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India is a destination of extraordinary scale and variety, where ancient traditions, dramatic landscapes, and vibrant daily life create an unforgettable travel experience. Travelers are drawn by its remarkable contrasts: Mughal monuments and sacred temples, Himalayan mountain towns and tropical backwaters, bustling mega-cities and quiet desert villages. From watching the sunrise over the Taj Mahal to exploring Jaipur’s palaces, cruising Kerala’s waterways, spotting wildlife in national parks, or joining festivals filled with color, music, and ritual, India offers a depth of culture and sensory richness that few places can match.
For first-time visitors, popular highlights include the Golden Triangle of Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, as well as Varanasi for its spiritual atmosphere, Rajasthan for forts and desert heritage, Goa for beaches, and Kerala for nature and wellness retreats. Practical planning makes a big difference: distances are long, so it is best to focus on one region at a time; booking trains, flights, and major sights in advance can save time; and dressing modestly, carrying cash for smaller purchases, drinking filtered or bottled water, and allowing flexibility for crowds and traffic will help the trip go more smoothly. India can feel intense, but travelers who arrive with curiosity and patience are often rewarded with some of the world’s most memorable food, hospitality, and cultural experiences.
The best time to visit India is generally October to January, with October (0.22) and January (0.18) showing the strongest popularity and February (0.12) also remaining favorable. These months are typically preferred because the weather is cooler and more comfortable across many regions, making sightseeing, festivals, and longer journeys much easier than during the hotter pre-monsoon and rainy monsoon months.
After admiring the Junagarh Fort (City Palace) in the morning, where the widows of soldiers used to be burned alive with their dead husbands and almost all women & children...
Rent a scooter for about 5 euros, in order to plunge into the adventure of traffic. I got on the scooter and headed upstream to the Neer Garh waterfalls. It didn't take long for...
Hello dear friends, family and acquaintances! For almost a week now, I've been lying flat with bronchitis and have had a lot of time to reflect on my previous trip to India, so...
Hello dear ones, here I want to give my family and friends a brief insight into my trip to India from 25.08.-13.09.2016. I will try to summarize 2 days at a time and I hope you...
Hello everyone, In this section, I leave comments and notes that I have not included in the individual posts. You will often see the sun cross in images of temples and other...
No one should stay in Delhi for more than 1 or 2 days!! Do not let anyone approach you. If you need train tickets to Agra or Jaipur - etc. - book through 12goAsia or go directly...
Here are some collected impressions in pictorial form, from the 10 days I spent in Kochi. Details will follow personally when we meet again :)
This morning, surprisingly, the hotel manager came to us and said that we could move back to our old apartment. We were very happy about that because everything was quite...
Har Ki Dun Trek - Teil 4/7
Thekkady is located in the mountains, at an altitude of about 800m. On the way there, I visited a brick factory and a spice garden. Now that I am in the jungle, I went on a...
Good morning South India! I am pleasantly surprised. It is cleaner, no longer smells like urine, less poverty can be seen, the road conditions are better, and people don't stare...
The flight was mainly spent sleeping or eating & after checking in at the hotel, we immediately went on a tour to explore the sights of the capital with about 22 million...
In Pushkar, there is only a small lake, but it is not for bathing, but solely for praying. There is not much to see here, it's more of a place to relax. I walked to the market...
After leaving the jungle and seeing many monkeys running around freely, we arrived in Udaipur. On this day, we just went to the lake for a short while. The next day, we...
Hampi is located approximately 8 hours away from the big city of Bangalore, in the state of Karnataka. With my trip from Coimbatore to Hampi, my journey to North India begins,...
The many new impressions and experiences do not let me sleep at night. Therefore, I am quite disheveled in the morning, but a warm porridge with banana still helps to start the...
When we saw the next morning that the breakfast included in the price was more expensive than a la carte, we were furious. Our situation was shamelessly exploited, so we were...
Thankfully, my flight had no delay, immigration check went smoothly, and then it was all about WAITING - 10 hours. Because Nadia - a student from Spain, who is also doing her...
In the morning, we visited the residential houses of the city, which were beautifully painted from the outside. 🎨 One striking thing here: many begging children and cows on the...
We visited the Taj Mahal at sunrise and were allowed to admire it from the inside. It is a truly impressive building (a mausoleum to be exact 😌☝️), with a mosque and a...
We arrived at the hotel late in the evening on the first day. The next day, the alarm clock rang at 05:30 because we had a visit to the Taj Mahal and possibly the sunrise on the...
After a 5-hour drive from the desert, we arrived in the blue city of Jodphur. There, I immediately visited the Mehrangarh Fort. The next day was more for...
We really wanted to observe the Ganges at sunrise. At 5:30 a.m., we had to get up and look for a nice boat for 5 people. Since that was not particularly difficult given the...
Despite my good intentions, I naturally did not go to bed on time the night before, so I only had about three restless hours of sleep. The farewell was also not easy as...
Yesterday, on Saturday, I went to the zoo, which is 1 hour away from Bangalore. I went on a 1-hour safari at 10 am in the morning. It was pretty cool. I'm flying to Bangkok...
Jaipur was my destination today & I will be staying here for two nights. Around noon, I watched how fabrics were printed & carpets were made, by hand of course. It was...
On the 26th we drove to National Park Village to do the famous Tongariro Alpine Crossing on the 27th. This one-day tour is the most famous one-day hike in New Zealand and is...
... From the many unfiltered impressions that hit me during a tuktuk ride across the city and a visit to a temple.
Almost the entire bus ride, I (as always) slept through 🙈 First, we visited a city where a festival in honor of the Rat Goddess is celebrated for nine days. There was a huge...