Customised India tours curated for women only by two Indian women
- Tours n Detours was set up in 2018 to give women tourists a woman-centric experience of India
- Nadine Gregory and Angelique Manchanda-Peres like to take their clients on ‘detours’ to allow women to have more personal experiences
Nadine Gregory and Angelique Manchanda-Peres first met as students, forging a friendship that has spanned decades across different continents.
Now, together they host curated tours to their native India, sharing their country’s diversity with like-minded women. “India never disappoints – you could visit it year after year and there’ll always be something different and new to excite you,” says Gregory.
Kochi native Gregory now lives in West Sussex, England, while Mumbai-raised Manchanda-Peres is Toronto-based. They met in Chennai in 1987 at the Cultural Academy while studying for their IATA Diploma in Travel and Tourism after earning their respective degrees.
Gregory finds inspiration when on the move, falling in love with every place she visits. “When I return home, I try to recapture some of those memories by recreating recipes with local ingredients.” For Manchanda-Peres, it’s all about discovery. “You can read a thousand travel books,” she says, “but experiencing a place for yourself is completely unique.”
Both have worked in the travel industry and saw a niche for travel experiences – not just holidays. Tours n Detours was born in 2018, with a series of curated tours for women to explore India.