Friyan and Alisha were accessible, extremely helpful and just instantly got our vibe. Each and every detail of the trip was carefully curated by them. We highly recommend Handmade Journeys. We’re hooked!
PS: Thank you for planning the best Moon ever ♥️
— Archana Walavalkar and Prithwish Ganguly, Honeymoon to Italy’s Amalfi Coast, Positano and Capri, and Malta
So I fell in love with their Instagram and would keep sending Mohit ideas for our holiday, since we love to travel, and then finally one day I just messaged them via Instagram, and I have to say, they planned a postcard-perfect itinerary for us. They worked with what we wanted, the standards we wanted and also that extra bit of exotic that we wanted. The great migration in the Serengeti and Zanzibar will always be extra special to us because every memory was new and so well curated to our needs .
—Antara Motiwala and Mohit Marwah – Birthday getaway to Serengeti and Zanzibar, Tanzania
Handmade Journeys run by Friyan and Alisha is a fantastic one stop shop for planning your most exotic and exquisite holidays. We had the most exquisite holiday in South America where we visited both Ecuador and Peru - cruised in the Galapagos, visited the most beautiful cloud forest in Mashpi, then trekked up to Machu Picchu - wherein each and every detail was taken care of by superb organizational skills and attention to detail. The planning was perfect, the individual attention to take care of the entire group’s requirements made this holiday the most memorable holiday we have ever had as a family. We strongly recommend Handmade Journeys for planning boutique personalized holidays for couples , families and large groups since they completely have the pulse on how to plan super duper holidays to cherish.
—Hemant Hegde, Travelled to Peru and the Galapagos Islands with wife Anaita, and kids Rohan, Varun and Anya
We had an amazing holiday in Santorini! We loved it!
The Volcano View hotel was great - very lovely staff (super super helpful), fabulous views of the Caldera, breathtaking sunsets. All the rooms overlook the Caldera (which is stunning!)
The food was good. The rooms and bathrooms were very nice, not exceptional but perfectly comfortable. went on a private catamaran cruise and a private speed boat cruise - both were some of the high points of the trip. We found great restaurants in Oia, Fira, Imerovigli. If we were doing it again, especially just as a couple, we would stay in Imerovigli - it is more sophisticated and refined (classy restaurants and boutique hotels and villas) without the craziness of Fira and Oia. This was perfect for a family holiday. Well priced and very nice!
—Sulabha Hegde Grant, Gardener Lewis Grant, with kids Sean and Shakira Soderstrom – Family trip to Santorini, Greece
Thank you soo much for organising a splendid family vacation for us to Rishikesh and Landour. We were an age group from 5 to 70 and you took care of everyone's individual needs perfectly. Your suggestions for our stay and activities there were spot on to what we wanted. This was by far one of our best family vacations, look forward for many such memorable journeys with you guys!!
—Viraj Sheth – Family holiday Rishikesh and Mussoorie
I've always been wary of going on ‘tours’. So when it came to planning my family’s trip to Sri Lanka - I tried doing it all myself (researching, quotations, planning, etc.). Safe to say, it left me wondering if there was a better way to go about this. What started as just a casual conversation with Friyan about what I had in mind for the trip, turned into one of the best holidays for us as a family.
From patiently hearing us out while also understanding our personality types as a family (Yes, it’s that customised!) to planning all the trip details - our itinerary was crafted incredibly well. Just like what we had imagined. Only better!
Their wealth of real-life travel experiences along with the knack of picking out gems courtesy extensive research is a rare combination and one that made all the difference for us.
We look forward to having a lot of our future travels ‘Handmade’
—Nishit Shah – Family holiday to Sri Lanka
“We just wanted to say a huge thank you for organising such a wonderful holiday for us in India. We came to you with little idea of what we should see and do on our trip, and with in a very short notice of time you suggested various options for itineraries based on our interests, which in the end led to us having our best ever holiday. The accommodation was fabulous, travel arrangements and the bus hire was extremely well planned.Our guides for sightseeing were exceptionally knowledgeable about the rich cultural and religious heritage of this country and its informative.We covered Agra, Jaipur and Delhi and we had the best time, this trip is really handmade, just for us.
A truly wonderful job by you, Thank you handmade journeys for this amazing vacation and we’ll be back!”
—Sameera, Vijay, Cameron, Goran and Shihua – Delhi Agra Jaipur
From the moment we got we touch with Alisha for our Kenyan holiday, we knew it would be the best! She patiently answered all our queries while asking us plenty of questions too, which lead to her understanding exactly what we wanted. She helped us with understanding the lay of the land, planning the best routes possible, selecting the right places to stay and everything else in-between.We were taking our 9yr old and 4 yr old on a safari holiday for the first time. Keeping this in mind, she planned the game-drives to suit their energy levels as well as ours. Suffice to say, it turned out to be perfectly organised & exactly how we wanted it to be! Truly, HANDMADE!
