INDIA · EXPERIENCES
India’s best tours and day trips.
The 12 most popular lunch experiences, picked for the experience and the price. Full reviews, run times, what you pay and who runs each one.
Sail Kerala’s backwaters on a non-motorized country boat, stop for coconut/coir crafts, then enjoy a hearty vegetarian lunch in Cochin.
Most Popular“As explained and moor. Our guide Shahab was very knowledgeable and looked after us giving us information as we travelled and whilst on the boat. He made the day very memorable and we highly recommend him”
Private 8-hour Bangalore tour with lunch covering Lalbagh, Nandi Bull Temple, Vidhana Soudha, ISKCON, and Bangalore Palace.
“Vignesh was an excellent your guide. Very knowledgeable and helpful. Would highly recommend him for anu tours.”
A private 12-hour Bangalore day trip to Mysore with a guide, lunch, and the choice of Tipu’s Sri Rangapatna or UNESCO Somnathpur.
“Divakar was an excellent and personable guide. Very good at explaining the places we visited and also very accommodating. I would highly recommend him and take another tour with him if in Bangalore again.”
Private full-day Bangalore tour with English guide, ISKCON, Tipu’s Palace, Lalbagh Gardens, temples, outside Bangalore Palace, and lunch.
“I just wanted to take a moment to personally leave a comment about our trip today exploring Bangalore with our driver, Dhananjaya, and our guide, Kirn (I hope I’ve spelled their names correctly). This was a very well-planned and flawlessly executed excursion—thank you so much to the entire team. Kirn was incredibly informative and answered…”
Motor-free Kerala backwaters from Kochi with banana-leaf lunch, village demos, open-canoe canals, and chai tea snacks.
“Loved every minute of it, the rides, the lunch and the way everything was taken care of and explained to us.”
Guided day trip from Bangalore to Talakadu and Somnathpur, with temple legends, Hoysala/Chola craft, and lunch included.
“This was a great day trip. The temples were incredible. I’d been to several modern “cement temples” on my overall India trip but this was the first time to ancient temples built from stone. Huge difference in experience.”
A private 10-hour Bengaluru to Mysore day trip with an English guide, skip-the-line entry, lunch, and stops at Mysore Palace and Tipu’s sites.
“Our guide Ayanna was excellent both in knowledge sharing and passionate guidance, which made our day tour very enjoyable and fruitful in learning Souther India culture and local history! Thank you very much💐👫”
Private sunrise Taj Mahal and Agra Fort tour with skip-line tickets, live guide, and optional lunch, plus convenient pickup in Agra and Delhi-area.
“Taj Mahal is beautiful. Guide Faizan is fine, though we were not well prepared for the Photography Tourist Scam as we got pressured to have our photos taken by the so called, professional Photograph who insist that a minimum of 20 pictures (100INR EACH) is the norm. This was only mentioned AFTER our pictures got…”
Private Alleppey backwaters houseboat day from Kochi with AC pickup, 4-hour cruise, and authentic Kerala lunch onboard.
“Abhi picked us up in a/c car from Le Meridien Kochi, before time. Michael’s house boat was awesome. Michael greeted us personally with orange juice. Mann cooked us delicious lunch, rice, 🐠 fry , chicken curry, cabbage fry, gobi Manchurian, sambar and papadam. It ends w snacks onion pakora and tea coffee. 3 1/2 hrs…”
Half-day Cochin backwaters eco boat ride from Fort Cochin with a covered traditional boat, village coir making, and vegetarian lunch.
“The tour guide was very knowledgeable and a very nice man. He took us back to his home where his wife had made us a vegetarian lunch which was delicious and his family were lovely people. We all thourly enjoyed ourselves.”
Private Chennai day tour with hotel pickup: Kapaleeshwarar Temple, Santhome Basilica, fish market, Marina Beach, museum and lunch.
Cochin to Alappuzha houseboat day cruise with lunch, backwater village views, guided stops, and hotel or airport pickup.
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