Rambagh Palace Jaipur - Historical Suite
  • The Oberoi Rajvilas - Premier Room
  • Samode Haveli - Luxury Suite

Culinary Suggestions

  • Refined Local Tea and Snack ExperienceA relaxed introduction to Jaipur's contemporary regional flavours.
  • Modern Jaipur DiningA polished culinary experience shaped around seasonal Rajasthani influences.
  • Heritage Sweets and Local SnacksA curated tasting of Jaipur's classic mithai and savoury traditions.
  • Hot Air Balloon SafariPremium sunrise balloon experience over Jaipur and the Aravalli hills.
  • Akhaara Wrestling TourPrivate visit to a traditional wrestling school.
  • Private Astrologer SessionA unique cultural interaction with a local astrologer.

This is a city of living workshops: block printers, gem cutters, miniature painters and puppeteers whose trades predate the city itself.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Jaipur

Day 8 | Jaipur

Visit the massive Amber Fort, climbing the ramparts to explore the Sheesh Mahal (Mirror Palace). In the afternoon, explore Jaipur's vibrant local gemstone markets.

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LodgingRambagh Palace Jaipur
Meal OptionsHeritage sweets and street-food tasting · High tea on the peacock lawns
Amber Fort overlooking Maota Lake
Amber Fort overlooking Maota Lake

Hotel Recommendations

  • Rambagh Palace Jaipur - Historical Suite
  • The Oberoi Rajvilas - Premier Room
  • Samode Haveli - Luxury Suite

Culinary Suggestions

  • Refined Local Tea and Snack ExperienceA relaxed introduction to Jaipur's contemporary regional flavours.
  • Modern Jaipur DiningA polished culinary experience shaped around seasonal Rajasthani influences.
  • Heritage Sweets and Local SnacksA curated tasting of Jaipur's classic mithai and savoury traditions.
  • Hot Air Balloon SafariPremium sunrise balloon experience over Jaipur and the Aravalli hills.
  • Akhaara Wrestling TourPrivate visit to a traditional wrestling school.
  • Private Astrologer SessionA unique cultural interaction with a local astrologer.

Rambagh was the MaharajaMaharajaA ruling Indian prince — literally 'great king'; a maharani is his queen, or a princess ruling in her own right.Read in the glossary's own residence until 1957 — returning to the hotel is an event, not an interlude.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Kathmandu

Day 9 | Jaipur - Delhi - Kathmandu

Disembark the train in Delhi and fly directly to Kathmandu, Nepal. Arrive in the beautiful Himalayan capital and check into your luxurious mountain retreat.

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LodgingDwarika's Hotel Kathmandu (Heritage Suite)
Meal OptionsNewari cuisine and thali meals · Fine-dining culinary experience at Krishnarpan
Flying into the Kathmandu Valley
Flying into the Kathmandu Valley

Kathmandu's valley holds seven UNESCO monument zones in a morning's radius — living squares where medieval Newari architecture still frames daily worship, markets and festival processions.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Kathmandu

Day 10 | Kathmandu

Explore the ancient stupasStupaA solid domed Buddhist monument, built to house relics and walked around by worshippers as an act of devotion.Read in the glossary and temples of Kathmandu Valley, visiting Swayambhunath and the historic Patan DurbarDurbarThe court of an Indian ruler — and, by extension, the hall in which he gave audience, or the grand ceremonial assembly held there.Read in the glossary Square.

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LodgingDwarika's Hotel Kathmandu
Meal OptionsFine-dining culinary experience at Krishnarpan · Momo and market tasting in Asan
Ornate temples and stupas in Patan Durbar Square
Ornate temples and stupas in Patan Durbar Square

The Dwarika's is itself a preservation project: fifty years of rescued carved windows and doors, rebuilt into Nepal's definitive heritage hotel.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Chitwan

Day 11 | Kathmandu - Chitwan

Drive down to Chitwan National Park in the fertile plains of Southern Nepal. Check into your luxury river lodge and listen to the birds of the Rapti River.

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LodgingMeghauli Serai - Taj Safari (Rapti Villa with plunge pool)
Meal OptionsBush breakfast on the riverbank · Tharu community dinner
Meghauli Serai on the banks of Rapti River
Meghauli Serai on the banks of Rapti River

Chitwan is the subcontinent's great rhino success story — the one-horned rhinoceros grazes its floodplains in numbers again, with gharialGharialA critically endangered fish-eating crocodilian of India's rivers, with a very long, narrow snout.Read in the glossary crocodiles in the rivers and tigers in the sal.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Chitwan

Day 12 | Chitwan

Embark on dawn and afternoon safaris by 4x4 and silent river boat. Track the rare One-horned Rhino, wild elephants, and if lucky, the elusive Bengal Tiger.

