- Hills
- Weekend
- Honeymoon
Ooty
Cool mornings, eucalyptus air and a toy train that takes its time.
Best: March to June
Jai Travels · Chennai
Go somewherethat stays with you.
Weekend escapes, honeymoons, pilgrim circuits and hill-station breaks, planned by people in Chennai who have actually been there.
The route
Six stops, one long road south.
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Stop 1 of 6 · Tamil Nadu
Mahabalipuram
Eighth-century stone carved into stories, an hour from the city.
See Mahabalipuram →Stop 2 of 6 · Puducherry
Pondicherry
Yellow walls, bougainvillea and a seafront made for evening walks.
See Pondicherry →Stop 3 of 6 · Tamil Nadu
Kodaikanal
A lake in the clouds, quiet pine forests and long, slow evenings.
See Kodaikanal →Stop 4 of 6 · Kerala
Munnar
Tea hills rolling to the horizon, and a cardamom scent on the breeze.
See Munnar →Stop 5 of 6 · Kerala
Kerala Backwaters
Houseboats, coconut lagoons and days measured in tea and tide.
See Kerala Backwaters →Stop 6 of 6 · Tamil Nadu
Kanyakumari
Where three seas meet, and the sun rises and sets on the same horizon.
See Kanyakumari →- MahabalipuramEighth-century stone carved into stories, an hour from the city.
- PondicherryYellow walls, bougainvillea and a seafront made for evening walks.
- KodaikanalA lake in the clouds, quiet pine forests and long, slow evenings.
- MunnarTea hills rolling to the horizon, and a cardamom scent on the breeze.
- Kerala BackwatersHouseboats, coconut lagoons and days measured in tea and tide.
- KanyakumariWhere three seas meet, and the sun rises and sets on the same horizon.
Destinations
Where people are going this season.
Showing all destinations.
- Hills
- Weekend
- Wildlife
Kodaikanal
A lake in the clouds, quiet pine forests and long, slow evenings.
Best: April to June
- Hills
- Honeymoon
- Wildlife
Munnar
Tea hills rolling to the horizon, and a cardamom scent on the breeze.
Best: September to March
- Honeymoon
- Weekend
- Wildlife
Kerala Backwaters
Houseboats, coconut lagoons and days measured in tea and tide.
Best: November to February
- Heritage
- Weekend
Madurai
A temple city that never quite sleeps, and the best breakfasts in the south.
Best: October to March
- Heritage
- Beach
- Weekend
Kanyakumari
Where three seas meet, and the sun rises and sets on the same horizon.
Best: October to March
- Heritage
- Beach
- Weekend
Mahabalipuram
Eighth-century stone carved into stories, an hour from the city.
Best: November to February
- Weekend
- Beach
- Heritage
Pondicherry
Yellow walls, bougainvillea and a seafront made for evening walks.
Best: October to March
- Heritage
- Beach
Rameswaram
A pilgrim island reached by one of the world's great sea bridges.
Best: October to April
- Beach
- Honeymoon
- Wildlife
Andaman
Clear water, white sand and a pace set by the tide.
Best: November to April
How we plan
We start with how you like to travel, not with a brochure. Early mornings or late ones. A packed day or an empty one. Then we plan the route, the stays and the pace around you, and stay on the phone while you are away.
- 12,000+
- journeys planned
- 40+
- destinations covered
- 9
- years running
- 4.8
- average traveller rating
Featured packages
Journeys people keep asking for.
- Hills
- Weekend
Ooty Toy Train Weekend
The slow train up, tea estates, and nothing scheduled after four.
₹12,900per person
- Honeymoon
- Hills
Munnar Tea Country Honeymoon
A private estate stay and tea hills that fill the window.
₹21,800per person
- Honeymoon
- Weekend
Backwaters Houseboat Escape
A night on a private houseboat, with the day cooked on board.
₹18,600per person
- Beach
- Honeymoon
Andaman Beach Escape
Havelock's white sand, snorkelling and time with nothing to do.
₹38,900per person
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Traveller stories
Told by the people who went.
Karthikeyan and Vasuki R. · Coimbatore
The train that took its time
In their words
What travellers wrote after they got home.
“They left the afternoons empty on purpose, and that was the best decision anyone has made for us.”
“Our cook wrote our names in rice flour. Nobody had planned that, and it is what we remember.”
“They asked what time my mother woke up before they planned anything. That is the whole difference.”
“My first solo trip, and I never once felt unsafe or hurried. I have booked another.”
“A coordinator called once a day, only to ask if we were comfortable. Comforting, and never intrusive.”
“A late ferry, and they had already rebooked us before we noticed. That is what calm planning looks like.”
“The private dinner in the garden was simple and perfect. No fuss, just the right amount of thought.”
“Our guide knew the stories behind every corridor. I learned more in two days than in twenty years of visits.”
Before you book
Questions we get asked most.
Send us an enquiry with your dates and group size, and a planner calls you within a working day to shape the trip. Once you are happy, a deposit of around 25 per cent holds your dates, and the balance is due a few weeks before departure. Exact amounts are always written on your quote before you pay anything.
Each quote states its own terms, because a train ticket, a hotel and a houseboat are cancelled under different rules. As a general guide, cancelling well ahead returns most of your deposit, and closer to departure a portion is kept to cover what has already been booked. We always explain it plainly before you confirm.
Every package page lists inclusions and exclusions. Usually stays, a private vehicle, sightseeing entries mentioned in the itinerary and a trip coordinator are included, while long-distance fares, personal spending and optional activities are not. If something is unclear, ask before you book.
Yes. Most packages work from two travellers upwards, and the group size shown on each page is a guide rather than a limit. For bigger family groups we arrange extra vehicles and family rooms so nobody is split across floors.
It depends on where you are going. Hill stations are best from March to June and again after the monsoon. The coast and the backwaters are at their most comfortable from November to February. Every destination page carries its own best-time note, and we will tell you honestly if your dates are a poor fit.
Absolutely. Most travellers start from a package and change it: an extra night, a slower pace, a swapped stop. Tell us what you want and we will adjust the day-by-day plan and the price to match.
Plan my trip
Tell us where, and roughly when.
Leave a number and a rough idea. A planner calls within one working day, asks how you like to travel, and builds the trip around the answer.