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Nainital & Corbett — Lake and Forest in Three NightsWildlife
India

Nainital & Corbett — Lake and Forest in Three Nights

Nainital · Jim Corbett
3 Nights / 4 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Private vehicle with a driver throughout

Naini lake, and the town built in a bowl around it at about 2,000 m

Kumaon Hills — Nainital, Kausani, Ranikhet & CorbettAdventure
India

Kumaon Hills — Nainital, Kausani, Ranikhet & Corbett

Nainital · Jim Corbett · Kausani · Ranikhet
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Private vehicle with a driver throughout

Kausani's panorama — Trishul, Nanda Devi and Panchachuli across some 300 km of skyline

Nainital, Corbett & Mussoorie — Kumaon into GarhwalAdventure
India

Nainital, Corbett & Mussoorie — Kumaon into Garhwal

Nainital · Jim Corbett · Mussoorie
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Private vehicle with a driver throughout

Two hill stations in different ranges — Kumaon's lake and Garhwal's ridge

Nainital, Corbett, Rishikesh & Mussoorie — Six NightsAdventure
India

Nainital, Corbett, Rishikesh & Mussoorie — Six Nights

Nainital · Jim Corbett · Rishikesh · Mussoorie
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Private vehicle with a driver throughout

A riverside camp night at Rishikesh, where the Ganga leaves the Himalaya

Grand Uttarakhand — Kumaon, Corbett and the Garhwal RidgeAdventure
India

Grand Uttarakhand — Kumaon, Corbett and the Garhwal Ridge

Nainital · Jim Corbett · Mussoorie · Kausani · Ranikhet
7 Nights / 8 Days
Price on Request
  • 7 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Private vehicle with a driver throughout

Five bases across both Kumaon and Garhwal in one continuous loop

Srinagar & Dal Lake — Four Nights in the CityCultural
India

Srinagar & Dal Lake — Four Nights in the City

Srinagar
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Shalimar Bagh, laid out by Jahangir in 1619, and Nishat Bagh of 1633 below Zabarwan

Srinagar & Pahalgam — the Lidder Valley in Four NightsAdventure
India

Srinagar & Pahalgam — the Lidder Valley in Four Nights

Srinagar · Pahalgam
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Pahalgam at about 2,200 m, where the Lidder river runs through the town

Kashmir in Four Nights — Srinagar, Gulmarg & PahalgamAdventure
India

Kashmir in Four Nights — Srinagar, Gulmarg & Pahalgam

Srinagar · Gulmarg · Pahalgam
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

The Gulmarg Gondola, among the highest cable cars in the world, to about 3,980 m

Srinagar at Length — Five Nights on the WaterCultural
India

Srinagar at Length — Five Nights on the Water

Srinagar
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Five nights in one place, with no transfer days at all

Srinagar & Pahalgam — Two Nights on the LidderAdventure
India

Srinagar & Pahalgam — Two Nights on the Lidder

Srinagar · Pahalgam
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Two full nights at Pahalgam, enough for the side valleys and a walk

Classic Kashmir — Srinagar, Gulmarg & Pahalgam in Five NightsAdventure
India

Classic Kashmir — Srinagar, Gulmarg & Pahalgam in Five Nights

Srinagar · Gulmarg · Pahalgam
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

The Gulmarg Gondola to Apharwat at about 3,980 m, snow-covered most of the year

Kashmir in Six Nights — the Lidder, the Meadow and the LakeAdventure
India

Kashmir in Six Nights — the Lidder, the Meadow and the Lake

Srinagar · Pahalgam · Gulmarg
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Two nights at Pahalgam, so Betaab, Aru, Chandanwari and Baisaran all fit

Kashmir Without a Houseboat — Two Nights in EachAdventure
India

Kashmir Without a Houseboat — Two Nights in Each

Srinagar · Pahalgam · Gulmarg
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Two nights in each of the valley's three bases, with no single-night stops

Kashmir Complete — Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam & SonamargAdventure
India

Kashmir Complete — Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam & Sonamarg

Srinagar · Gulmarg · Pahalgam · Sonamarg
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked hotel accommodation and one night on a Dal Lake houseboat
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Srinagar airport pickup and drop

Sonamarg at about 2,800 m, on the road toward the Zoji La and Ladakh

Munnar, Thekkady & Alleppey — Four Nights, the Classic Short CircuitWildlife
India

