Since 2008

About Hibotour

A family route through Rajasthan that became twenty journeys on four continents.

Our Story On Film

Since 2008

We plan fewer journeys than most agencies, and we have walked every one of them ourselves.

  • Private Drivers

    Your own car and driver, every day

  • Local Hosts

    Met, called and waved off by one person

  • Heritage Houses

    Havelis, riads and ryokan, not chains

  • Flexible Dates

    Move your departure once, free

  • Day & Night Support

    A person, not a menu, around the clock

A traveller photographing the Taj Mahal from a boat on the Yamuna
The Taj Mahal framed by the arch of its great gate
18Years On The Road
Our Story

One Family Route, Four Continents Later

  1. 2008

    Arjun plans his first journey: eleven days in Rajasthan for a family from Leeds.

  2. 2011

    Imran joins as our first driver; he still drives the Agra road.

  3. 2014

    A London office on Lamb’s Conduit Street, and journeys to Sri Lanka and Nepal.

  4. 2018

    Morocco, Jordan and Japan: the same way of travelling, further from home.

  5. 2024

    Twenty journeys across four continents, and still India first.

How A Journey Is Made

From A First Call To The Airport Road

  1. 01

    A Conversation

    Thirty minutes with a designer who has done your route: dates, pace, the one thing you must see.

  2. 02

    A First Sketch

    Within two working days, a day-by-day draft with hotels, drives and a price you can hold.

  3. 03

    Refined Together

    We change it until it is right. Most journeys go through three drafts; some go through nine.

  4. 04

    On The Road

    Your host meets you at arrivals and your designer stays on call until you are home.

In Numbers

20 Journeys We Run
14 Countries
2,166 Travellers Who Reviewed Us
18 Years Since Our First Journey
The Team

People Who Have Walked The Route

Meet The Whole Team
Arjun Rathore

“My grandfather drove the Jaipur–Agra road for forty years. I still plan every route as if he were at the wheel.”

Founder

Arjun Rathore

Knows
India & The Silk Road
Speaks
English, Hindi, Marwari
With Us
Since 2008
arjun@hibotour.com
Ayesha Siddiqui

“A Mughal historian by training who still finds something new in the Taj every single week.”

Lead Guide, Agra & Jaipur

Ayesha Siddiqui

Knows
Rajasthan & The North
Speaks
English, Hindi, Urdu
With Us
Since 2014
ayesha@hibotour.com
Claire Whitfield

“The best Alhambra visit starts the evening before, with the view from the Mirador de San Nicolás.”

Senior Travel Designer

Claire Whitfield

Knows
Europe & The Mediterranean
Speaks
English, French, Italian
With Us
Since 2012
claire@hibotour.com
Imran Qureshi

“Eighteen years on the Agra road, and a list of chai stalls he will not share with anyone but you.”

Driver & Road Host

Imran Qureshi

Knows
Delhi, Agra & Jaipur
Speaks
English, Hindi
With Us
Since 2011
imran@hibotour.com
Guest Letters

Postcards From The People Who Went

4.9 Based on 1,284 reviews
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Agra · Nov 2025

“We saw the Taj at sunrise with almost nobody else there. Our driver, Imran, knew every quiet road and every good chai stall between Agra and Jaipur.”

Priya Mehta Priya & Arjun MehtaThe Golden Triangle · Travelled As A Couple
Tripadvisor Petra · Oct 2025

“We walked into Petra by candlelight on the first night. Nothing in the brochure prepared us for that, and nothing since has come close.”

Daniel Osei Daniel OseiPetra & Wadi Rum · Travelled With Friends
Merzouga · Mar 2026

“Three nights in the Sahara, and the one I remember is the one where our camp host taught me to bake bread in the sand.”

Tomás Herrera Tomás HerreraMarrakech To The Sahara · Solo Traveller
Tripadvisor Alleppey · Jan 2026

“The houseboat crew cooked a different fish curry every night and refused to tell us which one was their grandmother’s.”

Mei Tanaka Mei TanakaKerala Backwaters · Travelled As A Couple
Kyoto · Nov 2025

“Kyoto in November was busier than we expected, but our guide always had a quieter temple in her pocket. The planning was faultless.”

Hannah Clarke Hannah ClarkeKyoto & The Old Capitals · Family Of Four
Tripadvisor Udaipur · Feb 2026

“Every haveli had a story, and every story came with a rooftop dinner. Udaipur at dusk was the moment we stopped checking our phones.”

Luc Martin Luc & Sophie MartinRoyal Rajasthan · Honeymoon
A camel handler in the Thar dunes
The Thar, At Dusk
Boats on the ghats of Varanasi
Varanasi, 6am
The carved temples of Khajuraho
Khajuraho
A houseboat on the Kerala backwaters
Alleppey, Day Two
Start Somewhere

Tell Us Where You Have Always Meant To Go

A travel designer will send back a first sketch of the journey within two working days. No deposit, no obligation.