The BBC’s wonderful documentary ‘The Real Marigold Hotel’ explored the possibility of retiring in India, in the busy city of Jaipur – and what a wonderful place this ‘pink’ city is. It  has a vibrancy, exuberance and eclectic quality of its own, and the haveli (old mansion house) featured on the show, is a place Angel Holidays […]

Here are some practical tips to help those travelling to India.  By now you should be well underway with vaccinations, and don’t forget to apply for the Indian Visa. What to bring You could conceivably arrive in Delhi with no luggage and buy everything you need cheaply within a few hours. So don’t be too concerned […]

For those coming on our first trip to India in 2016, you will need to start thinking about Indian visas. Note that the Indian government have changed the application process.  Formerly the visa would cost over £100 and would allow either double or multiple entries over a year long period, usually up to six months maximum stay […]

Thanks to all travellers who’ve booked our epic journey across the desert state of Rajasthan, India (28th Oct – 19th Nov, 2016). We’re flattered so many signed up for this exploratory trip, with little more than a list of places we might visit; no definite plan or itinerary. It’s a testament that people trust the […]

On Prince Harry’s recent trip to Nepal you would have seen how wonderful the country is. Harry was very kind in his remarks, please see the attached slide. We’re sure that those of you who would have traveled with us to Nepal before would agree.  If you might like to follow in his footsteps, why […]

With 4 months to go before our holiday to Peru, it’s nice to know that Angel Holidays is cheaper and better!  Our two week holiday is £1,390 plus flights which are currently around £840 – and dropping steadily.  Trailfinders meanwhile, with less internal flights (meaning more time sitting on a bus) are £3,100 including flights […]

For all those on our October 2014 holiday to Nepal, please find here a picture of your favourite host to our trip – Shrisana. Here she is on our visit to the look-out point at Sarankot – with the Annapurna range behind her. Shri misses you all now, and this shot was taken prior to […]

Dates have now been set for our 2015 tour of Nepal – 11th until 23rd October. If you might know someone who’d like to take part in the adventure, please tell them.  Places are limited but we’d love to take your friends with us. Plans are afoot too, to develop our new Angel Holidays tour […]

Hi to everyone and just to let you know that we’re pleased that our tour this coming October is gaining a lot of interest particularly from recommendations from previous travellers. So a big thanks to those who have held us in such high esteem! We’ll shortly feature in the Guardian newspaper too.  October once again […]

The link below takes travellers to see a range of photos taken by one of our travellers Richard from our trip last April with Angel Holidays.   Here too, is a sample of one of Richard’s photographs of a Sadhu (sanskrit meaning good or holyman)  – a religious ascetic whose aim is achieve moksa, a […]