Munnar, Thekkady & Alleppey — Four Nights, the Classic Short Circuit

Munnar · Thekkady · Alleppey
4 Nights / 5 Days
From₹37,000/ person
₹41,000Save ₹4,000
On double sharing basis · 4★ accommodation
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • All meals aboard the houseboat

Straight from Kochi airport into the high range, with the Cheeyappara and Valara falls on the climb

Wayanad — Three Nights in the Malabar HillsAdventure
India

Wayanad — Three Nights in the Malabar Hills

Wayanad
3 Nights / 4 Days
From₹16,000/ person
₹18,000Save ₹2,000
On double sharing basis · 3★ accommodation
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout

Up the Thamarassery ghat and its nine hairpin bends, with the Lakkidi viewpoint at the top

Kovalam & Kanyakumari — Three Nights on the Southern CoastBeach & Islands
India

Kovalam & Kanyakumari — Three Nights on the Southern Coast

Kovalam · Kanyakumari
3 Nights / 4 Days
From₹19,000/ person
₹21,000Save ₹2,000
On double sharing basis · 3★ accommodation
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout

Trivandrum airport to the beach in half an hour — the shortest arrival transfer in Kerala

Wayanad & Bekal — Malabar's Hills and Northern CoastAdventure
India

Wayanad & Bekal — Malabar's Hills and Northern Coast

Wayanad · Bekal
5 Nights / 6 Days
From₹74,000/ person
₹83,000Save ₹9,000
On double sharing basis · 3★ accommodation
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver-guide throughout

Up the Thamarassery ghat from Kozhikode — two and a half hours, not a day — into coffee and forest

Munnar, Thekkady, the Backwaters & the Varkala Cliff — Six NightsWellness
India

Munnar, Thekkady, the Backwaters & the Varkala Cliff — Six Nights

Munnar · Thekkady · Alleppey · Varkala · Kollam
6 Nights / 7 Days
From₹27,000/ person
₹30,000Save ₹3,000
On double sharing basis · 3★ accommodation
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • All meals aboard the houseboat

Straight from Kochi airport into the high range, with the Cheeyappara and Valara falls on the climb

Kochi, Vagamon, Thekkady & the Backwaters — Five NightsAdventure
India

Kochi, Vagamon, Thekkady & the Backwaters — Five Nights

Kochi · Vagamon · Thekkady · Alleppey
5 Nights / 6 Days
From₹20,000/ person
₹22,000Save ₹2,000
On double sharing basis · 3★ accommodation
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • All meals aboard the houseboat

Fort Kochi on the first evening — the Chinese fishing nets at sunset, with Mattancherry if you land early

Jaipur in Two Nights — Amber, the Palace and the Pink GridCultural
India

Jaipur in Two Nights — Amber, the Palace and the Pink Grid

Jaipur
2 Nights / 3 Days
Price on Request
  • 2 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout

Amber Fort at opening, before the heat and the coaches — the Sheesh Mahal with the courtyard to yourself

Udaipur Honeymoon — Three Nights on the LakesHoneymoon
India

Udaipur Honeymoon — Three Nights on the Lakes

Udaipur
3 Nights / 4 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A private sunset boat ride on Lake Pichola

A private boat on Lake Pichola at sunset, past the Lake Palace and around Jag Mandir

Rajasthan Heritage Circuit — Jaipur, Pushkar, Bundi & UdaipurCultural
India

Rajasthan Heritage Circuit — Jaipur, Pushkar, Bundi & Udaipur

Jaipur · Pushkar · Bundi · Udaipur · Chittorgarh
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver throughout

Pushkar's fifty-two ghats at the evening aarti, and one of very few Brahma temples anywhere

Rajasthan Royal Cities, Slowly — Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur in Six NightsLuxury
India

Rajasthan Royal Cities, Slowly — Jaipur, Jodhpur & Udaipur in Six Nights

Jaipur · Jodhpur · Udaipur
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A private guided visit at Amber and at Mehrangarh

Two nights in each city — no day that begins by leaving

Jaipur & Ranthambore — Forts, then TigersWildlife
India

Jaipur & Ranthambore — Forts, then Tigers

Jaipur · Ranthambore
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Three jeep safaris with permits, a shared six-seat jeep and a naturalist

Three safaris in two days — one afternoon drive on arrival, then a dawn and an afternoon drive

Udaipur to Jaisalmer — the Lake, the Blue City and the TharCultural
India

Udaipur to Jaisalmer — the Lake, the Blue City and the Thar

Udaipur · Jodhpur · Jaisalmer
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A camel ride onto the dunes and dinner with folk music at the desert camp

