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Himachal Pradesh
Beas valley base for Solang, Atal Tunnel and Old Manali
Pairs with Kullu (1.5 h) or Sissu (1.5 h)
Leave 7:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 12 h in Manali
≈ from ₹11,240per person, all in
Rajasthan
Tiger safaris below a 10th-century fort
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 13 h in Ranthambore
≈ from ₹10,490per person, all in
Rajasthan
Mehrangarh above a blue old city
Leave 9:20 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Jodhpur
≈ from ₹8,580per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Ramghat aarti and the Kamadgiri parikrama
Leave 8:00 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Chitrakoot
≈ from ₹9,260per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Ganga rapids by day, riverside aarti by dusk
Pairs with Haridwar (30 min)
Leave 11:50 pmTrain4 days 9 h in Rishikesh
≈ from ₹12,240per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir
Base town for the Vaishno Devi trek to Bhawan
Pairs with Jammu (1.5 h)
Leave 11:45 pmTrain4 days 5 h in Katra (Vaishno Devi)
≈ from ₹11,970per person, all in
Haryana
Terraced Mughal-style gardens below the Shivaliks
Pairs with Kasauli (1 h) or Chandigarh (25 min)
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Pinjore
≈ from ₹10,030per person, all in
Rajasthan
Painted havelis of the Shekhawati towns
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 9 h in Mandawa (Shekhawati)
≈ from ₹10,160per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Har Ki Pauri aarti and temple ropeways
Pairs with Rishikesh (35 min)
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Haridwar
≈ from ₹13,360per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Ravi-side temple town of Pahari art
Pairs with Khajjiar (1.5 h)
Leave 11:45 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Chamba
≈ from ₹11,640per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Valley town of colonial campuses and bakeries
Pairs with Mussoorie (1 h) or Rishikesh (1 h)
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 8 h in Dehradun
≈ from ₹14,050per person, all in
Uttarakhand
300 km of Himalayan skyline from a tea ridge
Pairs with Almora (2 h)
Leave 9:03 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 14 h in Kausani
≈ from ₹12,470per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Deodar eco-parks and Surkanda Devi's ridge
Pairs with Mussoorie (1 h) or Kanatal (30 min)
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 8 h in Dhanaulti
≈ from ₹12,670per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Three lakes, kayaks and a butterfly museum
Pairs with Nainital (40 min) or Mukteshwar (1.5 h)
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 16 h in Bhimtal
≈ from ₹13,750per person, all in
Punjab
Birthplace of the Khalsa on the Shivalik edge
Pairs with Chandigarh (1.5 h)
Leave 11:20 pmTrain4 days 15 h in Anandpur Sahib
≈ from ₹8,010per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Rani Lakshmibai's fort and Orchha next door
Leave 8:40 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Jhansi
≈ from ₹13,120per person, all in
Punjab
Golden Temple, Wagah border and kulcha breakfasts
Leave 8:25 pmTrain4 days 7 h in Amritsar
≈ from ₹12,960per person, all in
Rajasthan
Lake ghats, the Brahma temple and desert dunes
Pairs with Ajmer (15 min)
Leave 11:41 pmTrain4 days 13 h in Pushkar
≈ from ₹15,410per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Colonial ridge town above the Kalka–Shimla rail line
Pairs with Kufri (35 min) or Chail (1.5 h)
Leave 10:10 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 11 h in Shimla
≈ from ₹14,780per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Dawn boats, burning ghats and the evening aarti
Leave 11:40 pmTrain4 days 4 h in Varanasi
≈ from ₹16,500per person, all in
Rajasthan
Stepwells, murals and a quiet Hadoti fort
Leave 11:25 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Bundi
≈ from ₹14,040per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Cliff temple, orchards and Nanda Devi views
