These are UK-based tour operators and specialist travel agencies featuring holidays, tours and travel in India. |
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| Abercrombie & Kent |
0845 0700610 |
Luxury escorted tours and tailor-made itineraries for independent travellers. |
| Advent Journeys |
0845 0569361 |
India specialists offering packed tours to traditional sites (eg. the 'golden triangle' tour of Delhi / Agra / Jaipur) and a wide range of options for customised tours. |
| Adventure Company, The |
0870 794 1009 |
Small group tours 'off the beaten track'. They used to be called 'Travelbag Adventures'. They have a selection of tours all over India and a couple suitable for families too. |
| Ampersand Travel |
020 7289 6100 |
India specialists offering a strong selection of classic tours, special interest and tailor made travel all over India, plus weddings & honeymoons, and villas & private retreats in Sri Lanka and Kerala. Also they feature the Lakshadweep Islands, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands. |
| Audley Travel |
01869 276 218 |
Audley is one of the major UK operators to the Indian sub-continent, offering upmarket tailormade and small group tours throughout India. (Tip: You'll need to disable your anti pop-up software to get past the welcome page of their website!) |
| Avion Holidays |
020 8492 3531 |
Southern India specialists with customised tours to Goa & Kerala. |
| Bales Worldwide |
0845 057 0600 |
Bales, who were one of the first British tour operators to take holidaymakers to India in 1963, have a programme of fully-escorted tours covering most parts of the India and a comprehensive selection of tailor-made travel options. They say that 40% of their visitors to the Indian sub-continent opt for 'tailor-made' tours now (2007). |
| Bufo Ventures |
01539 445 445 |
Treks to remote and off-the-beaten track parts of the Dhauladhar range in the HimalayasIndia |
| Captain's Choice, The |
020 8879 7705 |
Launched in 1993, The Captain's Choice specialise in small group, ultra-luxury, multi-country/destination tours and tailor-made tours, usually by private aircraft, train or ship. Guests are accompanied by a team of helpers including the tour manager and a doctor. A number of their regional tour programmes cover India. |
| Carrier |
01625 547030 |
Classic tours and luxury resorts & palace hotels in Rajasthan, Goa & Kerala. |
| Classic Journeys |
01773 873497 |
Tailor-made and small group trekking, walking, culture and wildlife adventure holidays in the Himalayas, Kerala, Rajasthan and other regions. |
| Coromandel |
01572 821330 |
Wide selection of guided tours by road, air, rail and river, with the emphasis on cultural sites. Part of Andrew Brock Travel. Andrew Brock is well-known as a long-established independent operator of tailor-made and expert-led group trips, particularly to the Far East. |
| Cox & Kings |
020 7873 5000 |
 One of the best-known India specialists with a huge programme of upmarket tours and tailormade holidays. Tour operators come and go quick quickly so one who has been around since the 1970s/1980s is considered 'well-established'. Cox & Kings were arranging travel to & from India for British officers of the Raj in 1758.... you simply don't get more 'established' than that! |
| Discover Goa |
0845 299 0410 |
Travel agency specialising in holidays and cheap flights to Goa & Kerala. |
| Discovery Initiatives |
01285 643333 |
Small group and tailormade nature travel specialists with plenty to offer those interested in wildlife, conservation and ecology. |
| Dragoman |
0870 499 4475 |
Small group overland adventures in expedition trucks. Dragoman have been on the road since 1981. They have many itineraries passing through India and a few itineraries exploring the country in more depth. |
| Eastravel |
01473 214305 |
Individual tour itineraries with chauffeur-guided transport. |
| Equinox Travel |
020 7831 4888 |
Arts/culture/yoga specialists with a wide range of tailor-made itineraries to India. |
| Essential India |
01225 868544 |
