The trips
Every trip is land-only. You book your own international flights on your own terms. We take care of the trip from the moment you land. Every service tier follows the same itinerary; the main difference is where you sleep, and your quotation sets out exactly what your tier includes. Prices shown are from Essential Boutique, per person, sharing a double or twin room. If the India you’re picturing isn’t shown here, tell us and we will build it.
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.
