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Forts, palaces and desert in Rajasthan; salt flats, sacred coast and lions in Gujarat; and the Golden Triangle of Delhi, Agra and Jaipur. Each place has its own season and pace — here is what we know about them.

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Camel riders silhouetted on a sand dune at sunset in the Thar Desert near Jaisalmer

8 destinations · 10 tours

Rajasthan

India's largest state: hill forts and palaces, the Thar Desert, lake cities and tiger country, with Jaipur as the gateway.

Explore Rajasthan
Low-angle view inside the Rani ki Vav stepwell in Patan, Gujarat, showing tiers of carved stone galleries and sculpted deity panels

6 destinations · 3 tours

Gujarat

The White Rann of Kutch, Asiatic lions at Gir, the temple towns of Dwarka and Somnath, and Ahmedabad's UNESCO-listed old city.

Explore Gujarat
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The Golden Triangle

Delhi, Agra and Jaipur — India's classic first trip

Three cities a few hours apart by road: Mughal Delhi, the Taj Mahal in Agra and the Pink City of Jaipur, the gateway to the rest of Rajasthan.

The 5-day Golden Triangle tour

Rajasthan

Places in Rajasthan

India's largest state: hill forts and palaces, the Thar Desert, lake cities and tiger country, with Jaipur as the gateway.

Rajasthan travel guide
Amer Fort near Jaipur at sunset, with the Aravalli hills and fort walls behind

Rajasthan

Jaipur

The Pink City

Rajasthan's capital, with Amer Fort, the walled Pink City, Jantar Mantar and bazaars full of textiles and gems.

Best: Nov–Feb

City Palace in Udaipur on the shore of Lake Pichola under a clear blue sky

Rajasthan

Udaipur

The City of Lakes

Mewar's old capital: palaces on Lake Pichola, hills all around, and Kumbhalgarh, Ranakpur and Chittorgarh within a day's drive.

Best: Nov–Feb

Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur floodlit at dusk under a violet sky

Rajasthan

Jodhpur

The Blue City

Mehrangarh Fort above a blue-washed old city, and the gateway to Jaisalmer and the Thar Desert.

Best: Nov–Feb

Golden sandstone ramparts and the royal palace tower of Jaisalmer Fort seen from below the walls on a clear morning, with pigeons flying overhead

Rajasthan

Jaisalmer

The Golden City

A lived-in sandstone fort in the Thar Desert, carved merchant havelis and nights at a desert camp.

Best: Nov–Feb

Whitewashed ghats and temples of Pushkar Lake reflected in still water, with a rocky hill behind

Rajasthan

Pushkar

A small pilgrimage town around a sacred lake, with a rare Brahma temple, whitewashed ghats and the autumn camel fair.

Best: Nov–Feb

Bengal tiger in Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan

Rajasthan

Ranthambore

One of India's best-known tiger reserves, with open-vehicle safaris and a hill fort inside the park, an easy drive from Jaipur.

Best: Nov–Mar

Elevated view over Nakki Lake in Mount Abu on a sunny afternoon, with boats on the green water, the hill town along its shore and the Aravalli hills behind

Rajasthan

Mount Abu

Rajasthan's only hill station, with the marble Dilwara temples, Nakki Lake and cooler air, close to Udaipur and the Gujarat border.

Best: Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov

Low-angle view of Junagarh Fort's red sandstone palace in Bikaner, with carved jharokha balconies and domed towers rising above the crenellated outer wall

Rajasthan

Bikaner

A desert city with Junagarh Fort, red-sandstone palaces and havelis, the Karni Mata temple at Deshnoke and a camel research centre.

Best: Nov–Feb

Gujarat

Places in Gujarat

The White Rann of Kutch, Asiatic lions at Gir, the temple towns of Dwarka and Somnath, and Ahmedabad's UNESCO-listed old city.

Gujarat travel guide
Carved sandstone pillars and lintels of the Adalaj stepwell near Ahmedabad, framing a corridor of colonnades that steps down into the well

Gujarat

Ahmedabad

India's first World Heritage City

Gujarat's largest city: a walled old town of pols, mosques and temples, Gandhi's Sabarmati Ashram, and stepwells within a day's drive.

Best: Nov–Feb

Sunset over the White Rann of Kutch, with the sun low above the flat salt desert and a few visitors silhouetted on the horizon

Gujarat

Rann of Kutch

The White Desert

A salt flat that dries white each winter, seen from Dhordo at sunset and under the moon, with Bhuj's palaces and craft villages close by.

Best: Nov–Feb

The Statue of Unity on its island in the Narmada river near Kevadia, Gujarat, with dry hills behind and the covered access bridge on the right

Gujarat

Statue of Unity

The world's tallest statue

The 182 m statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel on the Narmada, the world's tallest, with a viewing gallery, the dam and an evening laser show.

Best: Oct–Feb

A male Asiatic lion resting in dry grass in a Gujarat forest, looking up in warm low sunlight

Gujarat

Gir

Home of the Asiatic lion

The only place where Asiatic lions live in the wild, with jeep safaris from Sasan Gir between mid-October and mid-June.

Best: Nov–Mar

The carved sandstone spire of Somnath Temple in Gujarat, topped by a golden finial and a flag, rising above the temple's pyramidal hall roof against a clear blue sky

Gujarat

Somnath

The first of the twelve Jyotirlingas

Shiva's shore temple at Prabhas Patan, revered as the first of the twelve Jyotirlingas, with an evening aarti and light and sound show by the Arabian Sea.

Best: Nov–Feb

The spire and flag of Dwarkadhish Temple rising above the old town of Dwarka, seen across the Gomti river and its bathing ghats in warm evening light

Gujarat

Dwarka

One of the Char Dham

Krishna's city on the Arabian Sea and one of the Char Dham, with the Dwarkadhish temple, Gomti Ghat, Bet Dwarka and Nageshwar.

Best: Nov–Feb

Golden Triangle

Delhi and Agra

Humayun's Tomb in Delhi, its red sandstone facade and white marble dome glowing in warm early-morning light, seen across the garden lawn

Delhi

Delhi

India's capital

India's capital and the usual start of a Golden Triangle tour: Mughal tombs, the bazaars of Old Delhi and the broad avenues of New Delhi.

Best: Feb–Mar, Oct

The Taj Mahal in Agra reflected in the long garden pool lined with cypress trees, seen from the central axis in soft early-morning light

Uttar Pradesh

Agra

Home of the Taj Mahal

The Taj Mahal, Agra Fort and Fatehpur Sikri: three UNESCO World Heritage Sites within about an hour of each other on the Golden Triangle.

Best: Feb–Mar, Oct–Nov

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