ROCS Bespoke Journeys - Incredible India 2026

known as the Ganga, plays a central role in the life of Hindus. An aarti is a fire ritual, performed to show gratitude to the river and ask for its blessings. It involves saffron coloured clothes; a kurta and a dhoti, which is tightly bound with a long towel. The ceremony begins with the blowing of a conch shell and ringing bells. The priests each wave an incense stick and hold up large flaming lamps while chanting mantras to the goddess Ganga. Their movements are synchronised and the crowd listens in silence while they perform the ceremonial acts. DAY 5 - VARANASI Early morning transfer to the Ghats for sunrise boat ride on the holy River Ganges. At dawn when it is full of pilgrims it’s an amazing place to witness the living traditions of one of the world’s oldest and most important religions. See Varanasi come alive along the banks of the river. See people bathing in the holy water and worshiping the rising sun. Witness the conclusion of life at the riverbank holy cremation grounds. It is believed, if you die in Varanasi, you go straight to heaven. Return back to your hotel for breakfast. Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

Afternoon visit Sarnath - a sacred pilgrimage site where Lord Buddha delivered his first sermon. Echoes of enlightenment permeate the ancient stupas, serene gardens, and the Dhamek Stupa. Amid natural surroundings, lies the Archaeological Museum; which exhibits the Buddhist Cultural wealth, recovered from the site of Lord Buddha’s first sermon at deer park Mrigadava in Sarnath. As the findings are mostly from Buddhist monasteries or vihar, the plan of building was designed by James Ransome on the pattern of a Sangharam or a vihar. The noble idea was conceived by Sir John Marshal, the then Director General of Archaeology in view of Buddhist character of antiquities. of museum building began in 1904 & was completed in 1910. The Central hall is as main chapel, galleries as monastic cells and verandah occurring as in front of cells in a monastery. The whole building is made of sandstone with flat roof. The construction

Transfer to the railway station to board train to Agra. Today dinner would be served on board. Arrive and transfer to your 5* Taj Hotel & Convention Centre. DAY 7 - AGRA Breakfast and morning tour of Agra Fort and Itmud-ud Daulah`s tomb. Few forts in the world have a more fascinating story to tell than the Great Fort of Agra, an outstanding example of Mughal architecture, the seat and the stronghold of the Mughal Empire under successive generations. as an impregnable military structure by Akbar, the Agra Fort, over a period of time, acquired all the elegance, lavishness and majesty of an imperial palace. Situated 1 km upstream of the Taj Mahal, on the right bank of the Yamuna River, the Agra fort was built under the direction of Akbar, by Mohammed Quasim Khan, his commander-in-Chief and Governor of Kabul and added to by his son Jehangir and grandson Shahjahan. About 4 km north of the Taj, on the left bank of the Yamuna River, is the perfectly proportioned marble mausoleum. Itmad ud-Daulah was built by Meals: Breakfast and Dinner Originally planned

INCREDIBLE INDIA’S GOLDEN TRIANGLE 2026

Meals: Breakfast and Dinner

DAY 6 – VARANASI - AGRA Breakfast at the hotel. Morning is free at the hotel or you can go shopping or walk through the streets of Varanasi.

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