India travel guides
Honest, practical guides to help you decide where and when to go — then plan it in a tap.
Rajasthan & the desert
Jaipur
Plan your Jaipur trip with this practical guide to forts, food, shopping and budget — including the best months to visit the Pink City.
Udaipur
Plan your Udaipur trip with this practical guide covering top sights, food, budget in ₹, getting around, and the best months to visit the City of Lakes.
Jodhpur
Plan your Jodhpur trip with this practical guide to Mehrangarh Fort, the blue old city, food, markets, budgets in ₹, and the best months to visit.
Jaisalmer
Plan your Jaisalmer trip with this practical guide covering the Golden Fort, havelis, desert safaris, best time to visit, budget, and getting around.
Pushkar
Plan your Pushkar trip with this practical guide covering the sacred lake, ghats, camel fair, budget stays, food and the best months to visit.
Rann of Kutch
Plan your trip to the Rann of Kutch's white salt desert — how to reach Dhordo, Rann Utsav tips, budget, nearby villages, and the best months to go.
Mount Abu
Rajasthan's only hill station: marble Jain temples, Nakki Lake, misty viewpoints and cool weather. A practical guide on when to go, what to see, and how to budget.
Bikaner
Plan your Bikaner trip with this practical guide covering Junagarh Fort, Karni Mata Temple, food, camel safaris, budget in ₹, and the best time to visit.
Ranthambore
Plan your Ranthambore trip with this guide to safari zones, tiger sightings, the fort, budget in ₹, and the best months to visit this Rajasthan tiger reserve.
The Himalayas & the Northeast
Manali
Plan your Manali trip with this honest guide covering Old Manali vs Mall Road, day trips to Solang and Rohtang, food, budget in ₹, and the best time to visit.
Shimla
Plan your Shimla trip with this guide to the Ridge, Mall Road, the toy train, Kufri day trips, food, budget and the best months to visit this Himachal hill town.
Srinagar
Plan your Srinagar trip with this practical guide covering Dal Lake houseboats, Mughal gardens, shikara rides, Gulmarg-Sonmarg day trips, food, budget and safety tips.
Rishikesh
Plan your Rishikesh trip with this practical guide covering ashrams, yoga, rafting, ghats, budget tips, and the best time to visit this Ganga-side town.
Darjeeling
Plan your Darjeeling trip with this honest guide: best time to visit, Kanchenjunga views, toy train tips, tea estates, food, budget and how to get there.
Guwahati
Plan your Guwahati trip: Kamakhya Temple, Brahmaputra river cruises, Assam food, best time to visit, budget in ₹, and how to use it as your Northeast base.
Leh Ladakh
Plan your Leh Ladakh trip with honest advice on permits, altitude acclimatisation, road trip routes, budget in ₹, and the best months to visit this high-altitude desert.
Gangtok
Plan your Gangtok trip with this practical guide covering permits, Tsomgo Lake, Nathula, food, budget, and the best months to see Kanchenjunga clearly.
Dharamshala
Plan your Dharamshala trip with this guide to McLeod Ganj, Triund, Tibetan culture, food, budget in ₹, and the best months to visit the Himalayan foothills.
North India — heritage & spirit
Agra
Plan your Agra trip with this practical guide to the Taj Mahal, Agra Fort, food, budget in ₹, getting around, and the best months to visit.
Varanasi
A practical Varanasi travel guide covering the ghats, Kashi Vishwanath, food, boat rides, budgets in ₹, and the best time to visit India's oldest living city.
Amritsar
Plan your Amritsar trip with this guide to the Golden Temple, Jallianwala Bagh, Wagah Border, street food and markets, budget, and the best time to visit.
Khajuraho
Plan your trip to Khajuraho with this guide to its UNESCO temples, erotic sculptures, nearby Panna National Park, budget tips, and the best months to visit.
Bodh Gaya
Plan your trip to Bodh Gaya, where Buddha attained enlightenment. Guide to the Mahabodhi Temple, monasteries, budget, getting there, and the best season to go.
