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Our story

A small studio, planning journeys one at a time

Heels on Wheels was founded by Renuka. We design slow, considered travel across India and the world — and we take on only as many journeys as we can genuinely look after.

10 yrsDesigning journeys
30+Destinations covered
ZeroHidden costs, ever
24 × 7Concierge on call

How we started

It began with friends asking Renuka to plan their trips — because she would actually walk the route first, argue with a hotel about a bad room, and tell someone honestly when a destination was wrong for them. Word travelled the way it always does: slowly, and then all at once.

What grew out of that is a travel atelier rather than a booking counter. We do not run a shop window of fixed packages. We sit with you, work out how you actually like to travel, and build the journey from a blank page.

Who we travel with

Everyone. Solo travellers taking a first trip alone. Couples on honeymoon. Families moving three generations at once. Groups of friends who have been promising each other this trip for years. Company teams on an offsite. Travellers in their seventies who want the pace slowed down and the paperwork handled.

We are known for women-first standards — vetted partners, female-led ground teams, discreet round-the-clock support — and we run women-only departures because many travellers specifically ask for them. Those standards make every journey safer, for every traveller, and they have never been a restriction on who travels with us.

What we actually do

Bespoke itineraries across India and abroad. Small-group departures with dates already fixed. Ayurveda and wellness retreats. Family, friends and multi-generation trips. Corporate travel, offsites and staff visas. And the everyday work too — flights, hotels, trains, buses, transfers, visas, insurance and forex — because someone who plans your journey should be able to book the ticket as well.

Where we work

All over India, and out of it. Planning, quotes, payment and documents happen over WhatsApp, phone and email, so where you live makes no difference to how well your journey is looked after — Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Kochi or a town nobody has heard of.

What drives us

Why we do this

Travel, done properly, changes the person who comes home. That belief is the whole business.

Our mission

To create simple, authentic and memorable travel experiences for solo travellers, couples, families and corporate groups that go beyond sightseeing. At Heels on Wheels we design trips that let travellers explore new cultures, cuisines, traditions and ways of life — while learning, connecting and growing along the way. We believe every journey should inspire fresh perspectives, meaningful memories and a deeper love for the world.

Our vision

To inspire people to grow through travel by creating journeys that are fun, meaningful and enriching — helping them connect with new people, discover new places, and return home with broader perspectives, lasting memories and a more confident, open-minded and transformed personality.

How we work

Three rules we do not bend

01

Say the real price

Every quote is itemised — stays, transfers, guides, taxes — and states plainly what is not included. If a property charges a city tax at check-in, you hear it from us before you book, not at the counter.

02

Say no when it is wrong

If a route will exhaust your parents, or a fare is cheap because it hides a nine-hour layover, we say so. Losing one booking is better than losing a traveller.

03

Answer the phone

A travel designer is worth having on the day something goes wrong. Our number works at midnight, on a Sunday, and while you are standing in an unfamiliar airport.

Why travellers choose us

We don’t sell holidays. We design journeys.

Slow, considered and built entirely around you — the kind of trip that turns travellers into forever friends.

Truly bespoke

No templates and no group queues. Every itinerary is composed from a blank page around your pace, your taste and your people.

24/7 concierge

A single point of contact, awake in every timezone. From a missed connection to a midnight dinner reservation — handled.

Insider access

Private villas before they list, sold-out tables, after-hours museum visits and guides who open doors money alone cannot.

Safety, assured

Vetted partners, female-led ground teams and discreet round-the-clock support — peace of mind woven into every journey, for every traveller.

Zero hidden costs

Clear, honest pricing with no surprises — and warm, hand-picked stays booked through a network we know personally.

Carbon-considered

Thoughtful routing, conscious stays and offset journeys — travel that respects the places we are lucky enough to visit.

Let us design your next journey

Tell us where you are dreaming of. The conversation and the quote are free, and there is no pressure to book.

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