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Goa
Beach
India's Tropical Paradise

Goa

Palm-fringed beaches, private villas and Portuguese heritage — refined into effortless days by the Arabian Sea.

Duration
6 nights
Best
November – March
Stay
Beachfront villas
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Kerala
Nature
God's Own Country

Kerala

Wake up beside tranquil backwaters, stay in award-winning resorts, and experience Kerala at its finest.

Duration
7 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Backwater houseboat & spa
GuideJourney
Rajasthan
Royal
The Land of Kings

Rajasthan

Live for a week inside palaces where maharajas once slept, with private dinners under desert stars.

Duration
9 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Heritage palaces
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Agra
Culture
Home of the Timeless Taj Mahal

Agra

Private sunrise at the Taj Mahal, followed by breakfast on a garden terrace with the monument in view.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Taj-view suite
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Jaipur
Royal
The Pink City

Jaipur

Rose-hued palaces, artisan workshops and evenings in a garden courtyard behind fortress walls.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Palace stay
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Udaipur
Romantic
The Venice of the East

Udaipur

A city floating on lakes, where the finest hotels in the world sit mirrored on still water.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Lake palace
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Delhi
Culture
A Tale of Seven Cities

Delhi

Layers of empires in one capital — imperial gardens, Mughal tombs and the finest tables in India.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Imperial suite
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Mumbai
Culture
The City of Dreams

Mumbai

Colonial grandeur meets modern India — art galleries, harbour views and rooftop dinners over the Arabian Sea.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – February
Stay
Harbour-view suite
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Varanasi
Culture
The Spiritual Heart of India

Varanasi

The oldest living city in the world — private boat rituals at dawn and evening ceremonies on the Ganges.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Riverside villa
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Rishikesh
Wellness
The Yoga Capital of the World

Rishikesh

Where the Ganges leaves the Himalayas — private yoga pavilions and Ayurveda retreats above the river.

Duration
5 nights
Best
September – April
Stay
Ananda in the Himalayas
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Dharamshala
Mountains
Little Lhasa in the Himalayas

Dharamshala

Pine forests, monasteries and thin mountain air — an unhurried retreat above the clouds.

Duration
4 nights
Best
March – June, September – November
Stay
Mountain retreat
GuideJourney
Ladakh
Mountains
The Land of High Passes

Ladakh

Ancient monasteries above lunar valleys — the quietest luxury in India, at the roof of the world.

Duration
6 nights
Best
June – September
Stay
Luxury tented camp
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Kashmir
Nature
Heaven on Earth

Kashmir

Snow-tipped peaks, Mughal gardens and heritage houseboats moored on Dal Lake at sunrise.

Duration
6 nights
Best
April – October
Stay
Heritage houseboat & alpine resort
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Andaman Islands
Beach
India's Emerald Islands

Andaman Islands

Private beaches, coral reefs and overwater sunsets — India's most exclusive tropical secret.

Duration
6 nights
Best
November – April
Stay
Private beach villa
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Hampi
Culture
The Lost Kingdom of Vijayanagara

Hampi

A UNESCO landscape of temples and boulders — dawn walks through empires abandoned in stone.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – February
Stay
Heritage tented villa
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Mysore
Royal
The City of Palaces

Mysore

Sandalwood, silk and a palace lit by ninety thousand lights — southern India at its most regal.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Palace suite
GuideJourney
Coorg
Nature
The Scotland of India

Coorg

Coffee plantations, misty hills and quiet plantation villas — the south's most unhurried escape.

Duration
4 nights
Best
October – May
Stay
Plantation villa
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Ranthambore
Adventure
The Kingdom of the Royal Bengal Tiger

Ranthambore

Private safaris at dawn and dusk from a luxury tented camp beside an ancient fort.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – April
Stay
Aman-i-Khás luxury camp
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Golden Triangle
Culture
Delhi · Agra · Jaipur

Golden Triangle

India's most iconic route, refined into one seamless private journey through three imperial capitals.

Duration
8 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Grand luxury circuit
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Luxury Grand India Journey
Luxury
India, End to End

Luxury Grand India Journey

Palaces, backwaters, mountains and islands — the finest of India, arranged as one unhurried journey.

Duration
18 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Signature grand tour
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Amritsar
Culture
The Golden City of the Sikhs

Amritsar

The shimmering Golden Temple, langar hospitality and Punjab's warmest welcome — an intimate 3-night pilgrimage.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Heritage haveli suites
GuideJourney
Jodhpur
Royal
The Blue City & the Sky Fort

Jodhpur

Sleep in the Umaid Bhawan Palace, wake to a sea of indigo houses under Mehrangarh — Rajasthan at its most operatic.

Duration
4 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Palace suite
GuideJourney
Jaisalmer
Royal
The Golden Desert Fortress

Jaisalmer

Camp under a canopy of stars in the Thar, ride camels at dusk, and wake up inside a 12th-century living sandstone fort.