Udaipur first — the City Palace, the ghats, and a boat on Pichola at sunset on the day you land

North Goa in Three Nights — Candolim, Aguada and the Beaches to ChaporaBeach & Islands
India

North Goa in Three Nights — Candolim, Aguada and the Beaches to Chapora

North Goa · Panaji
3 Nights / 4 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver for the transfers and sightseeing days

Fort Aguada at opening — the 1612 Portuguese bastion, its freshwater cistern and the old lighthouse above Sinquerim

South Goa in Three Nights — Palolem, Agonda and the Cape at Cabo de RamaBeach & Islands
India

South Goa in Three Nights — Palolem, Agonda and the Cape at Cabo de Rama

South Goa
3 Nights / 4 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Private air-conditioned car with a driver for the transfers and sightseeing days

Palolem: a mile of crescent bay between two wooded headlands, seen whole from either end

Goa Heritage and Beach — Old Goa, Fontainhas, a Spice Plantation and the Salcete SandCultural
India

Goa Heritage and Beach — Old Goa, Fontainhas, a Spice Plantation and the Salcete Sand

North Goa · South Goa · Panaji
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Spice plantation tour with lunch

The Basilica of Bom Jesus, consecrated in 1605 and the resting place of St Francis Xavier, at opening

Goa Honeymoon in Four Nights — Agonda Sunsets, Palolem by Boat and the Quiet NorthHoneymoon
India

Goa Honeymoon in Four Nights — Agonda Sunsets, Palolem by Boat and the Quiet North

South Goa · North Goa
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • One candlelit dinner on the beach at Agonda

Agonda — three kilometres of protected sand, a village with building rules, and the sunset behind its southern headland

Goa Family Holiday — Dudhsagar Falls, the Aguada Boats, the Bird Sanctuary and the Aircraft at BogmaloFamily
India

Goa Family Holiday — Dudhsagar Falls, the Aguada Boats, the Bird Sanctuary and the Aircraft at Bogmalo

North Goa
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Shared jeep safari to Dudhsagar Falls from Kulem, with Forest Department fees

Dudhsagar Falls — a jeep safari from Kulem through the Bhagwan Mahavir sanctuary to the pool at the foot of the 310-metre fall (October to May)

Hampi & Badami — Four Nights in the Vijayanagara and Chalukya CountryCultural
India

Hampi & Badami — Four Nights in the Vijayanagara and Chalukya Country

Hampi · Badami
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Guided walks at Hampi and Badami with an accredited local guide

The Vittala temple and its stone chariot, the image of Hampi, entered at opening before the coaches

Chikmagalur in Three Nights — Coffee Hills, Mullayanagiri and the Hoysala TemplesAdventure
India

Chikmagalur in Three Nights — Coffee Hills, Mullayanagiri and the Hoysala Temples

Chikmagalur
3 Nights / 4 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A guided estate walk and a coffee-processing demonstration

Mullayanagiri, the highest point in Karnataka at 1,925 m, by road and the last 464 steps

Coorg & Chikmagalur Honeymoon — Four Nights in Two Coffee DistrictsHoneymoon
India

Coorg & Chikmagalur Honeymoon — Four Nights in Two Coffee Districts

Coorg · Chikmagalur
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Plantation-stay accommodation in both districts

A dawn jeep to Mandalpatti, above the cloud that fills the Madikeri valleys at first light

Mysuru & Kabini — The Palace City and Two Nights on the Edge of NagarholeWildlife
India

Mysuru & Kabini — The Palace City and Two Nights on the Edge of Nagarhole

Mysuru · Kabini
3 Nights / 4 Days
Price on Request
  • 3 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • All meals at the Kabini stay

Amba Vilas Palace at Mysuru, and the Sunday and public-holiday illumination if the dates fall right

Mysuru & Coorg Family Holiday — Four Nights, the Palace City and the Coffee HillsFamily
India

Mysuru & Coorg Family Holiday — Four Nights, the Palace City and the Coffee Hills

Mysuru · Coorg
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Family rooms or interconnecting rooms where the stay offers them

Amba Vilas Palace, and the Sunday and public-holiday illumination at seven if the dates fall right

Dandeli & the Karnataka Coast — Four Nights from the Kali River to UdupiAdventure
India

