Małgorzata Kamińska, owner of Lotus Tours & Travel
Małgorzata Kamińska

Lotus Tours & Travel · owner and tour leader. Direct contact: +48 794 420 417.

How I ended up in India — and why I stayed

The first time I went, it was like most people: out of curiosity, and slightly afraid. I stayed for several years. I lived and worked there and learned the country from the inside — not from a guidebook but from neighbours, from the market, from the small daily things no guidebook describes.

I still go back regularly. I have my own desk at our partner's office in New Delhi and I know personally the whole team that runs the trips on the ground. This is not a correspondence arrangement — when I am in India, we work together every day.

What exactly I do

I am responsible for everything on your side of the trip: choosing the programme, logistics, coordination, tour leading and keeping an eye on how the journey unfolds. I am reachable around the clock, before departure and throughout.

One thing should be clear: the tour operator is Abyss Tours — a licensed company from New Delhi with over twenty years of experience, certified by India's Ministry of Tourism. Lotus Tours & Travel coordinates, markets and provides the traveller support. I am not a tour operator under Polish law and I do not accept payments from Clients.

With groups of at least ten people I travel with you in person. Smaller groups and private trips have my ongoing remote support and round-the-clock help from the team in India.

How I work

I do not compete on price but on quality — and I say that fully aware of how much it sounds like a slogan. In practice it means three things: small groups, an unhurried pace, and hotels and guides chosen one by one rather than in bulk.

It also means that sometimes I talk people out of things. If someone wants to go into the Himalayas with a heart condition, or see the whole of India in a week, I will say plainly that it is a bad idea — rather than sell a trip that ends in disappointment.

Most people who travel with me are fifty or older, often do not speak English, and are going to Asia for the first time. The whole way I build a programme follows from that one thing: those people should feel safe.

What I have written

I write the guide on this site myself. These are not rewritten articles from elsewhere — they describe what I see on the road and what people ask me before they fly.

Let us talk about your journey

The fastest way is a phone call — calmly, and with no obligation.

Call: +48 794 420 417 Ask about a trip