Foods + Festivals · Grand Tour
The Pan-India Grand Tour
Eight cities, the whole country's table, one point of contact.
The route
The full-country version: Old Delhi to the ghats of Varanasi, Bengal's tables, Hyderabadi biryani, and a South India close — all one Travel Manager, start to finish.
Day by day
Delhi
A Chandni Chowk food walk, Karim's and Al Jawahar, and a haveli dinner in Old Delhi.
Lucknow
Awadhi galouti kebab, dum biryani, and sheermal, with a cooking class and the Tunday legacy walk.
Varanasi
Ganga aarti at dusk and a sunrise boat ride along the ghats — timed to Dev Deepawali's ghat illumination if your dates land in November.
Kolkata
Bengali maach-bhaat, Park Street's legacy dining rooms, and the city's sandesh and rasgulla makers.
Hyderabad
Paradise or Bawarchi dum biryani and a Nawabi haveli dinner — haleem included if your dates fall during Ramzan.
Madurai
Meenakshi Temple and the region's banana-leaf breakfast-and-lunch tradition.
Kochi
A Sadhya feast, backwaters kitchen, and a toddy shop visit with a vetted host.
Mumbai, send-off
A coastal-Konkan close, final packing help, and an airport drop timed to your flight.
What's included
- Private car and driver (or domestic flights where distance requires) across all eight cities
- One continuous Travel Manager relationship for the full 24 days
- Cooking classes and home-hosted meals in five of the eight cities
- Ganga aarti and sunrise boat ride in Varanasi
- Your dedicated Travel Manager, on WhatsApp for the whole trip
Pricing
₹9.8L/pax
This is the public starting price for this circuit as we run it. It's a real number, not a teaser — and it's also a starting point. Your Travel Manager customizes dates, pace, hotels, and add-ons to your family, at no extra planning fee.
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