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Painting Holidays
Paint your way through India's landscapes, culture and colours.
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Threka Tourism
Travel Deeper.
Experience India Differently.
Personalised journeys, special-interest holidays and unforgettable experiences across India.
Special-interest holidays
Travel Around Your Passion
Discover India through experiences designed around what inspires you.
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Photography Holidays
Capture India's landscapes, people, architecture and everyday stories.
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Singing Holidays
Travel, sing and connect through unforgettable musical experiences.
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Tailor-Made Holidays
Your journey, your pace, your India.
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Kerala Holidays
Backwaters, hill stations, wildlife and culture — Kerala at your own pace.
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South India Holidays
Temples, palaces and markets across Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.
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India Tours
From the Golden Triangle to the forts and villages of Rajasthan.
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Other Special-Interest Holidays
Walking, birding, culture and nature — journeys built around what you love.
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Journeys Worth Travelling For
Small-group holidays led by artists, photographers and choir leaders — with every detail of the journey taken care of by our team in India.
Painting Holiday
Kerala Painting Holiday with Anna Martin
- Destination
- Kerala, India
- Dates
- 15 – 28 Nov 2026
- Duration
- 14 Days
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£2,300
Painting Holiday
Kerala Painting Holiday with Susanna Bailey
- Destination
- Kerala, India
- Dates
- 16 – 29 Nov 2026
- Duration
- 14 Days
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£2,500
Singing Holiday
Tamil Nadu Singing Holiday with Ali Orbaum & Suus Gooch
- Destination
- Tamil Nadu, India
- Dates
- 4 – 17 Jan 2027
- Duration
- 14 Days
From
£2,300
Singing Holiday
Sold out
South India Singing Holiday with Faith Watson
- Destination
- Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & Kerala
- Dates
- 14 – 27 Feb 2027
- Duration
- 14 Days
From
£2,300
Painting Holiday
Golden Triangle & Rajasthan Painting Holiday with Kevin Scully
- Destination
- Delhi, Agra & Rajasthan, North India
- Dates
- 1 – 14 Mar 2027
- Duration
- 14 Days
From
£2,300
Special Holiday
Classic South India Tour
- Destination
- Bangalore, Mysore, Kerala & beyond
- Dates
- Flexible — travel on your dates
- Duration
- 14 Days
Price on request
Photography Holiday
Dates TBA
Rajasthan Photography Tour with Paul Sansome
- Destination
- Rajasthan, North India
- Dates
- Dates to be announced
- Duration
- 14 Days
From
£2,900
Painting Holiday
Register interest
Vietnam Painting Holiday with Susanna Bailey
- Destination
- North Vietnam
- Dates
- New dates to be announced
- Duration
- 14 Days
Price on request
No upcoming holidays in this category right now — ask us about a tailor-made trip.
The real India
Discover India with Threka
From the tranquil backwaters of Kerala to the royal heritage of Rajasthan, Threka creates personalised journeys that connect travellers with the real India.
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Local expertise
Our team is based in Kerala — every journey is planned by people who know India first-hand.
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Carefully selected experiences
Backwater cruises, spice gardens, temple towns and village walks, chosen for how they feel.
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Personalised itineraries
Travel on your dates, at your pace, with as much or as little structure as you like.
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Authentic cultural encounters
Lunch with a local family, Kalaripayattu, markets and festivals — India beyond the guidebook.
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Professional travel support
From the airport welcome to the farewell, our team and drivers look after every detail.
Where we travel
Explore Our Destinations
Coast, hills, temples and palaces — and a few journeys beyond India.
Why Threka
Why Travel With Threka?
Small, personal and expert-led — Threka has been creating special-interest holidays with international tutors and choir leaders for more than a decade.
- Special-interest holidays since
- 2012
- Offices — Kerala & Manchester, UK
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- Expert tutors & holiday leaders
- 10
- Travel planning
- Personalised
- Travel expertise
- International
Special-interest expertise
More Than a Holiday
Threka brings together travel and passion — creating holidays around art, photography, music, culture and discovery.
Threka has hosted holidays led by painting tutors, choir leaders, photographers and travel specialists from around the world — across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
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Painting
Tuition on location — backwaters, temples and markets.
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Photography
Light, people and place with a working photographer.
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Singing
Harmony singing in beautiful places, all taught by ear.
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Culture
Temples, palaces, dance and centuries-old craft.
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Nature
Hills, spice gardens, tea estates and quiet lagoons.
