Taj Mahal at sunrise, Agra
India, Nepal & Bhutan — Curated for the World

Private Journeys Across India, Nepal & Bhutan

Private, tailor-made tours for international travellers — heritage palaces, wildlife safaris, coastal escapes and festival-timed itineraries, with English-speaking guides since 2008.

Trusted Worldwide

Recognized & Trusted Worldwide

Travellers from over 30 countries have explored India with us through customised holidays, luxury experiences and private guided journeys.

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Who We Are

Private Travel Planning Across the Indian Subcontinent

Colourful Indian Holidays has been designing private, tailor-made journeys since 2008 — not fixed group tours, but itineraries built around your own dates, pace and interests. Rajasthan's forts and palaces remain our deepest expertise, but our reach now spans wildlife safaris at Ranthambore and Kaziranga, coastal escapes from Tamil Nadu to the Andaman Islands, and festival-timed trips built around events like the Pushkar Camel Fair and Kumbh Mela.

Every trip includes a private, English-speaking guide and driver, handpicked heritage and luxury hotels, and one point of contact from your first enquiry to the day you fly home. We also plan trips that extend beyond India — into Nepal and Bhutan — for travellers who want to see more of the subcontinent in a single journey.

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Why Travel With Us

Built for Travellers Who Expect the Details Handled

Private, Not Packaged

Every itinerary is built around you — no joining a coach of strangers, no fixed script.

English-Speaking Local Experts

Guides and chauffeurs who know Rajasthan and India intimately, and communicate fluently in English.

Heritage & Luxury Stays

Handpicked palace hotels and boutique heritage properties, vetted for comfort and character.

Support From Booking to Landing

One point of contact by WhatsApp or email throughout planning and travel, in your time zone.

Our Journey

Numbers That Speak

Trusted by thousands of travellers around the world.

Happy Travellers
7900+

Happy Travellers

Countries Served
30+

Countries Served

Years of Experience
18+

Years of Experience

Offices
8+

Offices

Traveller Stories

What Our Guests Say

Real reviews from Google and Tripadvisor, verified by us word-for-word.

4.9★

Google Rating

140+

Google Reviews

7900+

Happy Travellers

Incredible experience with colorful Indian holidays. All the 12 days trip was very comfortable with good car and very good driver Bunti who had a professional behavior helping us to everything that we need. Highly recommend Colourful
David Bernat
Booked a tour of Agra and Rajestan with CIH. Narendra helped us plan our trip and itinerary - worked through a few options before final plans were fixed. The tour was excellent with great guides at each stopover. The hotels were all good, especially the Haveli in Jaipur and the Taj in Agra. The price we paid was great value too. Would recommend CIH and hope to tour with them again soon.
Sanjiv Shah
Our second trip with CIH, tour Chennai to Cochin. Excellent trip, great hotels , except LA Woods, great guides, really good safe driver, food wonderful. We have recommended them to our friends who have also been. Runs like clockwork
Pete Wellock
Way back 2013, I with my family visited Delhi for a family function. At that time, as it was our first trip to Delhi, colourful travels chalked out our tour trip and made it an enjoyable one!! Perfect planning indeed
Chandramouleeswaran Doraiswamy
The service we received from Narendra Poonia was superb.
Joss Harrow· United Kingdom
Would recommend Colourful Indian Holidays to anyone thinking of travelling to India.
Chloe Lawlor· Ireland
Highly recommended to anyone who would like to discover the rich culture and heritage of India.
KD Yu· Philippines
FAQ

Common Questions

Everything international travellers ask before booking a trip with us — answered honestly.

Can't find your answer? Our team responds within 2 hours on WhatsApp and within 12 hours by email.

Every itinerary we build is private — your own guide, driver and schedule, not a fixed departure date shared with strangers. You can travel as a couple, a family, or a small group of friends, and the pace is entirely up to you.

We can often arrange trips with just a few weeks' notice, but 2 to 3 months ahead gives the most flexibility on hotels and guides, especially during the October to March peak season. Festival-timed trips (like the Pushkar Camel Fair or Kumbh Mela) are worth booking further out, since accommodation near those events fills up early.

Most international travellers can apply for the Indian e-Visa online before departure. Requirements vary by nationality, so we recommend confirming current rules for your passport before booking flights — we're happy to advise on this as part of planning your trip.

Yes, this is one of the most common ways we build a longer itinerary — combining Rajasthan or North India with Nepal and Bhutan, since all three countries connect well by air. Tell us how much time you have and we'll build a route around it.

Every quote we send spells out exactly what's included — accommodation, private car and driver, guides where relevant, and any entry fees or activities in the itinerary. We don't add unexplained costs after you've agreed a quote.

Send us a message through WhatsApp, email, or the contact form with your rough dates and what you'd like to see — we typically reply within 24 hours with initial ideas and questions to shape a tailored itinerary.

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Every itinerary is built privately around your dates and interests — tell us what you have in mind and we'll reply within 24 hours.

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