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Itineraries designed
for curious minds.

Every journey is a tailor-made creation. Groups of 4 to 8 people. Bilingual guidance — French• Spanish.English


Journey I — Rajasthan · 14 Days

Royal Cities & the Living Desert

From Amber Fort to the blue lanes of Jodhpur, ancestral stepwells to the dunes of Jaisalmer — this journey traces Rajput history alongside historians, artisans, and exceptional local guides.


Duration

14 days / 13 nights

Best Season

Oct. — Feb.

Group

4 to 8 people


What You’ll Experience

  • Private tour of Amber Fort with a specialist historian
  • Miniature painting workshop with a master artisan of Jaipur
  • Night in an ancestral haveli in Jodhpur
  • Meeting the weavers of Salawas
  • Sunset over the Khuri dunes with local musicians
  • Meal with a potter’s family in Molela
  • Evening storytelling by the fire in the Thar Desert

Journey II — Varanasi & the Ganges · 10 Days

Eternal India

Varanasi is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world. This journey immerses you in the beating heart of Indian spirituality — not as a spectator, but as an attentive witness guided by specialists.


Duration

10 days / 9 nights

Best Season

Nov. — March

Group

4 to 8 people


What You’ll Experience

  • Dawn boat ride on the Ganges with a pandit
  • Hindustani music workshop with a sarod master
  • Visit to Sarnath and the origins of Buddhism
  • Ganga Aarti ceremony viewed from the ghats
  • Meeting Banarasi silk weavers
  • Day trip to Allahabad and the sacred river confluence
  • Night in a traditional guest house on the Ganges

Journey III — Kerala & Tamil Nadu · 12 Days

Deep South India

Dravidian civilization, often overshadowed by the North, is one of the richest and least known in the world. Thousand-pillared temples, backwaters, Carnatic music, Ayurveda — a revelation for the cultured traveler.


Duration

12 days / 11 nights

Best Season

Dec. — March

Group

4 to 8 people


What You’ll Experience

  • Visit Meenakshi Temple in Madurai with a Brahmin priest
  • Backwater cruise in Kerala on a traditional kettuvallam
  • Introductory Ayurveda session at an authentic center
  • Private Carnatic music concert in Trivandrum
  • Spice market in Kochi with a Keralan chef
  • Visit to the living temple of Chidambaram
  • Traditional Sadya meal with a local family

Journey IV — Karnataka · 11 Days

Stone Empires of the Deccan

From the ruined splendor of Hampi to the rock-cut temples of Badami and the intricate Hoysala carvings of Belur and Halebidu, this journey is a masterclass in South Indian architecture, guided by historians and stone conservators.


Duration

11 days / 10 nights

Best Season

Oct. — Feb.

Group

4 to 8 people


What You’ll Experience

  • Guided walk through the ruins of Hampi with an archaeologist
  • Sunrise over the boulder landscapes of the Tungabhadra River
  • Rock-cut cave temples of Badami at golden hour
  • Hoysala stone carving demonstration in Belur
  • Private access to the Chennakeshava Temple, Halebidu
  • Traditional Kannadiga thali lunch with a local family
  • Evening talk on Vijayanagara history with a regional scholar

Journey V — Kerala · 9 Days

Backwaters & Living Traditions

A nature and heritage journey through Kerala’s emerald landscape — misty tea hills, ancient backwaters, spice plantations, and centuries-old temple arts, experienced slowly and close to the people who keep these traditions alive.


Duration

9 days / 8 nights

Best Season

Sept. — March

Group

4 to 8 people


What You’ll Experience

  • Houseboat night on the Alleppey backwaters
  • Guided walk through a working spice plantation in Munnar
  • Kathakali performance and backstage makeup demonstration
  • Visit to a centuries-old Theyyam ritual site in Kannur
  • Wildlife boat safari in Periyar with a naturalist guide
  • Traditional toddy-tapping village visit
  • Home-cooked Kerala seafood meal with a fishing family

Journey VI — Tamil Nadu Coast · 8 Days

Chennai, Pondicherry & the Shore Temples

A coastal journey through Tamil Nadu’s layered history — colonial Madras, French Pondicherry, and the granite shore temples of Mahabalipuram, carved by Pallava sculptors thirteen centuries ago.


Duration

8 days / 7 nights

Best Season

Dec. — Feb.

Group

4 to 8 people


What You’ll Experience

  • Heritage walk through colonial George Town, Chennai
  • Visit to the Kapaleeshwarar Temple in Mylapore
  • French Quarter walking tour of Pondicherry at sunrise
  • Private sunrise visit to the Shore Temple, Mahabalipuram
  • Stone-carving demonstration at the Pallava sculptor workshops
  • Bicycle ride through Auroville’s experimental township
  • Beachside Chettinad dinner with a local historian

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