Namaste India !!!

India has always been a land of diversity. Different cultures, languages, food, landscapes make each part distinctive of each other. This diversity compelled the foreign travellers around the world to embark on a journey to the land of Spirituality. Fa-Hein, Hiuen Tsang, Ibn Batuta, Marco Polo (you can look up in your history book if you dont know them !) were some of the ‘famous’ ancient travellers who had the taste of Indian sightseeing. Fortunately they did not buy a 7 N / 8 D  ready-made package to India. It definitely would have given them some photographic moments to share on Facebook and Instagram, but then we would have lost some of the most precious and literally rich travelogues about India.

Traveling is not only about visiting new places and clicking photos, it is more about experiencing those places, feeling the air, tasting the food, understanding the culture and snapping up memories that can be cherished, shared and used to tease your colleagues who spent their leisure time going the new mall that cropped up in the nearby concrete jungle. If your weekend plans revolve around going to the multiplex , eating out in a fancy restaurant then the caption of a cold drink ad ‘Aaj kuch toofani karte hai ’ doesn’t hold any significance for you. But if this line captures your true essence then we have a new venture for you (Drum Rolls!), HolidaysForLife.

HolidaysForLife  (HFL) is all about taking you tp these  ‘Hatke’ places that you always crave of going to and meeting like-minded fellow travellers. HFL is an outcome of my passion for exploring the road less traveled. I,on a regular basis pack my bags and go in search of unique,outlandish places  around Bangalore along with few other parts of the country and have a rich and resourceful first hand experience about these places. It is not a conventional holiday company that will provide you with holiday packages in whole sale  and ‘end of season’ deals. HFL was started to accomplish what ‘YOU’ as traveller want to visit, taste,experience and not what is profitable for us. At HFL, I always want to take vacationers to the pristine and offbeat locations. The idea is to get lost in the lap of Mother Earth, snap up all ties with the outer world, and let out the inner self. Sounds like Nirvana.

How do we achieve this? To break the ice, we start with getting a feel of what you want to experience in this vacation. On the basis of general questions like location, budget, duration (and the rest you will find in the form) we come up with different itineraries, finalize the plan with you and get the booking done for you.Your only headache is to pack your bags, flush your inhibitions, and set out as a vagabond.

Have we been able to achieve it? Yes, since its inception HFL has succeeded in taking the travellers to their dream destinations . They were sweet enough to pen down their experiences and share with us.

"HFL did it again! Ensured that I had the most memorable trip ever! :-) My Uttrakhand trek tour had every ingredient I could ask for - Adventure, solitude, mesmerizing landscapes, a beautiful route, campfires, cosy tents, peaceful temples, wonderful locals who supported et all.. Planned to the nth detail and unplanned to keep an element of surprise, the HFL team has perfected the art of creating each trip to fulfill my choice of a perfect holiday. Make your demands and they'll do all they can to customize your trip!."

-Mansi Navlakha, 6N-7D Trek & Rafting Trip, Deoriatal-Rishikesh, Uttarakhand 26th May - 1st June 2013

"For my honeymoon i wanted to go to an unexplored destination. and so Andamans was always on top of my list. the only catch being that the options on internet are not adequate and did not fit my budget. that is where HFL helped us. They gave us just the right options for staying without overwhelming us with all that the place had to offer. And in half an hour I had made up my mind about the place. Quick, thorough, professional and no-frills, HFL guys. You Rock!! In fact, the experience of andamans has been so good that i have recommended it to all the newly married couples i know of. Thank so much." 

-Priyank Loonker & Pratibha Sharma, 5N-6D Honeymoon Trip to Havelock Island, Andamans 13th Dec - 18th Dec 2012

What’s next in the line? For the starters we are in the process of a complete overhaul of our website, making it aesthetically more appealing and providing a whole range of options to choose from. For the travellers with defined budget and selected location, it will be a one stop destination that will cater to all their needs. But for our ‘hatke’ travellers we are always there to prepare tailor-made holiday experiences. Also as a one-of-its-kind offering, we are planning to organise fixed-departure experential group tours where you along with other travellers can relish various hand-picked experiences like 'a trek clubbed with a waterfall side lunch', 'a camping-cum-stargazing trip' or 'a Vineyard picnic' to name a few.

So if you dream of having a BBQ while building your sand castle or playing hide and seek in a plantation estate, the Genie is coming soon to fulfill your wishes. Next time you come up with any eccentric ideas for the vacation, you will be just a click away from making it an experience of your lifetime. 

Michael Palin has summed up our motto beautifully. In his words:

“Once the travel bug bites there is no known antidote, and I know that I shall be happily infected until the end of my life”

HAPPY HOLIDAYING !!!