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Three friends went on a private tour of Southern India in 2024 with Unbound travel
Yes it met all our expectations and more , and we highly recommend this excellent company
What a wonderful time we had in Southern India an exotic country ,a land that oozes rich colours and vibrancy
The detailed planning flowed so well with beautiful delicious food ,excellent interesting accomodation, and with time for relaxation and space every day !
It was such an opportunity to learn about the fascinating history as guides were provided daily and meeting the local people and seeing the culture was remarkable .
It was such a unique holiday with a very detailed interesting itinerary.
I have no hesitation in recommending these type of holidays run by Unbound Travel and can’t wait for the next holiday !

We found our tour to be absolutely first rate and highly unusual. We provided our interests (which were fairly varied: history, architecture, food, and textiles), and what we got was brilliant, not remotely “touristy”. It’s hard to know where to begin. In effect, a PhD on the evolution of temple architecture. Remote village life. An insect (sic) safari at night: fascinating. Elephants in the wild. Silk farming in the countryside (and an introduction to the village children in their pre-school). Cooking with a Brahmin family. A decadent stay on a coffee plantation. Being invited into a private fighting club in Bangalore. Alone in the Pre-Mughal tombs in Hyderabad. Yoga at Calicut. An experience of a lifetime, smoothly organised, with good guides, and a brilliant driver. It is a pleasure to offer this review. Couldn’t be happier.

In January 2025 India Unbound organized a three week tour of southern India, our second trip with the company. Planning was efficient and responsive, matching our specific interests. On the ground, the organization was excellent. Guides were good, accommodation generally good too, on a few occasions really memorable. Excellent!

We travelled throughout India for nearly a month with India Unbound. The trip was amazing and fully met our expectations. The comprehensive itinerary put together by India Unbound was the perfect match for us. The whole trip from beginning to end was well organised. It went smoothly and seamlessly without any hitches and we've come away with great memories of "Incredible India". We have no hesitation in recommending India Unbound for anyone who wants to travel to India.

I traveled to India with Unbound in November to December 2024, and am currently considering a trip to Sri Lanka with their sister company, Unbound Sri Lanka.

I cannot speak highly enough about my experience, from the extremely patient, detailed planning over several months with Lincoln and Kanwal, to the final experience in India. We felt very well cared for the whole time. Everything they said they would do, they did and more. Representatives met us at each destination, and were always informative and helpful. All the experiences suggested to us that we took up were great, and the inclusion of a WhatsApp group set up by Unbound meant that their assistance was readily available if we needed it.This level of personal care was never intrusive, just very supportive.
Unbound will work with you to achieve what you want from your trip; for example, we chose to travel more and stay in 3-4 star accommodation in order to stay within our budget. But we stayed in some truly wonderful places. We would not have experienced some of the more off the tourist trail places we did had we travelled with another company- a wonderful farm stay in Kalimpong, eco resorts in Munnar and Lake Vembinad, beautiful former royal residences.
India is a wonderful destination, and as someone who had been there before decades ago, I appreciated the depth of knowledge that Unbound brought to the planning - everywhere evolves, and this trip opened my eyes to how much different a country it is now.

I absolutely recommend (and have to personal friends) that anyone thinking of a trip to India go with Unbound. We loved our trip with them, and appreciated their ethical approach to the country and its people as well as to us as clients, They’re the real deal. I wish they worked in every country I want to visit! Could not be happier with the service they provided.

This was our 3rd trip with the Unbound Travel Group. The previous 2 trips were to India, this trip was to Vietnam.
Curated travel is a dream come true for older people like us who are reasonably active and well travelled.
I enjoyed the input we had into arranging this holiday, without the drawbacks of having to organise every aspect for myself.
Our trip to Vietnam didn't pigeon hole us. We enjoyed walking, cycling and exposure to the culture and food in a supported environment suitable for reasonably active people in their mid 70's.
It was a nice mix of learning from guides, and doing our own things.
The itinerary was "en pointe" because it was discussed, and suggestions were made before finalising.
Hotels were very comfortable and well appointed.

My partner and I have travelled twice with the Unbound team and will do so again. Our trips have been tailored around our specific interests with a great mix of accommodation and friendly staff and guides on the ground at each destination who have made connections seamless and have been on hand to offer real support. In the planning stages, they have been very patient with our requests and itinerary tweaks. We are currently scoping another trip with them. Their suggestions for visiting places we had never heard of before have ended up being absolute highlights of our holidays. Their ethos is around thoughtful, ethical, enriching travel and that’s what we experienced. We’d highly recommend them.

The trip to Vietnam was well organised
With an interesting itinerary and well thought out. I personally preferred visiting North Vietnam to South Vietnam as it was culturally more interesting. The Heritage boat cruise of 3days was e
xcellant with comfortable well equipped cabin and interesting and well cooked meals and friendly staff

6 of us organised a tour of southern India in October 2024. Everything was organised before leaving Australia. Hotels were quirky, yet comfortable. Loved them all. Our driver was more than helpful and all the guides enjoyable and very learned . We wanted all the staff to come home with us! Each destination was interesting and so different.
Truly would use this company any time. Great service!

Had a recent tour in India and it was a fantastic experience! We were two women travelling together and all the representatives met us on arrival in each city...our driver was so attentive and always ensured we were safely leaving our vehicle.
and restocked with water and snacks everyday.The guides, tours and walks were very interesting, informative and personalised for our interests. Highlight was spending sometime with rescue elephants and cruising on Ganges. Accomodation was mostly homestay style providing great facilities and meals.Highly recommend and wouldnt hesitate to use Unbound Tours in the furure.Thanks to the whole team.

