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Travelling in India — trips planned around what you actually 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, what to expect on arrival, and the mistakes that spoil first trips.
- 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 built around it.
- Spiritual IndiaHow to plan a trip around India's religious sites without the retreat-package version — which places suit which purpose, how to behave at each, and what to expect.
Everything in Travel
First tripHow to plan a first trip to India — how much to attempt, when to go, how to move between cities, what to expect on arrival, and the mistakes that spoil first trips.- 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 built around it.
- Spiritual IndiaHow to plan a trip around India's religious sites without the retreat-package version — which places suit which purpose, how to behave at each, and what to expect.
Questions people ask
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.
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