Duration
4 nights
Best
October – February
Stay
Luxury desert camp
GuideJourney
Pushkar
Culture
Sacred Lake of the Camel Fair

Pushkar

One of the five sacred lakes of Hinduism, India's only Brahma temple, and the world's most famous camel fair — a two-night ritual pause.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Boutique heritage haveli
GuideJourney
Khajuraho
Culture
The Temples of Divine Love

Khajuraho

UNESCO temples carved with the most intricate sculpture in India — an art-history masterclass in two quiet nights.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Boutique heritage
GuideJourney
Darjeeling
Mountains
Queen of the Himalayan Hills

Darjeeling

First-flush tea at Glenburn, sunrise on Kanchenjunga from Tiger Hill, and the toy-train chuff of the UNESCO Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

Duration
3 nights
Best
March – May, September – November
Stay
Colonial tea-estate bungalow
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Sikkim
Mountains
The Buddhist Kingdom

Sikkim

Monasteries, alpine lakes and Kanchenjunga up close — a spiritual, chauffeur-driven Himalayan trail.

Duration
4 nights
Best
March – May, October – December
Stay
Boutique mountain retreat
GuideJourney
Kaziranga
Nature
One-Horned Rhino Kingdom

Kaziranga

The world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinos, tigers, elephants and wetlands — a UNESCO wildlife sanctuary in Assam.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – April
Stay
Luxury tented safari lodge
GuideJourney
Meghalaya
Nature
Land of the Clouds & Living Root Bridges

Meghalaya

The wettest place on earth, waterfalls that never stop, and living-root bridges grown by the Khasi people for 500 years.

Duration
4 nights
Best
October – April
Stay
Boutique nature lodge
GuideJourney
Sundarbans
Nature
Mangrove Kingdom of the Royal Bengal Tiger

Sundarbans

The world's largest mangrove forest, where tigers swim and rivers meet the sea — a private houseboat expedition.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – March
Stay
Luxury river boat
GuideJourney
Konark & Puri
Culture
Sun Temple & Sacred Coast

Konark & Puri

The 13th-century Konark chariot temple, the Puri Jagannath pilgrimage, and Odisha's quiet Bay-of-Bengal beaches.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – February
Stay
Beach heritage resort
GuideJourney
Hyderabad
Luxury
City of the Nizams & Biryani

Hyderabad

The Charminar, the Nizam's palaces and India's finest Dum biryani — the deep south, meets the Deccan, meets modern luxury.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Palace hotel
GuideJourney
Chettinad
Culture
Mansions of the Merchant Kings

Chettinad

Vast 1,000-column Chettiar mansions, spice-fired cuisine and a rural Tamil Nadu that time forgot.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – February
Stay
Heritage mansion
GuideJourney
Mahabalipuram
Culture
Shore Temples of the Pallavas

Mahabalipuram

UNESCO 7th-century rock-cut temples on the Bay of Bengal — bronze workshops, monolithic elephants and a sea breeze.

Duration
2 nights
Best
November – February
Stay
Beach resort
GuideJourney
Puducherry
Beach
The French Riviera of India

Puducherry

Mustard-yellow colonial villas, croissants at breakfast, Auroville's utopian township, and long slow days by the Bay of Bengal.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – February
Stay
French Quarter boutique
GuideJourney
Spiti Valley
Mountains
The Little Tibet of India

Spiti Valley

1,000-year-old monasteries at 4,000m, moonscapes and the highest villages in Asia — a slow, high-altitude expedition.

Duration
6 nights
Best
May – October
Stay
Boutique mountain lodge
GuideJourney
Rann of Kutch
Adventure
White Salt Desert of Gujarat

Rann of Kutch

A luminescent white salt plain that stretches to the horizon, tribal artisan villages, and India's most photogenic full-moon festival.

Duration
4 nights
Best
November – February (Rann Utsav)
Stay
Luxury tented city
GuideJourney
Lakshadweep
Beach
India's Maldives

Lakshadweep

Coral atolls in the Arabian Sea, 5-star water villas on Bangaram, and diving in some of the clearest water in Asia.

Duration
5 nights
Best
November – April
Stay
Overwater villa
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Bandhavgarh
Nature
The Land of the Tiger

Bandhavgarh

The highest density of Bengal tigers in India, jeep safaris through Sal forest, and a luxury tented camp at the park's edge.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – June
Stay
Luxury tented lodge
GuideJourney
Gokarna
Beach
Karnataka's Secret Beaches

Gokarna

Half Moon and Om beaches, 5th-century temples, and cliff-top yoga at sunset — an off-the-radar coastal pause.

Duration
4 nights
Best
November – February
Stay
Cliff-top villa
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Munnar
Mountains
Kerala's Tea-Country Hills

Munnar

Emerald tea gardens at 1,600m, colonial planter bungalows, and the shy Nilgiri Tahr in Eravikulam National Park.