We first approached India Unbound to help us with our trip to India. We are seasoned travellers but knew that India was maybe not so easy to do ourselves. What we loved about India Unbound was that we told them the things we like to do and see whilst travelling and they tailor made our trip for the time we wanted to travel. Price, we felt, was also reasonable. Our trip went without a hitch. We had a great driver, we were met at every stop with a Guide who was friendly and very knowledgeable. Our travel experience in India was wonderful. Even whilst travelling India Unbound kept in touch with us via Whatsapp to ensure everything was running smoothly. I have absolutely no problem giving them a 5 Star review and thoroughly recommend India Inbound if you are thinking of tackling a trip in India.

For an unseasoned traveller, Unbound made my incredible trip to India easeful from the beginning. Unbound were happy to discuss flights, insurance and extended accommodation amongst other things I needed reassurance about before hopping on an international flight. The time in India was exquisite with tailored tours and guides to our groups interests. There was a mix of experiences, encounters , guided tours, free time and all with space to dream and digest the sights, smells, tastes, sounds and feels of of India. I felt so cared for by Unbound Travel, that I was free to truly immerse myself in the culturally and demographically diverse experiences offered, without any concerns for the usual logistics of travel. Unbound travel had it all sorted....multiple accomodations, flights, trains, buses, a range of eating experiences...I just floated along. What a treat.

The knowledge and experience of India Unbound’s crew made my recent trip in India a pleasure. We did a two week cruise on the Ganges with Assam Bengal Navigation company which gave us a great experience of life along the Ganges. We followed the cruise with a week in Rajastan. Given our budget and timeframe India Unbound put together a proposal with accommodation, domestic flights, transfers and tours. The package we settled on worked perfectly. The flights, pick ups and transfers and guided tours worked without a hitch (we would always local contact numbers just in case). Likewise with the hotels. These varied from the very grand to boutique hotels. One small hotel in Agra even put on a degustation dinner when we were there.
I’d be very happy to use the Unbound Travel Group for future travels in Asia.

In February 2025 we traveled to India on a trip planned and executed by Unbound Travel. It was the trip of a lifetime. We are very experienced travelers and prior to this trip had planned and executed all of our own trips. We decided to use Unbound because of the travel complexities involved with a lengthy trip to India which covered several different parts of the country. Unbound arranged our accommodations, car, train and plane travel, and guides (which were all local and excellent). All accommodations were lovely and quite unique. We were provided with assistance and advice before the trip and personnel were easy to reach and responsive to any questions during the trip. Our drivers were professional and courteous and seemed to go out of their way to be helpful. As I stated earlier, we have traveled extensively and the trip Unbound arranged for us was simply unparalleled. We would most certainly use their services again.

I cannot speak more highly of Unbound. From the initial booking to the very end their response times were amazing. Everything they organised from hotels to guides to our beautiful driver Krishen. It was the first time I had been to India with my daughter and I am so happy I picked Unbound. They were recommended to me. The best. Book with them!

My husband and I went on a private tour to Srilanka this year with srilanka unbound ( now part of Asia unbound) . We have both done a lot of travelling but this trip was probably our favourite! It was just superb! Shashindri our tour planner was brilliant and between us we could craft a private tour visiting the places we wanted to go and staying in the accommodation that best suited us. Her communication was always prompt and nothng was too much trouble for her. Our driver Ravi was also a mine of information and was absolutely perfect (a very safe and knowledgeable driver with a lovely sense of humour. We could modify day trips depending on the weather or circumstances which is the beauty of private tours. Ravi also went above and beyond even checking out a walk in Ella beforehand to see if it was suitable for my husband who had a knee injury! The trip could not have been more perfect. Srilanka is the most beautiful country with such a variety of things to see and do. We also loved the people and the privacy and flexibility of the private trip and the help we had from all angles . We would give it 10 stars if we could!

We traveled to Sri Lanka in July with Sri Lanka Unbound. The itinerary was perfect for our family of 6. All activities showcased the amazing country. The accommodation was amazing and meals delicious. From the moment we were met at the airport, absolutely everything went perfectly and everything had been thought of. Our tour guide Preena was the best guide we could have imagined and we were very sad to leave! We would highly recommend Sri Lanka Unbound and our tour guide Preena.

Our walking tour in Tamil Nadu was a mixture of walking in forests, cities and villages, and visits to workshops and temples. What pleased us most was that the tour included only 8 persons, visited out-of-the-way places, the accommodation was excellent, the meals were superb, the guides were friendly and informative, and the transport each day was comfortable and not too long. We strongly recommend this tour because of the varied opportunities it gave us to explore southern India.

We recently did a 13 day tour with Sri Lanka Unbound & highly recommend this company. From the meet & greet at the airport to the transfer back to the airport everything was efficient & exceeded our expectations. All accommodation was excellent, our driver/guide Danu was absolutely wonderful! He looked after us the whole time, nothing was too much trouble & had exceptional knowledge of this amazing country which made the trip very interesting.
The holiday was totally pleasurable & trouble free, I would be very happy to travel with this company again.
Thank you to the team for all your efforts to make our holiday a memorable one.

My first visit to India and I was excited and a little nervous. I need not have worried! Every aspect of the trip had been organised with attention to every detail. The local guides were friendly, informative and ensured we got the best out of every visit. Travelling from place to place was well seamless and food and snacks provided. All accommodations was perfect. I completely recommend.