Itineraries worth doing
Curator-picked multi-day plans across India — the classic Golden Triangle, deep South Indian temple runs, Ladakh in season, the Northeast Seven Sisters. Every day under 6 hours of driving; every hotel picked, not scraped.
Golden Triangle · 7 days · Delhi → Agra → Jaipur
The classic first-time India loop, done properly — not in three days.
Kerala backwaters + Munnar + Fort Kochi · 10 days
The slow, food-heavy, monsoon-adjacent way through India's least-hectic state.
Rajasthan loop · 14 days · Jaipur → Pushkar → Udaipur → Jodhpur → Jaisalmer
The full desert kingdom. Two weeks minimum; palace-hotels required.
South India temple trail · 12 days · Chennai → Madurai → Thanjavur → Mysore
Dravidian gopurams, Chola bronzes, and coastal Chettinad food.
Ladakh classic · 8 days · Leh + Pangong + Nubra
High-altitude Buddhist Tibet-in-India. Acclimatise or fail.
Goa · 6 days · North + South, two hotels
Do both Goas — don't try to compress them into one hotel.
Himalayan foothills · 10 days · Rishikesh → Mussoorie → Dharamshala
Ganges, colonial-era hill stations, and the Dalai Lama's town — one drive at a time.
Buddhist circuit · 9 days · Bodhgaya → Nalanda → Rajgir → Sarnath
The Buddha's own footprint. Ruins, monasteries, and pilgrims from a dozen Asian countries.
Wildlife safari · 8 days · Ranthambhore + Bandhavgarh
Two national parks, six safaris, best odds of a tiger sighting.
Hill stations in monsoon · 7 days · Coorg + Munnar
Green India — plantations, waterfalls, coffee, and no tourists.
Deccan triangle · 9 days · Hyderabad + Hampi + Mysore
Sultanate biryani, empire ruins, and palace lights — the Deccan plateau story arc.
Kolkata + Varanasi · 5 days
Bengali intellectual bones + Hindu spiritual bones — India's most-cultural weekend.
Northeast Seven Sisters · 14 days · Guwahati → Shillong → Kohima → Tawang
India's least-travelled quarter — bamboo villages, monasteries, tea, and world-war graves.
One week · first-timer's India (Delhi + Jaipur + Agra)
Never been. One week. Do the Golden Triangle without regretting it.
Two weeks · second-timer's India (Golden Triangle + Udaipur + Kerala)
You've done the North before. This adds the South's most-loved state.
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