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KKashmirDal Lake houseboats
Overview
- Kashmir overview
- Kashmir on a budget
- Road trips in Kashmir
- Treks and walks in Kashmir
- Wildlife and birds in Kashmir
- Snow and winter in Kashmir
- Honeymoons in Kashmir
- Family holidays in Kashmir
- Homestays and villages in Kashmir
- Food and tea in Kashmir
- Photography in Kashmir
- Adventure sports in Kashmir
- Culture experiences
- Nature experiences
- Treks experiences
- Wildlife experiences
- Food experiences
- Adventure experiences
Month by month
Places
- Aru Valley
- Aru to Lidderwat along the stream
- Tarsar and Marsar lakes trek from Aru
- Meet the herders' camps above Aru
- Dachigam National Park
- Morning wildlife walk in lower Dachigam
- Listening for the hangul rut in autumn
- Birding along the Dagwan river
- Doodhpathri
- Riverbank and meadow walk on the Shaliganga
- Pony ride from Doodhpathri to Mujpathri
- The milk legend and Budgam's herders
- Gulmarg
- Gondola to the Apharwat ridge
- First ski lessons on the Gulmarg nursery slopes
- Meadow walk to the Maharani Temple and St Mary's
- Gurez Valley
- Walk Dawar's log-house villages
- Day drive into the Tulail valley
- Evening below Habba Khatoon peak
- Pahalgam
- Betaab Valley and Chandanwari by union taxi
- Trout fishing on the Lidder with a day licence
- Across the Lidder to the Mamleshwar temple
- Pampore
- Saffron harvest at dawn on the karewas
- Avantipora's 9th-century temple ruins
- How to buy genuine Kashmir saffron in Pampore
- Sonamarg
- Walk or ride to the Thajiwas glacier valley
- Kashmir Great Lakes trek from Sonamarg
- Rafting the Sindh below Sonamarg
- Srinagar
- Dawn shikara to Dal's vegetable market
- Mughal gardens of the Zabarwan, terrace by terrace
- Old city walk: wooden shrines and craft lanes
- Yusmarg
- Forest walk from Yusmarg to Nilnag lake
- Stop at the Charar-e-Sharief shrine
- Down to the Doodh Ganga for a riverside picnic
Trips
- Kashmir in autumn: saffron, chinars and Aru Comfort
- Classic Kashmir: Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam Comfort
- Gurez Valley on a budget by shared Sumo Saver
- Srinagar, Gulmarg and Pahalgam on a budget Saver
- Signature Kashmir: palace, meadow and river Signature
- Kashmir in winter: Gulmarg snow and Srinagar Signature
Stays
Guides
LLadakhGompas above the high desert
Overview
- Ladakh overview
- Ladakh on a budget
- Road trips in Ladakh
- Treks and walks in Ladakh
- Monasteries in Ladakh
- Wildlife and birds in Ladakh
- Family holidays in Ladakh
- Homestays and villages in Ladakh
- Food and tea in Ladakh
- Photography in Ladakh
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Village life experiences
Month by month
Places
- Alchi and the Sham Valley
- Alchi's painted temples with a local guide
- Apricot blossom walk in the Sham valley
- Likir Monastery and Basgo's royal ruins
- Hemis
- Hemis Monastery courtyard and museum
- Snow leopard tracking in Hemis National Park
- Rumbak village walk and homestay night
- Kargil
- Mulbekh's Maitreya and the Shergol cliff gompa
- The Suru valley to Panikhar and Nun Kun
- Drass and the war memorial on the Srinagar road
- Lamayuru
- Morning prayers at Lamayuru Monastery
- Sunset walk along Lamayuru's moonland
- Wanla village and its hilltop temple
- Leh
- Leh old town and palace morning walk
- Shanti Stupa sunset over the Leh valley
- Morning prayers at Thiksey Monastery
- Nubra Valley
- Diskit Monastery and its giant Maitreya
- Hunder dunes and Bactrian camels at dawn
- Crossing Khardung La from Leh to Nubra
- Pangong Tso
- Sunrise on the shore at Spangmik
