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Locally crafted journeys · Since 2009

See India the way locals love it.

Forget the tourist conveyor belt. We hand-stitch journeys through India's palaces, backwaters and mountain passes — guided by people who were born to these roads.

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Not a booking site. A travel family.

We don't sell tickets. We hand you a story.

Big portals show you a thousand identical packages. We are a small house of local guides, drivers and storytellers spread across India — from a Marwari host in Jaisalmer to a houseboat family in Alleppey.

Every itinerary is drawn by hand, costed honestly, and run by someone who actually lives there. No call-centre. No hidden markups. Just India, opened up by the people who love it most.

  • Local guides, vetted & fairly paid
  • Fully customisable, zero cookie-cutter
  • 24×7 on-trip support, real humans
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Where to wander

Six Indias, one passport

Tap into the region that's calling you. Each one is a different country in disguise.

North · Desert

Rajasthan

Forts, camel dunes & cities painted blue, pink and gold.

12 tours · from ₹24,900
South · Backwaters

Kerala

Houseboats, tea hills and the slow green of God's own country.

9 tours · from ₹19,500
North · Himalaya

Himachal & Spiti

Cedar valleys, monastery passes and rivers the colour of sky.

11 tours · from ₹21,000
North · High Desert

Ladakh

Moonscapes at 5,000m, prayer flags and the bluest lakes on earth.

7 tours · from ₹28,400
East · Spiritual

Varanasi

Dawn on the Ganga, fire-lit aartis and the oldest living city.

6 tours · from ₹16,800
West · Coast

Goa

Hidden coves, Portuguese lanes and sunsets worth the airfare.

8 tours · from ₹14,200

Signature journeys

Hand-picked, ready to roll

Our most-loved itineraries. Each one is fully tweakable — these are just the starting line.

Bestseller
★ 4.9 · 320 travellers

Royal Rajasthan Loop

Jaipur · Jodhpur · Jaisalmer · Udaipur — palaces, dunes & a night under desert stars.

  • 9 days
  • Heritage stays
  • Private car
from ₹42,900/person Enquire
Slow travel
★ 4.8 · 210 travellers

Kerala: Hills to Backwaters

Munnar tea estates, Periyar wildlife & two nights drifting an Alleppey houseboat.

  • 7 days
  • Houseboat
  • Ayurveda spa
from ₹33,500/person Enquire
Adventure
★ 5.0 · 148 travellers

Spiti Valley Expedition

Manali to Kaza over the high passes — monasteries, fossil villages & the Chandratal lake.

  • 8 days
  • 4×4 convoy
  • Homestays
from ₹38,000/person Enquire
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Happy travellers

Sent home with full camera rolls since 2009.

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Local guides & hosts

Real residents, fairly paid, in every region.

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Across 1,800+ reviews on Google & TripAdvisor.

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Custom & flexible

Every itinerary reshaped around you.

Travel by feeling, not just place

What kind of India are you after?

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Heritage & Forts

Sleep inside living palaces and walk forts older than empires.

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Backwaters & Slow

Houseboats, tea hills and days that refuse to be rushed.

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Mountains & Treks

Himalayan passes, monastery towns and air that bites.

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Wildlife Safaris

Tigers in Ranthambore, elephants in Periyar, rhinos in Kaziranga.

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Spiritual Trails

Ganga aartis, desert temples and quiet mountain shrines.

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Food Journeys

Street-food crawls, home kitchens and thalis you'll dream about.

Three steps to wheels-up

Simple as chai

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Tell us your dream

Drop your idea, dates and budget. We listen — no pushy sales scripts.

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We hand-draw a plan

Within 24 hours you get a tailored, honestly-costed itinerary to tweak freely.

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You travel, we've got you

Local hosts greet you on arrival; we're a call away the entire trip.

Postcards from travellers

The stories they carried home

"They turned a vague 'we want Rajasthan' into the best two weeks of our lives. Our guide Bhanwar felt like family by day three. The desert camp under the stars was unforgettable!"
Rakesh SharmaMumbai → Rajasthan
"Booked from Delhi with zero stress. Every transfer, host and meal was exactly as promised. The Spiti drive broke my brain in the best way — worth every rupee!"
Divya KapoorDelhi → Spiti Valley
"As a solo woman traveller I felt safe the whole time. The Kerala houseboat night was pure magic — and so affordable compared to what other sites quoted me."
Kajal MehtaAhmedabad → Kerala

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Jaipur, Rajasthan 302001
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