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
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.
Every level: a named coordinator on phone and WhatsApp, and one complete quotation before any payment.
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Included
Standard
Premium
Luxury
Stay
Selected 3-star boutique or deluxe hotels
4-star heritage or premium hotels
5-star: Taj Ganges or BrijRama Palace
Car
AC sedan, or a Tempo Traveller for groups
AC SUV: Ertiga or Innova Crysta
Luxury SUV: Crysta, Fortuner or Mercedes
Boat
Regular boat ride where the route has one
Private motor boat where the route has one
Private bajra with live shehnai or sitar
Experiences
Not included
Private handloom walk with a weaver
Luxury experiences: music, dining, a photo shoot
Darshan & rituals
Planned darshan with queue support
Escorted fast-track darshan where allowed
Puja officiant, VIP protocol where allowed
Guide & help
Named coordinator, local guide where listed
Scholar guide and hosted help
Dedicated 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.
What every tier shares
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.
Standard
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
Premium
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
Luxury
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
What Luxury does not mean
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
Combinations we check
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.
PLAN WITH TOURMELLOH
Varanasi and beyond, arranged for you.
Tell us the places on your mind, your dates and who is travelling. We reply with a written proposal shaped around you.