India
India is too big to see in one trip, so we help you choose. Most first visits start in Rajasthan; return trips go south to Kerala or north to the Himalaya.
Jal Mahal, Jaipur, at dusk
India is the size of Europe, with as many languages and cuisines. The trick is to travel less and see more: two or three regions, with time in each.
Rajasthan is the classic first trip: forts, palaces and desert towns, with Delhi and Agra at either end. Kerala and Tamil Nadu are slower and greener, with backwaters, tea hills and temple towns. Ladakh, high in the Himalaya, is a different world again, open from June to September.
We are based in New Delhi, so India is where we know the most hotels, guides and back roads.
Where to go
Region guides India
Sample journeys
India · 14 nights
Delhi · Shekhawati · Bikaner · Khejarla · Jodhpur · Jaipur · Agra
Painted havelis, a night in a village fort and two unhurried days in Jodhpur, ending at the Taj Mahal at sunrise.
India · 12 nights
Kochi · Munnar · Madurai · Thekkady · Alleppey · Kovalam
Old Kochi, the tea estates of Munnar, the great temple of Madurai, a night on a houseboat and three days by the sea.
India · 10 nights
Leh · Nubra Valley · Pangong Tso · Leh · Alchi
Buddhist monasteries, sand dunes and Bactrian camels in the Nubra Valley, and a night by Pangong lake at 4,250 metres.
India · 8 nights
Delhi · Agra · Jaipur · Udaipur
Delhi, the Taj Mahal at sunrise, three days in Jaipur and two by the lake in Udaipur: the classic first visit, at a pace that leaves room to enjoy it.
India · 12 nights
Delhi · Jaipur · Agra · Orchha · Khajuraho · Varanasi
The Golden Triangle, then south into the heart of India: the palaces of Orchha, the carved temples of Khajuraho, and the ghats of Varanasi at dawn.
India · 21 nights
Delhi · Jaipur · Jodhpur · Udaipur · Agra · Varanasi · Kochi · Kumarakom · Marari
The forts and palaces of Rajasthan, the Taj Mahal, the Ganges at Varanasi, then south to the backwaters and beaches of Kerala: north and south India in one long journey.
India and Nepal · 14 nights
Delhi · Agra · Varanasi · Kathmandu · Chitwan · Pokhara · Kathmandu
The Taj Mahal and the Ganges, then a short flight to Nepal for the temples of the Kathmandu valley, the rhinos of Chitwan and the Annapurnas at sunrise.
India and Sri Lanka · 14 nights
Kochi · Munnar · Alleppey · Colombo · Sigiriya · Kandy · Ella · Galle
Old Kochi, the tea hills of Munnar and a night on a houseboat, then a short flight to Sri Lanka for its ancient cities, the hill-country train and the fort at Galle.
Festivals
India celebrates something almost every week. These are the ones we most often build trips around.
Before you go
Visas, money, health, local customs and the best months to go are on the travel tips and best-time pages.
Entry rules change. We check the current rules for your nationality when you book.
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