Duration
3 nights
Best
September – March
Stay
Tea estate bungalow
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Shimla
Mountains
The Summer Capital of the Raj

Shimla

Cedar ridges, Viceregal Lodge and the UNESCO Kalka–Shimla toy train — the Raj at 2,200m.

Duration
4 nights
Best
March – June, September – December
Stay
Colonial heritage suite
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Manali
Mountains
Himalayas at Their Most Cinematic

Manali

Deodar forests, the turquoise Beas, Solang snowfields and Naggar's 500-year-old castle.

Duration
4 nights
Best
March – June, September – November
Stay
Riverside mountain lodge
GuideJourney
Nainital
Mountains
The Lake District of the Himalayas

Nainital

A pear-shaped emerald lake ringed by seven hills, Raj-era boat clubs and Kumaon's finest sunsets.

Duration
3 nights
Best
March – June, September – November
Stay
Lakeside colonial villa
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Ooty
Mountains
Queen of the Nilgiris

Ooty

Tea slopes, eucalyptus air and the UNESCO Nilgiri Mountain Railway winding through the Blue Mountains.

Duration
4 nights
Best
September – May
Stay
Colonial planter estate
GuideJourney
Kodaikanal
Mountains
The Princess of Hill Stations

Kodaikanal

Shola forests, a star-shaped lake and cliff-edge views over the Palani hills.

Duration
3 nights
Best
September – May
Stay
Forest-edge heritage retreat
GuideJourney
Ajanta & Ellora
Culture
Rock-Cut Wonders of the Deccan

Ajanta & Ellora

Two UNESCO cave complexes: 2nd-century BCE Buddhist frescoes and a temple carved top-down from a single cliff.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Heritage city hotel
GuideJourney
Mount Abu
Mountains
Rajasthan's Only Hill Station

Mount Abu

Nakki Lake, Aravalli granite and the Dilwara temples — the finest marble carving in India.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Lakeside heritage palace
GuideJourney
Gir National Park
Nature
The Last Home of the Asiatic Lion

Gir National Park

The only place on earth outside Africa where wild lions roam — 674 of them in Gujarat's teak forest.

Duration
3 nights
Best
December – April
Stay
Safari lodge suite
GuideJourney
Jim Corbett
Nature
India's First National Park

Jim Corbett

Sal forest, the Ramganga river and one of the densest wild tiger populations in the country.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – June
Stay
Riverside jungle lodge
GuideJourney
Kanha National Park
Nature
The Jungle Book Forest

Kanha National Park

Sal groves and vast meadows that inspired Kipling — plus the world's last hard-ground barasingha.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – June
Stay
Design safari lodge
GuideJourney
Bodh Gaya
Culture
Where the Buddha Woke Up

Bodh Gaya

The Mahabodhi Temple and the descendant of the Bodhi tree — Buddhism's single holiest place.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Serene garden retreat
GuideJourney
Madurai
Culture
The Temple City That Never Sleeps

Madurai

2,500 years old, built in concentric squares around the Meenakshi temple's fourteen painted gopurams.

Duration
3 nights
Best
November – February
Stay
Heritage courtyard hotel
GuideJourney
Kanyakumari
Beach
Land's End of India

Kanyakumari

Where the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean meet at the subcontinent's final rock.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Ocean-view suite
GuideJourney
Fort Kochi
Culture
Six Centuries of Traders in One Street

Fort Kochi

Chinese fishing nets, Portuguese churches, a Dutch palace and India's oldest active synagogue.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Waterfront heritage mansion
GuideJourney
Bikaner
Royal
The Desert City of Camels and Havelis

Bikaner

Junagarh — the fort the Mughals never took — plus red sandstone havelis and the world's finest camel research farm.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Palace hotel suite
GuideJourney
Shekhawati
Culture
The World's Largest Open-Air Gallery

Shekhawati

Two thousand painted havelis across Mandawa, Nawalgarh and Fatehpur — frescoed merchant mansions on every lane.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Restored haveli suite
GuideJourney
Orchha
Culture
The Bundela Kingdom Time Forgot

Orchha

Riverside cenotaphs, the 17th-century Jehangir Mahal and near-total quiet on the Betwa.

Duration
2 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Riverside heritage camp
GuideJourney
Tawang
Mountains
Monasteries at the Edge of Tibet

Tawang

India's largest monastery at 3,048m, Sela Pass snowfields and Monpa villages in the eastern Himalaya.

Duration
5 nights
Best
March – June, September – October
Stay
Mountain heritage lodge
GuideJourney
Bhubaneswar & Konark
Culture
The Temple Capital of Odisha

Bhubaneswar & Konark

Lingaraj, Mukteshwar and 700 sandstone shrines, an hour from Konark's stone sun chariot.

Duration
3 nights
Best
October – March
Stay
Contemporary luxury hotel
GuideJourney