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India Tour Packages
157 tour packages across India — each a fully-designed journey and a starting point, reworked around your dates, interests and travel style.
India tour packages
Every one of these is a starting point we tailor entirely to you — dates, pace, stays and everything in between. Pricing terms
Beach & IslandsVarkala Beach & Wellness Escape
- 3 nights' accommodation on or near the Varkala cliff, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for all transfers and the coastal drive
- Daily breakfast
Three nights on the Varkala cliff, walked rather than driven
AdventureBest of Kerala Circuit
- 6 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night where the route includes one
Munnar tea estates and Eravikulam
CulturalClassic Kerala Journey
- 5 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night where the route includes one
Fort Kochi heritage and the Chinese fishing nets
CulturalGrand Kerala Circuit
- 7 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night where the route includes one
Fort Kochi and Mattancherry on foot before the climb
AdventureKerala Complete Experience
- 5 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night where the route includes one
Straight from Kochi into the Munnar tea hills, with Fort Kochi first if you land early
FamilyKerala Family Discovery
- 6 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast and dinner throughout, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night
Straight into the Munnar tea hills, with Eravikulam and the estate roads
AdventureKerala First Escape
- 3 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night where the route includes one
Eravikulam, the estate roads and Top Station, with a full day to see them
HoneymoonKerala Honeymoon Escape
- 4 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast and dinner throughout, plus full board on the private houseboat
Tea estates and an unscheduled day in the Munnar hills
LuxuryKerala Luxury Slow Journey
- 6 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus lunch aboard the chartered boat on the Kumarakom day
Two nights in the Munnar hills with a day left unscheduled
AdventureKerala Nature & Highlands
- 8 nights' accommodation, matched to your preferred style and confirmed before booking
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full journey, including all transfers
- Daily breakfast, plus full board on the backwater houseboat night where the route includes one
Edakkal Caves and their prehistoric rock carvings
CulturalOoty Short Break — Two Nights in the Nilgiris
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
The Nilgiri Mountain Railway through Coonoor — a UNESCO-listed rack line still worked the original way
AdventureCoorg Short Break — Two Nights in Coffee Country
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
A working coffee estate walk — arabica grown in shade, with pepper vines on the same trees
CulturalMysuru Short Break — Palace, Hill and Market
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Amba Vilas Palace, finished in 1912 and still the seat of the Wodeyar family
CulturalCoorg & Mysuru — Coffee Hills and the Palace City
- 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Two full nights in Kodagu, long enough for an estate walk and the Kaveri's source
CulturalOoty & Mysuru — Across Bandipur to the Nilgiris
- 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
The Bandipur–Mudumalai road, which crosses two tiger reserves in a single afternoon
AdventureOoty & Coorg — Two Hill Stations, No City
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Two hill districts back to back, with no city day in between
CulturalNilgiris, Kodagu & Mysuru — the Southern Loop
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Three separate regions — Nilgiri downs, Kodagu plantations and the Mysuru plateau
CulturalNilgiris, Kodagu & Mysuru at Length — Six Nights
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
A second Mysuru night, which is what separates this from the five-night loop
AdventureThree Hill Stations — Ooty, Coorg & Kodaikanal
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Three ranges in one trip — the Nilgiris, the Kodagu hills and the Palanis
CulturalGrand South India Hills — Mysuru, Kodagu, the Nilgiris & Kodaikanal
- 7 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Four bases across two states, run as a single line rather than an out-and-back
AdventureMunnar Tea Country — Two Nights in the High Range
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
The climb from Kochi through spice country, gaining sixteen hundred metres in four hours
Beach & IslandsKerala Hills to Coast — Munnar, Thekkady, the Backwaters & Kovalam
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- All meals aboard the houseboat
Three landscapes in five nights — high-range tea, spice hills, backwaters and coast
CulturalMadurai & Rameswaram — Two Nights on the Temple Coast
- 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
Meenakshi Amman temple, whose fourteen gopurams carry thousands of painted figures
CulturalMadurai & Rameswaram — Three Nights, Two on the Island
- 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
Two full nights on Rameswaram, which almost no short itinerary allows
CulturalMadurai & Rameswaram at Length — Four Nights
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
