Banyan Tours, established in 1996, is India’s leading DMC. We work with our trade partners to create and deliver meticulously planned journeys for travellers who want to be immersed in India without compromise.
Luxury India travel, redefined.
CONNECT WITH LUCY
‘India is everything you think its going to be and more… incredible colours, warm welcoming people, boundless culture and nature – and it can also be chaotic and wild and a little bit overwhelming. Its always been Banyan’s goal to make the tricky aspects seem easy and the highlights even better than one could have ever expected.’
THREE QUESTIONS WITH JAMSHYD & LUCY
Describe your company in 5 words
“Creative, ethical, passionate, knowledgeable and reliable.”
What is your earliest childhood travel memory?
Jamshyd: “Going to visit my grandparents in Deolali (a hill station in Western India, pronounced ‘doo-la-lee’ by the British, and from where the phrase ‘gone doolally’ came from), aged three, sticking out my head from a train compartment and getting soot in my eye.”
Lucy: “Swimming in the sea in Northumberland in December.”
What inspired you to create your company?
Jamshyd: 'When Banyan was created in 1996, it was at a time when there was no one really catering to the individual traveller. Our goal then, as it remains today, is to offer private highly personalised journeys to India that have the same amount of effort and attention to detail as if there were 50 people travelling. We envisaged being the ultimate partner for India - and remain focused on that today.’
‘It is a genuine thrill, and the ultimate goal, for us all to oversee journeys to India that open people’s minds and far exceed their expectations.’
– Jamshyd Sethna