Trusted since 2012

The story behind the journeys.

We started with one coach, one guide and a promise: that devotion deserves comfort.

Who we are

A pilgrimage house, not a package tour operator.

Style Icon Tourism was built around a simple observation: the people who most want to stand before a deity at dawn are often the least willing to queue for six hours to do it. Devotion and comfort were being treated as opposites. They are not.

So we do the unglamorous work — the priority entry passes, the vegetarian kitchens, the chauffeured coaches, the scholar-guides who can actually read the inscriptions on the temple tower — and hand our travellers the part that matters: the moment itself, unhurried.

Milestones

The road so far.

  1. 2013

    A quiet beginning

    Founded in Colombo with a single South Indian pilgrimage and a promise of comfort.

  2. 2016

    The luxury standard

    Introduced three-star stays and priority temple access across every route.

  3. 2019

    Across continents

    Welcomed NRI families from Singapore, the UK, Canada and Australia.

  4. 2023

    The concierge era

    Launched 24×7 multi-timezone concierge and bespoke private journeys.

  5. 2026

    A cinematic future

    Serving discerning pilgrims worldwide with quiet, uncompromising excellence.

Ilankovan & Shylaja

A word from our founders

We built Style Icon in India on a straightforward idea: a luxury journey should not carry a luxury-only price. Between the two of us we plan every itinerary personally — international escapes, domestic getaways and pilgrimage circuits — choosing the hotels, the transport and the guides ourselves, so the comfort is genuine and the cost stays within reach. That is the whole company: premium travel, honestly priced.

Ilankovan & Shylaja

Founders

  • Ilankovan BBA · Sri Lanka
  • Shylaja MBA, International Business · Born in India