Two nights in each town, so neither is seen at a march
CulturalMadurai, Rameswaram & Kanyakumari — the Southern Tip
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
The southernmost point of mainland India, where three seas meet
CulturalTemple Coast to Kovalam — Madurai, Rameswaram, Kanyakumari & the Sea
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
A single line from Madurai to the Kerala coast, crossing a state border once
CulturalThe Full Southern Coast — Madurai to Kovalam in Seven Nights
- 7 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout
A night at Poovar, where the Neyyar meets the sea behind a sandbar and the beach is reached by boat
Beach & IslandsAndaman Islands — Port Blair, Havelock & Neil in Four Nights
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast as per hotel policy
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all island sightseeing
The Cellular Jail, built in 1906, and its evening sound-and-light show
Beach & IslandsAndaman Islands — Five Nights with Elephant Beach
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast as per hotel policy
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all island sightseeing
A full second day on Havelock rather than an afternoon
Beach & IslandsAndaman Islands — Six Nights with Ross & North Bay
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast as per hotel policy
- Private air-conditioned vehicle for all island sightseeing
Ross Island, the penal settlement's headquarters until the 1941 earthquake
AdventureGangtok & Darjeeling — Four Nights in the Eastern Himalaya
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Tsomgo Lake at around 3,780 m, frozen from December into early spring
AdventureGangtok & Darjeeling — Five Nights with a Full Gangtok Day
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
A full sightseeing day in Gangtok, not just a lake excursion
AdventureGangtok, Pelling & Darjeeling — West Sikkim Added
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Pelling, where Kangchenjunga fills the skyline from the town itself
AdventureNorth Sikkim — Gangtok, Lachen & Lachung
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Lachen and Lachung, the two northern valleys below the Tibetan border
AdventureShillong & the Meghalaya Hills — Three Nights
- 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
The living root bridges, grown rather than built, from Ficus elastica roots
CulturalShillong & Guwahati — Meghalaya with the Brahmaputra
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Kamakhya temple on Nilachal hill, among the most important Shakta sites in India
AdventureMeghalaya in Depth — Shillong, Cherrapunji & Dawki
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
A night at Dawki, where the Umngot is among the clearest rivers in India
WildlifeKaziranga & Meghalaya — Rhino Country and the Rain Hills
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Kaziranga, a UNESCO site holding around two-thirds of the world's greater one-horned rhino
AdventureArunachal & Kaziranga — Tawang, Dirang and the Rhino Grassland
- 7 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private vehicle for all transfers and sightseeing
Tawang Monastery, the largest in India and second largest in the world
AdventureManali by Car — Three Nights in the Kullu Valley
- 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Private vehicle for local sightseeing and transfers
Hadimba Devi temple of 1553, built in deodar in the forest above Old Manali
AdventureManali by Overnight Coach — Three Nights in the Valley
- 3 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation, plus two overnight coach journeys
- Semi-sleeper Volvo coach from and to Delhi
- Breakfast and dinner daily
Semi-sleeper Volvo coach from and to Delhi, the standard overnight run
CulturalShimla & Manali by Car — Five Nights in Himachal
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Breakfast and dinner daily
- Private vehicle for local sightseeing and transfers
Shimla's Ridge and Mall, and the Christ Church of 1857 above them
CulturalShimla & Manali by Coach — Six Nights from Delhi
- 4 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation, plus two overnight coach journeys
- Semi-sleeper Volvo coach from and to Delhi
- Breakfast and dinner daily
Semi-sleeper Volvo from and to Delhi, and a deluxe bus for the Shimla–Manali leg
CulturalJaipur & Udaipur — Two Cities by way of Pushkar
- 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Amber Fort above Jaipur, begun in 1592 and built up the hillside in sandstone and marble
CulturalJaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur — the Three Cities
- 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Three distinct Rajput capitals — Kachhwaha, Rathore and Mewar
CulturalRajasthan Desert Circuit — Jaipur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer & Jodhpur
- 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Jaisalmer Fort, one of the very few forts anywhere still lived in
CulturalGrand Rajasthan — Jaipur, the Thar and the Lake City
- 8 nights' hand-picked accommodation
- Daily breakfast
- Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout
Five cities across the whole width of Rajasthan, in one continuous line
How long does India need
What an India journey costs
What the journeys above quote — stays, transfers, guiding. Flights excluded.