- Over Chang La to the lake
- A night in Merak, Pangong's quiet shore
- Tso Moriri
- Korzok monastery and village at 4,522 m
- Birdwatching on the Tso Moriri wetland
- Tso Kar salt lake and kiang plains
- Turtuk
- Turtuk Balti village walk
- Apricot orchards and a Balti home kitchen
- The Shyok gorge drive from Hunder to Turtuk
- Zanskar (Padum)
- Karsha Monastery and the Padum plain
- Walk to Phugtal, the cave monastery
- Pensi La and the Drang Drung glacier
Trips
- Leh, Nubra and Pangong with a private car Comfort
- Leh to Zanskar and out to Srinagar by car Comfort
- Leh, Nubra and Pangong by bus and shared jeep Saver
- Srinagar road to Leh and Turtuk on a budget Saver
- Nubra, Pangong and Tso Moriri with a guide Signature
- Thiksey camp, Nimmu House and Nubra in style Signature
Stays
Guides
Festivals
HHimachalCedar villages and old castles
Overview
- Himachal overview
- Himachal on a budget
- Road trips in Himachal
- Treks and walks in Himachal
- Monasteries in Himachal
- Pilgrimages in Himachal
- Honeymoons in Himachal
- Family holidays in Himachal
- Homestays and villages in Himachal
- Food and tea in Himachal
- Festivals in Himachal
- Photography in Himachal
- Adventure sports in Himachal
- Wellness and yoga in Himachal
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Treks experiences
- Village life experiences
Month by month
Places
- Bir and Billing
- Tandem paragliding from Billing to Bir
- Monastery walk in Bir's Tibetan colony
- Kangra tea gardens and Baijnath temple
- Chamba
- Stone temples and the Chaugan at dawn
- Chamba rumal embroidery and the museum
- Day trip to Bharmour's Chaurasi temples
- Kalpa
- Sunrise over the Kinnaur Kailash range
- Walk the cliff road to Roghi village
- Apple harvest in a Kinnauri orchard home
- Kasol and the Parvati Valley
- Manikaran hot springs and langar
- Trek to Kheerganga's hot spring meadow
- Village walks to Tosh and Pulga
- Manali
- Hadimba temple and Old Manali on foot
- Vashisht hot springs and Jogini falls
- Snow and slopes at Solang valley
- McLeodganj (Dharamshala)
- Tsuglagkhang temple and the monk debate
- Day hike to Triund ridge
- Tibetan crafts at Norbulingka
- Naggar
- Naggar Castle and the Jagatipatt shrine
- Nicholas Roerich's house and paintings
- Uphill walk to Rumsu village
- Sangla and Chitkul
- A day in Chitkul, the last village
- Walk up to Kamru's fort-temple
- Rakchham meadows and Batseri village
- Shimla
- Ride the Kalka–Shimla toy train
- Walk from the Ridge to Viceregal Lodge
- Day out to Kotgarh's apple orchards
- Tirthan Valley and GHNP
- Into GHNP: the two-day walk to Rolla
- Jalori Pass and the walk to Serolsar lake
- Chehni Kothi tower and Jibhi village
Trips
Stays
Guides
SSpiti & LahaulKey Gompa above the river
Overview
Month by month
Places
- Chandratal
- Morning walk around Chandratal
- Kunzum La and its roadside shrine
- Dal and rice at a Batal dhaba
- Dhankar
- Inside the cliff-top gompa of Dhankar
- Hike to Dhankar Lake
- Lhalung village and its old temple
- Jispa
- Morning walk on the Bhaga riverbank
- Jispa village lanes and gompa
- Drive to Darcha and the start of the high road
- Kaza
- Old Kaza and Sakya Tangyud morning walk
- Spitian kitchen supper with sea buckthorn
- Night sky over the Spiti river at Rangrik
- Key Gompa and Kibber
- Morning prayers at Key Gompa
- Kibber lanes and the Chicham bridge
- Winter snow leopard spotting from Kibber
- Keylong
- Walk to Kardang Gompa across the Bhaga
- Shashur Gompa and the Bhaga view
- Through the Atal Tunnel to Sissu and Keylong
- Langza, Hikkim and Komic
- Fossil slopes walk above Langza
