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Travelling in India — trips around what you want to see
Written for the reader going back, or taking children who have never been.
3 pages
Most India travel writing is addressed to a first-time foreign visitor with three weeks and no connection to the place. That is not most of this site's readers.
These guides assume you may already know how to get a SIM card and argue about a fare, and that the harder questions are which two weeks to spend where, what a temple town does to a seven-year-old at four in the afternoon, and how to plan a trip that includes both a wedding in Delhi and something the children will remember.
New to this? Start with these three
- First tripHow to plan a first trip to India — how much to attempt, when to go, how to move between cities, and the mistakes that spoil a first trip.
- Golden TriangleHow to do the Delhi–Agra–Jaipur circuit properly — how long it takes, what is worth the time, what to skip, and how to avoid the commission economy.
- Spiritual IndiaHow to plan a trip around India's religious sites without the retreat package — which places suit which purpose, and how to behave at each.
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First tripHow to plan a first trip to India — how much to attempt, when to go, how to move between cities, and the mistakes that spoil a first trip.
Golden TriangleHow to do the Delhi–Agra–Jaipur circuit properly — how long it takes, what is worth the time, what to skip, and how to avoid the commission economy.
Spiritual IndiaHow to plan a trip around India's religious sites without the retreat package — which places suit which purpose, and how to behave at each.
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Who are these guides for?
Mostly for people with family in India who are travelling with a spouse or children who have not been, and who need to explain the country as well as move through it. That is a different trip from a backpacking route, and it needs different advice.
Fact-checked by Ajay Gupta on 7 September 2026.
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