About Us | Tripod Travel — Kolkata's Adventure & Offbeat Travel Specialists
Our Story

Born from a
Passion for the
Unexplored

Two travellers. One vision. A relentless belief that India's greatest adventures are the ones nobody else is offering. That's why we started Tripod Travel.

🏕 Est. 2024 · Kolkata · Adventure & Offbeat Travel
Adventure travel founders
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50+
Happy Travellers
4.5★
Google Rating
2024
Established
The journey that started it all
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"We didn't start a travel agency. We started a movement to make India's wildest corners accessible to everyone."
— The Founders, Tripod Travel
How It All Began

Two Friends, One Wild Idea, and a Promise to Kolkata

It started the way the best things always do — with a trip that went completely off-script. Two friends from Kolkata, both obsessed with travel, found themselves deep inside a jungle in North Bengal that no travel agency had ever taken them to. They'd planned it themselves, figured out the permits, found the local guides, discovered the riverside camp.

On the last night — sitting by a campfire at the Bhutan border — one of them said: "Why is no one offering this? Why is every Dooars package the same boring route?"

The Founding Moment · 2024
"Every travel agency was selling the same destinations, the same routes, the same experiences. We knew there was a better way — and we decided to build it."

That conversation became Tripod Travel. Founded in 2024, built on the simple belief that the most extraordinary journeys are never found on the first page of Google. They're found when you go deeper, ask better questions, and trust someone who has actually been there.

We are not a booking portal. We are not a generic tour operator. We are two people who genuinely love adventure travel — who have personally scouted every route we sell, slept in every type of accommodation we recommend, and eaten at every local dhaba we suggest. When you travel with Tripod, you travel with people who care.

50+
Happy Travellers
And counting every day
20+
Tour Packages
Across 6 destinations
4.5
Google Rating
From verified travellers
100%
Customised Trips
No two trips are alike
Meet the Team

The Two Faces
Behind Every Trip

We are not executives behind a desk. We are travellers — who happen to have turned their passion into a business. Every package we sell is a route we have personally walked.

Co-Founder 1
Co-Founder (Lead Planning & Digital Marketing)
Arindam Banerjee
Adventure Specialist · tour planning

A Kolkata-born explorer who has spent years discovering the hidden corridors of North Bengal and North East India — from the Bhutan border rivers of Dooars to the snow monasteries of Tawang. Believes the best travel experiences happen when you ignore the guidebook entirely. The brain behind every offbeat itinerary Tripod Travel offers.

🐘 Wildlife Safari 🏕 Camping 🗺 Route Scouting 🍛 Local Food
"Travel should feel like discovery, not a checklist. That's what we build every itinerary around."
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Co-Founder & Operations Head
Rupam Choudhury
Experience Designer · Budget Travel Specialist

The person who makes sure that every rupee a traveller spends with Tripod Travel turns into a memory worth ten times its value. An expert in finding the extraordinary within a budget — from jungle homestays that cost less than a hotel to local guides who know every animal trail. The reason Tripod Travel trips feel premium even at accessible prices.

💰 Budget Planning 🏡 Homestays 📸 Photography 🚂 Train Travel
"An extraordinary trip doesn't need an extraordinary budget. It needs extraordinary attention to detail."
What Drives Us

Vision, Mission
& Values

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Our Vision
To Make India's Wildest Adventures Accessible to Every Traveller
We envision a world where offbeat travel is not a privilege — where every family, every couple, every group of friends from Kolkata can experience the raw, unfiltered magic of India's most extraordinary landscapes without needing a luxury budget or a travel expert's knowledge. We want to democratise adventure.
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Our Mission
Craft Deeply Personalised Journeys Beyond the Tourist Trail
Our mission is simple: to design trips that are genuinely different from what every other agency offers. To take people to Jayanti instead of just Jaldapara. To show them Bindu when everyone else stops at Buxa. To go deeper, stay longer, and leave with memories — not just photos.
  • 100% customised itineraries — no templates
  • Offbeat routes other agencies don't offer
  • Budget-friendly without compromising experience
  • 24/7 personal support on every trip
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Our Values
The Principles We Never Compromise On
  • 🤝 Honesty — we tell you exactly what a trip is like, the good and the hard parts
  • 💚 Responsibility — we work with local communities, not around them
  • 🎒 Authenticity — real experiences over Instagram aesthetics
  • 💰 Fairness — transparent pricing, zero hidden charges
  • Passion — we do this because we love it, not just because it's a business
What makes Tripod Travel different
6
Destinations
Covered
Why Choose Us

