5 minutes. Honest answers only. Your responses directly shape what we build.
01 Safe
02 Affordable
03 Authentic
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Who Are You
Where are you from?
How old are you?
Under 20
20–28
29–38
39+
How do you usually travel?
Solo — I go alone
With a partner
With 2–3 friends
With family
How many times a year do you travel?
First time ever
Once a year
2–3 times
4+ times
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The Problem We Are Solving
When you travel to a place like Jodhpur — what do you actually want to experience?
Not what you book. What you actually want deep down.
Have you ever felt like you were seeing "tourist India" instead of "real India"?
Yes — always. Every trip feels like a performance for tourists.
Sometimes — a few moments felt real, most didn't.
Rarely — I usually find authentic experiences.
Never thought about it honestly.
What is the biggest thing missing from your travel experiences in India?
Choose all that apply.
Real cultural food — cooked by the family, not restaurant "traditional"
A local friend who shows me the real city, not the tourist circuit
Actually sitting inside a real Indian family home
Witnessing daily cultural rituals — puja, cooking, craft, evening chai
Real conversations with locals — not scripted or for tips
Nothing is missing — I'm happy with current options
Have you ever eaten traditional cultural food at an Indian family's home while traveling?
Yes — it happened naturally, they invited me in
Yes — I arranged it through a contact or tour
No — but I desperately wanted to
No — it never even occurred to me as an option
If yes — describe that cultural food experience in one line. If no — what would it feel like?
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The Rs.1,200 Full-Day Cultural Experience
Most Important Question
Imagine you are a solo traveler in Jodhpur. For Rs.1,200–1,300 you get all three:
Cultural Stay — A verified Indian family home in the old city. Not a hotel. Their actual living home — courtyard, rooftop, the works.
Cultural Food — Traditional Rajasthani food made from the family's own recipes. Dal baati churma. Ker sangri. Bajra roti. The kind that no restaurant can replicate because it belongs to this family specifically.
Host Activity — Every family has something unique they do with you. A weaver family shows you how dhurries are made on a real loom. A Brahmin family does evening puja with you. An old city family takes you to their corner tapri where they have had chai with the same group for 20 years. A retired teacher tells you the hidden history of Mehrangarh that no guide knows. A heritage family opens their century-old family photo albums.
All three together. Safe, verified, real. Rs.1,200–1,300 per person.
As a solo traveler — would you book this?
Yes — immediately. This is exactly what I travel for.
Yes — but only after seeing the family profile and safety features
Maybe — completely depends on the specific family
No — the price feels too high for what it is
No — not comfortable doing this alone
No — this is not how I like to travel
Does Rs.1,200–1,300 feel fair for this complete experience?
Very fair — honestly I'd expect to pay more
Fair — it feels like a reasonable trade
Slightly high — I'd feel better at Rs.800–1,000
Too expensive — I'd want this under Rs.700
Which part of the experience matters most to you? Choose top 2.
The cultural food — eating what this specific family actually eats
The host activity — tapri chai, puja, weaving, city stories
Actually living in the home — not just visiting it
Sitting and talking with the family — their real unfiltered stories
Seeing the city through a local's eyes — not a tourist lens
Hotel day vs Culture day — two versions of Jodhpur.
Version A — Hotel Day: Buffet breakfast. Mehrangarh Fort ticket. Rooftop restaurant dal baati. Souvenir shopping on Clock Tower lane. Hotel checkout. You saw Jodhpur.
Version B — Culture Day: Wake up in a verified family home in the blue lanes. Chai on the rooftop at sunrise. Bajra roti cooked by the grandmother from a recipe 40 years old. Walk to the tapri where this family has sat every evening for decades — their friends greet you like you belong. Hear a story about this city that no guidebook carries. Leave knowing a family, not just a monument.
Which would you actually choose?
Version B — always. This is the whole point of traveling.
Version B — but I still want a proper bed and bathroom
A mix — cultural day sometimes, hotel comfort other days
Version A — I travel to relax, not to experience other lives
Would a day visit (no overnight) at Rs.1,200 be enough — or do you need to sleep there to feel the full experience?
Day visit is enough — I sleep at hotel, just want the culture
Overnight makes it real — waking up there is the whole point
I'd want to visit the same family multiple times across a trip
Full day morning to evening — but sleep at hotel
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Safety — The Honest Questions
Gut feeling — how comfortable are you staying in a stranger's home as a solo traveler?
Pure instinct. Before any verification or feature exists.
Very comfortable — I've done Couchsurfing, this feels fine
Comfortable — if verified and reviewed by others
Nervous — but open if safety features are genuinely strong
Day visit yes, sleeping there no
Not comfortable — regardless of verification
What would make you completely trust this platform? Choose all that apply.
Family Aadhaar verified by platform team
Platform founder personally visited the home before listing
Real stories from previous guests — not just star ratings
Emergency exit button — I can leave any time with full auto-refund
Platform checks in with me 1 hour after I arrive
My ID is verified too — family knows exactly who I am
24/7 WhatsApp support from the platform
Solo women travelers — verified family home vs hotel. Which feels safer?
Family home is safer — a real family is more trustworthy than hotel staff
Same — depends on the specific place, not the category
Hotel is safer — it has security protocols a family home doesn't
I would not do this alone regardless
What is the one thing that would make you immediately NOT book on this platform?
This is our most important question. Be brutally honest — no softening.
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Staying Far From Your Own Family
Being far from your own family while staying with strangers — more free or more anxious?
More free — that distance is exactly what I travel for
Neither — I don't think about it
Slightly anxious — I like knowing someone tracks where I am
Very anxious — I need regular check-ins when traveling solo
Would you share a check-in status with the platform while at a family home?
Yes — it makes me feel safer, completely fine with it
Yes — but only if optional, not forced
Only my personal emergency contact — not the app
No — privacy concern, I don't want to be tracked
If the host family politely asked you to leave early because they were uncomfortable — how would you react?
Fine — as long as I get full refund for unused time
Fine — it's their home, they have every right
Embarrassed — it would ruin the whole experience
Upset — I paid for this, I should be able to stay
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Safe. Affordable. Authentic.
We believe the future of travel is built on three pillars — Safe, Affordable, Authentic. Which matters most to you?
Safe first — without safety, nothing else matters
Authentic first — I'll take some risk for a real experience
Affordable first — budget decides everything for me
All three equally — no compromise on any
Is "authentic cultural experience" a strong enough reason to choose one platform over another?
Yes — it would be the main reason I switch from hotels or Airbnb
Yes — one important factor alongside price and safety
Probably not — I care more about comfort and reliable reviews
No — I don't travel specifically for cultural experiences
Rate how excited you are about this kind of travel becoming mainstream in India.
Not at allThis is the future
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Your Suggestions
What one feature would make CultureGaon a 10 out of 10 for you?
Something we haven't mentioned — your own idea entirely.
What should we absolutely never do on this platform?
Negative feedback is the most valuable thing you can give us.
Have you used any of these before? Choose all that apply.
Airbnb
Couchsurfing
Workaway
Homestays of India
None of these
If this platform existed today — how would you find out about it?
Instagram / Reels
A friend told me
YouTube travel video
Reddit travel community
Google search while planning a trip
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Be Our First Guest
Would you be one of our first 10 guests when we launch in Jodhpur?
Yes — sign me up right now
Maybe — keep me posted on launch
No — not right now
If yes or maybe — drop your WhatsApp number or email.
We reach out when Jodhpur goes live. Zero spam, ever.
Anonymous unless you shared contact above.
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Your answers will shape how we build this. Real India is waiting — you just helped us find it.