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India GO × Spirited Compass

Don’t just visit India. Get inside it.

Small-group journeys through Karnataka, built around the people who make each city what it is: musicians, makers, cooks and keepers of old stories. Everything arranged, from the first coffee to the last train.

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2 to 6 guestsHosts, not guidesEverything arranged

Three ways in

Pick by the time you have. Every format meets the same people.

Day experiencesA few hoursfrom $45 →Signature daysA whole dayfrom $160 →All-inclusive journeysA few daysfrom $560 →

All-inclusive journeys

Hotel, car, meals, hosts and tickets in one price. You only need to get to Bengaluru or Mysuru.

Signature3 days · 2 nights · MysuruInside MysuruMusicians, makers, old streets and food: the city behind the palace.from$5604 days · 3 nights · MysuruReset in MysuruYoga, Ayurveda, sound and one very unexpected snail farm.from$7406 days · 5 nights · Bengaluru → MysuruBengaluru to Mysuru, UnhurriedOld Bengaluru, a day through silk villages, then Mysuru from the inside.from$1,240

Day experiences

All in Mysuru →
Mysuru Before BreakfastJasmine, filter coffee and the market waking up.2–3 hoursfrom $45The Artist Is InSit with a bansuri, tabla or violin master. Ask anything. Try it.2–3 hoursfrom $75The Old MysuruCorridors, workshops and temples. Led by curiosity, not a checklist.3–4 hoursfrom $65Meet the PerformersYakshagana, Kamsale and classical dancers before the curtain.2–3 hoursfrom $95Dasara · Sep–OctInside DasaraTen days when the whole city becomes a stage.3–4 hoursfrom $120Dasara · Sep–OctThe City Behind the PostcardOur signature day: food, an artist, a craft, heritage and an evening performance.Full day · 8 hoursfrom $210The City Behind the CityThe Pete trading streets, the flower market and Basavanagudi.Full dayfrom $160Take DiversionTurn the highway transfer into silk farms, village homes and folk artists.12 hours on the roadfrom $240

People you will meet

Every trip is built around encounters. These are some of our hosts in Mysuru.

Ravi Shankar MishraBansuri, and makes his own flutesPhoto coming soon
Bhimashankar BidanurTablaPhoto coming soon
H.K. NarashimamurthyIndian classical violinPhoto coming soon
Santosh KalavidaNaatya dance academyPhoto coming soon
Vikram SinghSnail It, heliciculturePhoto coming soon
Sayeed BhaiMysore Palace guidePhoto coming soon
Prem, SarvedaSound and instrumentsPhoto coming soon
Incense makersHand-rolled agarbattiPhoto coming soon

Plan your own days

Private days with a car, a local host and a Spirited Compass curator. Hotels are separate. Pick your group to see the price.

Guests
Days
Estimated total$1,080$135 per person, per day

A curator confirms the final price after we agree the plan.

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Where we go

MysuruPalace city, music and DasaraBengaluruOld trading streets and private days
Coming nextMore of IndiaHampi, Coorg and Kochi are next. Tell us where you want to go.

How booking works

  1. 1Send a request

    Pick a trip and your dates. It takes a minute and costs nothing.

  2. 2Talk to a curator

    We reply within 24 hours by email or WhatsApp, in English or Russian.

  3. 3Confirm and pay

    You get the final plan and a secure payment link.

  4. 4Meet your host

    Someone is waiting at the station or airport. The rest is arranged.

PeopleMeet the individuals who give a city its character.
AccessGo where a sightseeing itinerary cannot take you.
StoryUnderstand the culture behind what you see.