- Post a card from Hikkim post office
- Komic gompa at 4,587 m
- Nako
- Nako's 11th-century temple halls
- Evening walk around Nako lake
- Sunset on Reo Purgyil from above Nako
- Pin Valley and Mudh
- Valley walk from Mudh towards the pastures
- Ibex and blue sheep at dawn
- Kungri, the Nyingma gompa of Pin
- Tabo
- The thousand-year-old halls of Tabo
- Climb to Tabo's meditation caves
- The mummy of Gue, a detour from Tabo
Trips
Stays
Guides
GGarhwalThe four Char Dham shrines
Overview
- Garhwal overview
- Garhwal on a budget
- Road trips in Garhwal
- Treks and walks in Garhwal
- Pilgrimages in Garhwal
- Wildlife and birds in Garhwal
- Snow and winter in Garhwal
- Family holidays in Garhwal
- Homestays and villages in Garhwal
- Photography in Garhwal
- Adventure sports in Garhwal
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Treks experiences
- Village life experiences
- Adventure experiences
Month by month
Places
- Auli & Joshimath
- Learn to ski on the Auli slopes
- Meadow walk to Gorson Bugyal
- Narsingh temple and Jyotirmath in Joshimath
- Badrinath & Mana
- Tapt Kund dip and Badrinath darshan
- Mana village walk to Vyas Gufa and Bhim Pul
- Walk to Vasudhara Falls from Mana
- Chopta & Tungnath
- Sunrise climb to Tungnath and Chandrashila
- Morning walk to Deoria Tal from Sari
- Birding for monal in Kedarnath sanctuary
- Gangotri
- Evening aarti on the Bhagirathi at Gangotri
- Trek to Gaumukh, the Gangotri Glacier snout
- Riverside walk to Pandav Gufa
- Harsil
- Orchard walk and the story of Pahari Wilson
- Walk to Mukhba, Ganga's winter home
- Gartang Gali, the old Tibet trade walkway
- Kedarnath
- Walking to Kedarnath from Gaurikund
- Evening aarti and the Bhairavnath ridge
- Triyuginarayan and its eternal flame
- Mussoorie & Landour
- Landour heritage walk from Char Dukan
- Sunrise walk to George Everest's house
- Happy Valley's Tibetan quarter and kitchens
- Rishikesh
- Evening Ganga aarti at Triveni Ghat
- Beatles Ashram walk in Rajaji forest
- Rafting the Ganga from Shivpuri
- Valley of Flowers & Hemkund
- A day in the Valley of Flowers
- Climb to Hemkund Sahib and its glacial lake
- The trek from Govindghat to Ghangaria
- Yamunotri
- The climb from Janki Chatti to Yamunotri
- Cooking prasad in the Surya Kund spring
- Kharsali, where the Yamuna spends winter
Trips
Stays
Guides
Festivals
KKumaonNaini lake at dawn
Overview
- Kumaon overview
- Kumaon on a budget
- Road trips in Kumaon
- Treks and walks in Kumaon
- Pilgrimages in Kumaon
- Wildlife and birds in Kumaon
- Honeymoons in Kumaon
- Family holidays in Kumaon
- Homestays and villages in Kumaon
- Food and tea in Kumaon
- Photography in Kumaon
- Adventure sports in Kumaon
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Village life experiences
Month by month
Places
- Almora and Kasar Devi
- Kasar Devi and the Crank's Ridge walk
- Lal Bazaar food walk: bal mithai and singori
- Chitai Golu Devta and the Katarmal sun temple
- Bhimtal and Sattal
- Dawn birding walk around Sattal
- Bhimtal lake walk, island and old shrine
- A morning kayak on Naukuchiatal
- Binsar
- Sunrise walk to Zero Point
- Birding in Binsar's oak forest
- Village trails on the edge of Binsar
- Chaukori
- Panchachuli sunrise from the Chaukori ridge
- Down into the Patal Bhuvaneshwar cave
- Ridge and village walk from Chaukori
- Jageshwar
- Dawn walk through the Jageshwar temples
- The ASI museum and Dandeshwar temples
- Hike to Vriddh Jageshwar on the ridge
- Kausani
- Sunrise and silence at Anasakti Ashram
- A walk through the Kausani tea estate
- Baijnath temples in the old Katyuri capital
