Explore a hand-picked selection of our favourite journeys, articles, experiences and special places to stay in India. Not one to be read in a rush, it’s time to grab a cuppa, and see where it takes you…
India is home to many amazing palaces, forts, heritage buildings and stately homes that have been renovated back to their former glory, and turned into fabulous places to stay, including some that are run by descendants of the Maharajas, who lost their power when the central government took control in the mid 20th century. You will still find hundreds of their ancestral homes scattered throughout India, which were left to fall into ruins, but are now, thankfully, being revived by families who are returning to breathe new life into the old stones.
The Himalayas - in Sanskrit the ‘Abode of snow’ - are as beautiful and mysterious as their name. From rolling green foothills to craggy mountains, and onwards to distant snow-iced peaks, travel to the Indian Himalayas to relax at hill stations, visit spiritual sites, or head for the ultimate peace of the mountains - on a relaxing stroll or a challenging multi-day trek.
The loftiest and arguably most famous mountain system in the world juts its way through northern India, forming an almost impenetrable border. An area of extreme natural beauty that can’t help but invite adventure, but has also long has a strong connection with peace and spirituality…
India is often thought of as the land of tigers, but if like us sometimes you prefer not to follow the herd - or should that be the streak - there is another corner of Rajasthan where the leopard is king. Perhaps most remarkably it isn’t a protected area or wildlife reserve, but a living, breathing land sprinkled with small rural communities and their livestock…
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