Pairs with Bhimtal (1.5 h) or Nainital (1.5 h)
Leave 10:47 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 16 h in Mukteshwar
≈ from ₹13,790per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Toy-train halt by India's famous Tunnel No. 33
Pairs with Kasauli (50 min)
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 12 h in Barog
≈ from ₹12,370per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Army cantonment, deodar forests and Tiger Falls
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 7 h in Chakrata
≈ from ₹13,620per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Riverside Parvati Valley village of cafes and trails
Leave 8:20 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 7 h in Kasol
≈ from ₹13,150per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Landour lanes, Doon valley views, Himalayan sunsets
Pairs with Dhanaulti (1 h) or Dehradun (1 h)
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Mussoorie
≈ from ₹17,220per person, all in
Haryana
Haryana's only hill station, with twin lakes
Pairs with Chandigarh (1.5 h) or Pinjore (1 h)
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 12 h in Morni Hills
≈ from ₹13,410per person, all in
Rajasthan
Amber Fort mornings and old-city bazaars
Leave 11:41 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Jaipur
≈ from ₹15,280per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Jet skis and floating huts on a Himalayan reservoir
Pairs with Kanatal (1 h)
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 15 h in Tehri
≈ from ₹13,980per person, all in
Rajasthan
India's largest fort and the Tower of Victory
Pairs with Udaipur (1.5 h)
Leave 6:25 pmTrain4 days 13 h in Chittorgarh
≈ from ₹11,210per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Cantonment lanes, pine trails and Raj-era churches
Pairs with Barog (55 min) or Chandigarh (1.5 h)
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 15 h in Kasauli
≈ from ₹14,770per person, all in
Rajasthan
A 17th-century ruined town in the Aravallis
Pairs with Sariska (50 min) or Abhaneri (Chand Baori) (55 min)
Leave 11:41 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Bhangarh
≈ from ₹13,850per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Kangra tea gardens below the Dhauladhar wall
Pairs with Bir Billing (1 h) or Dharamshala (1.5 h)
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Palampur
≈ from ₹16,560per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Akbar's red sandstone capital, abandoned intact
Pairs with Agra (30 min) or Bharatpur (Keoladeo) (20 min)
Leave 8:00 pmTrain4 days 21 h in Fatehpur Sikri
≈ from ₹11,650per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Meadows, Tungnath and the Chandrashila summit
Leave 7:07 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 11 h in Chopta
≈ from ₹14,040per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Ram Mandir, Hanuman Garhi and the Saryu ghats
Leave 10:27 pmTrain4 days 7 h in Ayodhya
≈ from ₹16,760per person, all in
Punjab
Royal Phulkian palaces, pegs and parandis
Pairs with Chandigarh (55 min)
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Patiala
≈ from ₹13,110per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Five-hill colonial station near Khajjiar and Chamba
Pairs with Khajjiar (40 min)
Leave 11:45 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Dalhousie
≈ from ₹18,460per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Lake boating, Naina Devi and ridge walks
Pairs with Bhimtal (40 min) or Mukteshwar (1.5 h)
Leave 6:05 pmTrain4 days 21 h in Nainital
≈ from ₹17,800per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Boat to the Sangam, then Anand Bhawan's history
Leave 11:40 pmTrain4 days 13 h in Prayagraj
≈ from ₹16,860per person, all in
Rajasthan
Lake Pichola, City Palace and Mewar sunsets
Pairs with Kumbhalgarh (1.5 h) or Chittorgarh (1.5 h)
Leave 8:15 pmTrain4 days 9 h in Udaipur
≈ from ₹22,460per person, all in
Rajasthan
A 13-storey stepwell off the Delhi–Mumbai Expressway