An indicative all-in budget, international flights included.
| Duration & Route | Style | Estimated Cost (per person) |
|---|---|---|
| Golden Triangle · 6–8 nights | Comfortable | Mid-range |
| Golden Triangle · 6–8 nights | Luxury / heritage hotels | Premium |
| Rajasthan in depth · 10–14 nights | Comfortable | Mid-range |
| Rajasthan in depth · 10–14 nights | Palace hotels | Premium |
| Kerala · 8–12 nights | Comfortable | Mid-range |
| Ladakh · 9–12 nights | Comfortable | Mid-range |
What drives the number Season moves price more than anything else — Christmas, New Year and the festival weeks carry a substantial premium, and the shoulder months are materially cheaper for the same route. Heritage and palace properties are the other main variable: India’s top hotels compete internationally on price, and a single night in one can equal three in a good mid-range hotel. We quote each journey individually rather than from a fixed price list, because the same itinerary changes cost significantly with the dates.
India has no single best season
The reliable window for Delhi, Rajasthan, Agra, Varanasi, the temple south and the beaches. Dry, clear and warm by day, genuinely cold in the north in December and January. This is also peak pricing and peak crowding, and Christmas–New Year books out months ahead.
The plains become severe — 40–45°C is normal — and this is precisely when the mountains are at their best. Ladakh, Spiti, Sikkim and the Uttarakhand valleys are accessible, roads are open and passes are clear. The hill stations exist because of this season.
The rain arrives in Kerala around the start of June and moves north over six weeks. Most travellers avoid it; some should seek it. Kerala’s Ayurvedic season is deliberately monsoon, the Western Ghats are at their greenest, and Ladakh sits in the rain shadow and stays dry. Coastal Goa and the hills are the places to avoid.
Diwali (Oct/Nov), Holi (Mar), Pushkar Camel Fair (Nov) and Durga Puja in Kolkata (Sep/Oct) move by the lunar calendar each year. They are extraordinary to witness and they distort availability and price for weeks around them. Decide early whether you are travelling for a festival or around one.
Planning India with us
Researched, not resold
Every destination we offer is researched and vetted by our team before we recommend it.
Quoted in writing
Every journey is quoted individually and in writing before you commit, so you know what is included before you decide.
Designed around you
Each journey is a starting point. Dates, pace, stays and routing are reworked around how you actually want to travel.
Do you need a visa or a permit?
Carry original government photo ID for every traveller including children: hotels are required to record it, domestic airlines will not board without it, and permit checkposts ask for the original rather than a photograph. Everything else below is geographic — parts of the Northeast, the high-altitude belt, both island groups and the national parks are permit-controlled, for conservation or because they sit near an international border.
How far ahead Inner Line Permits are days rather than weeks and several states issue them online. Ladakh and Sikkim high-altitude permits are arranged locally, typically the day before. Lakshadweep and Andaman island travel need longer and should be started before you book flights. Safari slots are the real constraint — at the popular reserves in peak season they are taken months ahead.
Full India visa guidance →Before you book
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India day trips
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AdventureAthirappilly Waterfall Day Trip
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full day, including all transfers
- Forest department entry tickets for the falls named in the itinerary
- Bottled water in the vehicle
Athirappilly, the largest waterfall in Kerala
CulturalJatayu Earth's Center Day Trip
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full day, including all transfers
- Entry and cable car ticket booking for the site named in the itinerary
- Bottled water in the vehicle
A monumental modern sculpture on a hilltop, visible from a distance
WildlifeGavi Forest Day Trip
- Private air-conditioned car with driver from Thekkady and back
- Entry permit and forest package booking, arranged in advance
- Guided forest activity as scheduled by the forest department on the day
A permit-controlled forest reserve with limited daily access
CulturalMunroe Island Backwater Day Trip
- Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full day, including all transfers
- Shared or private country canoe with a local boatman, as specified when you book
- Bottled water in the vehicle
Narrow village canals navigable only by small canoe
Themed & seasonal collections
Timed to the season — when Signature Journeys is at its very best, and what each month genuinely brings.
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