Slow Journeys
GREAT JOURNEYS, CHARACTERFUL STAYS AND TIME TO EXPERIENCE INDIA AT your own PACE.
Some journeys are defined as much by how you travel as where you stop. Trains, mountain roads, river routes and longer stays create space to notice the changes in landscape, food, culture and pace along the way.
These itineraries are designed to unfold gradually. The route matters, but so does the time spent in each place: walking, eating well, exploring with local guides and leaving enough room for the unexpected.
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From Kolkata to Kathmandu
Travel overland by overnight train and mountain roads from Kolkata through to the Himalayan foothills to Nepal’s national parks and Kathmandu.
Kolkata • Darjeeling • Rural Farmstay • Chitwan • Kathmandu
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Travel overnight by train from Kolkata towards the Himalayan foothills.
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Explore Darjeeling’s tea country, hill-town heritage and mountain viewpoints.
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Slow down at Karmi Farm with village walks, birding and hosted local experiences.
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Continue across the border into Nepal for Chitwan wildlife and Kathmandu’s living heritage.
17 nights
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Slow down in Kerala
Move from harbour streets into the tea hills, spice country and backwaters, before dipping your toes in the Arabian Sea.
Fort Kochi • Munnar • Periyar National park • Kumarakom • Varkala
HIGHLIGHTS
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Explore Fort Kochi’s layered heritage, markets and food, including a home cooking experience.
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Walk through Munnar’s tea country, with estate visits, hill walks and optional e-biking.
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Experience Periyar’s forests and spice-growing landscapes with guided nature activities.
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Travel through Kerala’s backwaters before slowing down in Kumarakom and on the coast at Varkala.
14 nights
Follow the Himalayan foothills through Sikh heritage, Tibetan culture, tea country and mountain railways, ending beside the Ganges.
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Experience Amritsar’s Golden Temple and the remarkable community kitchen at the heart of Sikh life.
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Discover Tibetan culture, monasteries and mountain walks around Dharamshala and McLeod Ganj.
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Stay among Palampur’s tea-growing foothills, with local crafts, village life and optional cycling.
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Journey through Shimla to the Ganges at Rishikesh for heritage walks, yoga and riverside ceremonies.
Into the Foothills
Amritsar • Dharamshala • Palampur • Shimla • Rishikesh
14 nights
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