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Luxury Travel in India

Our luxury holidays to India are distinctly a little different, they blend authenticity and access with comfort, creativity and carefully chosen places to stay.

We don’t believe high end trips are just about opulence and extravagance, they are about spending your time incredibly wisely so you return home feeling rested and completely inspired. We want our trips to be trips of a thousand lifetimes, going beyond the ordinary.

What defines a luxury holiday in India with Red Dot?

Our high-end trips to India are a little different. We don’t see luxury in India simply as extravagance and opulence, hopping from 5* hotel to 5* hotel. Luxury to us is more about immaculate planning, attention to detail, and ensuring every hour on your trip is spent with careful intention. It’s also about resisting the mainstream and resisting extravagance for extravagance sake. Instead, we feel that true luxury in India is opting for privacy, intimacy and insight into other cultures and landscapes, through opened doors, unique locations and avoiding crowds.

Personalisation

Our highly bespoke trips to India come with one huge benefit – they are completely tailored to you. This doesn’t just mean we just design trips around how much you want to spend, and the time of year you want to go – that’s the absolute minimum. Our luxury journeys to India go way beyond that. We want to know about your deep interest in art, your fascination with textiles, what you studied, if you like yoga, your allergies, the fact you get up late (or early in the day), how fit you or (or unfit you are) and even how much you like to communicate on your trip. We also want to know how you like to pace your journeys, how you like to get around, and what rest looks like to you. The more specific details we get from you, the better we can be at planning a private trip to India that is ultra-personalised for you, your family and whoever you are travelling with. Luxury holidays to India are more about it resonating specifically with you rather than the masses.

Pace

Planning your time in India very carefully definitely doesn’t mean rushing around trying to fit everything in. In fact, our best high-end holidays to India almost do the opposite. They slow down, and they know when to stop, and when to take it all in. We want our clients to return rested, inspired and restored and not exhausted and completely overwhelmed so we can plan in lots of pool time, spa time and private meals in hidden locations.

Hotels

Whilst we do appreciate the small comforts of fine hotels, it’s the blend of serious comfort and spending time wisely that results in a luxury trip to India with Red Dot. We favour beautifully restored palaces, spoiling safari camps, architectural gems and boutique hotels that bring buildings to life, and offer comfort away from the crowds. We don’t see luxury as big bland 4 and 5* hotels, we see luxury as providing access, insight and inspiration and that same rhetoric applies with where you stay. We match you to the right places to stay. For some luxury is about being in a beautiful cabin in the Himalayas, whereas to someone else it’s relaxing in the spa of an immaculate Aman hotel.

Access

Access is a crucial element of a luxury journey to India with Red Dot and it’s something we take seriously. Avoiding the crowds, particularly during high season, is important. Through connections on the ground, we can organize evening access at night into palaces and forts, we can bring in expert archeologists, arrange dinners with authors and find the best conservationists and photographers to join your safari. Putting some of your budget towards these types of experiences, rather than just booking the top suite in a fancy hotel, is strongly recommended. These things make a huge difference.

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Swap the guidebook for a good story

Feel it to believe it. Personalised to you, our itineraries are packed with the kinds of experiences you won't find in the guidebooks — but they'll fill page after page of your own travel journal

India
Rajasthan in Style
11 nights From $ 7,478 per person
India
Golden Triangle with Tigers
8 nights From $ 4,451 per person
India
Honeymoon in Rajasthan
11 nights From $ 3,404 per person
India
Boutique Rajasthan
13 nights From $ 5,485 per person

Luxury Experiences in India

Jodhpur, India
Experience Mharo Khet farm with Lunch
Step away from the bustle of the city and into the quiet rhythm of the land at Mharo Khet, a 40-acre oasis just 45 minutes from Jodhpur...
Jaipur, India
Tour of Private Ceremonial Quarters of City Palace
Explore sprawling City Palace representing superb Rajput and Mughal architectural synthesis.
Jodhpur, India
Meherangarh Fort - Evening Champagne Tour
This evening, embark on a private tour of the Mehrangarh Museum, offering a rare opportunity to explore the royal collection in the enchanting glow of sunset.
Ranthambore National Park, India
Ranthambore - Morning Jeep Safari
This morning you will experience a jeep safari in Ranthambore National Park, where you’ll have a fairly good chance of spotting the elusive tiger, if you're very lucky.
Jaipur, India
Dinner and Drinks at Bar Palladio
Bar Palladio in Jaipur is a mesmerising spot for dinner and drinks, set within the charming grounds of the Narain Niwas Palace Hotel.
Delhi, India
Lodhi Street Art Walk
Explore India's first open-air art district between Khanna Market and Meharchand Market in Lodhi Colony, where 25 artists from India and worldwide...

