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A monument is only as good as the person standing beside you. Meet the guides who bring Delhi, Agra, Jaipur and beyond to life.
Anyone can read out dates and names. A great guide tells you why a courtyard was built to catch the evening light, where the craftsmen lived and what the city sounded like four centuries ago.
Our guides are chosen for knowledge and for the way they share it. They work only with private guests, so the pace, the stories and the stops are yours to shape.
Replace these four points with your real selection process.
We work with guides who hold the approvals required to guide at India’s monuments.
We listen to how they tell a story, not only what they know.
We pair guides with guests by interests, language and pace.
Guest feedback decides who keeps guiding with us.
The people who walk the monuments with our guests, in their own words and their guests’.
Guiding in Agra since 2001. Known for his storytelling at the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri, and for the photographs he takes for guests.
A local Agra guide since 2003. Mixes Mughal history with local stories, from sunrise Taj visits to family days and photography sessions.
An Agra guide since 2003. Has guided diplomats, sports teams and public figures, with a warm and easy style.
Approved by the Uttar Pradesh Tourism Board. Guiding since 2010, including embassy delegations and senior officials.
Approved by the Department of Tourism, North India. More than 26 years of guiding, including museum tours and special-interest groups.
Guiding since 2010. Specialises in the Golden Triangle, Rajasthan and Kerala, with heritage, food, wildlife and art-led days.
Joined in 2023. Guests praise her storytelling, and she is especially popular with women travellers and families.
More than 30 years of guiding. Holds a Master’s in History from Delhi University and is known among corporates, luxury hotels and embassies in New Delhi.
Guiding in North India since 2014. Originally from Uzbekistan, she looks after Russian and Uzbek speaking guests as well as English speakers.
More than 26 years in travel and tourism, including earlier work as a travel manager. Guests praise his knowledge and storytelling.
Guiding since 2009. A storyteller who also leads yoga, heritage and food-focused days for groups and independent travellers.
Guides who read the layers: Mughal courts, Rajput forts and colonial Delhi, and connect them for you.
Stone, inlay, jali and tile. We pair you with guides who can show why each detail is there and who still makes it.
Guides who know where the light falls and when the crowds thin, from first light at the Taj to blue hour in Jaipur.
Patient, playful storytellers who keep children interested and the day paced for everyone.
Respectful, well-read guides for temples, ghats and rituals, in Varanasi and beyond.
Your guide is chosen with you. You may speak with your host about their style first.
Your guide meets you at your hotel, on time, and sets the pace around you.
Quiet entry where possible, the best light, and stories instead of statistics.
You can share feedback, and we pass it on to your guide.
In their own words, from Tripadvisor.
“I had an incredible experience visiting the Taj Mahal yesterday with my guide, Bobby. He was absolutely wonderful from start to finish! Bobby’s explanations were insightful and engaging, making the history of the place truly come alive.”
“Very happy with our experience. We did a bespoke half day tour in Delhi with an outstanding guide, Alvina. She was knowledgeable, professional and relaxed and knew just how to run things.”
“We had the absolute pleasure of having Neeraj as our tour guide for the Taj Mahal, and he was phenomenal from start to finish. He explained the history and architecture in such a captivating way and was incredibly patient with all our questions.”
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Yes. If you have travelled with us before or would like a particular guide, tell us when you enquire and we will do our best to arrange it.
Journeys are guided in English. Some of our guides also speak Hindi, Urdu, Russian, Uzbek or Japanese. Add the other languages your guides speak, for example French, German or Spanish.
Yes. A private guide is included in every Travelage journey, as set out in your proposal.
Usually you will have a local guide in each city, because that is where their knowledge runs deepest. Your host stays with you throughout.
Tipping is appreciated but never required. Your host can advise you on what is customary.
Tell us when you travel and what you love. We will match you with the right guide and design the journey around you.