Journeys designed around emotions, not destinations.

Travel differently.
Travel with IKOU.

Thoughtfully designed journeys, created by people
who have actually been there.

IKOU Holidays is a Bangalore-based travel experience studio, designing personalised international holidays, honeymoons, family journeys and slow-travel itineraries across Asia, Africa, Europe and the Indian Ocean.

More than
  a trip
Mnemba Island, Zanzibar
Let’s plan
  your next journey

Seventeen places
we know like home

Different stories. Same feeling.
Let’s go together.

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This month at IKOU
IKOU Originals

Not destinations.
Discoveries.

Unique experiences you won’t find
everywhere. Real places. Real people.
Richer stories.

Explore IKOU Originals Maasai people in red and blue shukas standing in front of a mud-and-thatch hut in their village Featured Original · TanzaniaMaasai Village DaysA day with the Maasai. Real people, real stories.
A car towing a caravan along a wet, winding forest road, IKOU Slow RoadsValparai – Athirappally Slow Roads · Edition 1Slow Roads by CaravanSelf-drive or caravan through IKOU-curated forest. Your pace, your route.
Green paddy fields and a palmyra palm beneath the hills of Kollengode, Palakkad IKOU Village StaysStay in the VillagePalakkad and beautiful villages around the world. Live it, don’t just visit.
Experiences that stay
with you
IKOU BOUTIQUE

Stays with soul.

Handpicked stays – for their
character, comfort and the stories
they bring to life.

Explore Boutique Stays
More
than a stay.
A feeling.
Sainte Anne Island Resort227-hectare private island · marine park · Seychelles
Glamping stay with a private tub above the tea hills of VagamonSky GlampVagamonGlamping Five-star cliffside infinity pool above the misty hills of IdukkiCliff LuxeIdukki5-Star Balcony stay in the middle of a mountain lake, WayanadLake RetreatWayanadOn the Lake
The IKOU Way

We don’t show where you travel.
We show how you travel.

Discover IKOU ListenWe understand your story. CreateWe design your journey. CurateWe add thoughtful experiences. PrepareWe make it effortless. ExperienceYou travel with confidence. RememberYou take home stories.
The IKOU Pace Slow Relaxed Scenic Focused Adventure One balanced way to travel.