Luxury Travel in India
Where to travel
Our luxury holidays to India are distinctly a little different, they blend authenticity and access with comfort, creativity and carefully chosen places to stay.
We don’t believe high end trips are just about opulence and extravagance, they are about spending your time incredibly wisely so you return home feeling rested and completely inspired. We want our trips to be trips of a thousand lifetimes, going beyond the ordinary.
What defines a luxury holiday in India with Red Dot?
Our high-end trips to India are a little different. We don’t see luxury in India simply as extravagance and opulence, hopping from 5* hotel to 5* hotel. Luxury to us is more about immaculate planning, attention to detail, and ensuring every hour on your trip is spent with careful intention. It’s also about resisting the mainstream and resisting extravagance for extravagance sake. Instead, we feel that true luxury in India is opting for privacy, intimacy and insight into other cultures and landscapes, through opened doors, unique locations and avoiding crowds.
Personalisation
Our highly bespoke trips to India come with one huge benefit – they are completely tailored to you. This doesn’t just mean we just design trips around how much you want to spend, and the time of year you want to go – that’s the absolute minimum. Our luxury journeys to India go way beyond that. We want to know about your deep interest in art, your fascination with textiles, what you studied, if you like yoga, your allergies, the fact you get up late (or early in the day), how fit you or (or unfit you are) and even how much you like to communicate on your trip. We also want to know how you like to pace your journeys, how you like to get around, and what rest looks like to you. The more specific details we get from you, the better we can be at planning a private trip to India that is ultra-personalised for you, your family and whoever you are travelling with. Luxury holidays to India are more about it resonating specifically with you rather than the masses.
Pace
Planning your time in India very carefully definitely doesn’t mean rushing around trying to fit everything in. In fact, our best high-end holidays to India almost do the opposite. They slow down, and they know when to stop, and when to take it all in. We want our clients to return rested, inspired and restored and not exhausted and completely overwhelmed so we can plan in lots of pool time, spa time and private meals in hidden locations.
Hotels
Whilst we do appreciate the small comforts of fine hotels, it’s the blend of serious comfort and spending time wisely that results in a luxury trip to India with Red Dot. We favour beautifully restored palaces, spoiling safari camps, architectural gems and boutique hotels that bring buildings to life, and offer comfort away from the crowds. We don’t see luxury as big bland 4 and 5* hotels, we see luxury as providing access, insight and inspiration and that same rhetoric applies with where you stay. We match you to the right places to stay. For some luxury is about being in a beautiful cabin in the Himalayas, whereas to someone else it’s relaxing in the spa of an immaculate Aman hotel.
Access
Access is a crucial element of a luxury journey to India with Red Dot and it’s something we take seriously. Avoiding the crowds, particularly during high season, is important. Through connections on the ground, we can organize evening access at night into palaces and forts, we can bring in expert archeologists, arrange dinners with authors and find the best conservationists and photographers to join your safari. Putting some of your budget towards these types of experiences, rather than just booking the top suite in a fancy hotel, is strongly recommended. These things make a huge difference.
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Our approach
Why travel with Red Dot?
Curated Stays
Unlike other tour operators, the majority of our team are based in South Asia and this means you get better value for money and crucially more of that money goes in to the local economy.
Ultra Personalised
We create trips that are designed just for you - your exact interests, your unique tastes, your perfect adventure. Everything is built from scratch, which means we can push boundaries and create something truly special.
Designed by locals
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Exceptional doesn't have to mean expensive. We take value seriously because we want you to feel confident that every pound is well spent and every experience is worth it.
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Support at every turn
We're passionate about beautiful, unique places that tell a story. Our recommendations come from years of experience and honest feedback, and we'll always encourage you to choose the small, characterful hotels over the big chains - trust us, you'll thank us later.
With offices in Sri Lanka, India and the UK, we're always here to help, in your time zone. You'll never feel like you're travelling alone.
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Design systems
Drivers and Guides
Our drivers and guides don't just get you from place to place - they make your entire journey. It's our carefully selected relationships that set us apart. Just check our reviews and you'll see what we mean!
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