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Walking
Village paths and plantation trails at an easy pace.
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Birding
Wetlands and forests, built into a tailor-made trip.
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Cycling
Quiet backroads through rural Kerala, on request.
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Special Events
Weddings, festivals and celebrations, organised for you.
Tailor-made holidays
Your India.
Your Way.
Tell us what inspires you, and we'll create a journey around it.
- Kerala backwaters
- Hill stations
- Temple towns
- Wildlife
- Ayurveda
- Private car & driver
Our home
Kerala — God's Own Country
An undulating shoreline offers an incredible spread of enchanting beaches. Lush green hill stations speckled with crystal lakes and colourful gardens beckon. And the heartwarming hospitality of an ancient culture invites you into “God’s Own Country” — Kerala.
Cradled between the Arabian Sea and the Western Ghats, with a kaleidoscope of 44 rivers, each destination is just a couple of hours’ drive from the next. Kerala is our home — and where many of our journeys begin.
- Backwaters
- Hill stations
- Beaches
- Wildlife
- Culture
- Ayurveda
- Food
- Village life
- Art & traditions
In our travellers' words
“From the moment we arrived at Kochi Airport and were greeted warmly by our guide, Aminesh, I think we all knew we were in the hands of a true professional. Nothing was too much trouble.”
Judi Marling
Google review
Holiday leaders
Travel With Experts
Our holidays are led by working artists, photographers and choir leaders who share their craft along the way.
Painting
Susanna Bailey
Painter & watercolourist
A colourist who works in several media, specialising in watercolour. Susanna first travelled as an artist after winning the Nancy Balfour Scholarship at the Slade School.
Paint Kerala with Susanna
Painting
Anna Martin
Artist & designer
Anna began her art career at the Chelsea School of Art before graduating from Parsons School of Design in New York.
Paint Kerala with Anna
Painting
Kevin Scully
Painter & art tutor
Trained at Wimbledon School of Art, Kevin has exhibited widely and leads painting holidays and art courses in the UK and abroad, teaching in all mediums.
Paint North India with Kevin
Photography
Paul Sansome
Fine art travel photographer
A professional fine art travel photographer from England, leading photography holidays for over 18 years — and awarded in Wildlife, Landscape and Travel Photographer of the Year.
Photograph Rajasthan with Paul
Photography
Katherine Wermke
Photography tutor
Photography tutor on Threka photography holidays in India.
Meet Katherine
Singing
Faith Watson
Choir leader · Singing for Larks
A member of the Natural Voice Network, Faith has led harmony singing workshops since 1998 through her business, Singing for Larks.
Sing South India with Faith
Singing
Ali Orbaum
Vocalist, arranger & choir director
Ali has run popular choirs and singing workshops around the UK for 25 years, leading singing holidays in France, Italy, Morocco, the Czech Republic and Southern India.
Sing Tamil Nadu with Ali
Singing
Suus Gooch
Choir leader
Suus teaches alongside Ali as a duo — joyful, accessible a cappella harmony taught by ear. Together they previously ran Bristol’s renowned Gasworks Choir.
Sing Tamil Nadu with Suus
Singing
Liz Martin
Choir leader · The Loud Crowd
For 20 years Liz has taught and run four big community choirs, The Loud Crowd — sharing world, folk, jazz, gospel and pop, anything in harmony.
Sing with Liz
Singing
Jessica Broderick
Singing tutor
Singing tutor on Threka singing holidays in India.
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Stories From The Journey
Photography
Capture the Magic: Unforgettable Photography Holidays in Kerala & Beyond
Kerala, with its emerald backwaters, mist-clad hills, and vibrant culture, is a dream destination for photographers. Whether you’re an…
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Singing Holidays
Find Your Voice in Paradise: Unforgettable Singing Holidays in Kerala
Have you ever dreamed of combining your love for music with a breathtaking vacation? A singing holiday in Kerala offers the…
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Painting Holidays
Unleash Your Creativity: The Perfect Painting Holiday in Kerala with Threka
Have you ever dreamed of painting amidst lush green landscapes, serene backwaters, or misty hill stations? A Painting Holiday is the…
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Travel Beyond The Tour
Comfortable and reliable transportation across Kerala.
- Airport transfers
- Private cars
- Local travel
- Long-distance trips
- Sightseeing transfers
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Book your Kerala taxi on the Rido Travel app for iPhone and Android, or online at rido.travel.
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