India · 12 Days
Royal Rajasthan
Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur by private car, sleeping in palaces that are still homes.
From $3,450
Best
Heritage & Palaces · Since 2008
2,166 travellers rate us 4.9 on Google & Tripadvisor
Sleep Where The Maharajas Slept
Havelis in Jaipur, riads in Fes, a ryokan in Kyoto and a desert fort in Jaisalmer — heritage journeys built around the houses you sleep in.
2,166 travellers rate us 4.9 on Google & Tripadvisor
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Where History Still Keeps House
“A palace is only a museum until somebody cooks in its kitchen again. We look for the ones where somebody still does — and then we ask them to set another place at the table.”
Arjun RathoreFounder · Born In Jaipur, Based In London
Through The Jharokha
Every Palace Was Built To Be Looked Out Of
A jharokha is the carved stone window of a Rajput palace, built so the court could watch the city without being seen. Keep scrolling and look through one.
The City Palace · Udaipur
Four hundred years of the Mewar kings, and a family that still lives in the east wing.
Palace Journeys In India
Heritage Stays
Sleep In A Palace
Every heritage journey is built around where you sleep. These are the three kinds of house we love most.
Havelis
Merchant mansions with painted courtyards, carved balconies and dinner on the roof, from Jaipur’s old city to the Shekhawati towns.
From $140 a night
Plan A Haveli Route
Riads
Houses turned inward around a garden and a fountain in the medinas of Fes and Marrakech, with breakfast under the orange tree.
From $120 a night
Plan A Riad Route
Ryokan
Wooden inns in Kyoto with tatami rooms, a hot-spring bath and a kaiseki dinner brought to your room course by course.
From $260 a night
Plan A Ryokan Route
Heritage Journeys
Forts, Palaces & Old Capitals
India · 12 Days
Spain · 8 Days
Andalusia: The Alhambra & White Villages
The Alhambra at opening time, Seville’s tiled courtyards and the white villages.
From $2,890
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Jordan · 7 Days
Petra & Wadi Rum
Petra by candlelight, then two nights in a Bedouin family’s camp in Wadi Rum.
From $2,650
Best
Turkey · 9 Days
Istanbul & Cappadocia
The old city on foot, a Bosphorus crossing and dawn over Cappadocia’s valleys.
From $2,560
Best
Japan · 8 Days
Kyoto & The Old Capitals
Temples before the crowds, a night in a ryokan and a day with a Nara woodcarver.
From $4,150
Best
Italy · 8 Days
Sicily & The Aeolian Isles
Palermo’s markets, Baroque Noto and a boat between the volcanic Aeolian islands.
From $3,190
Best
Peru · 10 Days
Cusco & The Sacred Valley
Cusco, the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu on the first train of the morning.
From $3,890
Best
Hibotour In Numbers
11+
Heritage Journeys
9+
Countries With Palace Nights
64+
Havelis, Riads & Ryokan
38+
World Heritage Sites On Our Routes
Guest Letters
Written On The Road
Every review is from a traveller who went with us, on the platform they chose.
4.9
Based on 1,284 reviews
4.9
Based on 882 reviews
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 & Sophie MartinRoyal Rajasthan · Honeymoon
Granada · Apr 2026
Daniel OseiAndalusia · Travelled With Friends
“We had the Alhambra’s Nasrid Palaces at opening time and a guide who read the poetry on the walls out loud, in Arabic and then in English.”
Daniel OseiAndalusia · Travelled With Friends
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.”
Tomás HerreraPetra & Wadi Rum · Solo Traveller
Istanbul · Sep 2025
Hannah ClarkeIstanbul & Cappadocia · Family Of Four
“Istanbul was louder than we expected and Cappadocia quieter. The cave hotel alone was worth the flight. One long drive day, otherwise faultless.”
Hannah ClarkeIstanbul & Cappadocia · Family Of Four
Kyoto · Nov 2025
“The ryokan served dinner in our room, eleven courses, and the owner came in at the end to tell us which temple to see at seven the next morning. He was right.”
Mei TanakaKyoto & The Old Capitals · Travelled As A Couple
Jaipur · Jan 2026
Priya MehtaThe Golden Triangle · Travelled As A Couple
“Our haveli had been in the same family for nine generations. The grandmother taught me to tie a sari, very patiently, twice.”
Priya MehtaThe Golden Triangle · Travelled As A Couple
Desert Nights
Three Deserts, One Campfire
Some of our favourite nights are spent a long way from any palace: in camps under the stars in India, Jordan and Morocco, with dinner cooked over the coals.
Watch: A Night At The Camp · 2:14
From The Journal
Stories From Old Houses
Amber Fort Without The Elephant Ride: Better Ways Up The Hill
The jeep track, the old stepped path and the back gate most visitors never find.
The Palace On Wheels Is Back. Is It Worth The Fare?
Seven nights, eight stops and a dining car that still serves thali on silver.
How To Photograph The Taj Without Two Hundred Strangers
Which gate, which hour, and why the Mehtab Bagh bank is worth the extra drive.
Mumbai’s Art Deco Mile, Building By Building
The second-largest collection of Art Deco in the world, walked in a morning.
Humayun’s Tomb: The Garden That Taught The Taj
Sixty years before the Taj, a widow built this, and set the rules the Taj would follow.
Varanasi At Dawn: Why We Always Take The First Boat
The river is loudest at six, and it is the only hour the city is truly awake.
#Hibotour On The Road
Tag your journey photos, and every month we print our favourites for the office wall in London.
