About Pontiac Journeys
Founded by two travellers in the 2000s, Pontiac Journeys runs small-group adventures and private tours across India for travellers from around the world.
Our story
Rajeev Lal and Titus PJ were travellers first — happiest on foot, on a bike or on a back road, finding the parts of India that most visitors never reach.
In the 2000s they turned that into Pontiac Journeys: small trips, planned properly, for people who want to see India up close.
We keep groups small, work with local guides and families in every region, and plan the parts most people never see: the permits, the transfers, the camp kitchen, the backup plan if the weather turns.
The result is a trip that feels easy, even on a high Himalayan pass.
Boiled drinking water instead of plastic bottles. Waste carried out. Guides, cooks and porters hired from the valleys we walk through, and food bought from local farms.
Good travel should be good for the places, too.
Today our trips run across the country — Ladakh and the Himalaya, Rajasthan and Varanasi, Kerala and the Western Ghats, the North East and the islands — for travellers from India and around the world.
Come and see what's past the end of the road.
Explore our tripsWhat we stand for
No plastic bottles on our treks, waste carried out, campsites left clean.
Guides, cooks and porters from the regions we travel through, and food from local farms.
Groups sized for the route, and any trip available privately from two people.
Why travel with Pontiac
What you can count on, on every trip.
Every trip is led by our own trip leader, with local guides who know the area.
Groups sized for the route, so you're never one of a crowd.
Any trip can run privately, on the dates you choose.
Camps, lodges, homestays and heritage hotels picked for location and comfort.
Freshly cooked breakfasts and dinners, packed lunches on the trail.
Permits, transfers and pick-ups sorted before you arrive.
Daily briefings, experienced guides and a clear plan for every route.
A trip planner who knows your trip, reachable on WhatsApp.
Talk to us
Tell us where you'd like to go. A trip planner will reply with ideas, dates and prices — usually the same day.
