Diwali in Rajasthan: How to Celebrate the Festival of Light on your India Tour
Ah, Diwali. The Festival of Light. The most revered date of the year for Hindus, Jains and Sikhs. This joyous event brings family and friends together to celebrate the victory of light over dark and good over evil. Certainly worth timing your trip to India over, co-founder Madeleine advises how best to experience Diwali in […]
Temple Etiquette in Rajasthan: How to be respectful when visiting holy places
From the humble home-shrine to a myriad of vast and exquisitely sculpted temples, it’s clear that religion and the sacred binds India. With such copious beautiful holy places in and around Rajasthan – including the intricately-carved Jain temples in Ranakpur and the revered ‘rat temple‘ in Bikaner – it would be a shame not to […]
Our Guide to the Best Festivals in Rajasthan
Rajasthan is a vast region, home to a multitude of different people and cultures. They say that in Rajasthan, the culture, dress and dialect change every 50km! The cities are buzzing with activity, while the rural areas are peaceful. In such a diverse state, there’s one thing that unites the people of Rajasthan: festivals, and […]
The Ultimate Travelling Camp: Luxury Camping in Ladakh, India
The Ultimate Travelling Camp is the perfect base from which to explore Ladakh; a land of soaring, snowcapped mountains, extensive, rocky valleys and deep turquoise lakes, high within the Himalayas. Ladakh, affectionately referred to as the ‘Land of Lamas’ or ‘Little Tibet’, is located in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir and is one […]
How to plan the perfect luxury India tour
India is many things: majestic, beautiful, fascinating, intense – and, at times, even maddening. This diverse country is vast and bursting with a variety of cultures and traditions, languages and cuisines. We know that planning a luxury India tour often confuses and bewilders, especially those who’re travelling to the subcontinent for the first time. Finding […]
Experience the best of Varanasi and the holy river Ganges
A visit to Varanasi, also known as Benaras, Benares, or as Kashi (meaning ‘resplendent with light’), is an experience unlike any other. It’s the epitome of a holy city, inundated with religious pilgrims and sacred cows. Yet, it’s also a city firmly grounded in the commerce and reality of day-to-day existence. “Varanasi is older than […]
Amritsar and the Golden Temple
Founded in 1577 by the fourth Sikh guru, Amritsar is home to Sikhism’s holiest shrine; the spectacular Golden Temple. We recently visited Amritsar to experience this serene and humbling sight. From Madeleine‘s view, here’s how our experience went: On arriving in Amritsar, our first stop was our hotel; the characterful Ranjit’s Svaasa. Here, we were […]
Exploring Dharamsala: Home of HH the Dalai Lama
The hill station of Dharamsala (or Dharamshala), established by the British in the mid-19th century, is today the home of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government-in-Exile. It has a spectacular setting, being close to the perennial snowline and built along a spur of the Dhauladhar mountain range. When HH the 14th […]