Things Not to Miss In India/Cosas que no debes perderte en la India

Things Not to Miss In India/Cosas que no debes perderte en la India

Ajanta caves

Extraordinarily beautiful murals, dating from 200 BC to 650 AD, adorn the walls of caves chiselled into basalt cliffs.

Cricket

The nation’s favourite sport is played everywhere, from the Oval Maidan in Mumbai to Eden Gardens in Kolkata (Calcutta), the hot cauldron of Indian cricket.

Fatehpur Sikri

The Mughal emporer Akbar’s elegant palace complex now lies deserted on a ridge near Agra, but remains one of India’s architectural masterpieces.

Amritsar/Golden Temple

The largest city in Punjab, and site of the fabled Golden Temple, the Sikhs’ holiest shrine.

Jaisalmer

Honey-coloured citadel, emerging from the sands of the Thar Desert.

Khajuraho

Immaculately preserved temples renowned for their uncompromisingly erotic carvings.

Boating on the backwaters of Kerala

Lazy boat trips wind through the lush tropical waterways of India’s deep south

Kochi

This atmospheric harbourside is strung with elegant Chinese fishing nets.

Orchha

This semi-ruined former capital of the Bundela Rajas is an architectural gem, rising up through the surrounding forest.

Manali–Leh Highway

India’s epic Himalayan road trip, along the second-highest highway in the world, is the most popular approach to Ladakh, and revered by motorbikers, cyclists and drivers alike.

Durga Puja
An exuberant festival held in September or October, when every street and village erects a shrine to the goddess Durga. Kolkata (Calcutta) has the most lavish festivities.

Gokarna

The beautiful beaches on the edge of this temple town are popular with budget travellers fleeing the commercialism of nearby Goa.

Hampi/Vijayanagar

Deserted capital of the last great Hindu empire, scattered over a bizarre landscape of giant golden-brown boulders.

Kathakali

Kerala is the place to experience Kathakali and other esoteric ritual theatre forms.

Meherangarh Fort, Jodhpur

The epitome of Rajput power and extravagance, its ramparts towering above a labyrinthine, blue-painted old city.

Palolem

Exquisite crescent-shaped beach in Goa’s relaxed south, famous for its dolphins and local alcoholic spirit, feni.

Rajasthani handicrafts

The teeming bazaars of the Pink City in Jaipur burst with vibrant cloth, jewellery, Persian-style pottery and semi-precious stones. Simply the best place to shop in the Subcontinent.

Tikse

The most architecturally impressive of the many dramatic monasteries within striking distance of Leh.

Udaipur

Arguably the most romantic city in India, with ornate Rajput palaces floating in the middle of two shimmering lakes.

Varanasi

City of Light, founded by Shiva, where the bathing ghats beside the Ganges teem with pilgrims.

Madurai

Definitive South Indian city, centred on a spectacular medieval temple.

Taj Mahal

Simply the world’s greatest building: Shah Jahan’s monument to love fully lives up to all expectations.

Thrissur Puram Kerala

More than one hundred sumptuously caparisoned elephants march in Kerala’s biggest temple festival, accompanied by ear-shattering South Indian drum orchestras.

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