Places to visit in India

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

Best time · December to February

Tamil Nadu

Madurai

Best time · October to March

Tamil Nadu

Ooty

Best time · October to June

Tamil Nadu

Thanjavur

Best time · December to February

Tamil Nadu

Kanyakumari

Best time · October to March

Tamil Nadu

Kodaikanal

Best time · October to June

Tamil Nadu

Rameswaram

Best time · October to April

Tamil Nadu

Coimbatore

Best time · October to March

Tamil Nadu

Tiruchirappalli

Best time · November to February

Tamil Nadu

Kumbakonam

Best time · December to February

Tamil Nadu

Chidambaram

Best time · December to February

Tamil Nadu

Karaikudi

Best time · December to February

Tamil Nadu

Velankanni

Best time · October to March (festival in Sept)

Tamil Nadu

Mahabalipuram

Best time · November to February

Tamil Nadu

Kanchipuram

Best time · December to February

Tamil Nadu

Coonoor

Best time · December to May

Tamil Nadu

Yercaud

Best time · December to June

Tamil Nadu

Hogenakkal

Best time · October to March (after monsoon)

Tamil Nadu

Vellore

Best time · November to February

Karnataka

Mysuru

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Hampi

Best time · October to February

Karnataka

Coorg (Madikeri)

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Bengaluru

Best time · October to February

Karnataka

Gokarna

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Chikmagalur

Best time · September to March

Karnataka

Mangalore

Best time · October to February

Karnataka

Badami

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Bijapur (Vijayapura)

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Udupi

Best time · October to February

Karnataka

Murudeshwar

Best time · October to February

Karnataka

Sringeri

Best time · September to March

Karnataka

Nandi Hills

Best time · September to February

Karnataka

Shravanabelagola

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Belur

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Halebidu

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Chitradurga

Best time · October to March

Karnataka

Jog Falls

Best time · August to January (fullest just after the monsoon)

Maharashtra

Mumbai

Best time · November to February

Maharashtra

Aurangabad

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Pune

Best time · October to February

Maharashtra

Nashik

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Mahabaleshwar

Best time · October to June

Maharashtra

Lonavala

Best time · June to September (monsoon) & October to February

Maharashtra

Nagpur

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Kolhapur

Best time · October to February

Maharashtra

Shirdi

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Matheran

Best time · October to May

Maharashtra

Ellora

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Ajanta

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Alibaug

Best time · October to March

Maharashtra

Malvan

Best time · October to May

Maharashtra

Ganpatipule

Best time · October to May (Alphonso season Apr–May)

Madhya Pradesh

Khajuraho

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Indore

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Gwalior

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Ujjain

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Orchha

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Pachmarhi

Best time · October to April

Madhya Pradesh

Mandu

Best time · July to March (lush in monsoon)

Madhya Pradesh

Sanchi

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Maheshwar

Best time · October to March

Madhya Pradesh

Kanha

Best time · October to June (park closed in monsoon)

Madhya Pradesh

Bandhavgarh

Best time · October to June (park closed in monsoon)

Madhya Pradesh

Jabalpur

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Jaipur

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Udaipur

Best time · September to March

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Jaisalmer

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Pushkar

Best time · October to March (fair in Nov)

Rajasthan

Bikaner

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Mount Abu

Best time · October to June

Rajasthan

Bundi

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Chittorgarh

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Kumbhalgarh

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Mandawa

Best time · October to March

Rajasthan

Ranthambore

Best time · October to June (park closed in monsoon)

Rajasthan

Bharatpur

Best time · October to March (peak birding November–February)

Kerala

Kochi

Best time · October to March

Kerala

Munnar

Best time · September to March

Kerala

Alleppey (Alappuzha)

Best time · November to February

Kerala

Wayanad

Best time · October to May

Kerala

Varkala

Best time · October to March

Kerala

Kozhikode

Best time · October to March

Kerala

Thrissur

Best time · October to March (Pooram in Apr/May)

Kerala

Kannur

Best time · October to March (Theyyam season Dec–Apr)

Kerala

Kollam

Best time · October to March

Kerala

Thekkady

Best time · September to March

Kerala

Bekal

Best time · October to March

Kerala

Kovalam

Best time · September to March

Uttarakhand

Rishikesh

Best time · September to April

Uttarakhand

Nainital

Best time · March to June, and September to November

Uttarakhand

Haridwar

Best time · October to March

Uttarakhand

Dehradun

Best time · September to April

Uttarakhand

Mussoorie

Best time · March to June & September to November

Uttarakhand

Auli

Best time · December to March (snow) & April to June (meadows)

Uttarakhand

Kausani

Best time · March to June & September to November

Uttarakhand

Ranikhet

Best time · March to June & September to November

Uttarakhand

Chopta

Best time · April to June & September to November

Uttarakhand

Jim Corbett

Best time · November to June (core zones closed in monsoon)