- Mukteshwar
- Mukteshwar Dham and the Chauli ki Jali cliffs
- Rappelling and rock climbing at Mukteshwar
- Ramgarh orchards and the writers' hills
- Munsiyari
- Day hike to Khaliya Top
- Johar's story at the Tribal Heritage Museum
- Birthi Falls and the Kalamuni ridge
- Nainital
- A dawn row to the Naina Devi temple
- An early visit to Kainchi Dham
- Jim Corbett's house at Kaladhungi
- Ranikhet
- Kumaon Regiment museum and cantonment walk
- Chaubatia orchards and viewpoint
- Bells of the Jhula Devi temple
Trips
- Kumaon birding: Sattal and Binsar Comfort
- Kumaon lakes family holiday Comfort
- Almora, Binsar and Jageshwar on a budget Saver
- Hostel trail: Mukteshwar and Kasar Devi Saver
- Munsiyari and the Johar valley by shared jeep Saver
- Long weekend from Delhi: Nainital and Bhimtal Saver
- Kasar Devi and Binsar, slow and private Signature
- Kumaon in depth: lakes, orchards and oak Signature
Stays
Guides
NNepalThree royal cities, one valley
Overview
- Nepal overview
- Nepal on a budget
- Road trips in Nepal
- Treks and walks in Nepal
- Monasteries in Nepal
- Honeymoons in Nepal
- Family holidays in Nepal
- Homestays and villages in Nepal
- Food and tea in Nepal
- Festivals in Nepal
- Photography in Nepal
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Treks experiences
- Food experiences
- Adventure experiences
Month by month
Places
- Bandipur
- Bandipur bazaar and its Newar houses
- Down to Siddha Cave and back
- Sunrise from the Tundikhel and Thani Mai
- Bhaktapur
- Juju dhau tasting and Pottery Square
- Morning puja at Nyatapola and Taumadhi
- Dattatreya Square and the woodcarvers
- Ghandruk
- Ghandruk's stone lanes and Gurung museum
- Poon Hill dawn on the Ghandruk loop
- Dinner and a night in a Gurung homestay
- Kathmandu
- Dawn kora at Swayambhunath
- Butter lamps and kora at Boudhanath
- Durbar Square and the Kumari Ghar
- Lo Manthang
- Murals of Jampa Lhakhang and Thubchen
- Ride or hike to the Chhoser sky caves
- A morning inside the walls of Lo
- Marpha and Jomsom
- Marpha apple orchards and brandy tasting
- Muktinath: 108 spouts and an eternal flame
- Kagbeni, the old gate to Mustang
- Nagarkot
- Sunrise from Nagarkot's view tower
- Ridge walk from Nagarkot to Changu Narayan
- Sunset walk along the Nagarkot ridge
- Namche Bazaar
- Namche's Saturday market
- Acclimatisation hike to Khumjung
- Afternoon prayers at Tengboche monastery
- Patan (Lalitpur)
- Inside a Patan lost-wax bronze workshop
- Patan Museum and the Durbar Square line
- Golden Temple and Patan's hidden bahals
- Pokhara
- Sunrise over Machapuchare from Sarangkot
- Row across Phewa, walk up to the Peace Pagoda
- Tandem paragliding from Sarangkot
Trips
Stays
Guides
DDarjeeling & KalimpongToy train and first-flush tea
Overview
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong overview
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong on a budget
- Road trips in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Treks and walks in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Monasteries in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Wildlife and birds in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Honeymoons in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Family holidays in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Homestays and villages in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Food and tea in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Photography in Darjeeling & Kalimpong
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Wildlife experiences
- Food experiences
