The monsoon transforms India. Ladakh sits in the rain shadow, while the Western Ghats and Meghalaya turn spectacularly green.
High-altitude desert of monasteries, turquoise lakes and the world’s highest motorable passes: India’s great adventure.
May-Sep 6-10 days
The “abode of clouds”: living root bridges, crystal-clear rivers, waterfalls and some of the wettest places on earth.
Jun-Apr 4-6 days
The classic monsoon getaway between Mumbai and Pune: waterfalls, forts, caves and chikki.
Jun-Feb 1-2 days
Misty coffee estates, waterfalls and Kodava culture in Karnataka’s Western Ghats.
Jun-Mar 2-3 days
A high-altitude desert valley on the Tibetan border: thousand-year-old monasteries, fossil villages and some of the most dramatic roads in the Himala…
Jun-Sep 7-10 days
Sai Baba’s samadhi at Shirdi, the Trimbakeshwar Jyotirlinga at the source of the Godavari, Shani Shingnapur and Nashik’s ghats and vineyards.
Jul-Mar 2-3 days
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