Discover Lucknow with a private guide: Nawabi monuments, old-city streets, the Residency and time for the food and craft traditions of Awadh. The third day gives food, chikankari and personal interests their own time.
This suggested programme can be adjusted around your arrival, departure and interests. This programme assumes you are ready to begin sightseeing on the first morning. If you arrive later, we will adjust the visits. Hotels can be arranged or you can use your own bookings.
Photo: Bara Imambara by Amritamitraghosh, CC BY-SA 3.0. Resized and cropped; adapted image under the same licence.
Meet your guide at your Lucknow hotel and explore Bara Imambara, including the Bhool Bhulaiya when access and mobility permit. Continue to Rumi Darwaza for a photo stop and visit Chota Imambara. After a lunch break, take a guided walk through selected Chowk lanes to discover the old city’s shops, architecture and everyday life. Return to the hotel with time to relax.
Overnight: Lucknow
Spend the morning at the Residency, exploring the historic grounds with your guide. Continue to La Martiniere for an exterior view; entry is included only if permission has been arranged. After lunch, visit Ambedkar Memorial and enjoy a relaxed stroll through Hazratganj, with time to browse independently.
Overnight: Lucknow
Dedicate your final day to Lucknow’s living traditions. Arrange a chikankari-focused visit to learn about the embroidery and, where available, meet an artisan. Enjoy a pre-arranged Awadhi lunch or food walk tailored to your dietary preferences, with tastings quoted separately. Keep time for a final stroll or rest before your airport or railway transfer.
Departure: Lucknow airport or railway station.
Monument access and the order of visits are checked for your travel dates. The Bhool Bhulaiya involves steps and narrow passages. La Martiniere interior access, artisan meetings and any hosted dining experience require advance confirmation; none is guaranteed by this sample itinerary.
Private air-conditioned transport, a local English-speaking guide, airport or railway transfers and the sightseeing listed above can be combined in your quotation. We confirm every inclusion before booking.
Hotel accommodation, entrance tickets, meals, local e-rickshaws, special darshan arrangements and optional experiences are quoted separately unless expressly included in your proposal. Personal expenses and tips are additional.
Share your travel dates, number of guests, hotel and arrival details. We will send a tailored itinerary and itemised quotation.
Enquire about this tourChoose a route that gives Varanasi, Prayagraj and Ayodhya enough time instead of turning them into rushed transit stops.
Compare route order, pacing and realistic stay lengths for this sacred North India circuit.
ExploreA practical first-visit itinerary combining the Ganges, old city, Kashi Vishwanath and Sarnath.
ExploreSee how we approach private guiding, vehicles, local access and journey support.
Explore