Dandeli & the Karnataka Coast — Four Nights from the Kali River to Udupi

Dandeli · Murudeshwar · Udupi
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A rafting session on the Kali where the river is running

White-water rafting on the Kali, one of the few rivers in the south that runs even in March to June

Manali Honeymoon — Four Nights at the Head of the Kullu ValleyHoneymoon
India

Manali Honeymoon — Four Nights at the Head of the Kullu Valley

Manali
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Two candlelit dinners on the evenings of your choice

A stay above the town with the deodar forest behind it, chosen for the view rather than the Mall

Shimla & Manali Family Holiday — Six Nights, Up by the Toy TrainFamily
India

Shimla & Manali Family Holiday — Six Nights, Up by the Toy Train

Shimla · Manali
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • Kalka–Shimla railway tickets in a chair car for the family

The Kalka–Shimla railway, a World Heritage line since 2008: 96 km, 102 tunnels and 988 bridges in about five hours

Tirthan, Kasol & Manali — Six Nights in Kullu's Three ValleysAdventure
India

Tirthan, Kasol & Manali — Six Nights in Kullu's Three Valleys

Manali · Kasol · Tirthan Valley
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A guided ecozone walk in the Great Himalayan National Park with the park permit

Two nights on the Tirthan river at the western gate of the Great Himalayan National Park, a World Heritage Site since 2014

The Spiti Circuit — Seven Nights from Shimla to Manali by Kinnaur, Kaza and ChandratalAdventure
India

The Spiti Circuit — Seven Nights from Shimla to Manali by Kinnaur, Kaza and Chandratal

Shimla · Manali · Kalpa · Tabo · Kaza
7 Nights / 8 Days
Price on Request
  • 7 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Daily breakfast
  • A camp stay near Chandratal in the operator-run camps below the lake

The Sutlej road into Kinnaur and a night at Kalpa, 2,960 m, facing the Kinnaur Kailash

Mussoorie, Dhanaulti & Rishikesh — A Garhwal Family Holiday, 5 NightsFamily
India

Mussoorie, Dhanaulti & Rishikesh — A Garhwal Family Holiday, 5 Nights

Mussoorie · Rishikesh · Dhanaulti
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Gun Hill ropeway tickets

Two nights on the Mussoorie ridge at about 2,000 m, with Gun Hill by ropeway and the level circuit of Camel's Back Road

Kumaon Honeymoon, 6 Nights: Nainital, Mukteshwar & BinsarHoneymoon
India

Kumaon Honeymoon, 6 Nights: Nainital, Mukteshwar & Binsar

Nainital · Almora · Mukteshwar
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Naini Lake rowing boat for two

Two nights by Naini Lake at 2,084 m: the rowing boats, the ropeway to Snow View at 2,270 m, and the Naina Devi temple on the shore

Haridwar & Rishikesh — Four Nights on the GangaWellness
India

Haridwar & Rishikesh — Four Nights on the Ganga

Rishikesh · Haridwar
4 Nights / 5 Days
Price on Request
  • 4 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Two guided yoga sessions at a riverside school in Rishikesh

The Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri in Haridwar, performed at sunset every evening on the ghat where the river leaves the hills

Chopta, Tungnath & Auli — The High Garhwal in Six NightsAdventure
India

Chopta, Tungnath & Auli — The High Garhwal in Six Nights

Rishikesh · Chopta · Joshimath · Auli
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • A local guide for the Tungnath and Chandrashila walk

Two nights at Chopta, 2,680 m, where the road ends at the meadow and the walking begins

Kumaon Temples & Tea — Almora, Jageshwar & Kausani, 5 NightsCultural
India

Kumaon Temples & Tea — Almora, Jageshwar & Kausani, 5 Nights

Almora · Kausani · Jageshwar
5 Nights / 6 Days
Price on Request
  • 5 nights' hand-picked accommodation
  • Breakfast and dinner daily
  • Jageshwar temple complex and archaeological museum entry

Two nights at Almora, 1,638 m, the Chand capital of 1568 with its flagstone bazaar and the Nanda Devi temple in the middle of it

The Four Cities — Seven Nights from Jaipur to UdaipurCultural
India

The Four Cities — Seven Nights from Jaipur to Udaipur

Jaipur · Jaisalmer · Jodhpur · Udaipur
7 Nights / 8 Days
Price on Request
  • 7 nights' accommodation — two nights Jaipur, two nights Jaisalmer, one night Jodhpur and two nights Udaipur.
  • Daily breakfast at the hotel, from Day 2 to Day 8.
  • Private airport transfer on arrival, Jaipur airport to your hotel.

