India Group Tours for Solo Travellers

Your Trip Host travels with the group for the full trip and leads it in person from the welcome dinner to the send-off. Across India, a licensed local agency and licensed local guides deliver the ground services, drivers, permits and on-the-ground logistics that a trip through so many states and altitudes needs, and your Trip Host is still the constant presence for the group throughout.

Rooms are twin-share or small dorms with travellers of the same gender, in a mix of hostels, guesthouses and hotels depending on the region, with private rooms available on request on most trips. Some meals come as a group; the rest is free time to find your own.

If you've got a week, India Golden Triangle covers Delhi, Agra and Jaipur without rushing any of the three. For a longer classic route, India Rajasthan & Varanasi runs fourteen days through the desert, the lakes and the Ganges. Want the south too, India North to South is our full three-week route from the Taj to the backwaters. If the Himalaya is the draw, choose between the road trip and motorbike versions of Ladakh and Spiti Valley, or one of the shorter treks, Hampta Pass or the winter route up Kedarkantha. India Rishikesh & Himalaya pairs rafting and yoga with the mountains in nine days, and South India Goa to Kerala covers the south coast in ten. India Holi Festival Tour is timed to the festival dates, so check departures if that's the trip you want.

India doesn't run on one calendar. The plains and the south (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur, Rajasthan, Varanasi, Goa, Kerala) are best from October to March, when the heat and humidity ease off. The Himalaya (Ladakh, Spiti, Kedarkantha) runs the opposite way: most of it is only accessible from around June to September, with the winter Kedarkantha trek being the exception built for the snow. If you're combining regions, plan around whichever half of the country is in season for your dates. See our India travel guide for the fuller month-by-month picture.

Our groups are solo travellers aged 18 to 40, some on their first big trip, some who've done group travel before and know it's the easiest way to see a country this size properly. What they have in common is wanting India done well: real routes, a group to share it with, and someone who's done the trip before leading it.

Reserving your place is free. Once enough travellers have joined and a departure is confirmed, usually around 10 people, we email you a confirmation with an invoice for the full trip price, paid by bank transfer in your currency within 7 days. We take USD, GBP, EUR, AUD, CAD, NZD and INR. Prices vary by trip, region and length, so check the individual trip page for current pricing.