Private & bespoke journeys
Private India, planned around you — not a package
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100%
Private, never shared
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4.9
TripAdvisor rating
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929
Traveller reviews
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Home cities, local guides
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15+
Years crafting India
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Team, start to finish
The difference isn’t a bigger price tag. It’s a smaller circle.
Luxury, to us, isn’t a marble lobby or a logo on your itinerary. It’s the freedom to experience India entirely on your own terms — unhurried, uncrowded, and guided by people who were born where you’re travelling and hold every door open for you.
There is no drop-down menu here, no fixed departure you have to fit yourself around. We start with a blank page and your idea of a perfect trip, then build the route by hand: the heritage palace worth staying an extra night for, the rooftop where chai tastes better because the Taj is glowing behind it, the family kitchen that never appears on a tour list. The places we take our own families.
And the same local guides and drivers who plan your journey are the ones who run it — nothing subcontracted, no handover, no call centre. One number that always knows your name, from your first message to your last sunset.
What a private journey with us actually means
Genuinely private
No strangers on a bus, no fixed dates. The car, the guide and the schedule are yours alone — start at dawn or sleep in, linger over lunch or move on when you’re ready.
Designed by hand
No off-the-shelf package. We build your route around what you love — food, forts, photography, slow mornings — and refine it with you until it feels right.
Doors others drive past
A private terrace above the Taj, a haveli dinner with the family who owns it, a craftsman’s workshop with no shop floor. The India big brands drive straight past.
Hand-picked stays
Heritage palaces, boutique havelis and quiet luxury hotels we’ve slept in ourselves — matched to your taste and budget, never to a supplier’s commission.
One team, end to end
The people who plan your trip are the people who guide and drive it. Nothing subcontracted, no handover — your own local guides and drivers, all the way through.
Yours to change
Rearrange a day, add a city, slow the pace — even mid-trip. A private journey should bend to you, and ours does.
Every journey is quoted for you — nothing off the shelf
Tell us who’s travelling, roughly when, and what you dream of seeing. We’ll design a private itinerary and a clear, all-inclusive price — with no obligation to book.
How your bespoke journey comes together
1 · Tell us your India
A short conversation — on WhatsApp, email or a call. Who’s coming, how long, what matters most to you. No forms-and-silence.
2 · We design & refine
A hand-built itinerary with stays, pace and hidden extras — yours to tweak as many times as you like, until it’s perfect.
3 · You simply arrive
Your own local guides and drivers meet you and stay with you throughout. You travel; we handle every detail quietly behind the scenes.
Private travel is the right choice if you…
- Want your own guide, driver and pace — not a coach full of strangers
- Are travelling for a honeymoon, anniversary or a milestone birthday
- Are bringing parents, grandparents or young children and need it worry-free
- Care about where you sleep — heritage and character over chain hotels
- Have a passion to build around: photography, food, textiles, spirituality, architecture
- Simply want India made effortless, with someone local on your side the whole way
Signature private journeys to begin from
The Grand Rajasthan
Palaces, desert forts and royal cities at a gentle pace, across three unforgettable weeks. Explore this journey →
Taj, Tiger & Temples
The Taj at sunrise, tigers in the wild and India’s greatest temples on one grand private route. Explore this journey →
Private Photography Trip
The Golden Triangle and Varanasi timed for the best light, at a photographer’s pace. Explore this journey →
In our travellers’ own words
A few recent notes from guests, straight from our verified TripAdvisor reviews — part of a 4.9 rating across 929 of them.
★★★★★
“Our guide was knowledgeable, friendly, and made the history of the Taj Mahal come alive. The early morning visit was breathtaking, and everything was perfectly organized.”
Nomad55355300013
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★★★★★
“We visited both the Taj and the Red Fort, and Suhail from Kaimur Holiday helped us a lot — explaining each monument and taking wonderful pictures.”
Dheeraj
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★★★★★
“We hired Suhail from Kaimur Holidays as our guide and he was so experienced — extremely cooperative, with huge experience. Highly recommended.”
Coastal29952514924
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Private & bespoke tours — your questions
Yes — completely. Your guide, driver and vehicle are yours alone for the entire journey. There are no other travellers, no fixed group departures and no set start times. You decide when each day begins and ends.
There’s no fixed price because there’s no fixed trip. Cost depends on your dates, the standard of hotels you’d like, how you travel between cities and what you want to do. Tell us what you have in mind and we’ll send a clear, all-inclusive quote — with no obligation to book.
That’s much of what we do. We pace journeys gently for parents and grandparents, build in the surprises that make a honeymoon, and keep families with young children relaxed and worry-free. See our family journeys for a sense of how.
Whatever suits you — from characterful boutique havelis to heritage palaces and quiet five-star hotels. We only suggest places we know first-hand, and we match them to your taste and budget rather than to a supplier’s commission.
Yes. A private journey should flex around you. Want a slower morning, an extra night somewhere you’ve fallen for, or a change of plan? Just tell your guide — we built the trip, so we can reshape it.
Yes — Kaimur Holidays is a Government-of-India-registered travel company and an IATO member, with government-certified local guides. We’re glad to share our credentials on request.
Still unsure about something? WhatsApp us — a real local expert replies within the hour.
Let’s design your India
Tell us your dates and your dreams. We’ll craft a private itinerary made only for you — and there’s no obligation until it feels exactly right.
Free itinerary · No deposit to start planning · A real local expert replies within the hour.