Kerala & the south
Alleppey
Plan your Alleppey trip with this honest guide to houseboat stays, backwater villages, beaches, food and budget — plus the best months to visit Kerala's Venice.
Munnar
Plan your Munnar trip with this guide to tea estate views, trekking, wildlife, food and budget tips, plus honest advice on the best months to visit.
Kanyakumari
Plan your trip to Kanyakumari, India's southern tip where three seas meet. Best time to visit, Vivekananda Rock, sunrise tips, budget, and how to get there.
Pondicherry
Plan your Pondicherry trip with this guide covering the French Quarter, Auroville, beaches, food, budget in ₹, getting around, and the best time to visit.
Kochi
Plan your Kochi trip with this practical guide covering Fort Kochi, food, backwaters, budget in ₹, best season, and how to get around the city.
Wayanad
Plan your Wayanad trip with this practical guide to wildlife safaris, viewpoints, trekking, food, budget in ₹, getting around, and the best time to visit.
Madurai
Plan your Madurai trip with this practical guide to the Meenakshi Amman Temple, local food, budget, best months to visit, and how to get around the city.
The Western Ghats & Deccan
Coorg
Plan your Coorg trip with this honest guide to Madikeri, Kushalnagar and Coorg's coffee estates, covering the best time to visit, budget, food and things to do.
Ooty
Plan your Ooty trip with this practical guide covering the toy train, tea gardens, Doddabetta, food, budget in ₹, and the best months to avoid the crowds.
Mahabaleshwar
Plan your Mahabaleshwar trip with this practical guide covering weather, viewpoints, strawberry farms, food, budget in ₹, and how to get there from Pune or Mumbai.
Hampi
Plan your Hampi trip with this practical guide: getting there, Hampi Bazaar vs Virupapur Gaddi, top ruins, boulder sunsets, food, budget, and the best months to go.
Chikmagalur
Plan your Chikmagalur trip with this guide to coffee estates, Mullayanagiri treks, waterfalls, budget tips, and the best months to visit this Karnataka hill town.
Lonavala
Plan your Lonavala trip with this practical guide covering monsoon views, forts, caves, chikki shopping, budget tips, and the best time to visit near Mumbai and Pune.
Matheran
Plan your trip to Matheran, the tiny car-free hill station near Mumbai. Toy train, viewpoints, horse rides, budget tips and the best time to visit.
Beaches & the coast
Goa
A practical Goa travel guide covering North vs South Goa, beaches, food, nightlife, budget in ₹, getting around and the best time to visit.
Tarkarli
Tarkarli travel guide: white-sand beaches, scuba diving, Sindhudurg Fort and Malvani seafood. Best time to visit, how to reach, and a realistic budget.
Gokarna
Plan your Gokarna trip with this practical guide to its beaches, temple town, food, budget in ₹, and the best time to visit this laid-back Karnataka coast town.
Murudeshwar
Plan your Murudeshwar trip: the giant Shiva statue, temple gopuram views, beach time, and easy add-ons like Gokarna and Jog Falls. Costs, timing & tips inside.
Diu
Plan your Diu trip: best beaches, the old Portuguese fort, seafood, liquor rules, budget tips, and the best months to visit this quiet island getaway.
Kovalam
Kovalam travel guide covering the best beaches, Ayurveda stays, food, budget in ₹, getting there and around, plus honest tips on the best time to visit.
Varkala
Plan your Varkala trip with this honest guide to the cliff, beaches, backwaters and temples — best time to visit, budget in ₹, food and safety tips.
Mahabalipuram
Plan your Mahabalipuram trip with this guide to the Shore Temple, Pancha Rathas, beaches and food, plus how to get there from Chennai and when to go.
Puri
Plan your Puri trip with this guide to the Jagannath Temple, Golden Beach, Konark day trips, food, budget and the safest months to visit Odisha's temple town.
Visakhapatnam
Plan your Visakhapatnam trip with this guide to Vizag's beaches, Araku Valley, submarine museum, seafood, budget, and the best months to visit.
Havelock Island
Plan your trip to Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep) with this guide to Radhanagar Beach, scuba diving, ferries from Port Blair, budget tips and the best season.