India, region by region
Every state, every district
36 states and union territories — tourist circuits, must-see places and unexplored corners, district by district. Start in the North East, or wander anywhere.
North East
Eight states of mist, monasteries, rhinos and living-root bridges.
North EastArunachal PradeshLand of the dawn-lit mountains, monasteries and tribal valleys27 districts · October to April
North EastAssamTea gardens, one-horned rhinos and the mighty Brahmaputra35 districts · November to April
North EastManipurJewel land of floating lakes, polo and dance16 districts · October to March
North EastMeghalayaAbode of clouds: living root bridges, caves and waterfalls12 districts · October to May
North EastMizoramLand of the blue mountains, song and hill-top towns11 districts · October to March
North EastNagalandLand of festivals: Naga warrior heritage, Hornbill and hills16 districts · October to May
North EastSikkimKanchenjunga's kingdom of monasteries, lakes and rhododendrons6 districts · March to May and October to early December
North EastTripuraPalaces, rock carvings and quiet hills beside Bangladesh8 districts · October to MarchNorth
Himalayan kingdoms, Sikh and Mughal heritage, and the high passes.
Union TerritoryChandigarhLe Corbusier's planned city of sectors, rock gardens and tree-lined avenues4 districts · October to March
Union TerritoryDelhiSeven cities in one: Mughal grandeur, colonial boulevards and street-food nights11 districts · October to March
NorthHaryanaWhere the Mahabharata field meets mustard plains and modern Gurugram23 districts · October to March
NorthHimachal PradeshApple orchards, deodar forests and the high Spiti desert12 districts · March to June
Union TerritoryJammu & KashmirSaffron fields, houseboats and pilgrim paths beneath the Pir Panjal20 districts · April to October
Union TerritoryLadakhHigh desert, Buddhist monasteries and electric blue lakes8 districts · May to September
NorthPunjabGolden Temple glow, mustard fields and a feast at every table23 districts · October to March
NorthUttarakhandDevbhumi of Char Dham shrines, Himalayan peaks and Kumaon lakes13 districts · March to JuneWest
Desert forts, Gujarat's wild coast, Maharashtra's caves and Goa's beaches.
Union TerritoryDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuPortuguese forts, sea breezes and tribal forests on the west coast.3 districts · October to March
WestGoaSun, sand, spice and Portuguese-era charm by the Arabian Sea.3 districts · November to February
WestGujaratLions, white deserts, ancient ports and Gandhi's footsteps.34 districts · October to March
WestMaharashtraFrom Mumbai's skyline to Ajanta's caves and Sahyadri forts.36 districts · October to February
WestRajasthanForts, palaces and golden dunes in the Land of Kings.41 districts · October to MarchSouth
Backwaters, temple towns, coffee hills and long coastlines.
SouthAndhra PradeshSacred hills, Buddhist ruins, Eastern Ghats valleys and a 970 km coast26 districts · October to March
SouthKarnatakaRuined empires, coffee hills, wild forests and a long coast31 districts · October to March
SouthKeralaBackwaters, spice hills and a coastline that unhurries you14 districts · September to March
Union TerritoryPuducherryFrench boulevards, ochre villas and a sea-facing slow life4 districts · October to March
SouthTamil NaduGopuram skylines, Chola bronzes, tea hills and a sacred southern tip38 districts · October to March
SouthTelanganaNizam grandeur, Kakatiya stone art and Deccan plateau wilds33 districts · October to FebruaryEast
Bengal's art and tea, Odisha's temples, Bihar's Buddhist trail.
EastBiharWhere the Buddha woke and ancient universities rose38 districts · October to March
EastJharkhandLand of forests: waterfalls, Parasnath hills and tribal heart24 districts · October to March
EastOdishaTemples, tribal hills, turtles and the Jagannath coast30 districts · October to March
EastWest BengalHimalayan tea hills to mangrove tigers, all with art and sweets23 districts · October to MarchCentral
Tiger forests, Khajuraho's temples and the Ganga heartland.
CentralChhattisgarhWaterfalls, tribal Bastar and ancient forest temples33 districts · October to March
CentralMadhya PradeshIndia's tiger state: temples, forts and wild forests55 districts · October to March
CentralUttar PradeshTaj, Ganga ghats, Buddha's footprints and Awadhi feasts75 districts · October to March
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