The four colours of Rajasthan in seven nights.

Five Stops in Six Nights — The Wide Kerala CircuitWellness
India

Five Stops in Six Nights — The Wide Kerala Circuit

Kochi · Munnar · Thekkady · Alleppey · Kovalam
6 Nights / 7 Days
Price on Request
  • 6 nights' accommodation — one night each in Kochi, Thekkady, Alleppey and Kovalam, and two nights in Munnar.
  • Daily breakfast, from Day 2 to Day 7.
  • Private airport transfer on arrival, Kochi airport to your hotel.

Five Kerala destinations in six nights.

Choose your trip length

How long does India need

6 – 8 nights
The Golden Triangle
First visit · heritage · limited time
10 – 14 nights
Rajasthan in depth
Forts and palaces · culture · honeymoon
8 – 12 nights
Kerala — backwaters, hills and coast
Slow travel · wellness · families
9 – 12 nights
Ladakh and the high Himalaya
Mountains · summer travel · photography
Budget guidance

What an India journey costs

Package priceLand only

What the journeys above quote — stays, transfers, guiding. Flights excluded.

This guideWhole trip

An indicative all-in budget, international flights included.

Duration & RouteStyleEstimated Cost (per person)
Golden Triangle · 6–8 nightsComfortableMid-range
Golden Triangle · 6–8 nightsLuxury / heritage hotelsPremium
Rajasthan in depth · 10–14 nightsComfortableMid-range
Rajasthan in depth · 10–14 nightsPalace hotelsPremium
Kerala · 8–12 nightsComfortableMid-range
Ladakh · 9–12 nightsComfortableMid-range

What drives the number Season moves price more than anything else — Christmas, New Year and the festival weeks carry a substantial premium, and the shoulder months are materially cheaper for the same route. Heritage and palace properties are the other main variable: India’s top hotels compete internationally on price, and a single night in one can equal three in a good mid-range hotel. We quote each journey individually rather than from a fixed price list, because the same itinerary changes cost significantly with the dates.

When to go

India has no single best season

Peak
Oct – Mar
October – March · the plains and the south

The reliable window for Delhi, Rajasthan, Agra, Varanasi, the temple south and the beaches. Dry, clear and warm by day, genuinely cold in the north in December and January. This is also peak pricing and peak crowding, and Christmas–New Year books out months ahead.

Mountains
Apr – Jun
April – June · the Himalaya opens as the plains close

The plains become severe — 40–45°C is normal — and this is precisely when the mountains are at their best. Ladakh, Spiti, Sikkim and the Uttarakhand valleys are accessible, roads are open and passes are clear. The hill stations exist because of this season.

Monsoon
Jun – Sep
June – September · the monsoon, and where it is an asset

The rain arrives in Kerala around the start of June and moves north over six weeks. Most travellers avoid it; some should seek it. Kerala’s Ayurvedic season is deliberately monsoon, the Western Ghats are at their greenest, and Ladakh sits in the rain shadow and stays dry. Coastal Goa and the hills are the places to avoid.

Plan ahead
Varies
Festival periods · a separate calendar

Diwali (Oct/Nov), Holi (Mar), Pushkar Camel Fair (Nov) and Durga Puja in Kolkata (Sep/Oct) move by the lunar calendar each year. They are extraordinary to witness and they distort availability and price for weeks around them. Decide early whether you are travelling for a festival or around one.

Why Live Traveller

Planning India with us

Researched, not resold

Every destination we offer is researched and vetted by our team before we recommend it.

Quoted in writing

Every journey is quoted individually and in writing before you commit, so you know what is included before you decide.

Designed around you

Each journey is a starting point. Dates, pace, stays and routing are reworked around how you actually want to travel.

Before you book

Do you need a visa or a permit?

Carry original government photo ID for every traveller including children: hotels are required to record it, domestic airlines will not board without it, and permit checkposts ask for the original rather than a photograph. Everything else below is geographic — parts of the Northeast, the high-altitude belt, both island groups and the national parks are permit-controlled, for conservation or because they sit near an international border.

How far ahead Inner Line Permits are days rather than weeks and several states issue them online. Ladakh and Sikkim high-altitude permits are arranged locally, typically the day before. Lakshadweep and Andaman island travel need longer and should be started before you book flights. Safari slots are the real constraint — at the popular reserves in peak season they are taken months ahead.