Pairs with Bhangarh (1 h) or Jaipur (1.5 h)
Leave 11:41 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Abhaneri (Chand Baori)
≈ from ₹14,830per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Pine-ridge cantonment with a high golf course
Pairs with Almora (1.5 h)
Leave 10:42 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 16 h in Ranikhet
≈ from ₹16,950per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Ski slopes above Joshimath with Nanda Devi views
Leave 6:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 9 h in Auli
≈ from ₹14,410per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Terai grasslands of swamp deer and rhino
Leave 10:16 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 14 h in Dudhwa
≈ from ₹14,290per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Oak forest sanctuary with a 300 km Himalaya view
Pairs with Almora (1 h)
Leave 9:14 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 14 h in Binsar
≈ from ₹17,280per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Camps, apple orchards and Tehri lake views
Pairs with Dhanaulti (30 min) or Tehri (1 h)
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 15 h in Kanatal
≈ from ₹17,820per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Shimla's closest snow slopes and Mahasu Peak views
Pairs with Shimla (30 min) or Chail (1 h)
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 14 h in Kufri
≈ from ₹13,550per person, all in
Punjab
Le Corbusier's planned city of gardens and lakes
Pairs with Kasauli (2 h) or Morni Hills (1.5 h)
Leave 11:20 pmTrain4 days 13 h in Chandigarh
≈ from ₹20,730per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Baspa valley orchards and the road to Chitkul
Leave 6:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 9 h in Sangla
≈ from ₹12,940per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Maharaja's summer palace and deodar woods
Pairs with Kufri (1 h) or Shimla (1.5 h)
Leave 10:55 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 12 h in Chail
≈ from ₹19,270per person, all in
Rajasthan
The Dargah, Ana Sagar and a golden Jain hall
Pairs with Pushkar (15 min)
Leave 11:41 pmTrain4 days 14 h in Ajmer
≈ from ₹20,290per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Valley of rafting, shawls and the Dussehra deities
Pairs with Manali (1.5 h)
Leave 6:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 9 h in Kullu
≈ from ₹15,850per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
McLeodganj monasteries and the Triund ridge
Pairs with Palampur (1.5 h)
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Dharamshala
≈ from ₹23,230per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Quiet Garhwal Rifles town in oak forest
Leave 11:18 pmTrain4 days 15 h in Lansdowne
≈ from ₹20,830per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Wooden-house village under Jalori Pass
Pairs with Tirthan Valley (45 min)
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 6 h in Jibhi
≈ from ₹19,450per person, all in
Rajasthan
Wetland birding by cycle rickshaw
Pairs with Fatehpur Sikri (20 min) or Agra (45 min)
Leave 6:01 pmTrain5 days in Bharatpur (Keoladeo)
≈ from ₹20,660per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Ganga ghats 100 km from Delhi
Leave 6:22 pmTrain5 days 1 h in Garhmukteshwar
≈ from ₹20,030per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Lahaul's first village beyond the Atal Tunnel
Pairs with Manali (1.5 h)
Leave 6:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 4 h in Sissu
≈ from ₹14,080per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Kebabs, Imambaras and Awadhi evenings
Leave 11:25 pmTrain4 days 14 h in Lucknow
≈ from ₹19,910per person, all in
Rajasthan
A 15th-century fort-palace two hours down NH48
Pairs with Alwar (1.5 h)
Leave 8:05 pmTrain4 days 19 h in Neemrana
≈ from ₹21,310per person, all in
Haryana
Mahabharata battlefield and Gita's birthplace
Leave 6:35 pmTrain4 days 21 h in Kurukshetra
≈ from ₹18,060per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Tiger country safaris on the Ramganga
