India is not a destination.
It is a calling.
There is a particular kind of traveller who has seen the great hotels of Paris, cruised the fjords of Norway, and walked the ancient ruins of Rome — yet still feels that something profound, something irreducible, is missing. That traveller, inevitably, turns toward India.
And that is precisely where Travelosei was born. Not in a boardroom. Not from a business plan. But from a deep, lifelong love affair with this extraordinary country — a love shared by four friends who had spent the better part of two decades guiding the world's most privileged travellers through the heart and soul of the Indian subcontinent.
"We did not start Travelosei to run a travel company. We started it because we were tired of watching India be misunderstood, undersold, and reduced to a checklist. We wanted the world to feel India the way we feel it — from the inside."
In 2019 - those four friends - Shariq, Rizwan, Sushant & Mohsin - pooled a collective 50+ years of luxury travel expertise and made a decision that would change the way the world experiences India. They founded TRAVELOSEI and with it, a new standard was born.
Four Indians.
One shared obsession.
The four co-founders of Travelosei are not travel agents in the conventional sense — they are a historian, a physicist, a business strategist, and a commerce mind, brought together by one shared obsession: India. Rooted in the heart of the country — two raised in the timeless lanes of Agra, in the shadow of the Taj Mahal, and two shaped by the cosmopolitan pulse of Delhi — they collectively traversed every corner of this magnificent land long before Travelosei was ever conceived. Their 50+ years across India's most prestigious luxury travel operations gave them not just knowledge and access, but the kind of deep, personal relationships with this country that no outsider can ever truly replicate.
The case for choosing
the ones who are from here
The world is full of India tour operators. But there is only one Travelosei. Here is why the world's most discerning travellers choose us — and return to us.
We are not outsiders studying India. We grew up here, live here, and feel this country in our bones. Our knowledge is not learned — it is inherited. No guidebook, no foreign operator, no curated tour from abroad can replicate the depth of a native's eye.
Private audiences with maharajas. Dinners in Mughal-era palaces closed to the public. Sunrise at the Taj Mahal before the gates open. A Kathakali performance arranged just for your family. Our decades of relationships open doors that simply do not exist for any other operator.
Every Travelosei journey is designed from scratch for the individual. We do not offer packages — we offer conversations. We spend weeks understanding who you are, what moves you, and what you dream of. Then we build an India that exists only for you.
When royalty, heads of state, and global icons choose Travelosei, they do so in part because of our uncompromising commitment to privacy. Names are never shared. Itineraries are never disclosed. What happens on a Travelosei journey stays within it — always.
From the moment you reach out to the moment you return home, you deal with one of our founders directly. Not a sales agent. Not a call centre. The people who designed your journey are the people who answer your questions at midnight in Jaipur.
Travelosei believes that the most extraordinary travel is also the most conscious. We partner exclusively with properties and communities that preserve India's heritage, support local livelihoods, and protect the natural environments that make this country so breathtaking.
Trusted by those who
demand the very best
The measure of a luxury travel company is not what it promises, but whom it has earned. Over the years, Travelosei has been trusted to guide some of the world's most recognised and powerful individuals through India — people for whom excellence is not an aspiration, but a baseline expectation. Each of them chose Travelosei. Each of them returned transformed.
MARK ZUCKERBERG
C.E.O. - FACEBOOK/META
PRINCE WILLIAM & KATE MIDDLETON
THE ROYAL COUPLE (U.K.)
ERIC SCHMIDT
FORMER GOOGLE C.E.O.
LEONARDO DICAPRIO
AMERICAN ACTOR & PRODUCER
SHARON STONE
AMERICAN ACTRESS
ROBERT M. GATES
FORMER U.S. DEFENCE SECRETARY
"India does not need to be sold to the world. It simply needs to be shown — by someone who truly knows it. That is all we have ever done. That is all we will ever do."
— Shariq, Rizwan, Sushant & Mohsin · Co-Founders, Travelosei
20 Years of Expertise - 6 Years of TRAVELOSEI .
A lifetime of India.
Since 2019, Travelosei has quietly, deliberately, and without fanfare built something the luxury travel world had never seen before: an India travel company that is equal parts expertise, intimacy, and soul. In six years, we have never advertised. Every single guest has come to us through word of mouth — the highest endorsement a company can receive.
We have guided royalty and revolutionaries, billionaires and artists, scientists and spiritual seekers. We have watched hardened executives weep at the Ganga Aarti. We have seen stoic heads of state dissolve into laughter in a Rajasthan village. We have guided cynics into believers and sceptics into devoted India lovers.
That is our legacy. Not the names on our guest list, but the transformations we have witnessed. Not the accolades we have received, but the letters we have kept — handwritten, from guests who say that their time in India with Travelosei was the single greatest experience of their lives.
India has been waiting for you. We have been waiting to show it to you. There is no better time than now.
Begin Your India JourneyTRAVELOSEI PROMISE
What To Expect?
The Real India,
Re-Imagined For You
India is not just a destination - it's a world with-in the world. TRAVELOSEI go far beyond guide-books to offer you an India that is authentic yet exclusive, spiritual yet sophisticated delivered through private doors, rare access, and impeccable attention to details.
Trusted By Global Elites
From World Class Leaders to Forbes Listed Families and international Royalties to
visionary CEOS.
Our clientele chooses us for one reason - We Know India. Over two decades of providing
experiences which aren't just luxurious - they are intimate, curated & wildly rare.
Bespoke Travel Experience
For those who seek truth in detail, art in hospitality, and identity in experience. Our Luxury Travel Architect work discreetly and personally with you to craft travel experiences that go beyond 5 Stars, where every detail whispers luxury - and legacy.
White-Glove Concierge
24 X 7 Dedicated Concierge Support even in the wildest corners of India. At TRAVELOSEI, our concierge team ensures that everything-from airport- tarmac pick-ups, last minute reservations and private spiritual sessions - is handled before you even ask.




