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Vacation in India : Highlights & Travel Tips
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.
Best time to travel India
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.
Best travel reports from India
Arrival in India
Yesterday I said goodbye to my family in Frankfurt, and today I'm already in India. The first thing I feel as I come out of the airport is the sensation of being somewhere...
In the birthplace of yoga
My upcoming Yin Yoga teacher training is now taking me to Rishikesh for the first time, the yoga city in northern India on the holy Ganges. It's quite a temperature drop for me...
Yoga, Massage, More
Yesterday we had the first Indian Vega Thali in a local restaurant. When we arrived there was a power outage and so our meal initially took place by candlelight, but rather in a...
Arrived.
It feels like a dream to be back here in India . First of all, the warm climate that greets me when I get out of the plane. Outside the airport, the memory of loud India again,...
Mysore and Nagarahole National Park - Palace and Tigers nearby
We continued our journey to Mysore, also known as Mysuru. The first thing we noticed was that it was significantly cooler! Pleasant after the tropical heat. This is mainly due...
Pondy - French Crepes, Markets and Street Art
Colonial style, unfortunately not all well preserved
Panaji
After the learning session, I felt like doing something. Since there was no moving imminent, only tomorrow, I wanted to visit the capital of Goa. The men in the family could not...
Slowly but steady (Day 30 of the World Trip)
Har Ki Dun Trek - Part 6/7
Medieval dream setting in Orchha - Madhya Pradesh
When we sat in the first train the next morning, which started from Khajuraho station, I couldn't imagine experiencing another highlight in such a short time. It was once again...
Amritsar - Punjab
It's just after 9 pm and the train is slowly entering Haridwar station. I quickly found my seat again. And after about 15 minutes, it started moving. After being asked the usual...
Arrival in New Delhi
Hello Asia, hello India and hello Delhi. There I stood again in the middle of chaos. I had a very pleasant journey. A nearly 7-hour night flight with 'Air India' brought me here...
Jaipur - Monkey gangs and palaces
Our visit to Jaipur is only short, but we take a lot with us. On our way to Amritsar, we want to spend one night and one day here. Our hostel is great, especially with one staff...
Day 24+25: Chennai, India - Couchsurfing
In Chennai we had our first real Couchsurfing experience. Barath, a 27-year-old architect, lets backpackers stay in a room in his office. He was even kind enough to pick us up...
Christmas in India ...
... was something completely different. We had 35 degrees Celsius on Christmas Eve.
Day 24 to 29 Darjeeling - West Bengal
Darjeeling
Day 17 to 20 Varanasi/ Sarnath - Uttar Pradesh
Namaste, the train stops, the door opens, and you find yourself in the middle of chaos once again. Once you step outside the train station, everything is as usual. You are...
Day 1 to 3 Delhi - Haryana
Hello friends, the year is coming to an end and for me that means finally going on a trip again. And since winter at home is slowly approaching, I will try to escape it as long...
Blue City Jodhpur
On the train to Jodhpur, we met a nice Swiss person. When we arrived at the train station, we were picked up and taken to our guest house where the owner was already waiting for...
Krishna's Temple
After Diwali, we headed to Delhi with exciting sights along the way. After bidding farewell to the host grandparents, we went to a temple of the Hindu god Krishna. It is said...
Kanha National Park 2024
(German version below) The second - and this time last - stop in India is the Kanha National Park, which we have already seen. We were a bit disappointed here 10 months ago......
A feeling of everyday life
After a very intensive workshop weekend in Arambol, I am now back in South Goa. Same accommodation as before, at Palm Garden on Main Road, just a few minutes from Patnem Beach....
In the Realm of Bengal Tigers: Station 1 - Bandhavgarh
The title image must be a tiger, even if they came a bit later ...
India
It was clear that India would be a whole different story. On the first day or evening, you already consider whether you prefer to fly back. :)) Everything was fine at the...
Hampi - Temples upon temples
We continued to Hampi by night train. It must be said: the Indian railway is far ahead of the German one! Hampi itself is a single village with a conglomerate of hundreds of...
Über Pullad nach Kochi - finally cake again
After the Backwaters we went on a detour to the very lovely parents of a colleague in Pullad. Here we had a lot of authentic cuisine and great advice when buying saris....
South India - The Journey Begins with the Indian Dance Festival
My Journey Through South India
End in Delhi
Resetting everything to the beginning is what one could think. I was back in Delhi again and therefore where I started 54 days ago. Once again, I checked into a hotel in 'Pahar...
Travel to Khajuraho - Madhya Pradesh
Tea, Coffee, Tomato soup woke me up from my sleep after a pleasant night here on the 'HWH Mumbai Mail' from Kolkata to Satna. I looked at the clock, it was 7 o'clock, time to...