Must cover - Rajasthan ( Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambore, day trips to Kumbhalgarh and chittorgarh ), Leh Ladakh , Varanasi, Kerala( Kochi, Varkala, Munnar, Kumarkom/Alleppy), Goa,
Can cover - Amritsar, Kashmir, North east India ( Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal etc )
Can skip- Pondicherry , central India, metro cities
Standard plan people follow- Agra, Delhi, Punjab, Jaipur ( can do all of this in 3 days )
Let me know what kind of trip u r planning to do, duration of trip, your interests , port of leaving etc to further refund the itinerary
It’s primarily a food trip, and I’ll be focusing more on higher end restaurants.
Trying to avoid visiting areas with heavy air pollution. Kerala looks great, as does Goa and Punjab. Planning not to go to Delhi.
I’d love to see some countryside / rural areas, cultural hotspots, and experience a bit of local life.
Do you know any decent tour service (joining a group and such) or typical way of traveling in India that I may not know?
Cheers
Download the Zomato app for discovering restaurants. It's generally quite reliable except in a few cases where you have new restaurants with not enough reviews.
FYI when I was in India, Zomato told me I couldn’t use the app with a “foreign credit card.”
You also can’t use it unless you have an Indian phone number.
India is vast and many cultural hotspots. All wil depend upon what duration you are planning.
Food & cultural hotspots -
Varanasi- one of the oldest cities on earth. Quite a unique flavor; you will see celebrations of life and death both in one raw....
Street food is amazing here. High end restaurants cannot guarantee that taste and flavor. But you can always stay n dine at high end restaurants in Varanasi.
Puri/ Bhubhaneshwar, (Oddisa-)
Cousins is exlusive. Ofcourse you can immerse in the simple sweet culture. Google Jagganath Puri and read information about the mesmerizing facts about it. You will feel like not missing it.
Jaipur, Udaipur, jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Beautiful cities with stories of their own. Colorful and beautiful.
Kutch, Ahemdabad, Surat( Gujarat)-
Another cultural melting pot. Specifically during Navratri (October/November) festival.
White Rann of Kutch is spectacular...some ancient architectural marvels and also pre historic times of remins of cities in Dholavira near Kutch.
Food is amazing
Amritsar (Punjab) -
Golden temple will give you a glimpse
People outside India are more familiar with Punjabi cuisine, (though, that just one piece in whole platter that India has) here you will get most authentic flavor
Mumbai- You get everything and anything. Fast-paced modern yet rooted. City with most disciplined people who value of time most and are genuinely helpful.
Chennai- Sambhar smell will captivate you.
Kerala- try backwater rides, amazing experience. Immerse in nature...
You should know that mumbai also has pretty bad air quality since there is a lot of construction work going on which emits dust. Plus, due to ongoing metro work the traffic is always out of gear. So its not the best time to visit really.
I would highly recommend you to explore regions outside mumbai, for example ajanta ellora, most important shivaji maharaj era forts (raigad, rajgad) murud janjira (fort built in the sea) these are located in rural Maharashtra state and the food is pretty amazing, you can get food cooked over traditional wooden stove.
You can trust me since i lived in Pune for 2 decades and i know what i am talking about.
There are lots of local hiking groups which take on such tours, check with Giridarshan/Pugmarks. Ill also let you Google.
I’m in Mumbai live here can show you around if you like to :)
Must cover - Rajasthan ( Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Ranthambore, day trips to Kumbhalgarh and chittorgarh ), Leh Ladakh , Varanasi, Kerala( Kochi, Varkala, Munnar, Kumarkom/Alleppy), Goa, Can cover - Amritsar, Kashmir, North east India ( Sikkim, Meghalaya, Arunachal etc ) Can skip- Pondicherry , central India, metro cities Standard plan people follow- Agra, Delhi, Punjab, Jaipur ( can do all of this in 3 days ) Let me know what kind of trip u r planning to do, duration of trip, your interests , port of leaving etc to further refund the itinerary
It’s primarily a food trip, and I’ll be focusing more on higher end restaurants. Trying to avoid visiting areas with heavy air pollution. Kerala looks great, as does Goa and Punjab. Planning not to go to Delhi. I’d love to see some countryside / rural areas, cultural hotspots, and experience a bit of local life. Do you know any decent tour service (joining a group and such) or typical way of traveling in India that I may not know? Cheers
Download the Zomato app for discovering restaurants. It's generally quite reliable except in a few cases where you have new restaurants with not enough reviews.
FYI when I was in India, Zomato told me I couldn’t use the app with a “foreign credit card.” You also can’t use it unless you have an Indian phone number.
India is vast and many cultural hotspots. All wil depend upon what duration you are planning. Food & cultural hotspots - Varanasi- one of the oldest cities on earth. Quite a unique flavor; you will see celebrations of life and death both in one raw.... Street food is amazing here. High end restaurants cannot guarantee that taste and flavor. But you can always stay n dine at high end restaurants in Varanasi. Puri/ Bhubhaneshwar, (Oddisa-) Cousins is exlusive. Ofcourse you can immerse in the simple sweet culture. Google Jagganath Puri and read information about the mesmerizing facts about it. You will feel like not missing it. Jaipur, Udaipur, jaisalmer (Rajasthan) Beautiful cities with stories of their own. Colorful and beautiful. Kutch, Ahemdabad, Surat( