INDIA Specialist

AUSTRALIA'S LEADING INDIA EXPERT

Marieke spends up to 3 or 4 months of the year in India, a region and a destination about which she is insatiably passionate, through which she travels widely, constantly researching new properties, designing new tours, extending her networks and her interests and enabling guests from all walks of life to fall in love in a heartbeat with this contradictory, deeply engaging, dynamic country. She sleeps in 6* star beds and on desert charpoys, dines with royalty and drinks chai with rural folk, walks the laneways of ancient forts at dawn and rides camels into the sunset. Her designer tours will satisfy the most inquisitive traveller: culture aficionados, art lovers, food buffs, and photography enthusiasts. She has recently been dubbed "THE Gateway to India", by travellers who have loved her journeys.

NO OTHER COUNTRY REWARDS WITH SUCH A RICHNESS OF EXPERIENCE AS INDIA.

With sixteen years of leading guided Tours to the sub-continent, no other company knows India as intimately and professionally as we do.
We do not offer packages, we create experiences.

Welcome to India. To mystery. To enchantment. To unsurpassable beauty. To ravishing colour and light. To timelessness. To a kaleidoscope of cultures, religions and landscapes. To a richness of humanity. To exotic splendour. Where a thousand lifestyles breathe as one nation.
A fascinating tapestry of languages, customs and beliefs. So varied that it may take a lifetime to imbibe its true essence. It is a whole continent in a country, as large and varied as Europe.

Luxuriate in India's past and present and unique diversity.
Travel by chauffeur driven car, train, camel, horse, caparisoned elephants….
Reside in royal palaces, heritage forts, regal tents, family mansions, tea plantation estates, hunting lodges……
Relish desert banquets, tribal performances, tranquil backwaters, wondrous architecture, lustrous textiles, extraordinary festivals, ancient villages, richly diverse cuisines…….

Our long Royal connection with Rani Chandresh Kumari (Princess of Jodhpur and sister to the Maharaja), Member of Parliament and former Minister of State for Tourism (Himachal Pradesh), allows us to extend to you the traveller,
an impeccable and fascinating network of connections throughout the length and breadth of the sub-continent,
uniquely interpreted destinations,
warmest hospitality,
marvellously resonant accommodations,
genuine cross-cultural exchanges, and
personalised and efficient ground arrangements.

A country resplendent with smiling faces, unexpected acts of kindness, ancient spiritual roots, faded glory, awesome beauty, flavoured by chaos, humour, intoxicating cuisine, anachronistic English cadences, wondrous collectibles, a tapestry of festivals and feasts and sheer exuberance.

India without tears….. as we ensure that all the potentially maddening aspects of this mysterious and cacophonous country are eliminated.

INDIVIDUAL TRAVELLERS + SPECIAL EVENTS:
Aside from our guided luxury annual journeys, we are superbly placed to plan customised itineraries tailored to your interests and your purse for:
the most discerning of individual travellers,
special interest groups, and
exotic parties or extravaganzas for that special celebration for 2 or for 200 people

2011 TOURS of Distinction:

Royal Rajasthan January
Tribals + Textiles: Gujarat February
Pearls of South Indian- Cultural Gems Aug/September
Spirit of India: Yoga Journey date to be finalised
The South Indian Kitchen

  • The world is a book, and those who do not travel read only one page. Saint Augustine
    • As you journey through life, choose your destinations well, but do not hurry there. Avoid the shortcuts... wander the back roads... enjoy the scenery. And remember that the true worth of your travels lies not in the destination but in who you come to be along the way. Anon.

What Guests have said:

"John and I had the most wonderful trip with you and sincerely thank you for your marvelous care and kindness on our "Magic Carpet Ride". It exceeded all our (very high) expectations and we will happily recommend your tours far and wide. We have a little bit of our hearts in India, so hopefully will return with you one day."

Virginia Paull, Sydney NSW

"I have been meaning to write to tell you how brilliant you are. The Rajasthan trip was just superb, it flowed so well and we were introduced to so much a normal tourist would never even dream of experiencing. I have flashes of India frequently and am avidly continuing my reading..."

Jan Walledge Middle Park, Victoria

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