custom tours to India Designed by insiders.
Our custom tours to India are carefully designed by a team of people who know, and love, India. We hand-pick every destination, every hotel, every activity, every guide to give you the best, most unique, culturally authentic, and sustainable choice available. Our custom tours to India are made with love … and designed for your budget, dates, preferences, and interests.
Golden Triangle Tour
The Golden Triangle is India’s leading tourism circuit — for a reason. This “triangle” of destinations includes the historic city of Delhi, which boasts three UNESCO World Heritage sites; Agra, home of the Taj Mahal, the world’s most beautiful building; and Jaipur, the Pink City, capital of Rajasthan. We also include some offbeat, unique, and authentic experiences. The India for Beginners Golden Triangle itinerary can be customized to your dates, preferences, and budget.
Shopping in India Tour
India is a shopper’s paradise. There is an astonishing variety of dazzling clothes, fabrics, shawls, shoes, jewellery, spices, rugs, pottery, furniture, and much, much more to buy in India. We are shopping experts and we can take you to some of the best stores, workshops, and showrooms in Delhi and Jaipur. The tour is designed to be a fun and interactive cultural experience: you will learn a lot about items such as pashmina shawls, silk sarees, block print fabric, and hand-knotted rugs, along with the culture that inspired them!
Fabulous Rajasthan: Land of Kings & Queens
Fabulous Rajasthan: Land of Kings and Queens is about immersion into the world of classical India. This one is for people who want to see the India depicted in tourist brochures — the fairy-tale like forts and palaces, loping camels and dazzling peacocks. The itinerary includes the Golden Triangle and diving into historic Delhi, visiting the Taj Mahal, exploring classical Rajasthan, including Jaipur, the Pink City, and romantic Udaipur, and a sojourn at a very special heritage lodge in rural Rajasthan.
The Soul of India: A Spiritual Journey
The Soul of India: A Spiritual Journey is a very special tour. If you have an interest in Yoga or meditation or identify as a spiritual seeker, this tour is for you. We will be immersing ourselves in some of the most well-known spiritual destinations in India and having very unique experiences with Yoga masters, Sanskrit scholars, spiritual guides, and others who will lead us on this journey and help us truly experience the soul of India. Our itinerary includes a spiritual tour of Delhi, taking part in the Ganga Aarti in Haridwar, an ashram stay in Rishikesh, sunrise rituals at the lake in Pushkar, and a morning boat ride in Varanasi.
Captivating Kerala: Land of Sun and Spices
The south India state of Kerala is often called “God’s Own Country” because it is lush, unique, and abundant in greenery, waterways, spices, fruit, sunshine and so many of the good things in life. Our Captivating Kerala: Land of Sun and Spices tour will take you deep inland to the fragrant spice gardens, high into the Cardamom Hills, and along the Malabar Coast to the ancient spice trade ports and palm lined beaches. You can see our Two-week Kerala Itinerary here.
Mystics and Muses: Travel Writer’s Journey of India
India has long been a muse for creative people. Both foreign and local writers, photographers, artists, musicians, and others find inspiration in the vibrant culture; and many books, films, songs, and artworks have been produced. On this tour, you will visit some of the places that have inspired writers, or places where famous books have been written — such as Rudyard Kipling’s Kim, Bruce Chatwin’s Songlines, and William Dalrymple’s City of Djinns. Get started by checking out these Books About India.
Wildlife Safari in India: Land of Tigers
Our Wildlife Safari in India: Land of Tigers tour will take you on an adventure to some of India’s top tiger reserves: Pench, Satpura, Kanha, and Bandhavgarh in Madhya Pradesh (MP). This is the trip of a lifetime as you will travel with one of India’s top safari companies, stay in their naturally luxurious lodges, and visit the parks with the best naturalists and guides in the business. We designed this itinerary, based on personal experience, to maximize your chances of seeing a tiger in the wild.
Treasures of Jaipur
Jaipur is a city of arts and crafts, artists and artisans. Founded in 1727, Jaipur’s visionary ruler Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II had a plan that made the city what it is today — a centre for trade, a design hub, and a shopping paradise. Jaipur is the gemstone and the block printing capital of India. The city produces an astounding array of printed fabrics plus many other products including hand-knotted rugs, Blue Pottery, leather juttis (shoes), lac bangles, etc. We know Jaipur well and can take you on a deep dive into the bazaars, markets, and workshops to discover both real and hidden gems!