Twenty-two people in Bhubaneswar and Puri, and a shared conviction that a trip through India should not be assembled by a search algorithm.
In 2009 Ananya and Debasish were tour leaders for a large operator, running the same six-day Delhi–Agra–Jaipur loop forty times a year. The hotels were chosen by contract value. The ‘traditional lunch’ was in a hall built for coaches. Guests were polite about it.
They left within a month of each other and started taking bookings from a rented room in Bhubaneswar, on one rule: never sell a room you have not slept in, or a guide you have not travelled with.
Seventeen years later the rule still holds. It is why we cover twenty-four states properly rather than all of them badly, and why we turn work away when nobody here knows the ground.
Every hotel and guide on our list has been visited by someone here. If we have not been, we say so.
We would rather cover twenty-four states properly than promise all twenty-eight from a database.
We book independent hotels and pay guides directly. No exclusivity deals quietly steering your route.
If your dates are wrong for the region, or the budget will not carry the plan, we tell you before you commit.
Each of our travel experts looks after a handful of regions and stays with your trip from the first call to the flight home.
Rajasthan, Gujarat and the desert states. Knows which haveli owners will still cook for guests at short notice.
Ladakh, Spiti, Sikkim and Bhutan. Has driven Khardung La more times than is sensible and still checks the forecast.
Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the South. Based in our Puri office, and argues about which toddy shop is worth the detour.
Bhutan and the Northeast. Handles permits, monastery festivals and the roads that only open for four months.
Your money is handled by a licensed, bonded operator, and every supplier we use is contracted in writing.
Recognised inbound tour operator, Government of India.
Indian Association of Tour Operators, member since 2012.
Ticketing handled in house, so reissues happen the same day.
Travel Agents Association of India, bound by its code of conduct.
One conversation, and we will tell you honestly whether we are the right people for the trip you have in mind.
