india has been on your list for years. and every time you start looking into it? it feels like too much to take on by yourself. too big, too busy, too many trains to figure out. so it stays on the list. you'll start in delhi with a rickshaw ride through old delhi, then take the overnight train to udaipur for a sunset boat on lake pichola. next it's pool days and a sunrise temple trek in pushkar, then jaipur for a cooking class with a local family, amber fort and holi itself, the festival of colours. you'll finish with a jeep safari in ranthambore and the taj mahal at sunrise. we won't pretend india is calm. it's loud, it's busy and there's a lot going on all at once. that's exactly why this is the way to do it: the trains, vans and tickets are booked, your guide knows where everyone's going, and all you have to do is take it in (and get covered in paint on day 9).