Leave 11:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 18 h in Jim Corbett
≈ from ₹22,660per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Deodar-ringed meadow with a 12th-century Nag temple
Pairs with Dalhousie (40 min) or Chamba (1.5 h)
Leave 11:45 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Khajjiar
≈ from ₹21,330per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Trout river and gateway to Great Himalayan NP
Pairs with Jibhi (40 min)
Leave 6:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 10 h in Tirthan Valley
≈ from ₹20,600per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Apple village facing the Kinnaur Kailash range
Leave 6:30 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 8 h in Kalpa
≈ from ₹18,040per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir
Dal Lake houseboats, Mughal gardens and old-city lanes
Pairs with Gulmarg (1.5 h) or Pahalgam (2.5 h)
Leave 7:40 amFlight4 days 4 h in Srinagar
≈ from ₹25,880per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
Apple-belt ridge with Hatu Peak and winter skiing
Leave 10:50 pmTrain4 days 14 h in Narkanda
≈ from ₹19,840per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir
Temple city of Dogra palaces and forts
Pairs with Katra (Vaishno Devi) (1.5 h)
Leave 11:45 pmTrain4 days 7 h in Jammu
≈ from ₹21,240per person, all in
Rajasthan
City palace, a hill fort and Siliserh lake
Pairs with Sariska (30 min) or Neemrana (1.5 h)
Leave 7:00 pmPrivate Sedan4 days 21 h in Alwar
≈ from ₹24,410per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Taj at sunrise, Agra Fort and Mehtab Bagh sunset
Pairs with Fatehpur Sikri (30 min) or Vrindavan (55 min)
Leave 8:00 pmTrain4 days 19 h in Agra
≈ from ₹23,880per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Banke Bihari, Prem Mandir lights and Yamuna ghats
Pairs with Mathura (15 min) or Agra (55 min)
Leave 8:30 pmTrain4 days 22 h in Vrindavan
≈ from ₹22,340per person, all in
Rajasthan
Tiger safaris four hours from Delhi
Pairs with Alwar (30 min) or Bhangarh (50 min)
Leave 6:00 pmTrain4 days 19 h in Sariska
≈ from ₹24,520per person, all in
Rajasthan
A 36 km fort wall on an Aravalli ridge
Pairs with Udaipur (1.5 h)
Leave 8:58 pmTrain4 days 6 h in Kumbhalgarh
≈ from ₹27,420per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Bhagirathi valley apple orchards near Gangotri
Leave 6:38 pmOvernight Volvo4 days 13 h in Harsil
≈ from ₹22,040per person, all in
Uttarakhand
Bal mithai, Kasar Devi and Jageshwar's temples
Pairs with Binsar (1 h) or Kausani (2 h)
Leave 4:30 amPrivate Sedan4 days 3 h in Almora
≈ from ₹23,930per person, all in
Himachal Pradesh
India's paragliding capital under the Dhauladhars
Pairs with Palampur (1 h)
Leave 4:30 amPrivate Sedan3 days 20 h in Bir Billing
≈ from ₹26,770per person, all in
Uttar Pradesh
Krishna's birthplace, ghats and Govardhan's hill
Pairs with Vrindavan (15 min)
Leave 8:30 pmTrain4 days 22 h in Mathura
≈ from ₹24,950per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir
Gondola to Apharwat and India's ski slopes
Pairs with Srinagar (2 h)
Leave 7:40 amFlight4 days 2 h in Gulmarg
≈ from ₹30,360per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir
Lidder river valleys and pine meadows
Pairs with Srinagar (2.5 h)
Leave 5:55 pmFlight4 days 15 h in Pahalgam
≈ from ₹36,610per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir
Glacier meadow on the road to Zojila
Leave 5:55 pmFlight4 days 15 h in Sonamarg
≈ from ₹40,910per person, all in
Jammu & Kashmir · not bookable on these dates yet
Pine plateau above the Jammu–Srinagar highway
Leave 10:10 pmTrain4 days 11 h in Patnitop
≈ from ₹13,380per person, all in
Rajasthan · not bookable on these dates yet
Rajasthan's only hill station, with Dilwara's marble
Leave 8:58 pmTrain4 days 3 h in Mount Abu
≈ from ₹18,840per person, all in
Rajasthan · not bookable on these dates yet
A lived-in sandstone fort and Thar dunes
Leave 6:15 pmTrain4 days 10 h in Jaisalmer
≈ from ₹20,490per person, all in