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla

Best time · March to June, and December for snow

Himachal Pradesh

Manali

Best time · March to June, and October to February for snow

Himachal Pradesh

Dharamshala

Best time · March to June, and September to November

Himachal Pradesh

Kasauli

Best time · March to June & September to November

Himachal Pradesh

Dalhousie

Best time · March to June & September to November

Himachal Pradesh

Khajjiar

Best time · March to June & September to November

Himachal Pradesh

Kasol

Best time · March to June & September to November

Himachal Pradesh

Spiti Valley

Best time · June to September (roads open)

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

Best time · November to February

Gujarat

Vadodara

Best time · October to March

Gujarat

Bhuj

Best time · November to February (Rann Utsav)

Gujarat

Dwarka

Best time · October to March

Gujarat

Somnath

Best time · October to March

Gujarat

Sasan Gir

Best time · December to March (park closed mid-Jun to mid-Oct)

Andhra Pradesh

Tirupati

Best time · September to March

Andhra Pradesh

Visakhapatnam

Best time · October to March

Andhra Pradesh

Vijayawada

Best time · October to March

Andhra Pradesh

Lepakshi

Best time · October to March

Andhra Pradesh

Araku Valley

Best time · October to March

Bihar

Bodh Gaya

Best time · October to March

Bihar

Patna

Best time · October to March

Bihar

Rajgir

Best time · October to March

Bihar

Nalanda

Best time · October to March

Bihar

Vaishali

Best time · October to March

Ladakh

Leh

Best time · May to September

Ladakh

Nubra Valley

Best time · May to September

Ladakh

Pangong Tso

Best time · May to September

Ladakh

Lamayuru

Best time · May to October

Ladakh

Kargil

Best time · May to September

Meghalaya

Shillong

Best time · September to May

Meghalaya

Cherrapunji

Best time · September to May (falls fullest post-monsoon)

Meghalaya

Dawki

Best time · October to April (clearest water November–February)

Meghalaya

Mawlynnong

Best time · October to May

Meghalaya

Nongriat

Best time · October to April

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

Best time · October to March

Uttar Pradesh

Varanasi

Best time · October to March

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

Best time · October to March

Uttar Pradesh

Mathura

Best time · October to March (Holi in March)

Uttar Pradesh

Ayodhya

Best time · October to March

West Bengal

Kolkata

Best time · October to March

West Bengal

Darjeeling

Best time · March to May, and October to December

West Bengal

Shantiniketan

Best time · October to March (Poush Mela in Dec)

West Bengal

Kalimpong

Best time · September to May

West Bengal

Bishnupur

Best time · October to March

Arunachal Pradesh

Tawang

Best time · March to June, and September to November

Arunachal Pradesh

Ziro

Best time · March to May, and September to October (Ziro Music Festival: late September)

Arunachal Pradesh

Bomdila

Best time · October to April

Arunachal Pradesh

Pasighat

Best time · October to April

Jammu & Kashmir

Srinagar

Best time · April to October (late March–April for the tulips)

Jammu & Kashmir

Gulmarg

Best time · December to March (snow) & May to September (meadows)

Jammu & Kashmir

Pahalgam

Best time · April to October

Jammu & Kashmir

Sonamarg

Best time · May to October (closed in deep winter)

Jharkhand

Ranchi

Best time · October to March

Jharkhand

Deoghar

Best time · October to March (Shravani Mela in Jul–Aug)

Jharkhand

Netarhat

Best time · October to March

Jharkhand

Jamshedpur

Best time · October to March

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

Best time · October to March

Odisha

Puri

Best time · October to March (Rath Yatra Jun–Jul)

Odisha

Konark

Best time · October to March (Konark Dance Festival: December)

Odisha

Chilika

Best time · November to February (peak birding & pleasant weather)

Telangana

Hyderabad

Best time · October to February

Telangana

Warangal

Best time · October to March

Telangana

Nagarjuna Sagar

Best time · October to March

Telangana

Bhadrachalam

Best time · October to March (Sri Rama Navami: March–April)

Assam

Guwahati

Best time · October to April

Assam

Kaziranga

Best time · November to April (safaris)

Assam

Majuli

Best time · October to March

Delhi

Best time · October to March

Goa

Best time · November to February

Chandigarh

Best time · September to March

Sikkim

Gangtok

Best time · March to May, and October to December

Sikkim

Pelling

Best time · October to May

Sikkim

Lachung

Best time · March to May (rhododendrons) & October to December

Manipur

Imphal

Best time · October to March

Mizoram

Aizawl

Best time · October to March

Nagaland

Kohima

Best time · October to May (Hornbill Festival: December)

Puducherry

Pondicherry

Best time · December to March

Punjab

Amritsar

Best time · October to March

Tripura

Agartala

Best time · October to March