Indriya · India in Six Senses
Most journeys through India are seen. This one is felt.
Begin a conversationView the routeIndriya: the Sanskrit word for the senses
We matched six of India's great places to the sense each one awakens most. You will see Ajanta's two-thousand-year-old paintings, hear a tiger forest through its alarm calls, and smell marigold and camphor drifting off the Ganga. You will taste a royal Rajasthani kitchen, and feel the warm oil of an Ayurvedic massage in the hills of Kerala.
Buddhist philosophy counts six senses, the sixth being the mind. So the journey ends in Dharamshala, home of the Tibetan community in exile, with a few quiet days given entirely to stillness. Take all six, or choose the four that call to you.
Ashvin Kumar Mishra · Founder & Chief Travel Curator
Six places, six senses, one journey
Ajanta & Ellora, Maharashtra
Painted caves begun in the second century BCE, and the Kailasa temple, carved downwards from a single rock. We arrive before the crowds and leave with the light.
Ranthambore, Rajasthan
In the forest you hear the tiger before you see it: the langur's bark, the sambar's bell, then silence. Dawn safaris with a naturalist who reads every call.
Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh
Marigold, sandalwood, camphor and ghee lamps on the river. A private boat at dawn, the evening aarti from the water and the silk weavers' lanes.
Jaipur & the Rajasthani countryside
A noble family's recipes cooked in their own kitchen, a village lunch in a farmhouse, and chai at the stall your driver swears by.
Kerala
Ayurveda in a traditional house in the hills, handloom cotton, and the slow glide of a rice barge on the backwaters at dusk.
Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh
The Buddhist sixth sense. A meditation morning, the studios of Norbulingka and the Dhauladhar range at dawn, in the home of the Tibetan community in exile.
All six senses, or the four that call to you
| Version | Route | Length |
|---|---|---|
| All six senses | Kerala → Ajanta & Ellora → Jaipur → Ranthambore → Varanasi → Dharamshala | 18 days |
| The North Four | Jaipur → Ranthambore → Varanasi → Dharamshala | 12 days |
| The Contrast Four | Kerala → Ajanta & Ellora → Varanasi → Dharamshala | 13 days |
| Your Four | Choose any four senses; we connect them | 12 – 14 days |
From the backwaters of Kerala to the foothills of the Himalaya
This route is a starting point, not a script. Every destination, experience and the order you travel in can be fully customised around your interests, dates and pace. The detailed day-by-day itinerary is shared personally with every guest upon enquiry.
The finest stays of the journey
An Ayurvedic retreat & a jungle lodge
Traditional Kerala houses in the hills, then a luxury lodge on the edge of tiger country.
A palace & a palace on the ghats
Royal Rajasthan, then a heritage palace where you step straight onto the Ganga.
Five-star comfort & a mountain retreat
Quiet luxury near the caves, then a boutique retreat facing the Dhauladhar range.
Our journeys are built around people, not monuments
The Tibetan community of Dharamshala
Monks, artists and families who have kept their culture alive in the Himalayan foothills.
The spice merchants
Traders whose families have bought and blended spices for generations.
The boatmen of the backwaters
Families who still pole the rice barges through Kerala's canals and lagoons.
“I would highly recommend using Ash and his team to experience India in a way that is truly life changing. His expertise is top notch.”
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2026 & 2027 dates
| Dates | Timing | Status |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 – March 2027 | Private journeys on your dates | Open |
| October 2027 – March 2028 | Private journeys on your dates | Open |
Ajanta is closed on Mondays and Ellora on Tuesdays, and Ranthambore's core zones open from October. We plan your route around these. Every journey is private and priced on request, according to season, group size and the rooms you choose.
Questions guests ask us
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QIs it tiring?
QIs a tiger sighting guaranteed?
QCan we end at a beach?
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