Private India tours planned around your interests, comfort and pace. We arrange your hotels, transport, guides and agreed activities.
Explore our journeysTravel in Layers creates tailor-made holidays in India for travellers who want to understand a place as well as see it.
We bring together celebrated sights, distinctive places to stay and encounters with everyday life into one thoughtfully arranged journey. You might be visiting India for the first time, returning to a region you love or following a particular interest in history, food, textiles, nature or photography. We start with what draws you here, then shape a route that makes sense for your time and travel style.
Our approach is personal: private journeys for couples, families, friends and solo travellers, with the freedom to choose your dates, adjust the pace and spend longer in the places that matter to you. India is our first chapter, and the focus of our current collection.
You do not need to arrive with a finished itinerary. Tell us how long you have, what you enjoy and the level of comfort you prefer. We help you decide which places belong together, where an extra night is worthwhile and how to balance sightseeing with time to relax.
The India itineraries on our website are starting points. Each can be adapted with different hotels, additional destinations or experiences that reflect your interests.
A Golden Triangle private tour introduces Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. A longer journey can continue into Rajasthan, include the riverfront life of Varanasi or turn south towards Kerala’s tea country and waterways.
Alongside the landmarks, we make room for the smaller details: a neighbourhood explored on foot, a conversation about a craft, regional cooking or an afternoon that follows your curiosity. These experiences give context to the places you visit.
A hotel should suit both your journey and the way you like to travel. You may prefer an intimate heritage home, a palace hotel, a forest lodge or a peaceful stay beside the water. We help you compare atmosphere, location, facilities and value.
Our hotel collection offers inspiration across different styles and budgets. We can mix comfortable bases with a special stay, giving you time to enjoy the properties you choose.
We plan the accommodation, private ground transport, transfers, guiding and agreed experiences as parts of the same journey. We also discuss domestic connections and practical considerations so that the route works beyond the map.
Your written trip plan sets out the itinerary, selected stays, inclusions and price. Before arrangements are confirmed, we work through your questions and any changes to the plan. See how we plan your trip.
Start with Rajasthan’s cities and countryside, the temples and landscapes of the south, Central India’s wildlife or the mountain journeys of the north and northeast. Whether you have a clear wish list or simply the idea of coming to India, we will help you find a starting point.
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A first encounter with India’s great Mughal cities and Rajasthan’s Pink City, with private guiding and room for local discoveries.
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Combine India’s iconic northern cities with the river, rituals and living traditions of Varanasi.
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A colourful passage from Mughal monuments to desert forts and lake palaces, with time for Rajasthan’s everyday life.
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Tea-covered hills, spice country, backwater life and coastal rest, brought together in a gentle southern journey.
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An India journey shaped around celebrated Oberoi addresses, private sightseeing and space to enjoy each exceptional stay.
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An introduction to India that combines celebrated sights with market walks, local flavours and carefully paced travel.
Explore journey*Guide prices for quieter travel periods, based on two people sharing a double room in comfortable hotels. Luxury hotel upgrades and travel dates change the price. Every journey is tailor-made.
India opens up through the people who call it home.
Walk with a local storyteller, spend time with a craftsperson or sit down to a regional meal. We weave these encounters into the journey with care, context and time to enjoy them.
Discover our experiencesTell us how much walking you enjoy, whether steps are difficult, and how often you would like a rest. We can adjust the route and discuss hotel access before you book.
Choose longer stays, relaxed starts and breaks between visits. We explain travel times so you know what each day involves.
Tell us about lift access, steps, room preferences and dietary needs. We check the details with the selected hotels.
Your written trip plan sets out the hotels, transfers, activities and price. Ask us about anything you would like to change.
Hotel inspiration across different budgets. Your quotation will specify the property and room category included.
Opulent, Heritage
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First Class, Wildlife Lodge
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First Class, Tea Estate, Heritage
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Discover this stayYour interests, travel dates and preferred pace shape the route.
Local knowledge brings context to both the landmarks and everyday life.
Choose the right mix of comfort, atmosphere and location.
One connected plan for your arrivals, guides, stays and onward travel.
Kerala without the hill drives, Chettinad and Chola heritage, the Tamil coast, Karnataka’s forests and coffee country, Hampi, and the Malabar coast. Choose a route with time to enjoy each place.
Explore South India journeysTell us where you would like to go and what you enjoy. We’ll suggest a route, suitable hotels and a comfortable pace.
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