TransIndus, UK's leading India Holiday Specialists
We are here to help you plan your 2025-26 holiday to India.
While we run luxury trips across Asia, our heart remains in India, the country we started with, going way back thirty-five years!
Our team of specialists is undoubtedly the most knowledgeable in the UK, and there is little they don't know about the country. Many were born and raised in India, and all have a wealth of local knowledge and experience at their fingertips when crafting the most exclusive and authentic experiences possible, to match your needs.
Over the years, we have been privileged to design personalised tours for renowned public figures and thousands of repeat customers to create bespoke journeys of a lifetime, including Sir Michael Palin, the consummate traveller and national National Treasure.
Golden Triangle and Kerala Backwaters
14 days from £2195 per person
Golden Temple & The Himalayas
11 days from £1495 per person
Rajasthan Land of Kings
15 days from £2095 per person
Land of Tigers
11 days from £2125 per person
Call of the Wild
13 days from £3695 per person
Best Time to Visit India
October through to April for most of the plains incluidng Rajasthan, Kerala and the wildlife parks of Central India when it is not too hot, the skies are clear and the nights cool.
Summer - May through to September for the hills & mountain regions - but if you want to pick up a bargain in gloriously air-conditioned palalce hotels, nows the time for you!
Whether you are planning your first-trip to India or have visited many times, we have broken down when the best time to visit India is by region.
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‘Little Tibet’: Ladakh in Style
14 days from £4525 per person
Due to its cultural and geographical affinities with Tibet (of which it was a province for several centuries), Ladakh was often referred to as ‘Little Tibet’. Today, the region’s capital,
A Glimpse of India by Train
7 days from £5995 per person
A short tour introductory tour of India by train on the Maharaja Express.
A Goa Holiday with a Mumbai Stopover
9 days from £1595 per person
The perfect option for a short beach break or half-term holiday with the family, this one week holiday in...
A Summer Holiday in India
10 days from £2350 per person
Experience the great monuments of Rajasthan and India’s ‘Golden Triangle’ for half the normal price. Travel in the off peak period between April and september...
A Tiger Encounter
9 days from £2358 per person
There is no more heart-stirring moment than one's first glimpse of a tiger in its natural habitat.
A Wellness Holiday in the Himalayas
7 days from £2995 per person
The Ananda Spa, nestled deep in India's Himalayas, is a world-leading luxury health and wellness resort.
Ancient wonders of Ajanta, Ellora and Mandu
12 days from £3640 per person
A brace of six UNESCO World Heritage sites features on this journey from Mumbai into the heart of central Deccan.
Antara Cruising - Kolkata Epic Cruise
21 days from £9585 per person
Considered the most luxurious ships in India, Antara operates a fleet of varying sizes, including catamarans, small private cruise ships and some richly appointed triple-deck ships that offer luxurious living and a choice of suites, fine-dining, including Michelin-inspired menus, and excellent service.
Antara Cruising - Princely Murshidabad
10 days from £3675 per person
Considered the most luxurious ships in India, Antara operates a fleet of varying sizes, including catamarans, small private cruise ships and some richly appointed triple-deck ships that offer luxurious living and a choice of suites, fine-dining, including Michelin-inspired menus, and excellent service.
Antara Cruising - The Diwali Special Cruise
10 days from £3675 per person
Considered the most luxurious ships in India, Antara operates a fleet of varying sizes, including catamarans, small private cruise ships and some richly appointed triple-deck ships that offer luxurious living and a choice of suites, fine-dining, including Michelin-inspired menus, and excellent service.
Antara Cruising - The Holi Special Cruise
10 days from £3675 per person
Considered the most luxurious ships in India, Antara operates a fleet of varying sizes, including catamarans, small private cruise ships and some richly appointed triple-deck ships that offer luxurious living and a choice of suites, fine-dining, including Michelin-inspired menus, and excellent service.
Antara Cruising - Treading the Buddha's Trail
13 days from £5175 per person
Considered the most luxurious ships in India, Antara operates a fleet of varying sizes, including catamarans, small private cruise ships and some richly appointed triple-deck ships that offer luxurious living and a choice of suites, fine-dining, including Michelin-inspired menus, and excellent service.
