Travel guides
Everything you need to plan your trip from India
Honest budgets in rupees, visa rules for Indian passports, the best months to go and where vegetarians eat well — for the places Indians love most.
- 3–4 hours
United Arab Emirates
Dubai
Skyline, souks and desert, 3 hours from home
- 3–4.5 hours
Thailand
Thailand
Temples, street life and island days on a budget
- 4–5.5 hours
Singapore
Singapore
Gardens, Sentosa and hawker food in a perfect city
- 6–9 hours, usually one stop
Indonesia
Bali
Rice terraces, temples and cliff-top sunsets
- 1–4 hours
Maldives
Maldives
Overwater villas and reef snorkelling, an hour away
- 5–6 hours
Vietnam
Vietnam
Ha Long Bay, Hoi An lanterns and amazing value
- 4–5.5 hours
Malaysia
Malaysia
Petronas Towers, Batu Caves and Langkawi beaches
- 1–3 hours
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Rock fortresses, tea hills and the south coast
- 8–9 hours
Switzerland
Switzerland
Lakes, Alps and scenic trains, the classic dream trip
- 8–10 hours
Japan
Japan
Tokyo, Mount Fuji, Kyoto temples and Osaka food
- 9–10 hours
United Kingdom
London
Royal London, museums and West End nights
- 9–10 hours
France
Paris
The Eiffel Tower, the Louvre and Versailles
- 6–7 hours
Türkiye
Türkiye
Istanbul’s mosques and Cappadocia’s balloons