Long weekend coming up? These trips are within about 6 hours of Delhi by road or train. Leave early to beat the traffic.
Home of the Taj Mahal, and the red sandstone Agra Fort and the abandoned Mughal capital of Fatehpur Sikri nearby.
Oct-Mar 1-2 days
Rajasthan’s Pink City: hilltop Amber Fort, the honeycomb Hawa Mahal, royal palaces and India’s best bazaars for textiles, block prints and gems.
Oct-Mar 2-3 days
The yoga capital of the world on the Ganges: ashrams, white-water rafting, suspension bridges and Himalayan foothills.
Sep-Nov, Feb-May 2-4 days
The old British summer capital: colonial Mall Road, pine forests and the UNESCO-listed toy train from Kalka.
Sep-Dec, Mar-Jun 2-3 days
The “Queen of the Hills” above Dehradun: Mall Road, Landour’s quiet lanes and views of the snow peaks.
Sep-Nov, Mar-Jun 2 days
A lake town in the Kumaon hills, with boating, ropeways and quieter lakes like Bhimtal and Sattal close by.
Sep-Nov, Mar-Jun 2-3 days
India’s oldest national park, with sal forests, grasslands and the Ramganga river. Tigers, wild elephants and hundreds of bird species live here.
Nov-Jun 2 days
A small, green cantonment town 65 km from Chandigarh: pine walks, colonial churches and sunset views over the plains.
Sep-Dec, Mar-Jun 1-2 days
Le Corbusier’s planned city at the foot of the Shivaliks: the Capitol Complex (UNESCO), Sukhna Lake, the Rock Garden and the base for Kasauli, Shimla…
Oct-Mar 1-2 days
Where the Ganga leaves the mountains: the evening Ganga aarti at Har Ki Pauri, hilltop temples by ropeway, and the start of the Char Dham road.
Oct-Nov, Feb-Apr 1-2 days
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