Golden Triangle
The cities of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur form the three main points of a route often referred to as ‘the Golden Triangle’ in India – as much for its wealth of historic monuments as its enduring popularity with visitors. The region holds the country’s most splendid forts, palaces and tombs, including the Taj Mahal, and offers a broad spectrum of different cultural experiences, reflecting India’s complex mix of religious and ethnic traditions.
Rajasthan
Picture a Rajput palace, its ochre-washed walls rising sheer from a sandstone outcrop to apartments encrusted with domed cuppolas and pleasure pavilions. Now imagine gazing from one of the courtyards hidden within it across a mass of flat rooftops to a horizon of scrub hills and dried river beds.
Kerala
Since the time of ancient Greece, Europeans have been seduced by the rich, vibrancy and cultural sophistication of India’s far southwest – an intensely tropical region known to outsiders as ‘Malabar’, and to the locals as simply ‘Kerala’ – ‘Land of the Chera Kings’.
North & Central India
North and Central India – encompassing Delhi and the Gangetic Plains – hold enough extraordinary sights to keep even the most ardent Indo-phile happy for several lifetimes. Many of our customers return again and again to this extraordinary
Indian Himalayas
The Himalayan regions of India are, in many respects, lands apart from the rest of the country. Inaccessible for much of the year, the convoluted valley systems rising from the Gangetic Plains to the gleaming ice peaks of the Great Himalaya…
South India
Combined, the states of Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andra Pradesh & Telangana make up Southern India. Most tours of South India tend to focus on the southern part the peninsula, starting at the old colonial spice port of Fort Cochin and nearby…
West India
Goa’s glorious beaches have attracted travellers for decades, but comparatively few explore the other two states along India’s western flank – Maharashtra and Gujarat – despite the fact they hold some of Asia’s most wonderful ancient monume…
Goa
Goa, the former Portuguese colony on India’s southwest coast, has long been our principal recommendation for anyone considering a beach holiday to India or a few days at the end of their India tour.
East India
Eastern India boasts some of the most spectacular and diverse landscapes in the subcontinent and a cultural life as vibrant and distinctive as any in Asia. Its two dominant natural features are the vast chain of Himalayan peaks rising to th…
Northeast Hill States
Thanks to its challenging topography and capricious, often wet weather, the hilly northeast of India is the least visited part of the country. Comparatively few foreigners venture much beyond Kaziranga National Park, on the banks of the Bra…
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
This most remote region of India sits some 700+ miles off the east coast across the Bay of Bengal. A tropical archipelago formerly used as a penal colony by the British until 1947 to house freedom fighters is covered in pristine rainforest…
Maha Kumbh Mela
The largest festival in the world, the Kumbh Mela, is an extraordinary showcase of India’s spiritual and cultural tapestry. It welcomes some 200 million people worldwide to experience dynamic and mystical rituals and celebrations.
Shimla Heritage Walk
Nothing conjours up the feel of the Raj era as vividly as Shimla’s mock-Tudor British buildings. Our walking tour includes a visit to the more illustrious; the Gaiety Theatre
Sunset Coracle Rides, Hampi
For centuries, villagers living on the Tungabhadra at Hampi have crossed the water on circular coracles to reach their fields and banana groves.
Kinnal Woodcraft Village
After the destruction of Vijayanagar in the 16th century, only a single clan of woodworkers survived from the legions of craftsmen who formerly plied their trades in the great capital.
Sunrise on Matanga Hill, Hampi
Many of the prominent hilltops around the ruined city are crowned by temples, reached via winding flights of rock-cut steps. For sunrise, however, none can hold a candle to Matanga Hill.
Amritsar Street Food Tour
Amritsar is chok-full of little cafés, restaurants and street food stalls specializing in tasty Punjabi cuisine, and on this tour you’ll sample the city’s gastronomic..
The Wagah Border
Anyone who remembers the Monty Pythons’ ‘funny walks’ sketch will know what to expect at Wagah. The famous border crossing point west of Amritsar is the..
Devaraja Market Tour, Mysore
Mysore’s busy Devaraja Market is a feast of South Indian sights and smells, and a great source of inexpensive souvenirs.
Amritsar Walking Tour
In every Indian city, the most interesting things to see are often the ones you’re least likely to come across under your own steam, and Amritsar is no exception.
