The Orient Express story goes back to 1947 when the pioneering saga of Shyam Poddar, the founder of the company, began. One of the first tour operators of modern India, he was a formidable figure in the Indian tourism world, an active member of world forums like ASTA, PATA and TAAI, and won acclaim for his foresight and humanism.

Shyam Poddar discovered Khajuraho for the world, and thereafter built the first deluxe hotel in what was then a dusty village. And the Poddar family, over the years, has continued to persevere towards making it a first-class destination. In fact, the success of the first 50 years of Indian tourism have been synonymous with names like Orient Express Pvt. Ltd., a traditional, value-based tour operator that has enriched the Indian experience for thousands of tourists from around the world.

Indeed, your Indian encounter is manifolds more exotic when you come aboard an Orient Express tour. We know the destination best, go into the smallest details when planning and implementing our programmes, and spare no effort in making each tour memorable for the tourist. Because for us, every guest is a VIP.