What Makes Tripod Travel Genuinely Different

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We Go Where Others Don't
Jayanti river camping, Bindu Indo-Bhutan border, Nathang Valley at 13,500 ft, Temi Tea Garden stays — these are not on any standard agency itinerary. We built these routes ourselves after personally exploring them.
02
You Talk to the Founders, Not an Agent
When you WhatsApp Tripod Travel, you are talking directly to one of the founders — someone who has been to the destination, who knows the best dhaba, who knows which river spot is too crowded in November.
03
Every Trip is Built Around You
We don't have a shelf of fixed packages. We have a set of destinations we know deeply — and we build your trip from scratch around your dates, group, pace, budget and interests. No two Tripod trips are the same.
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Budget-Friendly Without Feeling Cheap
Starting at ₹3,499 per person, we are accessible to budget travellers — but our trips never feel budget. Because we know where the value is hidden, and we put every rupee where it creates the most memorable experience.
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We Are Travellers First, Business Second
Both founders still travel personally to every destination we add to our catalogue. We don't sell anything we haven't experienced ourselves. This is not a policy — it's just who we are.
Our Journey

From a Campfire Conversation
to Kolkata's Adventure Specialists

Early 2024
The Campfire Moment
Sitting by the Roli river at the Bhutan border, two friends decided the travel industry needed a better option for adventurous travellers from Kolkata.
Mid 2024
Tripod Travel is Born
The agency is officially registered. First website goes live. First WhatsApp inquiry arrives from a complete stranger — and is answered in 8 minutes.
Late 2024
First Batch of Travellers
Tripod Travel runs its first Dooars trip with a group of 6. One of them leaves a 5-star Google review that still sits at the top of our profile today.
2025
North East India Added
After personally scouting Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Assam, we launch our North East India packages. Demand is immediate and overwhelming.
2026
500+ Travellers & Growing
We hit 500 happy travellers. New website launches. Instagram growing. The journey is just getting started — with many more offbeat routes in the pipeline.
Why Travellers Trust Us

Built on Trust,
Driven by Experience

Registered Travel Agency
Tripod Travel is a fully registered, verified travel agency operating from Kolkata with complete legal compliance.
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Personally Scouted Routes
Every destination we sell has been personally visited by our founders. We never sell a route we haven't walked ourselves.
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Zero Hidden Charges
The price we quote is the price you pay. Every inclusion is listed clearly. No surprise costs on the day of travel — ever.
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24/7 Trip Support
From departure to return, our team is reachable on WhatsApp round the clock. You are never alone on a Tripod Travel trip.
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Responsible Tourism
We work with local guides, local homestays, and local eateries — ensuring tourism benefits the communities we visit, not just the industry.
4.8★ on Google
Every review on our Google profile is from a real traveller who has been on a Tripod Travel trip. We earn these — not buy them.
Real Travellers · Real Stories

What Our Travellers
Say About Us

★★★★★
"Tripod Travel took us to places I didn't know existed in Bengal. The Jayanti river camping and Bindu border sunrise were genuinely life-changing. No other agency goes this deep into Dooars."
SR
Subhajit Roy
Dooars Offbeat · Family of 5
★★★★★
"I've travelled with 4–5 agencies over the years. Tripod Travel is the first one where I felt like I was travelling with friends, not vendors. They genuinely cared about our experience."
PM
Priya Mukherjee
Arunachal Pradesh · Group of 6
★★★★★
"Budget travel doesn't have to feel budget. Our Meghalaya trip at ₹11,999 per person was the most extraordinary value I've ever experienced. Living Root Bridges, Dawki river — I keep going back to the photos."
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Arnab Das
Meghalaya Tour · Friends Group of 8
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