• Price based on two persons in a double room
• Prices are in USD Excluding international flights
• Do you prefer to travel alone or would you like to come to India with a group of friends? We will be happy to tailor-made your tour program that meets all your wishes and needs
Travel Period | PRICE PER PERSON | |
---|---|---|
Apr 1, 2024 – Mar 31, 2025 | from $2245 (Deluxe) | INQUIRE NOW |
Apr 1, 2024– Mar 31, 2025 | from $2660 (Luxury) | INQUIRE NOW |
Our itineraries are only examples and suggestions and can be customized individually. For example, a trip can be shortened or extended with additional destinations or monuments, the hotels can be a mix of 4 and 5 star etc. Let us know your personal wishes so that we can adapt the trip to your wishes. Connect with our travel expert for a 1:1 consultation and receive your obligation free travel proposal. Together with the travel request we will send you the hotel list so that you can get a picture of the hotels selected on the internet. We promise ✔Competent and Friendly Guides ✔Expert Drivers ✔Best Hotels ✔24/7 Support. Read more on Why Vacation India?
Get in Touch: [email protected] / +91-99274-65808 (India Calling & Whatsapp) / USA/Canada: 1 (888) 414-6804
Nicholas Goslett, Brighton & Hove, UK
I am a Trustee for an educational charity in Kovalam, a poor fishing village just south of Chennai. I visit each year for a week and then go off wandering in India. I am always reassured by Vikas being there for me at all times: giving me excellent advice whilst I plan the journey; helping me to book trains and planes and buses and the odd hotel (I travel light and usually book bed-and-breakfasts or hotels the day before); always on hand if I have a problem.
My first trip (at the age of 67) was for six weeks to Mysore, Hassan, Hampi (my favourite place in India) then up to Rajasthan visiting Jaipur (where I introduced an Egyptian to the mysteries of 20-20 cricket), Shekawati, Pushkar (where I purchased two tabla which were made for me and shipped to England), Bundi (with the Palace which Kipling described as “the work of goblins rather than of men”), Rathnambore (in a hopeless quest to see a tiger), Udaipur (where I had a superb yoga teacher), Jodhpur (where I chanced upon the sensational Rajasthan International Folk Festival in the fort with the full moon rising over the ramparts), and Jaisalmer (where I was ripped off for a two-day camel trek but loved it all the same). Being my first trip, I was so glad to have Vikas to book most of the long journeys and help me with accommodation when I needed it.
In 2014 I visited the North East , first with a trip splendidly organised by Vikas to the tribal area in Odisa, then on to Konark (another fishing village with children who called me Mr Pen since I gave so many pens away), Puri (with some bird watching), Varanasi (where I played cricket and flew kites with the boys on the beach and soaked up the religious feeling of the ghats and the Ganga) and finally Khajaraho (with the most beautiful, and erotic, carvings I have ever seen).
In February 2016 I decided to spend four weeks seeing more of Tamil Nadu than just Kovalam where we run the Venkat Educational Trust. Starting in Chidambaram (where I had a very strange evening with some Pentecostalists and visited the second largest Mangrove Forest in the world with three lovely girls from South America), I then spent a couple of days in Trichy (and wondered if I had had enough of temples and these Dravidian ones so different to those in other parts of India I had visited), came to Madurai (with the incredible temple which I visited so many times), spent twelve nights in a youth hostel in Kodaikanal (with two games of golf at the excellent 120 year-old course), and finally six days in an Ashram (which I didn’t want to leave – you go for the yoga and stay for the friends). This journey was pretty straightforward but once again Vikas was there to help if I needed it.
I learnt a good lesson during my 2018 trip to Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Shimla and Amritsar: don’t believe in one’s fantasies, check what it’s really like and plan it better! I was saved a couple of times by Vikas when a plane left four hours before the expected time and the Darjeeling Toy Train did not exist. The whole trip went pear-shaped: Darjeeling is now overtaken by 4-b-4s, not much to do in Kalimpong and the monsoon was playing such havoc with the roads to Shimla (which I was told was now much like Darjeeling). I abandoned the trip and flew home in time to watch the Ryder Cup.
