Independent India Tours

India Online allows you to create your own Independent India tours by combining a series of bite-sized trips called 'modules' and stringing them together into longer itineraries therefore forming your unique India experience. You can select modules from northern India, north eastern, north western and southern India, as well as Goa and the Maldives. If you are feeling particularly adventurous, you can also choose from our Nepal modules. This flexibility means that you can cover as much ground as you wish during your trip.

Our Independent India tours offer a unique and unforgettable Indian experience. Do you dream of sleeping in a maharaja’s palace, a traditional clay hut, a Rajput castle, a tree house in the jungle, or a tent in the desert? Well, now’s your chance. You’ll travel by an interesting mix of transport ranging from private air-conditioned cars, minibus, local train, jeep, rowing boat or even on a camel.

India is a vast country and deciding where to go can be a tricky matter. If you need some inspiration, take a quick look at our suggested independent India itineraries. Equally, our experienced travel specialists will be more than happy help you build your independent India holiday, so feel free to call or email us or add the modules that catch your eye to our quote request form.

North India Tours: Rajasthan, the Taj Mahal and Varanasi

Independent India tours through Rajasthan

We offer a wide range of Independent India tours in Rajasthan...you could easily spend several holidays here without ever seeing the same thing twice. During your independent India tours through Rajasthan, you can sleep in a real maharaja’s palace, spot wild tigers in Ranthambore National Park, watch pilgrims from all walks of life perform ritual bathing in the Ganges, and plod through rolling desert dunes on a dopey camel in Jaisalmer.

Of course, that is not all. No independent India tours are complete without a trip to the Taj Mahal and no photograph or postcard can match the feeling of seeing it with your own eyes.

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South India Tours: Kerala, Goa and the Maldives

Independent India tours through southern temples, Beaches and Backwaters

Southern India stands in complete contrast to the deserts of Rajasthan and the snowy-peaks of the Himalayas. Here, you can enjoy laidback Independent India tours to tropical palm-fringed beaches, emerald paddy fields and sparkling narrow waterways. However, there is more to a south India tour than the landscape. Just like anywhere in India, a dose of fascinating culture is always close at hand. In the south, you’ll find spectacular temples and ancient towns touched by magic. During our Southern independent India tours, you can fall under the spell of enchanting Hampi or sample sultry backwater life in Kerala. Of course, at some point you might want to collapse on a beach, and there are plenty of possibilities for stretching out in the sunshine in India.

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North West India: The Golden Temple, Little Tibet and Himalayas

Independent India tours through Ladakh

Heading into the foothills of the Himalayas is where you will find a completely different world. These independent India tours travel north from Rajasthan you’ll first come across Amritsar, the spiritual centre of the Sikh faith. Here, you’ll find the blinding Golden Temple, standing serenely in the waters of the Pool of Nectar. Further north you will find another world filled with Tibetan monks, prayers flags, snow-capped mountains and the city of Dharamsala, the residence of the exiled Dalai Lama.

If you’re looking for adventurous independent India tours, you can continue to Ladakh, where you’ll be surrounded by towering white peaks. Twisting higher and higher into the Himalayas, you’ll find yourself amid a deserted moonscape that will make you feel like the only person in the world.

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North East India: Tea plantations and Mountain Monasteries

Independent India tours through Darjeeling and Sikkim

In the north-east of India, there is a region full of green hills, tea plantations, meadows and fast-flowing rivers meandering through forests. This is the mountain state of Sikkim, nestled between Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet in the heart of the Himalayas. Due to its position, it is a very multicultural area which is home to a large number of Tibetan monks as well as many more with a strong Bhutanese influence. Our north-east independent India tours will take you to Tibetan monasteries perched on top of hills and hidden amongst the pine trees with spectacular views of some of the highest mountain peaks in the world. Sikkim lies at a lower altitude than Ladakh in the north western hills and as a result it is greener, more accessible and an absolute paradise for orchid lovers.

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Short Nepal Tours: India and Nepal Combined

Independent India tours through north India and Nepal

Why not go mountain mad and combine one of our Independent India tours with some of our short Nepal tours? With these trips you can travel from the lively and cultural city of Kathmandu to the Royal Chitwan National Park where you will get to explore the wilderness on the back of an elephant. You can even fly over Mt Everest and the mighty Himalayas if you wish to reach new heights!

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