Nitesh Chauhan Jugni Travel Founder
Nitesh Chauhan Jugni Travel Founder
Nitesh Chauhan
The man behind 5000+ women travelling safely across 50+ countries through small, curated group trips.
Building trust, one trip at a time — since 2014.
TL;DR
Nitesh Chauhan is the founder of Jugni Travel, a women-only travel company started in 2014. Over the last 11+ years, he has helped 5000+ women travel safely across 50+ countries through small-group trips designed around safety, comfort, and real experiences.
- 11+ years in women-only travel
- 5000+ women travelled
- 50+ countries covered
- Small groups of 8–15 women
If you have ever searched for any of these —
- Who runs Jugni Travel
- Is Jugni Travel real
- Can I trust them with my mother
This page is here to answer that.
Who is Nitesh Chauhan
In 2014, Nitesh Chauhan started Jugni Travel with one simple observation: the women in his life — his mother, his friends, his wife — wanted to travel. Badly. But the options available to them felt either unsafe, overwhelming, or just not designed with them in mind.
So he built what he wished existed. Small groups. Carefully chosen stays. A co-founder who travels alongside. No strangers left to figure things out alone at 11pm in an unfamiliar city.
Since then, Nitesh has personally travelled to 50+ countries — not as a tourist, but as the person responsible for everything going right. The hotel check-ins, the altitude medicine runs at midnight, the days when plans fall apart and someone needs to hold things together.
Jugni runs as a tight, small team. Nitesh travels with every group. The questions, the concerns, the nervous first-timers — all handled directly, not through a call centre or a chatbot.
After 11+ years, Jugni has a 4.9-star rating on Google and TripAdvisor, and 100% recommendation on its verified Facebook page. Those numbers are not from a marketing campaign. They are from the women who came back.
“Though started by a man…”
Yes — a women-only travel company, founded by a man. It is an irony Nitesh has never tried to hide or explain away. He finds it worth acknowledging directly.
The reason Jugni exists is not despite this fact, but because of it. He saw the gap from the outside. He understood what was missing, built the infrastructure to fill it, and then handed the experience over entirely to the women who travel.
Today, Jugni’s community is 5000+ women strong. They are the ones who have built the reputation. Nitesh just made sure the foundation was solid enough to hold it.
11 years. Real numbers. No shortcuts.
Real Stories from the Road
Not everyone who travels with Jugni starts confident. Many begin exactly like this.
Meera flew in from Bhubaneswar. First time in Ladakh — excited like anyone visiting for the first time. By dark, she was struggling to breathe. Altitude sickness. She felt so unwell she wanted to go home to her kids. Right then. Next flight out.
I told her — this is completely normal in Leh. Let me take care of it. If you still feel the same tomorrow, I will personally drop you at the airport.
We went to the hospital that night. Two hours of oxygen, some altitude medicine, a proper night’s sleep.
Next morning, instead of the airport — she was standing at the Zanskar river. Then Gurudwara Pathar Sahib. She prayed, turned around, and hugged me.
“If you hadn’t pushed me to stay, I would have gone back. Thank you, Nitesh.”
Now for the part Meera probably hoped I would forget — day three, I caught her red-handed outside a desi theka in Leh, negotiating rum like a local. That night we all sat together, two drinks each, and I told the group what had happened at the hospital two nights ago. Meera laughed the loudest.
That is Nitesh Chauhan. The hospital run and the rum night — both part of the same trip.
Safety means more than a safe hotel
At Jugni, safety is not a checklist. It is a feeling. Physical safety matters — verified stays, small groups, a team that travels alongside. But emotional safety matters just as much.
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Small groups — 8 to 15 women
Large tours are anonymous. In a small group, nobody disappears. Everyone is seen, and someone always notices.
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Verified stays — personally checked
Every property on a Jugni itinerary has been assessed for safety, comfort, and the small things — like whether the locks actually work.
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Real support when things go wrong
Flights delay. Bodies react to altitude. Plans fall apart. Jugni does not disappear when that happens. That is when Jugni shows up most.
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Emotional safety — not just physical
For many women, a Jugni trip is their first time travelling without family. That matters. The first night away from home deserves to feel safe in every sense of the word.
And sometimes, travel is just beautifully human
Not every story from the road is serious. Some are simply real, funny, and unexpectedly memorable.
We were on a long drive through Himachal. The girls had been holding on for a while. When we finally stopped, the only toilet around was the kind you do not want to walk into.
I bought two packets of detergent and a broom from the nearest shop. Then I cleaned it. Top to bottom.
When I came out, the girls called me a gentleman. I was genuinely confused. My mother made me clean our home toilet every time we had guests coming. That was just how I was raised.
But standing there in Himachal, something clicked. Jugnis are my guests. And wherever we travel — that place is our home for those days.
Someone hugged me and said, “You will go a long way one day.” I do not know about that. But the day I stop caring about the small things is the day Jugni stops being Jugni.
What Nitesh Chauhan talks about
Nitesh is available for media conversations, interviews, and panels on the following:
Verified trust — not just claimed
Jugni’s reputation has been built by the women who travelled, not by marketing.
If you are still unsure, that is okay.
Start with a conversation. No pressure, no pitch — just a real answer to whatever you are wondering about.
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