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LodgingMeghauli Serai - Taj Safari
Meal OptionsTharu community dinner · Gourmet lodge dining
A Greater One-horned Rhinoceros in the tall grasslands of Chitwan
A Greater One-horned Rhinoceros in the tall grasslands of Chitwan

The Tharu people's river culture threads through the park's story; their stick dances and stilt houses are as much Chitwan as the wildlife.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Pokhara

Day 13 | Chitwan - Pokhara

Drive to Pokhara, Nepal's peaceful lake valley. Nestled under the massive Annapurna range, Machapuchare (Fishtail Peak) stands reflected on Fewa Lake.

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LodgingPavilions Himalayas (Luxury Mountain Villa)
Meal OptionsLodge table with valley produce · Lakeside Nepali dinner in town
Fewa Lake reflecting the snowy peaks of Pokhara
Fewa Lake reflecting the snowy peaks of Pokhara

Pokhara sits under the Annapurnas at lake level — Machapuchare's fishtail summit hangs over Phewa Tal like a stage set nobody quite believes.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Pokhara

Day 14 | Pokhara

Rise at dawn to view the sun rising over the Annapurna range from Sarangkot hill. Spend the day exploring caves, gorges, and peaceful Buddhist stupas.

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LodgingPavilions Himalayas
Meal OptionsLakeside Nepali dinner in town · Picnic on the ridge trail
Sunrise over the Annapurna Mountain range
Sunrise over the Annapurna Mountain range

The lodge's ridge, a thousand feet above the valley, gives the Himalaya at breakfast without a trek.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Kathmandu

Day 15 | Pokhara - Kathmandu

Drive back to Kathmandu (or choose a short scenic flight). Settle back into Dwarika's and enjoy a traditional Nepalese farewell dinner.

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LodgingDwarika's Hotel Kathmandu
Meal OptionsMomo and market tasting in Asan · Newari cuisine and thali meals
Traditional woodcarvings and courtyards of Dwarika's
Traditional woodcarvings and courtyards of Dwarika's

Kathmandu's valley holds seven UNESCO monument zones in a morning's radius — living squares where medieval Newari architecture still frames daily worship, markets and festival processions.

The curator's advisory, daily highlights and optional experiences for this day are shared privately — tap Hidden Gems above.

Kathmandu

Day 16 | Kathmandu - Depart

Transfer to Kathmandu International Airport for your departure flight, carrying the memories of Rajasthan's palaces and Nepal's mountain sanctuaries.

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LodgingVIP Departure Lounge
Meal OptionsFarewell breakfast
Departing Kathmandu Valley
Departing Kathmandu Valley

The Dwarika's is itself a preservation project: fifty years of rescued carved windows and doors, rebuilt into Nepal's definitive heritage hotel.

Travel Curator Advisory

"Check in early to secure a seat on the left side of the aircraft for views of the Everest range on your flight out."

Daily Highlights
VIP Airport Exit Everest Range Views
Sanctuaries of Rest

Elite Accommodations

We select working palaces, boutique sanctuaries, and historic lodges built around architectural integration, heritage preservation, and absolute luxury.

The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra

The Oberoi Amarvilas, Agra

An exquisite luxury hotel standing just 600 metres from the Taj Mahal, offering uninterrupted views of the monument from every room.

Rambagh Palace, Jaipur

Rambagh Palace, Jaipur

A magnificent heritage palace hotel, once the residence of the Maharaja of Jaipur, featuring sprawling gardens and royal suites.

Meghauli Serai (Taj Safari) Chitwan

Meghauli Serai (Taj Safari) Chitwan

A luxurious wilderness lodge situated along the Rapti River, featuring custom private plunge pools and scenic views of the grasslands.

Dwarika's Hotel Kathmandu

Dwarika's Hotel Kathmandu

A magnificent heritage property designed around courtyard architectural restoration and authentic Newari craftsmanship.

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This journey departs when you do.

Every departure is private — your dates, your pace. The finest windows fill first: palace suites ask 4–6 months’ notice in the golden season, and festival weeks a year.

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