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Travel Agency · Ahmedabad · Est. 2013

Every great story starts with a window seat.

Safarnama plans India-first journeys from Ahmedabad — flights, permits, homestays and chai stops handled end to end, so all you carry is curiosity.

12+Years on the Road
18,000+Travellers Sent Off
240+Road-Tested Itineraries
4.9 ★3,400+ Verified Reviews

Find your next trip

Tell us the shape of your dream — we do the rest.

Where to?Ladakh · Kerala · Anywhere
When?Pick a month, any month
Who's coming?Solo · Couple · Full khandaan
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A traveller with a backpack gazing at snowy Himalayan peaks
Est. 2013Navrangpura, Ahmedabad
Our Story

Born on a bus to Bhuj, in 2013

Safarnama started when founder Kabir Shah missed a connecting bus to Bhuj and spent the night mapping a better route on the back of a ticket. The realisation stuck: most Indian trips fail in the boring bits — the permit queue, the wrong-season booking, the hotel that looked nothing like the photo. So we built an agency that obsesses over exactly those bits.

Twelve years on, our eleven-person crew has personally recced every circuit we sell — slept in the homestays, eaten at the dhabas, argued with the taxi unions so you never have to. We cap groups at fourteen, publish full prices, and answer the phone at 2 AM when your flight gets bumped. That's the whole business model.

  • Every itinerary recced in person
  • Inner Line & protected-area permits done
  • In-house visa & documentation desk
  • 24×7 on-trip WhatsApp support
  • Homestays & stays we've slept in
  • Women-only & senior-friendly departures
Kabir Shah Founder & Chief Explorer
Where We'll Take You

Six ways to fall for the map

Every circuit below is road-tested by our own team — drivers we trust, homestays we've slept in, and permits sorted before you pack.

A river winding through the rugged mountain valleys of Ladakh Ladakh · Spiti

Himalayan Escapes

Ladakh, Spiti and the high passes — acclimatisation built in, oxygen on board, and drivers who've done Khardung La more times than we can count.

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A traditional Kerala houseboat cruising the palm-lined backwaters Alappuzha · Munnar

Kerala & Backwaters

Houseboat nights on the Alappuzha backwaters, spice-garden walks in Thekkady and a beach finish at Varkala — slow travel, done properly.

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The pink facade of Hawa Mahal rising over Jaipur Jaipur · Jaisalmer

Rajasthan Heritage Circuits

Jaipur's palaces, Jodhpur's blue lanes, Jaisalmer's dunes — with stepwell detours and haveli stays the big operators drive straight past.

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A waterfall pouring into a turquoise pool in the Meghalaya jungle Meghalaya · Assam

Northeast Explorations

Meghalaya's living root bridges, Kaziranga's rhinos, Dawki's glass-clear river — the India your feed hasn't found yet, permits included.

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A blue-domed church overlooking the Aegean Sea in Santorini Bali · Dubai · Europe

International Getaways

Bali, Dubai, Thailand, Europe — visa filed by our in-house desk, forex sorted, and a rupee-honest quote before you commit to anything.

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Pilgrims gathered at Kedarnath temple beneath snow-capped Himalayan peaks Char Dham · Kashi

Pilgrimage Journeys

Char Dham, Kedarnath, Varanasi — helicopter options for elders, medical support on call, and darshan timings planned to skip the crush.

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Package Fares

Pick a ticket, pack a bag

Twin-sharing, ex-Ahmedabad, GST included. What's printed is what you pay — surprises belong in the scenery, not the bill.

Why Safarnama

We sweat the boring bits

Flights, permits, homestays — handled

One WhatsApp thread carries your whole trip: tickets, Inner Line permits, stays, cabs and a printed day-wise plan. You pack; we push the paper.

Trip captains, not tour guides

Group departures travel with a Safarnama captain who has done that exact route before — someone who knows the shortcut, the viewpoint and the best dal fry en route.

Rupee-honest pricing

The fare on the ticket is the fare you pay — GST, tolls, driver stays, entry fees. If it's not included, it's listed in bold before you book, never after.

24×7 trip desk

Flight bumped at midnight? Landslide on the Manali road? Our on-trip desk answers around the clock and rebooks before your chai goes cold.

The Crew

People who've been there

Not agents reading a screen — travellers who plan the trips they've already survived, loved and repeated.

Kabir Shah, Founder and Chief Explorer of Safarnama Journeys
Founder & Chief Explorer

Kabir Shah

28 Indian states, 14 countries, one missed bus that started it all. Still recces two new circuits every year.

Dev Negi, Himalaya Specialist at Safarnama Journeys
Himalaya Specialist

Dev Negi

Kumaon-born, 60+ Ladakh and Spiti departures led. Plans acclimatisation like a physician and sunsets like a poet.

Ruchira Mehta, Visa and Documentation Head at Safarnama Journeys
Visa & Documentation Head

Ruchira Mehta

3,000+ visas filed, a 98% approval rate, and a colour-coded checklist that has never once missed a deadline.

Ananya Pillai, round-the-clock Trip Support Lead at Safarnama Journeys
24×7 Trip Support Lead

Ananya Pillai

Runs the midnight desk. Has rebooked flights from a wedding baraat and talked a first-timer through Leh airport at 4 AM.

Traveller Stories

Postcards sent back to us

Ladakh Circuit · Jun 2025

Our Ladakh group had a landslide day and Safarnama rerouted us via Tso Moriri before lunch. We saw more, not less. Dev even knew which dhaba had the best thukpa on the new route.

Hetal Doshi
Hetal DoshiLadakh Circuit · Jun 2025
Char Dham Yatra · May 2025

I have done thirty years of family trips booked through cousins of cousins. First time someone printed the full price, kept to it, and called ME to check we had reached home safely.

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
Gurpreet Singh SandhuChar Dham Yatra · May 2025
Bali Honeymoon · Feb 2026

Honeymoon in Bali, visa filed in four days, and a floating breakfast we didn't even know we'd booked. Ruchira's checklist deserves its own award, honestly.

Sanya Agarwal
Sanya AgarwalBali Honeymoon · Feb 2026

Awards and recognition

Recognition

Best Boutique Travel Agency, West India

India Travel Awards · 2024

Top 10 Himalayan Tour Operators

Mountain Trails Guide · 2025

Responsible Tourism Champion

Green Journeys Council · 2023

4.9 / 5 Traveller Rating

3,400+ Verified Reviews

Plan My Trip

Tell us where you're itching to go. A trip expert calls back within 3 working hours with a route, a plan and a rupee-honest quote — no obligation, no spam.

Bag half-packed, friend!

Your trip expert will call within 3 working hours (Mon–Sat). Can't wait? WhatsApp us at +91 98795 46210 and say where you're dreaming of.

Drop By

Chai's on us, maps are free

Walk into the studio any working day — the kettle is always on, the wall map is always out, and browsing costs nothing but your afternoon plans.

The Studio

2nd Floor, Shilp Corner, C.G. Road
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009

Hours

Monday – Saturday · 10:00 AM – 7:30 PM
Closed Sundays (we're probably trekking)

Good to Know

EMI on trips above ₹50,000 · One free reschedule 15+ days out · Visa desk on premises · Wheelchair-accessible studio