Where We Plan

74 destinations, with new ones added most days. Pick one to see when to go, where to stay and what not to miss. Somewhere else in mind? Ask us.

India

• KeralaTea hills, backwaters, spice country and Ayurveda — calm and green.
• RajasthanForts, palaces, bazaars and lake sunsets — India’s great heritage circuit.
• GoaBeaches, Portuguese-era heritage, seafood shacks and easy nightlife.
• Himachal PradeshPine valleys, snow passes, cafés and Tibetan culture.
• KashmirHouseboats on Dal Lake, meadows and snow at Gulmarg.
• LadakhHigh-altitude deserts, monasteries and blue lakes.
• UttarakhandYoga in Rishikesh, hill stations and tigers at Jim Corbett.
• HyderabadGolconda Fort, Charminar, Qutb Shahi tombs and the best biryani in India.
• Delhi & AgraMughal monuments, bazaars and the Taj Mahal.
• Varanasi & AyodhyaGhats, aartis, temples and the spiritual heart of India.
• Andaman IslandsTurquoise water, coral reefs and quiet white-sand beaches.
• Sikkim & DarjeelingHimalayan views, monasteries, tea estates and the toy train.
• Meghalaya & AssamLiving-root bridges, waterfalls and rhinos at Kaziranga.
• Madhya PradeshTiger reserves, Khajuraho temples and Orchha’s palaces.
• KarnatakaCoorg’s coffee hills, Mysore palace and the ruins of Hampi.
• Tamil Nadu & PuducherryGreat temples, French-quarter cafés and Ooty’s tea hills.
• GujaratThe white Rann of Kutch, Gir lions and the Statue of Unity.
• Mumbai & MaharashtraMumbai’s energy, Ajanta–Ellora caves and Sahyadri hill stations.
• OdishaSun Temple at Konark, Puri’s Jagannath and Chilika’s dolphins.
• Amritsar & PunjabThe Golden Temple, Wagah border and legendary Punjabi food.
• LakshadweepCoral atolls, shallow turquoise lagoons and small-island quiet, reached by a short hop from Kochi.
• NagalandNaga tribal culture, the Hornbill Festival at Kisama, the Dzükou Valley trek and Khonoma’s green village.
• Kolkata & SundarbansColonial landmarks, potters’ lanes and Bengali food in Kolkata, then mangrove boat safaris in the Sundarban Tiger Reserve.
• Andhra Pradesh (Vizag & Araku)Bay of Bengal beaches and naval museums in Vizag, with limestone caves and coffee hills up in the Araku Valley.

Asia

• BaliRice terraces, temples, cafés and beaches — easy to make relaxed or adventurous.
• VietnamStreet food, limestone bays and lantern-lit old towns — great value.
• Cambodia (Angkor Wat)Angkor Wat and the jungle temples of Siem Reap, plus riverside Phnom Penh.
• ThailandBangkok’s energy, Phuket and Krabi beaches, temples and great value.
• SingaporeClean, safe and easy — world-class attractions for families.
• MalaysiaKuala Lumpur skyline, Langkawi beaches and Penang street food.
• JapanTokyo’s neon, Kyoto’s temples, Mt Fuji and superb rail travel.
• South KoreaSeoul’s palaces and K-culture, Busan’s coast and Jeju island.
• TaiwanNight markets, Taroko Gorge, hot springs and Taipei 101.
• PhilippinesIsland-hopping in Palawan, Boracay’s white sand and reef diving.
• ChinaThe Great Wall, Forbidden City, Shanghai skyline and karst landscapes.
• MongoliaEndless steppe, nomad gers, the Gobi and Naadam festival.
• NepalKathmandu’s temples, Pokhara’s lakes, Chitwan’s rhinos and Himalayan views.
• BhutanDzongs, monasteries and the Tiger’s Nest — calm, green and carefully paced.
• Sri LankaColombo’s sea front, Kandy’s Temple of the Tooth, Sigiriya, the Ramayana trail and Dutch-built Galle Fort.
• Hong KongHarbour skyline, the Peak, Disneyland and the Big Buddha, with plenty of Indian vegetarian food in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Middle East & Central Asia

• DubaiShort flight, family-friendly, theme parks, desert and shopping.
• TurkeyIstanbul’s mosques and bazaars, Cappadocia balloons and the Aegean coast.
• GeorgiaTbilisi’s old town, Caucasus mountains and wine country.
• AzerbaijanBaku’s Flame Towers, the walled old city and fire mountains.
• UzbekistanSilk Road cities — Samarkand, Bukhara and Khiva.
• KazakhstanAlmaty’s mountains, canyons and alpine lakes.
• OmanForts, wadis, desert camps and a calm, uncrowded coast.
• QatarDoha’s museums, souqs and desert inland sea — an easy short break.

Europe

• SwitzerlandLakes, glaciers and mountain railways — scenic, efficient and expensive.
• United KingdomLondon’s landmarks, the Scottish Highlands and storybook villages.
• FranceParis, the Riviera, Loire châteaux and Disneyland.
• ItalyRome, Florence, Venice and the Amalfi Coast — art, food and views.
• SpainBarcelona’s Gaudí, Madrid’s museums and Andalusia’s palaces.
• PortugalLisbon’s hills, Porto’s port wine and Algarve cliffs.
• GreeceAthens’ Acropolis and island sunsets in Santorini and Mykonos.
• GermanyBerlin’s history, Bavaria’s castles and the Rhine and Black Forest.
• NetherlandsAmsterdam’s canals, tulip fields and windmill villages.
• BelgiumBruges’ canals, Brussels’ Grand Place, chocolate and waffles.
• SloveniaLake Bled, Alpine valleys and Postojna’s caves — Europe’s green gem.
• CroatiaDubrovnik’s walls, Split, island-hopping and Plitvice lakes.

Africa & Islands

• MaldivesOver-water villas, house reefs and total relaxation.
• MauritiusLagoons, mountains, Indian heritage and great honeymoon resorts.
• SeychellesGranite boulders, empty beaches and giant tortoises.
• MoroccoMarrakech souks, Sahara camps, Fes medina and blue Chefchaouen.
• EgyptPyramids, a Nile cruise to Luxor’s temples and Red Sea reefs.
• South AfricaTable Mountain and the Cape, Johannesburg’s history and big-game safaris around Kruger.
• KenyaMaasai Mara game drives and the Great Migration, Rift Valley lakes, and Nairobi’s Indian food scene.

Oceania

• AustraliaSydney’s harbour, the Great Barrier Reef, Melbourne and the Gold Coast.
• New ZealandFjords, lakes, glaciers and adventure capital Queenstown.

Americas

• USANew York, Washington, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, California and Orlando.
• CanadaRocky Mountain lakes, Niagara, Vancouver and Québec’s old town.
• PeruMachu Picchu, Cusco and the Sacred Valley.
• BrazilRio’s beaches and Christ the Redeemer, and Iguazu Falls.
• ArgentinaBuenos Aires tango and Patagonia’s glaciers.