See the Northeast the way the people who live here do.
Custom journeys across the Seven Sisters, built around real food, real homes, and real people. No tour buses. No checklists. No tourist traps.
The Rainbow Butterflies is a small travel team based in the Northeast, building trips for people who would rather understand a place than simply pass through it. Tell us what pulls you here, the mountains, the food, the tribes, the tea, the quiet, and we will shape a journey around it from the ground up.
Kaziranga National Park, Assam
Most trips to the Northeast only scratch the surface.
You fly in, you are driven past the famous viewpoints, you eat at the same restaurants as everyone else, and you leave with the same photos as the last bus that came through. The region barely notices you came, and you barely met the region.
We do the opposite. We slow the trip down, hand you over to people who actually live here, and point your travel budget straight at the families, farms, and villages that make this part of India what it is.
One region. Many ways in.
Every journey is built to order, but most begin with one of these in mind. Pick the thread that pulls at you, and we will build the rest around it.
Culture & heritage
Festivals, tribes, monasteries, and living traditions, met with respect and context.
Wildlife & nature
Rhinos, gibbons, river islands, and national parks, with guides who know the terrain.
Adventure & food
Treks, caves, river crossings, and the hyper-local kitchens you would never find alone.
Educational & agricultural
Field study, research access, and farm-to-village immersion for students and groups.
Corporate & MICE
Offsites and retreats that take a team somewhere genuinely different, handled end to end.
Discover the trails
From traditional organic tea garden stays to Himalayan passes, discover our comprehensive travel styles.
Built on Safety, Security, and Satisfaction.
Remote travel only works when the foundation is solid. Every trip we run stands on three commitments that never bend, whatever the terrain throws at us.
Safety
Local intelligence on every route, vetted stays, and a team that knows which roads to trust and which to skip.
Security
Real people on the ground who answer the phone, solve problems in the moment, and never leave you stranded.
Satisfaction
We keep reshaping the plan until the route, the pace, and the food are genuinely yours—without compromise.
We are not visitors here. This is home.
Born and based here, not a booking desk reading off a map in another city.
The full Seven Sisters and Sikkim, deeply covered on the ground.
Homestay families, village guides, and home cooks we know by name.
Every journey custom, with no fixed packages to squeeze into.
Memories Shared by Our Travellers
Real stories from people who explored Northeast India with us.
"We have travelled extensively, but this was the first journey where we truly felt like guests rather than tourists. Every meal, every homestay, and every conversation felt authentic."
Meera & Anand R.
Bengaluru
Meghalaya & Assam Journey
"Bonjeet outdoors in the field, mid-conversation with a local host or guide. Natural light, working clothes, no studio portrait."
This started as a way to show people the home I knew.
I grew up in the Northeast watching travellers leave having seen almost none of it. The Rainbow Butterflies is my answer to that.
We are a small, stubborn team that would rather do twenty trips properly and deeply than two hundred badly. Because our relationships with local homes are real, we open gates no other travel operator can reach.
Tell us where your curiosity points. We will build the road.
No fixed packages to squeeze into. Start with a simple conversation, and we will shape a journey that fits who you are and the way you actually want to travel.