Month by month
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in January
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in February
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in March
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in April
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in May
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in June
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in July
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in August
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in September
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in October
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in November
- Darjeeling & Kalimpong in December
Places
- Darjeeling
- Toy train joy ride to Ghum and Batasia Loop
- Sunrise on Kangchenjunga from Tiger Hill
- Happy Valley tea garden walk and tasting
- Kalimpong
- Kalimpong cactus and orchid nursery visit
- Durpin Monastery and Deolo Hill viewpoints
- Dr Graham's Homes and old Kalimpong walk
- Kurseong
- Kurseong station, DHR museum and bazaar walk
- Netaji's house at Giddapahar and Eagle's Crag
- Dow Hill forest and the old school ridge
- Lava
- Neora Valley National Park forest day
- Morning prayers at Lava's Kagyu monastery
- Changey Falls and Kolakham day trip
- Lepchajagat
- Dawn forest walk and Kangchenjunga view
- Jorepokhri lakes and the Himalayan newt
- Ghum Monastery and its Maitreya Buddha
- Mirik
- Morning walk around Sumendu Lake
- Climb to Bokar Monastery above the lake
- Tea garden and orange orchard drive
- Rishyap
- Tiffindara sunrise over the Kangchenjunga range
- Guided forest walk around Rishyap
- Cook and eat in a Rishyap homestay kitchen
- Sandakphu and Singalila
- Sunrise on Everest and the Sleeping Buddha
- Land Rover ride up the Singalila Ridge
- Ridge trek from Sandakphu to Phalut
- Sittong
- Orange orchard walk with a village family
- Tagore's house and cinchona at Mungpoo
- Birding walk at Latpanchar forest edge
- Takdah and Tinchuley
- Takdah Orchid Centre and forest trail
- Sunrise walk above Tinchuley
- Takdah cantonment heritage walk
Trips
Stays
Guides
SSikkimKangchenjunga at dawn
Overview
- Sikkim overview
- Sikkim on a budget
- Road trips in Sikkim
- Treks and walks in Sikkim
- Monasteries in Sikkim
- Snow and winter in Sikkim
- Family holidays in Sikkim
- Homestays and villages in Sikkim
- Photography in Sikkim
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Village life experiences
- Adventure experiences
Month by month
Places
- Gangtok
- An evening on MG Marg and in Lal Bazaar
- Rumtek monastery and the golden stupa
- Tibetology museum and the Do Drul Chorten
- Gurudongmar Lake
- The pre-dawn drive to Gurudongmar
- Prayer flags and offerings at the lake shore
- Preparing for 5,000 m the right way
- Lachen
- Lachen monastery above the village
- Thangu and the Chopta valley meadows
- An evening with a Lachenpa family
- Lachung
- Morning at Lachung monastery
- A walk through Lachung village
- Where the Teesta begins at Chungthang
- Pelling
- Pemayangtse and its wooden heaven
- Walk to the ruins of Rabdentse
- Khecheopalri, the wish-fulfilling lake
- Ravangla
- Buddha Park and the 130-foot statue
- A morning in Temi tea garden
- Ralang monastery and its masked dances
- Tsomgo Lake
- A slow walk around Tsomgo's shore
- Nathu La, the pass on the Lhasa road
- Baba Harbhajan Singh Mandir
- Yuksom
- Norbugang and Kathok lake at dawn
- Hike to Dubdi, Sikkim's oldest monastery
- The Goecha La trek from Yuksom
- Yumthang Valley
- Rhododendron walk in the Shingba sanctuary
