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The honeycomb facade of the Hawa Mahal, Jaipur

in Destinations

Rajasthan

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Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Jaisalmer, Pushkar and the country between them. The India most first visits are built around, and the one most easily rushed.

Tea terraces on a hillside

in Good to Know

When to Travel

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Which month, and what that month actually gives you. Season by season rather than a single best answer.

An airport terminal at night

in Good to Know

Getting In

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Visas, flights, arrival and the first few hours. Rules change, so this room points at the current guidance rather than repeating it.

Shikaras on Dal Lake seen from above

Destinations

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Where to go, and why one region rather than another. Six rooms below, by part of the country.

A narrow lane of shops in Old Delhi

in Good to Know

Money & Tipping

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Cards, cash, ATMs and what is customary. Figures move, so the answers here come from a curator rather than a table.

A boat on the Kerala backwaters at dusk

in Destinations

Kerala & the South

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Backwaters, tea hills, temple towns and the Coromandel coast. A different climate, a different calendar and a different food culture.

A tiger in long grass

Journeys

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The journeys themselves. What each one is and who leads it.

Spices growing on a plantation

in Good to Know

Health & Food

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Water, ice, raw salad, spice, and eating well without spending a day of the trip regretting it.

An artisan at work in a small workshop

Good to Know

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Seasons and visas. Dress and health and tipping. The practical things worth knowing before India.

A monastery built into cliffs in Ladakh

in Destinations

Himalaya & Ladakh

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Ladakh, Spiti, Sikkim and the hill stations. The one part of India that runs on a summer calendar.

The ramparts of Amber Fort above the lake

in Good to Know

What to Wear

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Layers, seasons, temple dress and the footwear that makes a temple day pleasant rather than a chore.

A tiger at the water in Ranthambore

in Destinations

Wildlife & Parks

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Ranthambore, Bandhavgarh, Kanha, Pench, Kabini, Kaziranga. Tigers, and everything else that lives around them.

Steps and boats on the ghats at Varanasi

in Destinations

Varanasi & the Ganges

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The oldest continuously inhabited city many travellers will ever stand in, and the river it is arranged around.

A tented camp at dusk

Ask a Curator

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A question put to the people who plan the journeys. Answered in the open so one answer serves everybody.

Lamps raised during the evening aarti on the Ganges

in Good to Know

Photography & Etiquette

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Asking first, where cameras are not allowed, drones, and the difference between photographing a person and photographing scenery.