Summer Vacation 2026: Where to Travel from India

Rice terraces, surf beaches, yoga, Hindu temples

Canals, cycle lanes, museums — quirky compact city

Queen of Nilgiris — tea estates, toy train UNESCO heritage, eucalyptus forests

Switzerland of India — green saucer meadow ringed by pine forests, snow in winter

Colonial hill station classic — Mall Road, Christ Church, toy train from Kalka

Queen of the Hills — closer to Delhi than Shimla, same colonial vibe

Classic Himachal mountain town — apple orchards, snow, the Beas river

Toy train, tea estates, Kanchenjunga sunrise from Tiger Hill

India's ski resort — Nanda Devi views, skiing in winter, meadow walks in summer

Sikkim's capital — monasteries, MG Marg, Kanchenjunga viewpoints, Nathu La gateway

West Sikkim — the best Kanchenjunga views in all of India, quieter than Gangtok

Apatani tribe valley — paddy-cum-fish farms, pine forests, India's coolest music festival

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

Buddhist monastery town near the Tibet border, remote and stunning

Eiffel, Louvre, Seine — capital of romance and croissants

Concrete jungle, Broadway, Statue of Liberty, pizza

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

Europe meets Asia — Hagia Sophia, Grand Bazaar, Bosphorus

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

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

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

Turquoise water, white sand, India's Maldives alternative

Indian Ocean island — turquoise lagoons, Indian-Mauritian culture

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

Inspiration for Kipling's Jungle Book — sal forests, tigers, barasingha (swamp deer)

India's best tiger-spotting odds — highest density of Bengal tigers, plus 1,500-year-old fort

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

Overwater villas, blue lagoons, honeymoon classic

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

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

Tokyo neon + Kyoto temples — futuristic and ancient at once

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

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

Endless tea-estate hills, honeymoon classic

Houseboat in backwaters, Kerala's calling card

Visa-free for Indians, Indian community, food paradise

Mumbai-Pune weekend hill station, strawberries everywhere

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

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

Quiet coffee-plantation hill station, family-friendly

Scotland of India — root bridges, waterfalls, music capital

Asia's cleanest village — Khasi tribe pride, single living root bridge, bamboo skywalk