Namaskar….. Since 1983, Choomti Travellers have been specialising in providing tailor-made Journeys in India for discerning travellers, the majority of whom are personally recommended to us or are repeat clients.
Choomti’s two Directors, who intimately know all the destinations described on this site, personally take care of all aspects of a tour from inception, to delivery and beyond.
When not working directly with clients, mainly in the off season, we travel around India seeking out new destinations and updating ourselves on existing ones, ensuring we know what we are talking about….. India !
India…..
Can be the most wonderful and exciting journey of your life…….
Choomti's City Gateways to India
Gateway New Delhi
New Delhi, the capital of India, built on the site of seven historic cities, consists today of the 17th century Old Delhi and 20th century New Delhi created by the British when they transferred the capital from Calcutta in 1911.
Gateway Mumbai (Bombay)
The most cosmopolitan of all Indian cities, Mumbai is a vital and pulsating city with a tradition of cultures from many lands. It contains magnificent Victorian/Gothic architecture, museums and markets, gleaming skyscrapers, the highest cost of living and the largest slums.
Gateway Chennai (Madras)
The earliest British settlement of the East India Company, Chennai is an elegant colonial port of fine gothic buildings, palm trees and gardens. Nearby is the ‘City of a Thousand Temples’ Kanchipuram, noted also for fine silks, the Shore Temples and rock carvings of Mahabalipuram.
Choomti’s Moghul & Rajput Rajasthan
Journey of Moghul & Rajput India
From New Delhi, the capital of India, to two former capitals of the Moghul Empires, Agra with the glorious Taj Mahal, and Fatehpur Sikri, the deserted city of Emperor Akbar and onto Rajasthan, the land of the Rajputs, palaces, desert forts and wildlife sanctuaries.
Extn Jodhpur-Jaisalmer-Bikaner & the Shekhawati
From New Delhi, the capital of India, to two former capitals of the Moghul Empires, Agra with the glorious Taj Mahal, and Fatehpur Sikri, the deserted city of Emperor Akbar and onto Rajasthan, the land of the Rajputs, palaces, desert forts and wildlife sanctuaries.
Extn- Jaipur to Ranthambore Tiger Sanctuary
Ranthambore is famous for spotting tiger during daylight. Its 400 sq kms of dry deciduous forests, studded with remnants of its historic past is the home of tiger, leopard, sloth bear, sambar, chital, neelgai and is rich in bird life.
CHOOMTI’s Rajasthan Horse & Camel Safaris…
Choose from:
Horse Safari – Pushkar Fair – Camel Safari
Horse Safari
A 2 to 6 days horse safari riding through the wooded hills of the Aravalis or towards the desert region of Jodhpur is a wonderful way to see rural Rajasthan, accompanied by a Syce and Thakur (local landowner), most days will involve 4 to 6 hours riding and overn
CHOOMTI’S Special Journeys
Vibrant Gujarat & Rural Rajasthan
Vibrant Gujarat and Rural Rajasthan…
Ahmedabad-Bhavnagar-Gondal-Wankaner-Hodka-Bhuj-Dasada-Danta-Dungarpur-Sardargarh-Bijaipur-Bhainsrorgarh – Bundi- Ramathra-Delhi
Central India
Central India…
Delhi-Agra-Gwalior-Bhopal-Satpura-Indore-Maheshwar-Burhanpur-Aurangabad
Northern Journeys of India
A Journey to the Vale of Kashmir
Since Moghul time Kashmir has been known as a paradise on earth with its pine scented air, spectacular snow clad mountains, beautiful lakes and streams………
The best time to visit Kashmir is May to October.
Day 01
Flight Delhi to Srinagar. In Srinagar, met and transferred to Butt’s Clermont Houseboats. Full Board.
Tour of the Himalayan Foothills
In the North, apart from the spectacular mountain ranges of the Himalaya there are the gardens and lakes of Kashmir, the desert kingdom of Ladakh, the rhododendron forests of Darjeeling and Sikkim and the hill stations with meadows of wild flowers and forests of pine.
A Journey to Sikkim
Sikkim is a remote and beautiful Himalayan state of majestic mountains, ancient Buddhist monasteries, orchids and rhododendrons.
Road to Ladakh
Far in the North of India on an ancient Silk Route to China, lies the Himalayan state of Ladakh.
Forbidden to foreigners until 1974 Ladakh maintains an old tradition of Tibetan Buddhism and an ancient way of life.
CHOOMTI's Southern Journeys
Kerala
An Introduction to Kerala with its famous backwaters, plantations and wildlife sanctuary.
Kerala & Tamil Nadu
A journey from the Coromandel to Malabar Coast with British and French colonial architecture, mansions of the wealthy Chettinad, Hindu Temples, antique shops, spice warehouses and Wildlife Sanctuary.
Kerala & Karnataka
From the modern city of Bangalore to Hampi, the wonderful ruins of the 16th century Vijayanagara Empire, to Mysore, the city of palaces, incense and sandalwood to the Wildlife Sanctuary of Nagarhole and down the coast to Cochin and Trivandrum.
The Flora & Fauna of India
Bharatpur Agra Khajuraho Bandhavgarh Kanha
The diversity of India’s climate and topography has resulted in a rich flora and fauna. Recently, conservation measures have been adopted to preserve the wonderful heritage of India’s fauna.
Corbett National Park
In the foothills of the Himalaya lies Corbett National Park, the oldest wildlife reserve. Noted for tiger, elephant, leopard, and marsh crocodile. Corbett boasts of 580 species of birds.
Kaziranga – Kolkata (Calcutta)
The saving from near extinction of the Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, the Wild Buffalo and the Swamp Deer at Kaziranga National Park in Assam is one of Asia’s great conservation successes, with a wonderful bird life.
Assam – Bengal River Cruises
Either a 4 or 7 day cruise along the mighty Bramaputra or Hubli river with the Assam Bengal Navigation Company should be considered.
