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Dream On Travel —
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At a time when travelling with strangers was barely a concept, two 21-year-olds from Tamil Nadu decided to make it one. Dream On Travel became one of the early forces behind a new kind of travel community bringing the idea of “strangers to friends” into the mainstream and showing a generation that the people you meet can be just as memorable as the places you visit.

We are more than a travel company. Our community is built around the belief that travel can become more meaningful when you have people to share it with and we wanted to spark a revolution within the travel industry turning strangers into friends, trips into communities.

From spontaneous weekend escapes to long journeys across India and international destinations, DOT brings together people from different backgrounds, different cities and different walks of life, often meeting for the very first time and leaving with stories, memories and friendships they never expected. We create experiences for people who want to travel, connect and belong.

Our trips are designed to go beyond covering destinations — bringing together thoughtfully planned itineraries, immersive experiences, local moments, community-driven activities and the little unexpected things that make a journey memorable.

What makes DOT different is the people who travel with us. You can join a trip without knowing a single person and still find yourself laughing with the group by the end of the journey. That simple idea of turning strangers into friends has always been at the heart of what we do. Today, Dream On Travel brings together a growing community of travellers through weekend getaways, national and international group trips, curated experiences, corporate journeys and specialised travel communities.

But at the core of everything, our purpose remains beautifully simple:

Create journeys people remember.

Bring people closer.
And make every trip feel like a story worth telling.

Dream On Travel

Where people come for the places, but stay for the people.

Founders Santhosh and Priya above the DOT Journey timeline, 2022 to 2026: the idea on 6 April 2022; the first Strangers to Friends trip, to Varkala, on 30 April 2022; building the community with Kerala and Karnataka trips; incorporating DOT and opening the first office in 2023; national trips to Kashmir, Rajasthan and the Rann of Kutch in 2024; the first international trip, to Vietnam, and a bigger office in December 2025; and more international trips from 2026.
Santhosh (left) and Priya, the founders of Dream On Travel, smiling together in sunglasses on a trip.
Priya & Santhosh

Founders & CEOs of Dream On Travel

Meet Priya & Santhosh

Two 21-year-olds.
One crazy idea.
And a whole new way of travelling.

Back in 2021, when most 21-year-olds were figuring out what they wanted to do with their lives, Priya and Santhosh were asking a different question.

“What if travel could bring strangers together?”

Not just another tour company.
Not just another itinerary.
Not just a bus full of people ticking places off a list.

They wanted to build a brand that didn’t really have a name in the society yet.

A space where you could come alone and still never feel alone. Where you could meet people you had never seen before, share a journey with them, laugh with them, explore with them and somewhere between the first hello and the last goodbye, strangers could become friends.

And that tiny idea became Dream On Travel.

At a time when the idea of travelling with strangers was still unfamiliar to most people, they started experimenting, learning, failing, trying again and slowly, building a completely new space in travel.

What started as a small idea in Coimbatore grew into a community that believed travel could be more social, more experiential, more human.

They didn’t want to simply sell trips. They wanted to redefine what a trip could feel like. And that became our obsession to create a travel brand that people didn’t just book with, but belonged to.

Today, Dream On Travel is built around a simple belief:

Travel is not just about where you go.
It’s about who you meet, what you feel, and the stories you bring back.

From strangers to friends.
From weekend escapes to journeys across the world.
From one crazy idea to a community of thousands.

Five years ago, we started with a blank page.
And we’re still writing the story.

Because maybe the biggest revolutions don’t begin with a perfect plan.
Maybe they begin with two 21-year-olds saying,

“Why not?”

This is Dream On Travel.

A travel community built by the young, for the young at heart.
And we’re here to change the way you travel.

200+
Community Trips
2,500+
Solo & Group Travellers
40+
Destinations
2022
Originated
Priya smiling on horseback in shallow sea water at sunset.

Priya

Co-founder & CEO

Why DOT, in Priya’s words

Before I built a travel community, I was just a simple girl who always wanted to travel.

When I was around 18, I had this little dream of travelling on my own, seeing new places, meeting new people, experiencing the world differently and having the freedom to just pack my bag and go.

But when I actually started thinking about travelling alone, especially as a girl, the doubts came in,

Is it safe?
Will I be okay on my own?
How will people look at me?
What if something goes wrong?

I started looking for communities, clubs and groups where I could meet people who wanted to travel too. I rarely found options, especially inside South India, I couldn’t find anything that felt like my space — a place that understood our culture, where Tamil people could meet, travel together, feel safe, have a good time while exploring the whole wide world and especially feel like “HOME”.

So, like most people would, I let go of my little dream of solo travel and moved on.

What I didn’t know then was that this very problem I was facing would one day become the reason I built a solution. I wasn’t looking for a business; I was looking for a community where I could belong.

And somewhere along the way, I realised that if I was looking for this space, there had to be so many others looking for it too. That realization became the beginning of Dream On Travel — a community built to make travel feel safer, more welcoming and more connected.

I started DOT because I couldn’t find the community I was looking for. So, I decided to build it.

Santhosh in sunglasses and a camel blazer, looking out over a city.

Santhosh

Co-founder & CEO

Why DOT, in Santhosh’s words

Some people love travelling. I fell in love with creating the journey itself.

My love for travel started when I was around 17, when I would plan trips on my own and take my friends along and explore different places across India. I naturally became the person who figured out where to go, what to do, where to stay and how to bring the whole journey together.

From planning my friends’ first flight to Bombay to curating the entire trip, I realised that I loved creating experiences just as much as I loved travelling.

As I started looking at the travel industry, I kept wondering — why should travel always be about the same packages and predictable itineraries? Why can’t we focus on quality over quantity and experience a destination at its absolute best?

I wanted to create beautifully curated journeys with great itineraries, premium and luxury stays, and experiences that go beyond the usual.

And then came the bigger thought — why not build a community around it? A community where people could discover beautiful places with great people, while experiencing travel with the quality, comfort and premium touch they deserve.

That idea became Dream On Travel — creating beautiful journeys, with beautiful people, to the most beautiful places, and experiencing every destination at its very best.

What we care about

01

We Go There. Before You Do.

Our founders personally experience and handcraft every itinerary.

02

Closer Groups. Deeper Bonds.

Just 16–18 travellers, for a stronger community, not a bigger group.

03

The Real Luxury — Tamil Travel Community

Travelling with people who speak our language and feel like home.

04

Affordable Luxury. Thoughtfully Curated.

Premium stays and exceptional experiences, at a sensible price.

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