Full India visa guidance →
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Before you book

The practical detail that makes Signature Journeys effortless — what to know before you go, from people who travel for a living.

Good to Know

Frequently asked

Ten days for one region, a fortnight for two, three weeks to add the Himalaya or the far south. India is a subcontinent and the most common planning mistake is trying to cross it — Delhi to Kochi is further than London to Athens. A first visit that covers one or two adjacent regions properly is far better than one that covers five badly.
There is no single answer, because the ideal month depends on the region. October to March suits the plains, Rajasthan, the temple south and the beaches; May to September is the season for Ladakh, Spiti and the Himalaya, which are closed or inaccessible in winter. When Rajasthan is at its best the mountains are under snow, and when Ladakh opens the plains are at 45°C. Choose the region first, then the month.
Yes, and slower than the map suggests. Indian Railways reaches almost everywhere, domestic flights are frequent and inexpensive, and a car with a driver costs a fraction of European equivalents. The adjustment is pace rather than availability: 250 km by road can take six hours, so build in one long transfer every three days rather than moving daily.
Fly anything over roughly 700 km, take the train between 300 and 700 km. Trains are better than flying where a Vande Bharat runs — Delhi–Varanasi, Mumbai–Ahmedabad, Chennai–Bengaluru are competitive once airport time is counted — and an overnight AC berth saves a hotel night. Fly when the leg crosses regions, such as Rajasthan to Kerala, which would otherwise consume a full day and a night.
Most international visitors do, and more than thirty nationalities can apply online for an e-Visa before travel in 30-day, one-year and five-year tourist categories. Apply through the official Government of India portal, which is widely imitated by paid intermediaries. Indian citizens need no visa domestically but should carry photo ID for every hotel, flight and train, and some regions require an Inner Line Permit regardless of nationality.
India is the best country in the world for vegetarian travel. Vegetarian is the default rather than a substitution, packaged food carries a green dot, and menus separate veg and non-veg outright. Jain food, prepared without root vegetables, is widely understood in western India. Vegans should say "no dairy" explicitly, because ghee, paneer and curd appear where a Western menu would not expect them.
River and backwater cruising is genuinely good; ocean cruising is limited. Kerala’s backwaters are the strongest proposition — a houseboat moving at walking pace through a hundred kilometres of connected waterway — and Ganges river cruises between Kolkata and Varanasi are a real and well-established option. Ocean cruising from Indian ports exists but is thin compared with the Mediterranean or Caribbean, and is better treated as a way to reach the Andamans or Lakshadweep than as a holiday in itself.
India is broadly safe for visitors who take normal precautions, with the usual caveats of any large, densely populated country. Petty theft and overcharging are the common problems rather than violence. Women travelling alone should take more care than in Western Europe, particularly at night and in less touristed areas; using pre-booked transport rather than hailing, and dressing conservatively, both help materially. Stomach upsets are the most likely thing to disrupt a trip — water and food discipline matter more than anything else.
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Athirappilly Waterfall Day TripAdventure
India

Athirappilly Waterfall Day Trip

Kochi
From₹8,000/ person
₹9,000Save ₹1,000
On double sharing basis
  • Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full day, including all transfers
  • Forest department entry tickets for the falls named in the itinerary
  • Bottled water in the vehicle

Athirappilly, the largest waterfall in Kerala

Jatayu Earth's Center Day TripCultural
India

Jatayu Earth's Center Day Trip

Varkala
From₹5,000/ person
₹6,000Save ₹1,000
On double sharing basis
  • Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full day, including all transfers
  • Entry and cable car ticket booking for the site named in the itinerary
  • Bottled water in the vehicle

A monumental modern sculpture on a hilltop, visible from a distance

Gavi Forest Day TripWildlife
India

Gavi Forest Day Trip

Thekkady
Price on Request
  • Private air-conditioned car with driver from Thekkady and back
  • Entry permit and forest package booking, arranged in advance
  • Guided forest activity as scheduled by the forest department on the day

A permit-controlled forest reserve with limited daily access

Munroe Island Backwater Day TripCultural
India

Munroe Island Backwater Day Trip

Kollam
From₹10,000/ person
₹11,000Save ₹1,000
On double sharing basis
  • Private air-conditioned car with driver for the full day, including all transfers
  • Shared or private country canoe with a local boatman, as specified when you book
  • Bottled water in the vehicle

Narrow village canals navigable only by small canoe

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