International
Curated International Journeys
The same care we bring to Kerala, carried to Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bali, Vietnam and beyond.
The way we plan Kerala — personally, slowly, with people we trust on the ground — travels well. Our international journeys apply the same discipline to a shortlist of places we know deeply: Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bali, Vietnam, Thailand, and a growing set of long-haul routes for travelers who want one conversation to arrange everything.
We are deliberately not a booking engine. Each journey starts with who is traveling and why — an anniversary, a first trip abroad with parents, a long-postponed month away — and is then built with handpicked stays, private guides, and the unglamorous details done properly: visas checked, insurance advised, transfers timed against real traffic rather than optimistic maps.
Because we are based in Kochi, we plan international travel the way we would want it planned for our own families: honest advice about seasons and costs, no commissions steering the recommendation, and one number to call from anywhere in the world.
Moments we build in
- A shortlist of destinations we know personally, not a catalogue
- Visas, insurance and transfers handled with the same care as hotels
- Guides and stays chosen for character, never for commission
- One number to call, in any time zone, until you are home
The rhythm of this journey
We do not publish day-by-day grids — your days will be composed around you. But every Lumiere journey shares a shape:
Arrive & exhale
The first day or two are deliberately light — a gentle landing, a good meal, time to let the flight fall away before the journey properly begins.
The heart of the journey
The middle days carry the theme: the places, people and slow hours this journey is really about, paced so no day feels like a transfer between sights.
A gentle close
We end somewhere restful, with an unhurried last morning and a departure timed kindly — so you leave full rather than tired.
Questions, answered
Which destinations do you cover?
Sri Lanka, the Maldives, Bali, Vietnam and Thailand as a core list, with selected long-haul journeys planned on request. The list grows slowly, and only after we have travelled a place ourselves.
Do you assist with visas?
Yes — documentation, appointments and timelines are all guided by us. The final decision always rests with the embassy, but you will never face the paperwork alone.
How is this different from a booking site?
A booking site sells you inventory and disappears. We design around the traveler, stay accountable for every day of the trip, and answer the phone when it matters.
Shall we sketch yours?
Tell us your dates, your pace, and what a perfect afternoon looks like. We will reply with a first sketch — no obligation, no template.
Enquire about this journey