Our approach

Why travel with Red Dot?

Ultra Personalised
We create trips that are designed just for you - your exact interests, your unique tastes, your perfect adventure. Everything is built from scratch, which means we can push boundaries and create something truly special.
Support at every turn
With offices in Sri Lanka, India and the UK, we're always here to help, in your time zone. You'll never feel like you're travelling alone.
Designed by locals
Unlike other tour operators, the majority of our team are based in South Asia and this means you get better value for money and crucially more of that money goes in to the local economy.
Drivers and Guides
Our drivers and guides don't just get you from place to place - they make your entire journey. It's our carefully selected relationships that set us apart. Just check our reviews and you'll see what we mean!
Curated Stays
We're passionate about beautiful, unique places that tell a story. Our recommendations come from years of experience and honest feedback, and we'll always encourage you to choose the small, characterful hotels over the big chains - trust us, you'll thank us later.
Value
Exceptional doesn't have to mean expensive. We take value seriously because we want you to feel confident that every pound is well spent and every experience is worth it.

Luxury Hotels in India

Amanbagh
Jaipur, India
Aman-i-Khas
Ranthambore National Park, India
SUJÁN Sher Bagh
Ranthambore National Park, India
RAAS Jodhpur
Jodhpur, India
Six Senses Fort Barwara
Barwara, India
RAAS Devigarh
Udaipur, India

Insights

Travel tips and expert advice

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What our travellers say

We went to Sri Lanka as a three-generation family of three. The superb trip was organised by Samanthie and the team and it's difficult to see how it could have been bettered.
Roy Wood (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google
Red Dot organised the most wonderful 3-week holiday for us. Samanthie built a trip around the amazing sights we had requested visiting, together with her own suggestions and a wide mix of hotels, which gave us the flavours of both traditional Sri Lanka and the sleek, stylish contemporary version of the country. Our Driver made the whole experience incredibly special for us.
Alie C (February 2026) Read the whole review here Trip Advisor
I can’t thank Cherylle and the Red Dot team enough for their meticulous planning of our family holiday to India travelling through Rajasthan over Christmas. As a family of all adults, every suggestion from daily activities to hotel choices was simply perfect. We travelled through Delhi, Ranthambore (an unforgettable tiger safari!), Jaipur and Agra and I truly feel we experienced the very best of each destination while moving at a relaxed, well thought out pace
Daisy Stanton (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google
My partner arranged a holiday trip at fairly short notice to Sri Lanka with Red Dot on a recommendation, Samanthie was so patient & helpful with her suggested itinerary which we followed with some minor amendments. On arrival at Colombo we met Manjula our chauffeur/guide who was absolutely brilliant!
Andrew S (February 2026) Read the whole review here Trip Advisor
Dulmini and the Red Dot Team arranged a fantastic trip for us around Assam and North East India. Faultless service. I cannot recommend them more highly.
Martin Thomas (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google
Wonderful company. Our holiday in Sri Lanka was perfect. Local knowledge made all the difference
Sandra Nicholson  (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google
We looked up, and communicated with umpteen tour operators. Though Red Dot seemed to have offices in Sri Lanka and the UK, they seemed to have the best reviews. We were fortunate enough to correspond with Cherylle, who not only assured us of the safety of our friend, but created a personalised, and flexible, itinerary which we could not have done ourselves.
Jayant Banerji (February 2026) Read the whole review here Google
A 14-day tour with Red Dot Tours was the perfect antidote to the bleak UK winter. After a glowing recommendation from a friend, we contacted Red Dot Tours and were not disappointed. Our consultant, Lahiru, curated a seamless itinerary. Throughout the planning phase, Lahiru was incredibly responsive; the final itinerary—delivered via a user-friendly 'Guest Portal'—was impressively detailed, covering every hotel stay and excursion.
Phil Blair ( February 2026) Read the whole review here Google
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