Rajasthan & Kerala
Ten days across India's most vivid contrasts
Two Indias in one journey: the north's blaze of colour, forts, and desert light against the south's green backwaters, spice gardens, and Ayurvedic stillness. Rajasthan is theatrical, overwhelming in the best way — every city a different palette, every palace a different story. Kerala is the counterweight: quiet waterways, morning mist on paddy fields, and the most considered food in the country. Together, they make a trip that doesn't settle for one version of India.
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Marco Setti
East Asia Specialist
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“Culture trips in Asia work best when the pace allows you to actually absorb a place. I design them with breathing room built in.”
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- All domestic flights and private road transfers
- 9 nights across heritage havelis, lake hotels, and private houseboat
- Pre-opening Amber Fort access with local historian
- Private boat on Lake Pichola at sunset
- Overnight Kerala houseboat — crew, cook, and all meals on board
- Ayurvedic treatment session
- Daily breakfast + 4 included meals
- Dedicated Excurze India specialist throughout
Jaipur & Jodhpur
Jaipur & Jodhpur
Arrival Jaipur — the Pink City, seen properly at dawn before the crowds
Amber Fort: sunrise arrival with a local historian, elephant quarter at the gate
City Palace — inner sanctums not open to standard tours
Overnight train or private car to Jodhpur — the Blue City on the edge of the Thar Desert
Mehrangarh Fort: arguably the finest fort in Rajasthan, 400 ft above the city
Blue city rooftop walk at dusk — the colour deepens as the sun drops
Sleep: Heritage haveli, Jaipur / Heritage hotel, Jodhpur
Udaipur
Udaipur
Drive to Udaipur through the Aravalli Hills (4 hours)
City Palace: the largest palace complex in Rajasthan, lake-facing galleries
Boat ride on Lake Pichola at sunset — the lake palace appears from the water
Village safari: potters, weavers, block-printers in the countryside around Udaipur
Farewell dinner on a rooftop above the lake
Sleep: Heritage lake-view hotel, Udaipur
Kochi (Fort Kochi)
Kochi
Flight Udaipur to Kochi (2 hours)
Fort Kochi: Portuguese churches, Jewish quarter, Chinese fishing nets — a layered port city
Kerala Kathakali performance — classical dance-drama, preparation ritual included
Spice market and curry leaf garden tour
Seafood dinner at a harbour-side restaurant
Sleep: Colonial heritage hotel, Fort Kochi
Alleppey & Kumarakom
Kerala Backwaters
Private houseboat through the Kerala backwaters (overnight stay on board)
Morning: toddy tappers, coir weavers, paddy farmers — the working waterway
Village walk: local market, banana flower curry cooked on the houseboat
Ayurvedic treatment at a certified Kerala retreat (Shirodhara or Abhyanga)
Final morning: backwater sunrise from the boat deck before transfer to Kochi airport
Sleep: Private houseboat, Alleppey
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