Come back to the country you’ve heard about, and experience the one that’s actually there.
“We don’t sell packages. We return you to a place you’ve never left.”
For those who feel a pull toward India, whether it’s a memory passed down, a family story half-told, or simply a country they’ve always wanted to know properly. We design trips for people who want to go deeper, not the tourist version. The real thing, with someone who knows the difference.
Eight trips. Eight Indias. Every one, a way in.
Trips
Eight journeys. Many ways in. Start with a story, a place, a feeling or simply a question.
Journeys designed as welcoming first steps into India, each with its own rhythm, character and reason to go.
West & NorthMumbai to Udaipur to Jodhpur to Jaisalmer to Jaipur to Agra to Delhi
Mumbai’s ambition, the golden desert of Rajasthan, blue and pink cities, and the Taj Mahal at first light.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
Punjab & HimachalDelhi to Amritsar to Dharamsala to McLeod Ganj to Shimla to Manali
Sacred dawn prayers in Amritsar, pine scented Tibetan monasteries in Dharamsala, and the old quarters of Delhi.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
Tamil Nadu & KeralaChennai to Pondicherry to Madurai to Munnar to Alleppey to Kochi
Towering Madurai temple spires, sunrise filter coffee, cardamom scented tea estates, and silent backwater houseboats.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
East & NortheastKolkata to Darjeeling to Gangtok to Shillong
Sunrise over Howrah Bridge, the UNESCO Darjeeling toy train, Sikkim’s monasteries, and Meghalaya’s living root bridges.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
Journeys for travellers drawn to a particular landscape, history, idea or side of India.
Uttar Pradesh & UttarakhandDelhi to Lucknow to Ayodhya to Varanasi to Rishikesh to Haridwar to Nainital to Jim Corbett
Nawabi Lucknow, Ram’s Ayodhya, the Ganges ghats of Varanasi, foothill ashrams in Rishikesh, and Jim Corbett’s tiger forests.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
North & EastDelhi to Bodh Gaya to Rajgir to Nalanda to Sarnath to Varanasi to Kushinagar
The places where an Indian prince became the Buddha, his teachings took root, and the ideas that shaped Asia were debated and preserved. Reflective, not devotional.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
Central IndiaDelhi to Bhopal to Sanchi to Orchha to Khajuraho to Bandhavgarh
Forts, forests, carved temples and cities most first-time visitors never think to put on the same map. India’s civilisational heartland, away from the postcard route.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
LadakhLeh to Nubra Valley to Pangong Tso
High mountain passes, monasteries, desert dunes at altitude, and a lake that shifts colour through the day.
Price covers the trip in India. International flights aren’t included: you book those yourself.
Why us
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Every itinerary here is a starting point. Swap modules, extend stays, cut sections. We build around you, not the other way around.
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India is not always beautiful. It’s loud, overwhelming, and confrontational. We tell you what each place actually feels like, not the brochure version.
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If your family is from Punjab, going to Amritsar isn’t tourism, and neither is a first trip built around what you actually want to see. We know the difference, and we design accordingly.
Travel with confidence
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We’re a small UK-based team. When you book, you pay us directly in pounds, so there’s no overseas transfer to arrange and no separate agent to chase.
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Every trip is priced transparently on its own page, land package only, so you know the cost before you book your international flights.
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Once you land, your hotels, transfers and guided experiences are delivered on our behalf by Travel Pals India, a family-owned New Delhi operator working since 1994. Rooetd stays your point of contact throughout.
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Swap a city, shift your dates or change the service tier while we plan it together: nothing is fixed until you choose to book. After that, we’ll still help with changes, and tell you what’s possible and any cost before you agree.
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Every enquiry reaches a member of the team directly, with a personal reply within one to two days, by whichever contact method you prefer. Questions are always welcome.
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We don’t just email back a price. Within one to two days, we send a first proposal: suggested dates, your chosen module swaps and an indicative land price. Hotels, dates and the final price are confirmed with our ground partner before you book.
The map
These eight are our reference itineraries, giving you a sense of pace and price for each region. If the place that’s calling you isn’t one of these, tell us where and we will build a trip around it the same way.
The journal
Packing lists, visa specifics, and write ups from the routes above, plus the regions we have not built a set itinerary for yet.
Read the journalHow it works
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Read the trip pages and pricing directly, or take the five question finder. Every module swap is listed, nothing is hidden.
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The team plans your dates, any module swaps, your hotels and travel within India. You book your own international flights to India; Rooetd doesn’t sell or arrange them.
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Hotels, transfers, trains, guided experiences and restaurant bookings, coordinated before you leave home. Any flights within India are set out in your quotation. Free days are built in.
Tell us the trip, roughly when, how many of you, and anything you have already decided, solo, as a couple, or across the whole family. A real person replies within one to two days with suggested dates and indicative pricing. Nothing is fixed until you choose to book, and questions are always welcome.
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