India has diversity like no other place. From the mighty Himalayas to the north to the peacefully calm backwaters of Kerala, the excitement of a tiger safari in Rajasthan to the bustle of Delhi, it is truly an enticing destination which should not be missed.
Ahilya Fort
Guests at the 250-year-old Ahilya Fort can lay claim to having experienced a truly authentic and royal Indian way of life. Prince Richard Holkar, whose family owns the fort, takes pride in p...
The Leela, Goa
Located along the quiet west coast of India is the seaside town of Goa, known the world over for its beautiful resorts and pristine beaches. One such property, The Leela, Goa, bordered by th...
India is not a destination, it is an experience. Think about India and the adjectives fly fast and furious. Inscrutable India. Impossible India. Intriguing India. Phantom India, as French film-maker Louis Malle described it. Exasperating. Indiscernible. Undisciplined. Infinite. Unfortunately, since India as a subject is neglected in the curricula of most Western school systems, the perceptions come mostly from the media, which concentrates on headline-making news like wife-burning, caste violence, Hindu-Muslim religious riots and, of course, poverty.
In the 1950s and 1960s, American parents would exhort their children to wipe their dinner plates clean with the moral sermon that people in India and China were starving. Recalling this, Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman remarks on the attitudinal change that has occurred. In his recent best-seller, The World Is Flat, he writes, ‘I now tell my daughters, “Finish your homework. People in India and China are starving for your job.”’ His allusion was to the fact that technology and market reform are flattening the world in which India and China are emerging as the early winners. Friedman also observed, ‘Indeed, there is a huge famine breaking out all over India today, an incredible hunger, but it is not for food. It is a hunger for opportunity that has been pent up like volcanic lava under four decades of socialism, and it’s now just bursting out with India’s young generation.
If there are a hundred Eskimo words for the word ‘snow’, there are a hundred more ways to describe the thrill of trekking up or skiing down the mountain ranges in the Himalayas. One might ev...
A cradle of spiritual and religious development, East India attracts tourists and worshippers alike to stand in awe of its finest architectural marvels of statutes, temples and shrines. It’s...
Any traveller who wishes to immerse himself in an ocean of history, romance, sensuality and exoticism should start here-where everything begins. Home to the ancient and divine of its Sanskri...
A kingdom once roamed by Indian warriors, Rajasthan still oozes a high and mighty atmosphere with its statuesque sculptures and regal palaces. While laden with opulence, discerning traveller...
The Arabian Coast is truly an Eden. It is blessed with miles of pristine sandy beaches making it a pleasing location for sun-lovers. Fusing the urban and rural, it is a great place to discov...
Incandescent and resplendent, that’s what South India is all about. Explode in the vibrancy of this piece of Indian peninsula with its monumental temples, vegetarian gourmet or get in tune w...
All foreign nationals, including children, must obtain a visa in order to enter India. Contact the India Visa Office in London.
YOUR HEALTH
Precautions must be taken to avoid the risk of contractiong Malaria, Yellow Fever, Cholera, Typhoid and Polio. Seek the advice of a health-care adviser before departure.
CLIMATE
The best time to visit is from October to March, as the weather is very pleaseant with minimal rainfall in most places. Temperatures start to soar at the beginning of April, while from July to September monsoon rains sweep across the country.
