Signature Tours

23/04/2023

Our lovely guests Mimi and Ron enjoying a home-cooked meal at a local home.

27/09/2022

To travel is to live !

Here’s wishing all the crazy travellers across the world a very happy WORLD TOURISM DAY !

14/09/2022

Jodhpur blues !

The royal city of Jodhpur is very popularly called the BLUE CITY as most people in the old city have their houses and roofs painted with indigo blue.
The city possess a strong cultural character and is one not to be missed place if you’re in Rajasthan !

31/08/2022

The Two most famous (out of 330 million !!) god and goddesses in India are Lord Ganesha and Lord Krishna and the birthdays of both these gods are celebrated with great devotion and enthusiasm in the country.

Today is Ganesh Chaturthi, the birth anniversary of LORD GANESHA, according to hindu mythology lord Ganesha was born on this auspicious day, the legend is once Lord Shiva had beheaded his son Ganesha in anger, later as penance he attached the head of an elephant baby was to his torso and in this way Lord Ganesha found his life again. This day itself is celebrated as Ganesh Chaturthi, It is believed that on this day Lord Ganesha descends to earth to bless his devotees and whoever worships him during this time is sure to get success in his endeavors. Although the festival is celebrated all across the country but it is the biggest festival in the state of Maharashtra, The festival begins with the installation of Ganesha idols in the house and temple on the day of Chaturthi. Devotees bring Ganesha idols to their homes with great fanfare by playing drums and dance their way home, for the next 10 days, people worship Lord Ganesha in their homes and temples, singing songs, dancing, chanting mantras, performing aarti and offering modaks (sweets) to Ganesha , On on the 11th day, with Ganesh Visarjan (immersion of the clay idol in river/sea), Lord Ganesha is sent off with prayers for his arrival the next year, it’s a festival full of processions with loud music and dancing on the streets, it’s a Carnival atmosphere all around !

26/08/2022

Wildlife SOS Elephant Rescue centre is the premiere off-beat activity in Agra !

Read more on the link below.

Laxmi has recruited her two besties, Chanchal and Bijli to be her walking buddies for the 30 Mile Walk Challenge for September! They are an inseparable team after all AND Laxmi needs her friends to keep her motivated.

You too can join the Challenge walk and be Laxmi's offsite team! Click on the link and you'll receive a FB message with links to join : https://m.me/wildlifesosindia?ref=accept-team-invite--108465765313047,WILD-30W-NAT-SEP2222

Follow her on her very own FB page: https://www.facebook.com/LaxmiElephant

24/08/2022

This beautiful painting from the legendary artist Abindranath Tagore depicts the twilight of emperor Shahjahan’s life perfectly after he was taken over and deposed in the Agra Fort.

When the emperor was house arrested by his own son he wished that he’s allowed to see the Taj Mahal and that wish was granted to him by keeping him in the Jasmine Tower where he had spectacular views of the Taj Mahal, he would spend most of his time gazing at the his beautiful creation which he built int he memory of his deceased wife Mumtaz Mahal !

The Agra Fort was one of the most important power centres in Mughal times, it houses some beautiful palaces which were decorated with the finest inlay of stones and lustrous paintings along with a huge area built for Army use.

Today, the Agra Fort is identified as a UNESCO world heritage site and is one of the most visited forts in the country !

Come visit India with us !

19/08/2022

A cute depiction of young lord Krishna !

Shree Krishna Janmashthmi – is the birth celebration of lord Krishna, believed to be the most perfect incarnation of lord Vishnu.

The childhood stories of Krishna are truly enchanting, he was a prankster who would steal the freshly churned butter from each household and one of his 108 names is ‘Makhanchor’ meaning the ‘butter thief’.

Equally enchanting is the story of his birth,his parents were imprisoned by his deamon maternal uncle Kansa as he was forewarned by his astrologer that his would be killed by the eight son born to his sister and Kansa had planned to killed the son as soon as he was born but he was miraculously saved.
Krishna devotees would fast for the day until the time of the god’s birth at midnight, temples would be decorated with Jhankis (Tableaus) depicting different stages of lord Krishna’s life, young children will be dressed up as Krishna avatars for the occasion,singing, praying, dancing to Krishna hymns can be witnessed across all Krishna temples in the country.

17/08/2022

On this festive occasion of completion of the 75th anniversary of India’s Independence Day the entire country immersed in the tricolours of our national flag, here’s the iconic
Victoria Memorial in Kolkata from two days ago.

13/08/2022

The Victoria Terminus railway station in Mumbai looks no less than a beautifully dressed bride ready for the big day !
This 15th August is the diamond jubilee celebration of India’s independence and the fortnight leading upto is being celebrated as ‘AZADI KA AMRIT MAHOTSAV’ which is a grand celebration all across the country and this UNESCO world heritage sight just looks mesmerising !

07/08/2022

Happy Friendship day from Varanasi !

SACRED - The word that could describe both friendship and VARANASI !

Location - The newest ghat (river bank) in Varanasi called the Khidkiya ghat or the NAMO ghat, with three mammoth hand folded sculptures depicting the Indian greeting 'Namaste' - I bow to the divine in you !