a week is not a long time and D, J and A are about all you could fit in and that would be quick

Is that seven nights in-country, or does it include travel to/from India? Where are you starting from? Have you read any guidebooks?

Either way, Bob is right, you have very little time.

They live in Kochi, so travel time and jet lag are not issues.

The hill station easily accessible, from Jaipur, and worthwhile is Shimla. There was a direct flight from Jaipur to Chandigarh. From Chandigarh you could take a cab to Shimla. On the other hand, if you overnight in Chandigarh, you could take the toy train to Shimla next morning, but book well in advance. On arrival in Shimla, you could simply walk up to the Oberois Cecil. If this hotel,is beyond your budget, in peak time, than there is a small hotel up the Museum Road, about 200 yards from Cecils, called Spars Lodge, recently refurbished with fairly large suites and views spectacular over the valley. Asa Ram is your manager at Spars and an expert at Grilled Trout...enjoy yourself!!

I think a week is enough for Golden Traingle (Delhi, Jaipur and Agra)and a hill station. 3 days to Agra and Jaipur, 2 days to Delhi. Go to Shimla or Mussoorie for hill station.

Its up to you as you are in India but that time of yr. is pretty hot for the GT. Then again it seems you must already know that.

Maybe just do Delhi and then go straight up where it's cool. Delhi will be hot enough, why also do other hot places like Jaipur and Agra?

Go more north and enjoy the cooler climate. You'll return from vacation more refreshed.

HI Akas,

Oberoi Cecil is expensive. Spars is inexpensive. There are good hotels in Shimla between those two extremes. With a week only, you won't have much time in any case at a hill station.

A week seems awfully packed to do 4 places, especially as the heat will be a limiting factor. It's not as if you can be running around in the middle of the day. Time yourselves to do stuff early a.m. and evening, make sure al your hotels (and car, as you mentioned) have AC.

What is the MOST enticing attraction for you and the kids in the "Golden Triangle"?

I am guessing Taj Mahal is one of those. Agra, Del, then a hill station. Among the latter, my experience in Manali (shoud you be looking into that) was that every family from Delhi with kids was, there on school holiday ...waayyyy too crowded to be relaxing. I agree with Mr Singh --Shimla was lovely and cool for two nights.

New poster, hasn't checked back to read responses? Akas, are you there?