Specialist tours to India for photographers, writers, potters, etc. Also cycling tours, tailormade, tours and cultural tours, all undertaken with care to reduce the environmental impact and making use of local tavel companies. |
| Exodus |
0870 240 5550 |
Adventure holidays specialist offering small group exploratory tours, treks and special interest tours. |
| Explore Worldwide |
01252 760300 |
A wide range of small-group exploratory tours all over India. |
| First 48 |
0845 130 48 49 |
Tailor-made tours, classic sightseeing tours and overland adventure expeditions. |
| Greaves India |
020 7487 9111 |
Luxury travel to India on classic itineraries. |
| Guerba Travel |
01373 858956 |
Small group adventure and discovery tours, focused towards trekking in the Himalayas, but also Chitwan safaris (tiger spotting) and golden triangle tours. |
| Hayes & Jarvis |
0870 366 1636 |
Resort stays and classic tours |
| Highlife Holidays |
020 8238 5810 |
Wide selection of classic tours to all parts of India, or tailormade arrangements. |
| High Places |
0114 275 7500 |
Treks in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Rajasthan as well as the Himalayas, which is their speciality. |
| Himalayan Kingdoms |
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Small group adventure trekking in northern India. |
| Hinterland Travel |
01883 743584 |
Hinterland Travel offers adventure tours to remote parts of the middle east & asia. It started out running overland tours from the UK to Nepal, but these days is best known for its pioneering tours to troublespots - namely Iraq & Afghanistan. In India for 2004 they are featuring tours by rail. No website. |
| Imaginative Traveller, The |
0800 316 2717 |
Escorted small group adventure tours. A selection of around 15 tours from 12 to 22-days around most parts of India. |
| Indian Encounters |
01929 481421 |
Specialist operators to India for 19 years (04) offering tailormade tours and a range of special interest tours and activities such as fishing, horse-riding safaris, textiles, painting cookery, wildlife & bird-watching. |
| Indus |
020 8901 7320 |
A huge range of tailor-made and escorted tours throughout India, plus special interest such as Painting, Cooking, Golfing, Geology, Ayurvedic, Festivals, and spa holidays in association with Champneys. |
| Jewel in the Crown |
01293 533338 |
Specialist holiday operator to Goa - it's where they started their first tours in 1987. They also offer 'Blazing Trail' motorcycle holidays on classic Enfield motorbikes in Goa, Kerala and the Himalayas. |
| KE Adventure |
017687 73966 |
Trekking in northern India |
| Kerala Connections |
01892 722440 |
Tailor-made holidays to southern India, in particular Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and the Lakshadweep Islands. |
| Kuoni Travel |
01306 747002 |
Tailormade, resort stays, multi-centre holidays and a selection of escorted tours. |
| Lazydays |
01202 771170 |
Villa and apartment rental in Goa |
| MAhout |
01295 758150 |
Highly-recommended one-woman travel consultancy run by Mary-Anne Denison-Pender who knows pretty much all there is to know about the best hotels and experiences India has to offer. |
| Nomadic Thoughts |
020 7604 4408 |
Tailormade travel to India. |
| Wildlife & Wilderness |
01625 530035 |
Tailormade holidays for individuals and private groups all over India, based on a selection of core itineraries. Also specialist guided tour eg. wildlife tours to tiger country. Wildlife & Wilderness were formerly known as Oksana Tours. |
| Page & Moy |
08700 10 62 12 |
Escorted tours to the 'Golden Triangle' - Agra, Jaipur Delhi |
| Palanquin Holidays |
01937 587182 |
Specialist operator to the region offering tailor-made tours and wildlife tours. |
| Partnership Travel |
020 8343 3446 |
Tailor-made holidays to Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rajasthan, and eastern India. |
| Pettitts Travel |
01892 515966 |
Luxury tailormade private tours to the 'must-see' sites of India. |
| Raptor Adventures |
0870 380 516 |
