India · Private & tailor-made
India Family Adventure
Delhi and the palaces of Jaipur, the Ganges and the Himalayan foothills at Rishikesh, and a tiger safari in Jim Corbett — soft adventure for the whole family.
Private & tailor-made — price on enquiry, shaped around your group and dates. Land only, excludes flights.
The journey
Built around families with children — the colour and culture of Delhi and Jaipur, then the River Ganges at Rishikesh for gentle adventure, and a jungle finish looking for tigers in Jim Corbett.
You start in Delhi and Jaipur for the classic north — a rickshaw through the old city, Amber Fort, block-printing, a puppet show and a cooking afternoon with a local family. Then it turns active.
At Rishikesh, in the Himalayan foothills where the Ganges leaves the mountains, families can raft gentle rapids or keep to riverside walks and picnics, watch the evening Ganga Aarti by the water, and try a little yoga. The trip finishes in Jim Corbett National Park with jeep safaris in India's oldest tiger reserve. Private and fully flexible, with the adventure level set to suit your children.
Where you'll go
Trip highlights
What stays with you
A rickshaw through Old Delhi and a community-kitchen meal.
Amber Fort, block-printing and a puppet show in Jaipur.
The evening Ganga Aarti and gentle rafting on the Ganges at Rishikesh.
Jeep safaris for tigers in Jim Corbett National Park.
Day by day
Your itinerary
Welcome to India
Met at Delhi airport and taken to your hotel, with time to rest after the flight and a welcome dinner of modern Indian cooking to begin.
Discover Delhi
Old Delhi by rickshaw, the great Jama Masjid mosque and the Khari Baoli spice market, then a meal at the community kitchen of Gurudwara Bangla Sahib. In the afternoon, the wide avenues of Lutyens' Delhi and India Gate.
On to Jaipur
A drive to Jaipur and a heritage hotel, with the afternoon free by the pool before an evening wander through the city's colourful bazaars.
Discover Jaipur
Up to Amber Fort by jeep, a hands-on block-printing workshop, a traditional puppet show, and a cooking afternoon with a local family. There's an optional visit to an elephant-care project on the city's edge.
To the Ganges at Rishikesh
A morning flight to Dehradun (via Delhi) and a scenic drive to a riverside resort at Rishikesh, where the Ganges runs clear and green out of the Himalaya. In the evening, walk down for the Ganga Aarti, the river's nightly ceremony of lamps and song.
A day on the river
Families choose the level: a gentle riverside walk, a beach picnic and games, or a soft white-water rafting run through safe rapids (age- and water-level dependent). The afternoon adds easy hiking or a zipline, and the evening a bonfire by the river.
Wellness and nature
A slower day: a family yoga session, a walk with a naturalist, and time simply to enjoy the river and the hills.
The Himalayan foothills
A scenic drive into the foothills to hidden waterfalls and a village walk, and back to the river for sunset.
Into the jungle
A drive (around six hours) to Jim Corbett National Park and a jungle lodge. An afternoon nature walk and a short talk on Indian wildlife, then a campfire dinner under the stars.
Into the wild
An early jeep safari into the park in search of tigers, elephant and deer, then breakfast at the lodge and a lazy middle of the day by the pool. A village visit and evening birdwatching round it off.
Wildlife, then back to Delhi
An optional second safari and a nature walk, then the drive back to Delhi and an airport hotel, with a farewell dinner.
Departure
After breakfast, a private transfer to the airport for your flight home.
Where you'll stay
Your hotels
You stay in family-friendly hotels, a riverside resort at Rishikesh and a jungle lodge at Jim Corbett. The source doesn't tie the trip to specific properties, so we confirm the exact hotels when we tailor it — and can adjust the comfort level up or down to suit.
What's included
- All accommodation as listed (11 nights)
- Private, English-speaking guiding and a private car and driver throughout
- The internal flight Delhi–Dehradun, and all transfers and road transport within India
- The Old Delhi rickshaw and community-kitchen visit; Jaipur's fort, block-printing, puppet show and family cooking; the Rishikesh activities; and the Jim Corbett jeep safaris
- Daily breakfast, plus welcome and farewell dinners, and other meals as specified when we tailor the trip
- 24-hour in-country support and ATOL financial protection
Not included
- International flights to and from India
- India e-visa and any vaccinations
- Travel insurance (required — with medical and repatriation cover)
- White-water rafting where age or river conditions rule it out (a gentle alternative is always offered)
- Meals not specified, tips, and anything of a personal nature
Good to know
Before you go
When to travel
October to April is the comfortable, dry season; rafting at Rishikesh runs roughly late September to June depending on the river level.
Who it suits
Built for families — the rafting and hiking suit older children, and everything has a gentler alternative, so it works across a wide age range.
Pace and fitness
Active but never hard. The rafting is graded and optional, and depends on children's ages and the water on the day; we'll be straight with you about what's suitable.
Water safety
Rafting and river activities are run by licensed local operators with trained guides and safety equipment; whether they go ahead depends on age, ability and river conditions on the day.
Health and water
Drink bottled or filtered water, and check vaccinations with a travel clinic well ahead. Pack layers — the foothills are cool in the mornings.
Making it yours
Private and flexible — dial the adventure up or down, add the Taj Mahal, or extend in the hills. Just ask.
Make it yours
Ready to start planning?
This is a starting point, not a fixed package. Tell us who's travelling, your dates and roughly what you have in mind, and we'll tailor it — the pace, the comfort level and any extensions — and send you a detailed quote.
Travelling well
The STC way
We work with trusted local partners across northern India, and it shows in the detail: guides used to travelling with children, licensed river and safari operators, and family and artisan visits that put money where you travel. It's the same groundwork behind our sister company, STC Expeditions, which has run trips in India for years.
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