Incredible India, planned for you
India packs deserts, rainforests, Himalayan passes, coral islands and thousands of years of living history into one country, and most of it is a short flight or an overnight train from Chennai.
India packs deserts, rainforests, Himalayan passes, coral islands and thousands of years of living history into one country, and most of it is a short flight or an overnight train from Chennai. The trick is matching the region to the season: the hills of the south and the northeast shine after the monsoon, Rajasthan and the Golden Triangle are best in the cool months, and Ladakh and Spiti open only in summer.
Our India itineraries are private and built around your dates. We handle hotels, a car and driver, trains or flights from Chennai, and the small details such as temple timings, permits for restricted areas and the best day of the week for markets.
Popular places in India
India's regions
South India
South India is our home ground.
North India
From the Mughal monuments of Delhi and Agra to the forts of Rajasthan and the snowfields of Kashmir, North India covers the classic first-time circuits and the high Himalaya.
West India
West India mixes Goa's beaches and Portuguese-era churches with Mumbai's energy, the rock-cut caves of Ajanta and Ellora, and Gujarat's salt desert, lions and temple coast.
Central India
Madhya Pradesh sits at the heart of the country and holds some of its best tiger reserves, the temple art of Khajuraho, the Buddhist stupas of Sanchi and the riverside city of Ujjain.
East India
East India is where Kolkata's colonial streets, the Sundarbans mangroves, the Sun Temple at Konark and the Buddhist sites of Bodh Gaya meet.
Northeast India
The Northeast is India's least-visited corner and one of its most rewarding: living-root bridges in Meghalaya, one-horned rhinos at Kaziranga, monasteries in Sikkim and Tawang, and the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland.
States and union territories
South IndiaTamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is home to some of the largest temple complexes on earth, from Madurai's Meenakshi Amman to the Chola temples around Thanjavur.
South IndiaPuducherry
Puducherry (Pondicherry) is a former French enclave three hours south of Chennai.
South IndiaKerala
Kerala packs tea-covered hills, spice plantations, wildlife reserves, houseboat-filled backwaters and palm-lined beaches into a narrow strip between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea.
South IndiaKarnataka
Karnataka stretches from the Vijayanagara ruins at Hampi to the coffee estates of Coorg and Chikmagalur, the royal city of Mysuru and a quiet coastline at Gokarna and Udupi.
South IndiaAndhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh is best known for the Tirumala Venkateswara temple, one of the most visited pilgrimage sites in the world, but it also has the beaches and hills of Visakhapatnam, the coffee-growing Araku Valley and long stretches of the Bay of Bengal coast.
South IndiaTelangana
Telangana centres on Hyderabad, a city of Qutb Shahi tombs, Nizami palaces, pearl markets and biryani, alongside a modern tech skyline.
West IndiaGoa
Goa is India's smallest state and its favourite beach holiday.
West IndiaMaharashtra
Maharashtra combines Mumbai's colonial architecture and street food with the Buddhist and Hindu rock-cut caves of Ajanta and Ellora, hill stations in the Sahyadri ranges and the pilgrimage town of Shirdi.
West IndiaGujarat
Gujarat is the only place in the world where Asiatic lions live in the wild, at Gir.
North IndiaRajasthan
Rajasthan is the land of maharajas: hilltop forts, lake palaces, painted havelis and the golden dunes of the Thar Desert.
North IndiaDelhi
Delhi is two cities in one: the lanes of Old Delhi around the Jama Masjid and Chandni Chowk, and the broad avenues of Lutyens' New Delhi.
North IndiaUttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh holds the Taj Mahal, the ancient riverside city of Varanasi, Krishna's birthplace at Mathura and Vrindavan, the newly rebuilt temple city of Ayodhya and the Nawabi culture of Lucknow.
North IndiaHimachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh runs from colonial Shimla to the Tibetan Buddhist valleys of Spiti and Lahaul.
North IndiaUttarakhand
Uttarakhand, the Devbhumi or land of the gods, holds the Char Dham pilgrimage, the yoga capital of Rishikesh, Haridwar's Ganga aarti, the lake town of Nainital, Mussoorie's ridge views, Jim Corbett's tiger reserve and ski slopes at Auli.
North IndiaPunjab
Punjab is the heartland of Sikhism and of North Indian food.
North IndiaJammu & Kashmir
Kashmir's valley of lakes, meadows and pine forests is one of India's classic honeymoon and family destinations.
North IndiaLadakh
Ladakh is a high-altitude desert of monasteries, prayer flags and turquoise lakes on the far side of the Himalaya.
Central IndiaMadhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh is India's tiger state, with Kanha and Bandhavgarh among the best reserves in the country.
East IndiaWest Bengal
West Bengal stretches from the Bay of Bengal's mangrove forests to the Himalayan foothills.
East IndiaOdisha
Odisha's golden triangle of Bhubaneswar, Puri and Konark holds hundreds of Kalinga-style temples, the Jagannath temple and the UNESCO-listed Sun Temple.
East IndiaBihar
Bihar is where the Buddha attained enlightenment and where ancient India's great university at Nalanda flourished.
Northeast IndiaSikkim
Sikkim is a small Himalayan state with big views of Kanchenjunga, the world's third-highest peak.
Northeast IndiaMeghalaya
Meghalaya, the abode of clouds, is a plateau of pine hills, deep gorges and some of the wettest places on earth.
Northeast IndiaAssam
Assam is the gateway to the Northeast and the land of the Brahmaputra.
Northeast IndiaArunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is India's easternmost state, with snow-capped passes, Tibetan Buddhist monasteries and more than twenty major tribal communities.
Northeast IndiaNagaland
Nagaland is home to sixteen major Naga tribes, each with its own dress, songs and food.
Northeast IndiaAndaman & Nicobar Islands
The Andaman Islands sit in the Bay of Bengal closer to Myanmar than to mainland India.
Northeast IndiaLakshadweep
Lakshadweep is a chain of coral atolls in the Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast, with lagoons so clear you can see the reef from the boat.
North IndiaChandigarh
Chandigarh is India's first planned city, laid out by Le Corbusier in the 1950s as the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana.
East IndiaJharkhand
Jharkhand is a forested plateau state of waterfalls, tribal villages and important pilgrimage sites.
Central IndiaChhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is central India's least-visited state and one of its most rewarding for curious travellers.
Northeast IndiaManipur
Manipur is a green valley ringed by hills in India's far northeast, known for classical Manipuri dance, polo (which was born here) and Loktak Lake with its floating islands called phumdis.
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