The Dream Begins

• Harsh has always been a photographer and Arti was his companion and assisted him in many of his shoots.
• Over time Arti also started enjoying travel photography and took to making travel videos.
• They both started enjoying their traveling life and decided to explore new places and help other willing travelers explore exotic destinations in the same passionate manner as they did.
• Soon they became an inspiration among their friends, but mainly because Harsh never hesitates to brag about their travel stories!
• So, travel which initially started as just fun and games had now started taking purpose.

The Inception of Indian Maharaja Tours and Photography Tours in India

Photography Tours in India was their brainchild. Harsh and Arti started planning scouting trips. This time they were more intense. For more than 2 months they traveled in Vietnam and Cambodia and explored new possibilities for photographers. In search of exciting packages, they experienced –

• 2 months biking in Ladakh, shooting starry milky way nights at temperatures below 10 degrees, which shows their passion for photography. They knew that staying in ancient monasteries would be the highlight of the Ladakh tour.
• 10 days with gypsies in Pushkar is still their longest stay at one place.
• Their passion to explore and bring something new took them to Tiger reserves of north and Madhya Pradesh. For 15 days they traveled across Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Tadoba, and Pench Tiger Reserves.
• As a part of their Scouting trip, they spent about a month in Srilanka for wildlife and workshops with elephants.
• 1 month in North-East part of India including Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim, etc covering the local festivals like Aoling and Mopin. Apart from this, they also spent time in the local villages, photographing the local tribes.
• 2 months of Road trips in Rajasthan and Gujarat in search of local tribes and horses added more to their adventure.

Soon this Travel duo Harsh and Arti start leading their hand-crafted photography tours and even worked on some big projects with some renowned photographers.  They are leading tours to India as well Bhutan, Vietnam, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and Cambodia.

In this journey, there came a pause with Covid-19 lockdown. Both Harsh and Arti were leading Tours in March 2020, when International flights and tourist visas were started canceling. Once making ensure that their respective groups reached home back safely, they start working for the welfare of animals in their hometown Agra – the City of Taj Mahal. During Lockdown, the most affected ones were Stray animals who were surviving on local restaurants and street food. During Lockdown they were able to feed approx. 350 + Dogs and 25+ stray cows. You can check more about their social commitment here.

When India opens, this travel duo starts exploring the countryside and new locations with the Covid-19 protocol. 

• 1-month road trip in Central India for Tigers as well as tribes. They follow the less-traveled path and don’t regret this. Prized by freezing some great shots and travel videos of local tribes of India.
• 2-month road trip in unexplored Rajasthan. They shared the laughter and tales over the cup of tea with Bishnois and Rabaris (nomadic shepherds) of Rajasthan under the star-lit sky. On this trip, they got a chance to shoot the Geminid Meteor Shower in December 2020 in the mid of the Thar desert of Jaisalmer at 1 am. 
• A 1-month professional shoot assignment of some famous and finest Marwari horses of Rajasthan and to enjoy the hospitality of Royal families of rural Rajasthan.
• 1-week project on Kankrej cows and their nomadic Rabari shepherds of Rajasthan and Gujarat.
• A series of birding tours in the Himalayan area including 1 month stay at the foothill of Great Himalayan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Fun Facts

Being in the same profession, they also share a similar passion. They are both certified Yoga Instructors, Professional Photographers, Govt. approved tour guides, and dog lovers.

IMT Merchandise

• All the Itineraries up for sale are 100% handcrafted from 1st hand experience from their own journeys and scouting trips.
• Everything is personally looked after by this traveling duo. They are perfectionists, so there’s no room for flaws.
• They get very good support from the team of professionals in every city. Being in this industry for more than 10 years, they know the exploitation of guides and drivers by big fishes. That’s why they always try to take very good care of their drivers and guides.
• We are following Covid-19 protocols and all our team is Covid vaccinated. We will be providing N95 face masks, Hand Sanitizers, sufficient space in the bus to maintain social distancing, etc. We also ensure on every alternate day’s coach will be sanitized.

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