Packages
Cultural & Heritage Packages
Forts, temples, old towns and the guides who can explain them
The trips where a good local guide changes everything. Rajasthan's forts and palaces, Varanasi's ghats, Kyoto's temples, Kashmir's Mughal gardens, Istanbul and Cappadocia, Tbilisi's old town — our culture-led packages spend the extra half day at the site that's actually worth it and skip the ones that aren't, with guides who make the history make sense.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan Heritage — Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur
The three great cities of Rajasthan by private car, staying in heritage havelis and palace hotels, with a desert night if you want it.
Rajasthan
Royal Rajasthan — Forts, Palaces & Golden Sands
The state's greatest hits in a week — Jaipur's Amber Fort, Jodhpur beneath Mehrangarh, the golden city of Jaisalmer with a desert night, and romantic Udaipur to finish.
Kerala
Kerala — Backwaters, Hills & Houseboat
Fort Kochi, the Munnar tea hills, a Periyar spice lake and a private houseboat night in Alleppey, finishing on the beach.
North East India
North East Explorer — Meghalaya & Assam
Shillong, the Cherrapunji waterfalls and the Nongriat root bridges, the clear Umngot river at Dawki, then a tea bungalow and a rhino safari in Kaziranga.
Bali
Bali Escape — Ubud & the Beaches
Three nights in a jungle villa near Ubud and three by the sea in the south, with the island's greatest hits in between.
Thailand
Thailand — Bangkok & Phuket
Two nights of Bangkok energy and four on the Andaman coast, with the Grand Palace, Phi Phi and Phang Nga Bay all included.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Explorer — Culture, Tea & Coast
Sigiriya and the Cultural Triangle, the hill-country tea estates and the scenic blue train, a Yala leopard safari and a finish on the southern sand.
Japan
Japan Golden Route — Tokyo, Hakone & Kyoto
The classic first trip to Japan — Tokyo's neighbourhoods and food, a ryokan night by Mount Fuji, and Kyoto's temples with a day trip to the deer of Nara. Shinkansen throughout on a rail pass.
Nepal
Nepal — Kathmandu, Pokhara & Chitwan
The medieval temple towns of the Kathmandu Valley, the Annapurna skyline from lakeside Pokhara, and a rhino safari in the jungle at Chitwan — Nepal's greatest hits in a week.
Bhutan
Bhutan — Paro, Thimphu & Punakha
The classic first trip through the western valleys — Thimphu's markets and giant Buddha, Punakha's riverside dzong, the Dochula Pass, and the hike up to the Tiger's Nest to finish.
Turkey
Turkey — Istanbul & Cappadocia
Four nights in Istanbul for the mosques, bazaars and a Bosphorus cruise, then three in a Cappadocia cave hotel with the sunrise hot-air balloon flight. Linked by a short domestic flight.
Rajasthan
Golden Triangle — Delhi, Agra & Jaipur
India's classic first trip — Old and New Delhi, the Taj Mahal at sunrise, Fatehpur Sikri and the forts and bazaars of Jaipur.
Rajasthan
Jaipur City Break — The Pink City in a Weekend
A short, well-paced first taste of Rajasthan — Amber Fort, the old-city bazaars, a rooftop dinner and time to actually shop. Ideal as a long weekend or bolted onto a Delhi trip.
Rajasthan
Jaisalmer & the Thar — Fort, Havelis & Dunes
The living golden fort, the carved havelis of a caravan-trade city, and a night under canvas in the Sam dunes with a camel ride and folk music around the fire.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan for Two — Udaipur & Jaipur
Two of India's most romantic cities — a lakeside stay in Udaipur with a private boat at sunset, then Jaipur for the forts and the bazaars, staying in heritage properties throughout.
Rajasthan
Grand Rajasthan — The Complete Circuit
The unhurried version — Jaipur, the holy lake at Pushkar, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer and its dunes, Udaipur, and the cool hill retreat of Mount Abu, staying in palace and heritage hotels throughout.
Rajasthan
Shekhawati — Rajasthan's Open-Air Gallery
The quiet, offbeat corner north of Jaipur where merchant families covered whole towns in frescoes. Slow days among painted havelis, staying in a converted castle or two.
Kerala
North Kerala — Thrissur, Theyyam & the Loom
The Kerala most visitors miss — Thrissur, the state's cultural capital, the trance rituals of Theyyam near Kannur, handloom weaving co-operatives, and the long empty beach at Bekal.
North East India
Tawang & Sela Pass — The Monastery Circuit
The great road trip into Arunachal Pradesh — Bomdila and Dirang, the climb over Sela Pass, and two nights in Tawang for the monastery, the war memorials and, permits allowing, the India–China border at Bumla Pass.
Ladakh
Ladakh — Leh, Nubra & Pangong
Acclimatise among the monasteries of the Indus Valley, cross Khardung La to the Nubra dunes, and camp beside the colour-shifting water of Pangong Tso.
Singapore · Bali
Singapore & Bali — Twin Centre
Three city days in Singapore for the gardens, the zoo and Sentosa, then four on the beach in Bali. One easy 2.5-hour hop between them.
Vietnam
Vietnam Highlights — Hanoi to Hoi An
Hanoi's old quarter, an overnight cruise through Lan Ha Bay and three nights in lantern-lit Hoi An, with the Golden Bridge on the way.
Japan
Grand Japan by Rail — Tokyo to Hiroshima
The unhurried version — Tokyo, the gardens and gold-leaf workshops of Kanazawa, Kyoto and Nara, and Hiroshima with the floating torii of Miyajima, all on the bullet train.
Japan
Japan Honeymoon — City, Onsen & Old Kyoto
A design hotel in Tokyo, a private-onsen ryokan with Mount Fuji across the water, and a restored machiya townhouse in the quiet north of Kyoto — with a kaiseki dinner and a private tea ceremony.
Japan
Japan in Bloom — Cherry Blossom Special
The Golden Route condensed and timed to the sakura forecast — hanami picnics under the trees in Tokyo, blossom-lined canals in Kyoto, and a Mount Fuji day with the mountain framed in pink.
Japan
Tokyo City Break
A focused first hit of Japan — three days across Tokyo's neighbourhoods plus one day trip of your choosing: Mount Fuji, the shrines of Nikko, or the Great Buddha at Kamakura.
Spiti Valley
Spiti Circuit — Shimla to Manali
The full loop through the cold desert — Kalpa, the Kaza monasteries and villages, a night beside Chandratal, and out over the Kunzum and Rohtang passes to Manali. Acclimatises as it climbs.
Varanasi
Varanasi & Sarnath
A sunrise boat along the ghats, the roar of the evening aarti, a walk through the old-city lanes with someone who can explain it, and the calm of Sarnath where Buddhism began.
Pondicherry
Pondicherry — French Quarter & Auroville
A restored heritage house in White Town, a walking tour of the mustard-yellow streets, cycling out to Auroville and the Matrimandir, and an afternoon at the beach.
Georgia
Georgia — Tbilisi, Kazbegi & Kakheti
Tbilisi's old town and sulphur baths, a day up the Military Highway to the Gergeti church under Mount Kazbek, and a Kakheti wine day with a cellar lunch. Great value, big scenery.
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