Bespoke India Journeys | The Other Way
India, Beyond The Obvious
For those ready to go beyond the obvious — this is offbeat luxury travel in India, designed entirely around you.
Offbeat Luxury Travel in India
Offbeat luxury travel in India is what we do best — and we mean offbeat in the truest sense. Not Jaipur for the fifth time. Not a package tour of Kerala. We’re talking the living root bridges of Meghalaya, the tribal heartland of Jharkhand, the temple trails of Odisha, and Himalayan valleys most travelers never find. At The Other Way, every India journey is bespoke, unhurried, and built entirely around you.
The India We Design
Why offbeat luxury travel in India requires a different kind of designer
Every first-time traveler to India sees the Golden Triangle — the Taj
at sunrise, Rajasthan's forts, the ghats of Varanasi. These are
extraordinary, and they deserve their place.
But offbeat luxury travel in India rewards those who go further. We
are a boutique travel design house that has spent years building
ground networks in the regions most companies never touch — the living
root bridges of Meghalaya, the Pattachitra villages of Odisha, the
tribal markets of Jharkhand, the black-necked crane valleys of
Arunachal Pradesh, the palace hotels of Orchha with still no crowds.
Our travelers are not first-timers ticking boxes. They are people who
have done the obvious, and are now ready for the real India.
Explore India by region — curated the other way
MISTS, MONASTERIES AND LIVING ROOT BRIDGES
Meghalaya · Mizoram · Tripura · Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Nagaland
India’s most unexplored region and the heart of offbeat luxury travel in India’s northeast. Mist-wrapped mountains, living root bridges,
ancient tribal cultures, and tea estates where time slows to a different century.
TEMPLES, TEXTILES & TRIBAL TRADITIONS
Puri · Konark · Bhubaneswar · Chilika Lake · Koraput
Extraordinary cultural wealth, almost no crowds. The Sun Temple at Konark, Pattachitra painters in their village studios, flamingos on Chilika, and tribal markets still held in barter.
FORESTS, WATERFALLS & INDIA'S BEST KEPT SECRET
JHARKHAND
Netarhat · Betla National Park · Dalma · Parasnath · Hundru Falls
Dense sal forests, cascading waterfalls, and tribal heritage that predates recorded history. Jharkhand is offbeat luxury travel in India at its most authentic — and Netarhat’s sunrises rival anything in the Himalayas.
HIGH PASSES, MONASTERY TRAILS & MOUNTAIN SILENCE
THE HIMALAYAS
Ladakh · Kashmir · Sikkim · Spiti · Himachal Pradesh
Ladakh’s monastery perches. Kashmir’s houseboat mornings. Spiti’s 1,000-year-old temples. Sikkim’s rhododendron forests. The Himalayas are not one journey — they are a lifetime of them.
PALACES, DESERT CAMPS & FORGOTTEN FORTS
ROYAL INDIA
Rajasthan · Madhya Pradesh · Gujarat · Orchha · Bundi
We go beyond the Jaipur-Jodhpur-Udaipur circuit. Orchha’s frescoed palaces with no queues. Bundi’s step-wells at dusk. The Rann of Kutch under a full moon. Royal India, reimagined.
BACKWATERS, SPICE ESTATES & SLOW COASTAL LIVING
SOUTH INDIA
Kerala · Tamil Nadu · Coorg · Karnataka · Andaman Islands · Lakshwadweep
Private houseboat mornings on Kerala’s backwaters. Ayurveda designed around your constitution. Temple architecture older than most of Europe. Coffee estate stays in Coorg.
Discover INDIA,
Your Way
Whether you are looking for mountains, culture, wellness, forests, heritage, wildlife, or simply a slower way to travel — we curate India journeys designed around you.
SIGNATURE INDIA EXPERIENCES
Curated The Other Way
Eight ways to experience an India most travelers never reach.
01 — FEATURED
Sleep beside a monastery in the Himalayas
High-altitude stays, prayer flag-lined ridgelines, and mornings that feel like the beginning of the world. This is offbeat luxury travel in India distilled to its purest form — private monastery access, boutique mountain lodges, and journeys deep into valleys most travelers never reach.
02
Walk India's living root bridges
Deep in Meghalaya's rainforests, bridges grown from rubber tree roots — some over 500 years old. Private trails, no crowds, and a landscape that feels prehistoric.
03
A night in a forgotten palace
Not the famous ones. Orchha, Bundi, Mandawa — frescoes still intact, silence absolute, and no other guests in sight. Heritage stays that feel genuinely private.
04
Follow a textile trail through Odisha
Meet master weavers of Sambalpuri silk. Watch Pattachitra painters work in their village studios. Leave with pieces that cannot be bought in any shop.
05
Safari beyond Ranthambore
Tadoba, Pench, Similipal — reserves where the wilderness is still wild, the lodges are boutique, and the forest is yours alone.
06
A slow week in Kerala — properly
Not one night on a houseboat. A week — plantation stays, Ayurveda designed around your constitution, cooking with a local family, and rivers with no other boats in sight.
07- OFFBEAT
Sunrise over Jharkhand's queen of hills
Netarhat in winter. The valley fills with cloud, the forest turns amber, and you are almost certainly the only traveler watching it. One of India's great undiscovered sunrise experiences — and a reminder of why offbeat luxury travel in India is always worth going deeper for.
And if none of these feel quite right — tell us how you want to feel, and we'll design something entirely your own.
WHY TRAVEL INDIA
WITH THE OTHER WAY
India is overwhelming when rushed and unforgettable when experienced well.
India is overwhelming when rushed and unforgettable when experienced well. Offbeat luxury travel in India demands more than a good itinerary — it demands the right people on the ground, the right stays, and a curator who understands that pace is everything. We design thoughtfully paced journeys, handpick boutique stays, build in emotional experiences, and handle every logistical detail — so you arrive in each place as a traveler, not a tourist. No copy-paste itineraries. No crowded schedules. No compromise on soul. Can't find the perfect journey? We design custom itineraries too.
Can’t find the perfect journey? We create custom itineraries too.