Undaunted, this year I was back and travelling to Rishikesh (to take in the yoga and meditation) and Amritsar (to see the Golden Temple which is every bit as wonderful as I had been led to believe, and the Changing the Guard at the Wagah Border Crossing which is ludicrous but the Indians love it).
I can whole-heartedly recommend Vikas and Vacationindia for any help you need with your holiday in India, from planning it all for you or helping you like he does me!
Response from VacationIndia.com
Thanks Mr. Nick for the excellent feedback. We promise to keep the same level of our services!
Dear Mr. Vikas, we had a hitch-free travel experience, full of positive impressions. As a matter of fact, we recommend this trip to everyone strongly, and we will never forget the organizers for a real professional job. Vacation India is highly recommended from us.
We spent 2-days in New Delhi and Agra. We later move from Delhi to Chennai. Going to our plan, we intended making a roundtrip all through Mahabalipuram, Pondicherry, Tanjore and Trichy, Chettinad, Thekkady, Madurai, Munnar, Backwaters using a houseboat. Also, Mararikulam Beach to Kochi, and from there we had a return flight to Singapore.
As the journey progressed, we experienced India and its rich culture in an excitingly different way. We enriched our travel experience by learning about the people of India from their birth times to death days. It did not end there; the trip was made more fun-filled with houseboat experience and night in Backwaters. Also, we visited tea plantations in the mountains, botanical garden and so much more.
The rainy weather in Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve) made us have a change of plan—we canceled our trip on a bamboo raft. Though the journey was worth it in every regard; we enjoyed our trekking tour in the Reserve. But we ran out of luck as we couldn’t set our eyes on the flying squirrel due to the heavy downpour. Some of the places of interest that made our trip worthwhile are the Taj Mahal, National Museum, the Rail Museum in New Delhi and the Mosque in Old Delhi.
We can’t simply exhaust all here, but we are convinced that our fond memories will always be with us all along.
**This review was written in German and has been translated using Google Translator
This South India trip was something very special for me.
We traveled with a car and driver (organized by Vikas). This individual way of traveling allowed us to really immerse ourselves in the country. Have been allowed to experience a lot of places as the only white skin.
The people are all very friendly, the various temples and places are very beautiful.
The driver is very competent, the organization is great, the various guides are very nice and enjoy the tours.
I would be happy to book another trip to India through Vikas “vacationindia.com”!
**This review was written in German and has been translated using Google Translator
Even though the trip was almost a year ago, we as a whole family always think back to it with fondness.
The many wonderful impressions of temples and buildings, the fascinating landscape, the sometimes fairytale-like beautiful hotels like in 1000-and-one-nights and also special experiences such as visiting a national park by boat or elephant rides (and shower for the children), tea plantations , houseboat accommodation and much more let us look back on it with gratitude.
Our individual wishes were very well taken into account (specific choice of hotel, longer stay in one place) and we always felt well looked after. The contacts were very pleasant right from the planning phase of the trip.
The friendly and competent guides on site made us understand many things even better and we had our individual driver, who drove us in a comfortable, air-conditioned “family jeep” (drinks were always fresh on board!) very pleasantly and safely from start to finish developed a very warm relationship over the course of the trip. There were also many nice experiences “in between” that remain in our memories – e.g. stopping at the side of the road for fresh samosas, a coconut snack or roasted cashew nuts…
The organization in the “background” by Vikas Agrawal (vacationindia.com) was very good – once we had to a landslide buried road route and hotel to be changed; But we didn’t notice anything because Vikas cleverly reorganized.
The wide variety that we experienced on this trip was overwhelming!
We can only warmly recommend this trip and would book it again! When asked about the memories of the trip, our eleven-year-old daughter spontaneously says: “It was so cool!” We parents can’t add anything to that.
An amazing South India, beautiful tour organised and tailored by Vikash.
Me and my wife enjoyed every moment during our trip of South India trip and looking forward for another one.
Vikash has got a very good PR and he personally took his time out,came from Agra to meet us whilst we were in Delhi.
He was always very attentive to our enquiries with a vey positive attitude.
