With its sumptuous mix of traditions, spiritual beliefs, festivals, architecture and landscapes, India will set your memories ablaze long after you've left its shores.
India is a patchwork quilt of a thousand polarized traditions and cultures woven together into one colorful expression. It is grand and enigmatic, vibrant and mystifying, old and wild. India is too vast and diverse that it would take a lifetime to experience everything it has to offer.
Some of India’s most impressive landmarks are located in Northern India and Rajasthan; this region is home to majestic desert fortifications, floating palaces, and iconic temples that will open your eyes to India’s colorful past. Admire the lonely Himalayan scenery of the far North, where Buddhist monasteries are placed perilously on mountain slopes and covered with prayer flags.
However, this area is also home to ancient cave temples, Buddhist complexes, and India’s commercial center, Mumbai, the “gateway to India,” where your senses will be overloaded at the spice bazaars, fragrant with jasmine and cardamom. Central India is rightfully famous for its wildlife, and its collection of national parks is arguably the best place to see the majestic tiger in the wild. Take in Goa’s exotic beaches and the best seafood curries have to offer.
Travel to the East to explore colonial Kolkata’s vestiges of the British Raj and Varanasi, India’s holiest Hindu city. On leisurely excursions through the mist-shrouded tea plantations in Darjeeling, take in the relaxed pace of the chilly hill region. Visit the temples in Orissa and cruise the Hugli and Brahmaputra rivers; look for rhinos in Assam’s pristine national parks; discover Nagaland’s unique indigenous heritage; or visit the sparsely populated state of Arunachal Pradesh.
India’s lush regions can be explored in the picturesque South. Kerala is a verdant paradise surrounded by coconut plantations, undeveloped beaches, lush paddy fields, and tranquil backwaters filled with birds. Whatever path you choose in India, you will be astounded by the wide variety that this enchanted nation has to offer.
Bordered by the Thar desert and tempered by the cooling Arabian sea breezes, West India is less visited but intriguing part of India. Rich in natural resources, ancient caves, towering temples, arid salt marshes and the commercial beating heart – Mumbai. Venture beyond the bright lights, big city of Mumbai to Gujarat, birth place of Gandhi and the last natural habitat for the endangered Asiatic Lion.
Best Time to visit India
India is vast. Its climate is so diverse that attempting to sum it up is like attempting to summarize the weather throughout Europe. In India, there are always beautiful spots to visit at any time of the year, but since each region has a unique climate, it's sad that the weather doesn't always behave predictably. From June to August, there is a single distinct monsoon, and generally speaking, you may travel to most places from October through to March.
Best Time
October – April
(ex. parts of Himalayas)
April – May
(Sikkim/Himachal Pradesh)
May – September
(Ladakh)
Monsoon Season
May – September
(Entire country)
October – November
(Tamil Nadu)
Beach Season
October – April
(Kerala & Goa)
January – May
(Tamil Nadu)
January – July
(South west coast)
Wildlife
October – June
(All national parks)
