The Travel Saints

india, by invitation.

Some of India is open to the public. The rest is open to you.

Private and small-group cultural journeys in India, guided by expert historians and artisans, all-inclusive.

Civilisations

ten eras. one long road.

Each era lasted centuries and left its mark on how India eats, builds, celebrates and lives. Travel through one at a time, with the people who keep it alive.

c. 1500–500 BCEVedicWhere India's language, ritual and learning beganPrivate journey
322–185 BCEMauryanThe first great empire, and Ashoka's edicts in stonePrivate journey
5th c. BCE–12th c. CEBuddhistStupas, monasteries and caves carved over a thousand yearsPrivate journey
c. 320–550 CEGuptaThe classical age of art, mathematics and Sanskrit literaturePrivate journey
c. 850–1279CholaBronze, temple towns and a seafaring empire in the southSet journey
c. 8th–18th centuryRajputForts, courts and the warrior kingdoms of the desertSet journey
1526–1857MughalGardens, marble and a cuisine still loved across IndiaSet journey
1674–1818MarathaHill forts and the rise of the DeccanSet journey
1510–1961PortugueseGoa's churches, the spice trade and a kitchen of two worldsSet journey
1858–1947ColonialRailways, grand cities and the road to independencePrivate journey

Set journey with planned departuresAvailable now as a private journey

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Journeys

where to begin.

Every journey is shaped around your dates, your stays and how you travel, and priced for you in a personal proposal.

Start hereMughal and Rajput

Three ways to travel

the past. the present. the eternal.

The past

Civilisations

Travel through the eras that shaped India. Their monuments, food, crafts and music are still alive today.

Explore Civilisations

The present

Celebrations

Join an Indian family's wedding as one of their own. We'll make sure you feel at home in every ritual, outfit and feast.

Explore Celebrations

The eternal

Pilgrimages

The eternal India, experienced through mind, body and soul. Sacred circuits, festivals and wellness journeys. A Travel Saints journey.

Visit Pilgrimages

and to restore you: wellness.

India gave the world yoga and Ayurveda. Our Wellness journeys offer days of practice, treatment and quiet, and can close any journey you take with us.

Explore Wellness

By invitation

the india few ever see.

Monuments

A fort courtyard at dawn, before the gates open to anyone else.

Museums

After hours among the treasures, with the curator who knows them best.

Stories

Tales of kings and poets, told in the rooms where they lived.

Food

A royal recipe, cooked for you by the family who kept it for generations.

Artisans

An afternoon in a master’s workshop, watching a craft older than empires.

Music

A private recital by lamplight, in a courtyard built for music.

Small circles. Private doors. Time that moves at India's pace.

The Saints

the ones who know the way.

In India, the saints walked the roads first, and others followed. Our Saints are historians, chefs, musicians, craftspeople and hosts. Each knows their corner of India deeply, and each opens a door for you.

Meet the Saints