I highly recommend to anyone who wishes to tour India,Vikash from Vacation India is the way to go.
Vacation India,Wish you all the best.
To receive the list of Hotels selected for this tour, please email us at [email protected]
Keywords: Vacation to South India, South India Vacation Tour, Vacation to South India Tour
Old and New Delhi ➜ Udaipur ➜ Ranakpur ➜ Jodhpur ➜ Deogarh Palace Heritage Hotel ➜ Jaipur ➜ Ranthambore Tiger Reserve ➜ Agra ➜ Fatehpur Sikri ➜ Orchha ➜ Khajuraho ➜ Varanasi (Ganges) ➜ Chennai ➜ Kanchipuram ➜ Mamallapuram ➜ Tanjore (Thanjavur) ➜ Trichy ➜ Chettinad Region ➜ Madurai ➜ Munnar ➜ Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve) ➜ Alleppey (Houseboat Kerala Backwaters) ➜ Kumarakom ➜ Mararikulam Beach ➜ Kochi ➜ Chennai/Mumbai
Bengaluru ➜ Bandipur National park ➜ Mysore (Srirangapatna) ➜ Halebidu ➜ Chikmagalur ➜ Hampi ➜ Badami, Aihole and Pattadakal ➜ Goa ➜ Bengaluru
Mumbai ➜ Goa ➜ Hampi ➜ Belur ➜ Halebidu ➜ Mysore ➜ Wayanad ➜ Kochi ➜ Alleppey ➜ Varkala ➜ Kanyakumari ➜ Madurai ➜ Chettinad ➜ Pondicherry ➜ Tanjore ➜ Mahabalipuram ➜ Chennai
Bengaluru ➜ Mysore ➜ Hampi ➜ Mahabalipuram ➜ Thanjavur and Chettinad ➜ Kumarakom (Houseboat & Backwaters) ➜ Cochin ➜ Bengaluru
Chennai (Madras) ➜ Kanchipuram ➜ Mahapalipuram (Mamallapuram) ➜ Pondicherry ➜ Darasuram & Gangaikondacholpuram ➜ Tanjore ➜ Trichy ➜ Chettinad ➜ Madurai ➜ Rameswaram ➜ Kanyakumari ➜ Kovalam ➜ Alleppey (Houseboat Tour) ➜ Kumarakom ➜ Periyar Tiger Reserve ➜ Munnar (Tea Plantations) ➜ Cochin (Kochi) ➜ Ooty ➜ Kabini and Nagarhole NationalpPark or Bandipur National Park ➜ Mysore (Srirangapatnam & Somnathpur) ➜ Hassan (Belur und Halebidu) ➜ Hampi ➜ Aihole & Pattadakal ➜ Badami ➜ Goa ➜ Chennai / Mumbai
Chennai ➜ Mahabalipuram ➜ Kanchipuram ➜ Puducherry ➜ Thanjavur ➜ Chettinad ➜ Madurai ➜ Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve) ➜ Alleppey Backwaters ➜ Kochi (Cochin) ➜ Ooty ➜ Bandipur National Park ➜Mysore (Mysuru)➜ Shravanabelagola ➜ Belur and Halebidu ➜ Ancient City of Hampi ➜ Aihole and Pattadakal ➜ Badami ➜ Goa Beaches
Kochi (Cochin) ➜ Houseboat through Backwaters ➜ Kumarakom ➜ Kovalam Beach ➜ Thekkady (Periyar Tiger Reserve) ➜ Madurai (Meenakshi Temple) ➜ Munnar (Tea Plantations) ➜ Mararikulam Beach
Madikeri (Coorg) ➜ Nishani Motte Trek ➜ Namdroling Monastery ➜ Kabini Wildlife Sanctuary ➜ Nagarhole National Park ➜ Ooty ➜ Pollachi ➜ Anamalai Tiger Reserve or Parambikulam Tiger Reserve ➜ Munnar ➜ Eravikulam National Park Madurai ➜ Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary (Thoovanam Waterfalls) ➜ Madurai (Meenakshi Temple) ➜ Chennai