Update (April 18, 4 p.m. ET): Due to the popularity of this deal, Sept. 1 and 5 are sold out. However, Friendly Planet still can add names to its waitlist and notify you if a space becomes available. Other dates from September through March 2012 are still available at discounted prices.

Take in views of the Taj Mahal with this fully guided, upscale India trip for $1299 per person. Piecing together such a complex itinerary currently costs $765 more per person, plus this one-step package saves time and research.

The three-city trip amounts to nine days, with overnight flights to and from India and seven days (six nights) in the country. Similarly priced packages are a night less and have fewer tours.

Depart Sept. 1 or 5 on this Friendly Planet adventure and get: 

• Roundtrip nonstop air from New York City
• Six nights in upscale hotels, including the 5-star Shangri-La in New Delhi
• Full day of guided tours in Delhi plus a rickshaw ride through a popular market and to India's largest mosque
• A sunrise or sunset tour of the Taj Mahal
• A tour of the Amber Fort, including ride via a Jeep or (if available) elephant
• Visits to Fatehpur Sikri, and markets and palaces of Jaipur
• Transportation between the Indian cities
• Daily breakfast and a farewell dinner

For $50 more, depart on Sept. 7. Other dates from September 2011-March 2012 are also highly discounted starting at $1399. 

Note: Air taxes ($110), visa fee ($73) and Delhi departure tax ($28) are not included.

Optional extension: For an additional cost, add on a three-day Nepal extension that includes roundtrip air from Delhi to Kathmandu, hotel accommodations, breakfast, ground transportation and tours.