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With Rough Guides’ tailor-made India trips, you can bring together the country’s headline sights and its harder-to-plan corners without losing the thread. Delhi, Agra, the Taj Mahal, Jaipur, Kerala, Hampi, Hyderabad, and Spiti Valley can all shape the journey, depending on what kind of India trip you want.

This is a country where local planning makes a real difference, from choosing the right route and pace to knowing when to visit temples, where to eat well, and how to avoid the busiest times. Our India-based experts build the itinerary around your interests, so the trip feels rich, manageable, and made for you.

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Houseboats floating on the backwaters of Kerala
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Tiger in green bushes of Ranthambhore after the monsoon rains
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Taj Mahal, Agra, India
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Woman at Taj Mahal, Agra, India © SasinTipchai/Shutterstock
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The famous toy train view from a window, Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
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Lake
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Tea plantations and Muthirappuzhayar River in hills near Munnar, Kerala, India
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On the sunset river bank on the ganges in India on an old wooden boat.
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Leopard relaxing on a tree
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Varanasi
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Portrait of a India Rajasthani woman
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Confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers are two different colors of water , between Kargil and leh,India
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Rajasthani woman
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India
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Holi Celebrations At Meera Sahbhagini Ashram In Vrindavan
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Things to know before your India trip

What does a trip to India look like?

India is huge, so your trip can go in countless directions. A classic route connects the so-called Golden Triangle: Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur, with a stop to float through the palm-fringed Kerala Backwaters in the south.

Want to see another side of India? Ask your local expert about Spiti Valley for stark Himalayan landscapes, Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh for tribal festivals, or Gokarna, a chilled-out beach town without Goa’s party crowds. Hampi adds history and boulder-strewn magic in the south.

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