- A warm soak at the Yumthang hot spring
- The road's end at Zero Point
- Zuluk
- The loops from Thambi viewpoint
- Nathang valley on the high road
- A night in a Zuluk homestay
Trips
Stays
Guides
BBhutanTiger's Nest above Paro
Overview
Month by month
Places
- Bumthang (Jakar)
- Jambay to Kurjey: the temple walk of Choekhor
- Membartsho, the Burning Lake in Tang valley
- Buckwheat kitchen and yathra looms
- Dochu La
- Sunrise over the chortens and high peaks
- Druk Wangyel Tshechu on 13 December
- Walk down the Lumitsawa ancient trail
- Gasa
- A soak in the Gasa Tshachu hot springs
- Gasa Dzong and its round watchtowers
- Up the Mo Chhu valley from Punakha
- Haa
- Chele La ridge walk at sunrise
- Lhakhang Karpo, Nagpo and the three brother hills
- Make hoentoe in a Haa farmhouse
- Paro
- Hike to Taktsang, the Tiger's Nest
- Rinpung Dzong and the National Museum on foot
- Morning prayer wheels at Kyichu Lhakhang
- Phobjikha (Gangtey)
- Dawn crane watching on the Phobjikha marsh
- Gangtey Goenpa and the nature trail
- Farmhouse dinner and a hot stone bath
- Phuentsholing
- Permit morning and a walk through the Bhutan Gate
- Zangdopelri temple and the evening town walk
- Crocodile centre and Karbandi monastery
- Punakha
- Punakha Dzong and the rivers that meet below it
- Field walk to Chimi Lhakhang
- Rafting the Mo Chhu past the dzong
- Thimphu
- Tashichho Dzong at flag-lowering time
- Buddha Dordenma and the takin preserve
- Archery match and the weekend market
- Trongsa
- Trongsa Dzong and the Ta Dzong museum
- Tea stop at Chendebji Chorten
- Over Pele La, west to central Bhutan
Trips
Stays
Guides
AArunachalTawang Monastery at prayer
Overview
- Arunachal overview
- Arunachal on a budget
- Road trips in Arunachal
- Treks and walks in Arunachal
- Monasteries in Arunachal
- Wildlife and birds in Arunachal
- Snow and winter in Arunachal
- Homestays and villages in Arunachal
- Food and tea in Arunachal
- Festivals in Arunachal
- Photography in Arunachal
- Culture experiences
- Spiritual experiences
- Nature experiences
- Treks experiences
- Wildlife experiences
- Village life experiences
Month by month
Places
- Bhalukpong
- Arunachal's orchids at the Tipi centre
- Evening on the Kameng riverbank
- Hornbills of Pakke Tiger Reserve
- Bomdila
- Evening prayers at Bomdila's upper gompa
- A birding day in Eaglenest
- Monpa crafts and the Bomdila market
- Dirang
- Dirang Dzong village and the hot springs
- A day in the Sangti valley
- Yak country on the road to Sela
- Mechuka
- Morning at Samten Yongcha monastery
- A day walking the Siyom valley
- A Memba kitchen evening by the fire
- Namdapha
- Dawn at Deban with hoolock gibbons
- Rainforest trek to Haldibari and Firmbase
- Stilwell Road, Jairampur and Pangsau
- Pasighat
- Sunset on the Siang at Pasighat
- Birding in Daying Ering sanctuary
- An Adi village, the mosup and apong
- Roing
- A snow day at Mayudia pass
- Forest hike to Mehao Lake
- The brick ruins of Bhismaknagar
- Sela Pass
- Morning at Sela lake and the pass
- Nuranang Falls near Jang
- First snow day at Sela in winter
- Tawang
- Morning prayers at Tawang Monastery
- Urgelling, birthplace of the 6th Dalai Lama
- Watch Mon shugu paper being made
- Ziro
- Apatani village walk in Hong and Hari
- An Apatani kitchen: pike pila and rice beer
- Day hike in Talle Valley sanctuary
Trips
- The Siang valley and Mechuka Comfort
- Tawang and Dirang by private car Comfort
- Tawang circuit by shared Sumo Saver
- Ziro Apatani homestay on a budget Saver
- Monpa and Apatani: Tawang to Ziro Signature
- Tawang and Dirang in comfort Signature