How Much Does a Private Tour of India Cost?
Real starting prices by trip length, what is included, what pushes the price up and what to budget on top.
By Dhruv Poonia, Digital & Marketing Manager, Colourful Indian Holidays · Published 25 October 2026
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A private tour of India starts from about $100 per person per night with 3-4 star hotels, and from about $250 per night with 5-star and palace hotels. That is for two people sharing, with your own driver and guide, and it excludes flights. A 7-day trip therefore starts from about $600, and a 14-day trip from about $1,300. Peak season and higher hotel categories cost more. The rest of this guide shows how the numbers work.
Private Tour of India: Starting Prices by Trip Length
These are starting prices per person, two sharing. Your quote moves up from these with peak-season dates, better hotels and extras.
| Trip length | 3-4 star hotels | 5-star and palace |
|---|---|---|
| 5 days / 4 nights | from $400 | from $1,000 |
| 7 days / 6 nights | from $600 | from $1,500 |
| 10 days / 9 nights | from $900 | from $2,250 |
| 14 days / 13 nights | from $1,300 | from $3,250 |
Peak season and higher hotel categories cost more. *Indicative price in USD. Final quote provided in INR or USD based on your preference. Price varies by travel dates, group size and hotel category.
Outside India: starting prices per person per night are about $120 for Nepal, $120 for Ladakh, $100 for Kashmir and $300 for Bhutan. A 7-night Bhutan trip starts from about $2,100. Bhutan costs more because the government charges visitors a Sustainable Development Fee of US$100 per person per night, which is confirmed through 31 August 2027. See our Bhutan tours, Nepal tours and Kashmir and Ladakh tours.
What Is Included in the Price?
- A private air-conditioned vehicle and driver for every transfer and all sightseeing
- An English-speaking guide at your stops
- Hotels chosen for your route, twin-sharing, with daily breakfast
- Monument entry fees as set out in the itinerary
- Hotel and transport taxes
- One point of contact from first enquiry to departure day
What Costs Extra?
- International and domestic flights
- Visa fees (most visitors apply for an e-Visa online)
- Lunches and dinners unless the itinerary says otherwise
- Tips, travel insurance and personal expenses
Most visitors need an e-Visa, and our e-Visa guide explains the types, fees and stay limits. For cash, cards and tipping, see our currency and payments guide.
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What Changes the Price of a Private Tour?
Two travellers can book the same 14-day route and pay quite different amounts. The main reasons:
- Travel dates. Peak season, roughly October to March when the weather is coolest, costs more, with the highest prices around Christmas and New Year. Quieter dates bring hotel rates down. Our best-time guide shows each month region by region.
- Hotel category. Moving from 3-4 star hotels to 5-star and heritage palaces is the biggest single jump, which is why the table has two columns.
- Vehicle and guide. A larger or more luxurious private vehicle, or a specialist guide, adds to the cost.
- Group size. Travelling alone usually costs more per person because the car and guide are not shared. Larger groups share them.
- Route. Internal flights, remote regions and national-park safaris add cost.
Example Private Tours and Their Starting Prices
| Private tour | Days | From, per person |
|---|---|---|
| Rajasthan Highlights | 5 | $400 |
| Golden Triangle Tour | 6 | $500 |
| Kerala Tours | 6 | $500 |
| India Highlights | 7 | $600 |
| Grand Rajasthan Circuit | 12 | $1,100 |
How Does This Compare With Other Options?
Prices for private India trips vary widely by operator and hotel category. For comparison,Top Indian Holidays' published estimates for a private 7-day Golden Triangle trip run from about $680 to $1,000 per person with 3-star hotels, $1,080 to $1,560 with 4-star and heritage hotels, and $3,170 to $5,130 with 5-star palace hotels, excluding international flights. Group departures cost less but fix the dates and pace: for example, Star Tours lists a 10-day 4-star Rajasthan group tour from US$845, with flights not included.
Starting prices are a floor, not a promise. The only way to know your price is a quote built on your dates, hotels and group size, which is free.
How Do You Get an Exact Price?
Tell us your dates, how many people are travelling, your preferred hotel category and the places you want to see. We build the itinerary privately and reply with a full quote, usually within 24 hours, in US dollars or Indian rupees. Browse our private tours of India to see routes first. New to India? Start with our first-trip guide.
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a private tour of India cost?
A private tour of India with us starts from about $100 per person per night with 3-4 star hotels and from about $250 per night with 5-star and palace hotels, for two people sharing, flights excluded. A 7-day trip therefore starts from about $600 and a 14-day trip from about $1,300 at the comfortable tier. Peak season and higher hotel categories cost more.
How much does a 10-day India trip cost?
A 10-day private trip (9 nights) starts from about $900 per person with 3-4 star hotels and from about $2,250 with 5-star and palace hotels, two sharing, flights excluded. The final quote depends on your dates, hotels and group size.
What is included in the price of a private tour?
A private air-conditioned vehicle and driver, an English-speaking guide at your stops, twin-sharing hotels with daily breakfast, monument entry fees as set out in the itinerary, hotel and transport taxes, and one point of contact from enquiry to departure. Flights, visa fees, most lunches and dinners, tips and travel insurance are extra.
Does the price change in peak season?
Yes. Peak season, roughly October to March when the weather is coolest, costs more, with the highest prices around Christmas and New Year. Travelling in the shoulder or low season can bring the price down, but weather and what you can comfortably see change too. Our best-time guide shows each month region by region.
Is a private tour more expensive than a group tour?
Per person, usually yes, because you are not sharing the vehicle and guide with strangers. What you pay for is your own schedule, hotels chosen for your route and a trip that does not run on a coach timetable. Group departures are cheaper but fixed in dates and pace.
Are flights included in the price?
No. International and domestic flights are not included in the starting prices. We can book domestic flights on request if your route needs them.
Can I pay in US dollars, pounds or euros?
Your final quote is given in US dollars or Indian rupees, whichever you prefer. The tour pages on this site can show approximate prices in pounds, euros, Australian and Canadian dollars so you can budget, but those are conversions rather than quotes.
How much does a trip to Bhutan, Nepal or Ladakh cost?
Starting prices per person per night are about $120 for Nepal, $120 for Ladakh, $100 for Kashmir and $300 for Bhutan. The Bhutan figure includes the government's Sustainable Development Fee of US$100 per person per night, which currently applies to most international visitors.
Dhruv Poonia is the Digital & Marketing Manager for Colourful Indian Holidays, working alongside a family travel business that has arranged tours across India, Nepal and Bhutan since 2007. He also oversees the company's sister sites, Rajasthan Travel Agency and Palace on Wheels Tour.
He writes and maintains the destination guides, route information and travel advice published on this site, drawing on his day-to-day work planning itineraries for international travellers to keep every page accurate and current.
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