Complete India Guide

India stretches across a subcontinent, and each region tells a different journey. In the north, Rajasthan unfolds its red sandstone forts at Jodhpur and Jaisalmer, its floating palaces in Udaipur, and its Thar desert where we organize nights under canvas near Bishnoi villages. Higher up, Ladakh and Spiti are discovered from June to September, when passes at 5,000 meters are passable and monasteries like Thiksey or Key can be visited in crisp light.

The South reveals another India: Kerala and its backwaters explored by kettuvallam around Alleppey, the Dravidian temples of Madurai and Thanjavur, the tea plantations of Munnar at 1,600 meters. In the center, the Delhi-Agra-Jaipur triangle remains a logical entry point for a first trip, to be complemented by Varanasi on the Ganges or the erotic temples of Khajuraho. In the east, Bengal, Odisha and the seven sisters of the Northeast open less-traveled ground, with tribes, jungles and Darjeeling tea.

Allow a minimum of fifteen days for one region, three weeks to combine North and South. The dry season runs from October to March across most of the country, with Ladakh reversing this calendar. Our English-speaking team in Delhi will guide you according to your dates and your pace.