International Travel Calendar from India: Best Month for Every Destination

Harbour Bridge, Opera House, Bondi Beach, koalas a short drive away

Rice terraces, surf beaches, yoga, Hindu temples

Indian Ocean island — turquoise lagoons, Indian-Mauritian culture

Malaysia's food + heritage island — George Town UNESCO, street art, hawker stalls

Pyramids of Giza, Luxor temples, Nile cruises — 5,000 years of history

Mini-India next door — beaches, tea hills, ancient cities

Overwater villas, blue lagoons, honeymoon classic

Last Shangri-La — Buddhist monasteries, no McDonald's, gross national happiness

Visa-free for Indians, Indian community, food paradise

Canals, cycle lanes, museums — quirky compact city

Phi Phi day trips, James Bond Island, Thai beach classic

Squeaky-clean city-state, world-class food, Universal Studios

Bling, beaches, deserts, Burj Khalifa, Indian-friendly everything

The Alps in every postcard — trains, lakes, Pilatus, Titlis

Eiffel, Louvre, Seine — capital of romance and croissants

Concrete jungle, Broadway, Statue of Liberty, pizza

Table Mountain meets ocean, wine country, safari add-on

India's Buddhist + Hindu neighbour — Kathmandu temples, Pokhara lakes, Everest trekking

Underrated Gulf — Muscat forts, wadis (water canyons), Wahiba desert, friendly visa-on-arrival

Rome ruins + Florence Renaissance + Venice canals — bucket-list European triangle

Rocky Mountains, Niagara Falls, French-speaking Quebec — diaspora-friendly long-haul

Street food paradise, temples, nightlife, shopping

Hanoi to HCMC, Halong Bay, pho — culture-rich and affordable

Angkor Wat at sunrise — temple complex bigger than Mumbai

Europe meets Asia — Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus

Tokyo neon + Kyoto temples — futuristic and ancient at once

Thai north — 300 temples, elephant sanctuaries, night markets, lantern festivals

Athens Acropolis + Cycladic islands (Santorini, Mykonos) — Mediterranean blue + history

Caucasus mountains + Tbilisi old town + wine country — rising visa-easy destination

Middle Earth landscapes — Queenstown adventure, Milford Sound fjords, Hobbiton