Destinations
Twenty-two places, explored for depth.
Pick a region, then a place. Every destination has a season, a short primer and the stories we have written about it.
All destinations
Showing 22 destinations.
Plan your timing
When to go, at a glance.
Best months by destination
A planning grid for eleven destinations.
- Best
- Fine, with trade-offs
- Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures
| Destination | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerala | Best | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best |
| Coorg | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Best |
| Goa | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best |
| Rajasthan | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Best |
| Kashmir | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs |
| Spiti Valley | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures |
| Ladakh | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures |
| Meghalaya | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs |
| Nepal | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs |
| Thailand | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best |
| Bali | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures | Fine, with trade-offs | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Best | Fine, with trade-offs | Hard: monsoon, heat, snow or closures |
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