India travel guides & free planning tools
Itineraries, budgets, best times to visit and hidden places across India, for first-time visitors and seasoned travellers alike.
Free tools
Estimate your India trip cost in rupees and dollars by destination, season and travel style.
Open tool →Check any destination month by month, plus festivals worth planning around.
Open tool →A printable checklist for your destination type, season and activities.
Open tool →Put your places in a sensible order, split your days and see travel times.
Open tool →Convert INR to dollars, euros, pounds and more at today’s rate.
Open tool →Diwali, Holi, Durga Puja and regional festivals, month by month.
Open tool →Seasonal picks
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What foreign tourists can bring into India under the Baggage Rules, 2026: the duty-free allowance, laptops and cameras, alcohol, vapes, cash declarations and the red channel.
Delhi air quality month by month: when smog peaks, what Indian AQI numbers mean, how GRAP alerts work, what masks do, and which months are cleanest for first-time visitors.
How to choose between app cabs, prepaid taxis, auto-rickshaws and a private driver in India, what a driver quote should cover, and how to book safely.
A practical 5-day Golden Triangle itinerary for first-timers: day-by-day plan, how to avoid the Friday Taj Mahal closure, road versus train, and how monument tickets work.
Tipping in India is customary but not fixed. Learn who to tip, how to carry small notes, and what the official rules say about restaurant service charges.
How to get the North Sikkim Protected Area Permit for Lachen, Lachung and Yumthang: who issues it, documents, validity, fees and rules for foreign visitors.
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Forts, palaces, the Taj Mahal and desert camps. Best from October to March.
Explore →Ladakh, Spiti, Manali and Kashmir: high passes, monasteries and treks. Best in summer.
Explore →Goa, Kerala's coast and the Andaman Islands. Best from November to March.
Explore →Varanasi's ghats, Rishikesh yoga and the Golden Temple in Amritsar.
Explore →Kerala backwaters, Hampi's ruins and the Nilgiri hills.
Explore →Kolkata, Darjeeling tea gardens, Sikkim and Meghalaya's living root bridges.
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