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Standard, Premium and Luxury.

Every journey can be planned at one of three comfort and service levels. The tier changes the hotels, the vehicle and the level of accompaniment; it does not change the care that goes into planning. Here is what each one includes, and what Luxury does not mean.

A corridor at a heritage hotel in Bikaner
A corridor at a heritage hotel in Bikaner
AT A GLANCE

What changes from level to level.

Swipe or tap through the three levels. Every upgrade is marked against the level below it, and the side-by-side view lines them up row by row.

Level 1 of 3

Standard

Comfortable and well located, with the essentials arranged well.

  • Selected 3-star boutique or deluxe hotels
  • AC sedan, or a Tempo Traveller for groups
  • Regular boat ride where the route has one
  • Planned darshan with queue support
  • Named coordinator, local guide where listed
Level 2 of 3

Premium

Better stays and more help: private boats, escorted darshan, a stronger car.

  • 4-star heritage or premium hotels↑ Upgrade from Standard
  • AC SUV: Ertiga or Innova Crysta↑ Upgrade from Standard
  • Private motor boat where the route has one↑ Upgrade from Standard
  • Private handloom walk with a weaver+ New, not in Standard
  • Escorted fast-track darshan where allowed↑ Upgrade from Standard
  • Scholar guide and hosted help↑ Upgrade from Standard
Level 3 of 3

Luxury

The finest stays, a luxury car and every special session handled for you.

  • 5-star: Taj Ganges or BrijRama Palace↑ Upgrade from Premium
  • Luxury SUV: Crysta, Fortuner or Mercedes↑ Upgrade from Premium
  • Private bajra with live shehnai or sitar↑ Upgrade from Premium
  • Luxury experiences: music, dining, a photo shoot↑ Upgrade from Premium
  • Puja officiant, VIP protocol where allowed↑ Upgrade from Premium
  • Dedicated concierge, 24/7 butler-style host↑ Upgrade from Premium

Every level: a named coordinator on phone and WhatsApp, and one complete quotation before any payment.

IncludedStandardPremiumLuxury
StaySelected 3-star boutique or deluxe hotels4-star heritage or premium hotels5-star: Taj Ganges or BrijRama Palace
CarAC sedan, or a Tempo Traveller for groupsAC SUV: Ertiga or Innova CrystaLuxury SUV: Crysta, Fortuner or Mercedes
BoatRegular boat ride where the route has onePrivate motor boat where the route has onePrivate bajra with live shehnai or sitar
ExperiencesNot includedPrivate handloom walk with a weaverLuxury experiences: music, dining, a photo shoot
Darshan & ritualsPlanned darshan with queue supportEscorted fast-track darshan where allowedPuja officiant, VIP protocol where allowed
Guide & helpNamed coordinator, local guide where listedScholar guide and hosted helpDedicated concierge, 24/7 butler-style host

Hotels and vehicles are named in your quotation and depend on availability. VIP and fast-track darshan are arranged only where the temple's official arrangements allow. Each package page shows exactly what its three levels include.

Every tier includes planning and coordination, a named remote coordinator and a complete written quotation before any booking payment. Where a collection defines its own support, such as the companion on SHRAVAN journeys or the female host on Her Own Way departures, that support is included at every tier and cannot be removed.

Hindu pilgrimage, Buddhist journeys, SHRAVAN and family journeys are types of journey, not extra tiers of comfort. You choose the journey first, then the tier.

Comfortable, well-planned and coordinated, with support available remotely throughout.

  • Hotels: selected 3-star hotels
  • Vehicle: private air-conditioned sedan or suitable equivalent
  • Meals: breakfast on hotel nights, unless stated otherwise
  • Boat: the specified included ride on routes with a boat experience, with shared or private stated
  • Darshan: planned visits and clearly stated arrangements on applicable Hindu itineraries
  • Assistance: a named remote coordinator; a sightseeing guide is not included unless listed
  • Experiences: the base itinerary inclusions, with extras available to add
  • Photography: optional unless stated
  • Security: on request

More space on the road, a private boat where the route has one, and someone with you for defined parts of the journey.

  • Hotels: selected 4-star hotels
  • Vehicle: an upgraded MPV or SUV, such as an Innova Crysta or equivalent
  • Meals: breakfast included
  • Boat: a specified private upgrade on applicable routes
  • Darshan: specified accompanied assistance
  • Assistance: defined hosted assistance and selected guided visits
  • Experiences: the base inclusions plus specified Premium inclusions, with extras available to add
  • Photography: optional unless stated
  • Security: on request

The full offering defined for your chosen Luxury journey, with a dedicated concierge and every journey-mapped Luxury experience included.

  • Hotels: selected 4- or 5-star, heritage or boutique properties, with the actual category and room disclosed in your quotation
  • Vehicle: a specifically confirmed premium vehicle, such as a Fortuner, a Mercedes or a suitable alternative chosen for your party and route
  • Meals: breakfast included, with any other meals expressly listed
  • Boat: the highest suitable option mapped to your journey
  • Darshan: dedicated coordination and accompaniment within the stated scope
  • Assistance: a dedicated travel concierge, with a personal host or escort scope and agreed support hours
  • Experiences: all journey-mapped Luxury experiences selected automatically
  • Photography: a defined professional session on applicable journeys, with session length and deliverables stated
  • Security: included when requested, applicable and expressly accepted in your quotation

Luxury is generous, but it is defined. It covers what is mapped to your chosen Luxury journey, written out in your quotation, rather than everything we can arrange.

  • It does not include every service in our catalogue, every type of boat or unlimited staff hours
  • It does not promise 5-star hotels, a Mercedes or a particular room category in every destination
  • Security is arranged only when requested and confirmed in your quotation, never deployed automatically
  • Optional items such as food, photography, music and rituals can be declined; removing one before a quotation exists does not imply a fixed refund or credit
  • Additional days, places or coverage are bespoke requests, defined and priced in your complete proposal

You can choose any tier as a preference on any journey. Where a combination is not available, for example where a destination has no property of the requested category, we flag it for our team and describe the actual arrangement accurately in your quotation. Ashram stays are described for what they are, without hotel star ratings. We never downgrade without telling you.

Changing tier keeps what you asked for. Moving up absorbs paid extras that the new tier includes; moving down shows what would no longer be included and asks whether to keep each item as a request.

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