The Taj Mahal framed through a sandstone gateway at sunrise

Small-group travel across India · Since 2012

Twelve people, one driver, and an itinerary that leaves room to do nothing.

We run six fixed-departure trips and design private ones. No shopping stops, no white-labelled operators, and full costing on the page before you write to us.

The trips

Six routes we know properly.

Every one of these can also run as a private departure for your own group, on your own dates, at roughly 15% more per person.

Region

6 trips · all with fixed departures and a private option

Houseboat on the Kerala backwaters8 days · Easy

Kerala, slowly

South · best September – March

Kochi, the Vembanad backwaters on a private kettuvallam, tea country at Munnar, and three unhurried days where nothing is scheduled before nine.

from ₹68,500 per personEnquire
Hawa Mahal, Jaipur, in the morning10 days · Moderate

Rajasthan, without the coach

Rajasthan · best October – March

Jaipur, Bundi, Jodhpur and a night in the Thar — travelling by car and one overnight train, staying in havelis rather than chain hotels.

from ₹94,000 per personEnquire
Glacial river through Himalayan pine forest11 days · Active

The Spiti loop

Himalaya · best June – September

Shimla to Manali the long way — Kalpa, Nako, Tabo, Kaza, Kibber and Chandratal — with two acclimatisation days built in because altitude does not negotiate.

from ₹1,12,000 per personEnquire
Palm-lined cove on the Konkan coast6 days · Easy

The Konkan coast

Coast · best November – February

Goa to Malvan by road — sea forts, Konkani home kitchens, empty beaches and one morning of snorkelling off Tarkarli.

from ₹42,000 per personEnquire
Taj Mahal and the reflecting pool, Agra7 days · Moderate

Delhi, Agra, Jaipur — done properly

Rajasthan · best October – March

The classic route, but at the right times of day, with a historian in Delhi and sunrise at the Taj before the gates get busy.

from ₹58,000 per personEnquire
Gateway of India, Mumbai3 days · Easy

Bombay, three days

Coast · best November – February

Art deco Marine Drive, the Sassoon Dock at 5am, Elephanta, and a food walk that avoids every place on the usual list.

from ₹24,500 per personEnquire

Day by day

Read the whole itinerary before you enquire.

Most operators send the day-by-day only after you have shared your number. Here it is, along with what is and is not included, and how many seats are actually left.

Kerala, slowly

8 days · Easy pace · from ₹68,500 per person

  1. Met at the airport and driven to Fort Kochi. Evening free. Dinner at a Jew Town courtyard restaurant.

What is included

  • 7 nights — heritage hotel, houseboat, tea bungalow
  • All breakfasts, 4 dinners, full board on the houseboat
  • Private vehicle with driver for the full route
  • Kathakali evening and a Fort Kochi walk with a historian
  • Airport transfers at Kochi

Not included

  • Flights to and from Kochi
  • Lunches on days 2, 4 and 6
  • Ayurveda treatments
  • Personal expenses

Fixed departures

Departure dates and availability
12 Oct 20266 seats left₹68,500
9 Nov 20262 seats left₹72,000
14 Dec 2026Waitlist₹79,500
11 Jan 202710 seats left₹72,000
Enquire about Kerala, slowly

Why book with us

Four things we will put in writing.

  • 01

    We run our own trips

    No white-labelled operators. The person who wrote the itinerary is on WhatsApp while you are travelling.

  • 02

    Groups of twelve, maximum

    Small enough for a homestay to feed everybody. Large enough that a fixed departure actually runs.

  • 03

    Nothing is a shopping stop

    You will never be driven to an emporium that pays us commission. Ask any operator this question.

  • 04

    Full costing upfront

    What is included and what is not is on every trip page, before you enquire.

Ministry of Tourism approved · IATA accredited agent

Trekkers on a snow ridge in the high Himalaya
Detail of the Hawa Mahal facade
Mysore Palace lit for the evening
Monsoon light over south Mumbai

They talked us out of Spiti in our first year of travelling with a six-year-old and put us on the Konkan trip instead. It was the right call and it cost them ₹70,000.

Deepa & Nikhil Sharma · Konkan coast, Dec 2025

The Kerala itinerary had two afternoons with nothing planned. I thought that was lazy planning until I got there.

Farah Qureshi · Kerala, slowly · Nov 2025

Plan a trip

Tell us roughly what you want.

Even “somewhere green, ten days, in August, with two children” is enough to start. We reply with two or three honest options and what each would cost.

Wayfare Journeys2nd Floor, Corte de Oiteiro, Rua de OuremPanjim, Goa 403001hello@wayfarejourneys.in

You will get a reply from the person who wrote the itinerary, not a call centre. No deposit is taken until the plan is agreed in writing.

Call usPlan a trip