ASTA Member
American Society of Travel Advisors
Chief Travel Advisor
Curates Travel Experiences
20+ Years on the Ground
India · Nepal · Bhutan · Sri Lanka
CA Licensed Seller of Travel
Reg. No. 2163233-70
Ground-Only Specialists
No flights · No packages
We don't sell packages or book flights. We design ground itineraries for India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka — built from scratch, for you — and then we deliver them. Accommodation, private transport, guides, activities, and the moments in between.
Every itinerary starts with a conversation. Every conversation ends with a plan that is yours alone. We remain your single point of contact from the first call to the last day on the ground.
Every Daffodils journey follows the same carefully designed process — most of the work is ours.
Begin the conversation
A short, informal call — no forms, no commitment. We listen, ask a few questions, and tell you honestly whether Daffodils is the right fit for your trip.
One call, 20–30 minutes
Select Your Planning Tier
Choose the planning tier that best matches your travel goals and complete the planning fee. We'll then gather your preferences, priorities, and travel style before we begin.
Read, Reflect, Respond
Share Your Travel Vision
Complete our guided questionnaire covering your travel style, priorities, pace, group, and preferences. Your responses become the foundation of your Travel Blueprint.
One form, 20–30 minutes
Revise together
We revise within your included rounds until the routing, pacing, and experiences are exactly right. Hotels are described by character now, named at the next step..
Feedback and approvals
Review costs, sign & confirm
We reveal the specific hotels and your per-person ground cost. You approve, sign the Booking Agreement, and pay the 30% deposit — your ground is confirmed..
Arrive, explore, enjoy
It costs nothing. It commits you to nothing. But it is where every Daffodils itinerary begins.
The standard answer is "personalized service." Here is what that actually means when the person saying it has been on the ground in South Asia for twenty years.
South Asia is where our expertise runs deepest
India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka are the four destinations where we have twenty years of direct, on-the-ground experience — the kind that only comes from being there repeatedly, in every season. We know them the way a specialist knows one region: completely.
Your planner stays reachable while you travel
At the full-service tiers, the advisor who designed your itinerary is personally contactable throughout your journey. Not a call center. Not a support ticket. The specific person who knows your routing, your preferences, and exactly why you are there.
Hotel names come at booking, not planning
We reveal specific hotel names and per-person costs at the booking stage. This keeps the itinerary built around your brief — not around what happens to be free the day we draft. Every revision focuses on routing, pacing, and experience, never property names.
We earn a planning fee, not a hotel commission
We charge a fee paid by you, never commissions from hotels or ground operators. There is no hidden incentive in any recommendation. A property is in your itinerary because it fits your brief — not because it pays us the highest margin. That is the difference.
We do not book destinations we do not know.
These four are the destinations where Daffodils Travel has direct, current, ground-level expertise.
Rajasthan, the Golden Triangle, Kerala, Varanasi, Tamil Nadu, the Himalayan foothills, and beyond. Twelve regions. Three monsoon patterns. More itinerary permutations than any other destination we plan.
Kathmandu, Pokhara, Chitwan, Lumbini, and the trekking regions — Annapurna, Everest, Langtang. Altitude variables, permit logistics, and teahouse routing built in from the start.
Paro, Thimphu, Punakha, Bumthang. The Sustainable Development Fee, visa requirements, licensed operator mandate, and Tsechu festival calendar — all handled. OCI cardholder guidance included.
Cultural Triangle, hill country, two coasts, wildlife. The east-west monsoon pattern is the most important planning variable on the island — and the most commonly overlooked.
YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE
Tell us where you want to go and what you want to feel when you get there.
We will take it from there.
SOUTH ASIA TRAVEL INSIGHTS
We send expert insights on India, Nepal, Bhutan, and Sri Lanka — the kind that only comes from twenty years on the ground. No noise. No generic travel tips. Unsubscribe any time.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
We plan, you pack! Your next travel starts stress-free and full of excitement.
Your perfect trip starts here. Just fill in the form and our expert team will take care of the rest—no stress, just excitement!