RA launched April 04 offering outdoor and adventure holidays in India, including trekking, kayaking, skiing and wildlife safaris, along with relaxing breaks at luxury spas and retreats. |
| Reef & Rainforest |
01803 866 965 |
R&R introduced India to their programme in 2004. They have two sample itineraries for tailor-made game viewing tours in the north of India, mainly Rajasthan. The Birds & Big Cats of Northern India tour takes in the Keoladeo Wetlands (home to 400 bird species) and the forests of Bandhavgarth (home to the Bengal tiger, chital, wild elephant, sloth bear, leopard, langur, jackal, wolf, wild dog & rhesus macaque), and Sianna (the seldom travelled area where leopard sightings are most frequent). |
| Scott Dunn World |
020 8682 5010 |
Upmarket operator Scott Dunn creates tailormade itineraries or has a selection of eight classic journeys across India by privately chauffeured car staying in luxious hotels and lodges, on which you can base your plans. |
| SD Enterprises Ltd |
020 8903 3411 |
Don't be put off by appearances (it may not be the most state-of-the-art website you've seen!), SD Enterprises is Dr Swaminath Dandapani. He is Indian Railways' agent in the UK. He is also an agent for the Royal Orient and Palace on Wheels trains and for various hotels. He will put together tailor-made packages (with or without rail travel) throughout the Indian sub-continent for independent travellers. |
| Sherpa |
020 8577 2717 |
Escorted walking tours in the Himalayan foothills. |
| Silk Steps |
01278 722460 |
Tailor-made and small group tours to most parts of India. |
| Somak Holidays |
020 8423 3000 |
One of the biggest operators to India & Goa with a large range of tours and tailor-made options. |
| Steppes East |
01285 651010 |
Tailormade travel from scratch or based on a number of core itineraries, also a fully-escorted tour to tiger country. |
| Tiger Travel |
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Women-only small group tours to Rajasthan & Gujarat. |
| Trans Indus |
020 8566 2729 |
Specialist operator to the Indian sub-continent since 1989 offering a wide range of sample itineraries throughout India. (They have some nice testimonials from famous actors, rock stars and tv presenters who've travelled with them too!) |
| Travel Indochina |
01865 268940 |
Far East specialists operating a programme of scheduled small group tours in India. Travel Indochina also trade online as Essence of Asia |
| Travelsphere |
01858 410818 |
A selection of fully-escorted tours from 8 to 18-days covering India or combining India with Nepal, Sri Lanka, etc. |
| Tropical Locations |
020 7229 9199 |
Tailormade holidays based around luxury hotels and resorts. |
| Tropical Sky |
0870 9079 605 |
Specialist long-haul operator to 'tropical' destinations offering tailor-made holidays to Kerala and Goa. |
| Ultimate Travel Company, The |
020 7386 4646 |
Tailor-made tours for individual travellers and wildlife tours (tiger-spotting, etc) for small escorted groups. |
| Virgin Holidays |
0870 990 8340 |
Escorted tour to the 'Golden Triangle' (Delhi, Agra & Jaipur), Kerala, Goa and the Corbett National Park for elephants & tigers. |
| Voyage Jules Verne |
020 7616 1000 |
A selection of around 14 classic heritage tours in their ‘Dreaming of India’ programme including a number by rail (VJV's speciality). New for the 05/06 season are itineraries based on a new Gatwick-Agra flight. VJV is a Kuoni brand. |
| World Odyssey |
01905 731373 |
Small operator specialising in tailor-made adventure tours and treks for individuals or small groups. For 2005 they have a selection of five small group tour itineraries last between 12 - 20 days, visiting most must-see sites in India and a few of the beaten track. |
| Wendy Wu Tours |
0870 343 0386 |
Australian specialist operator to Asia that has just (spring 2005) opened an office in London. They have a range of fully-inclusive, fully-escorted 9 to 22-day grand tours. |
| Western & Oriental |
0870 499 1111 |
Tailormade travel arrangements throughout India, very much at the luxury end of the market. |
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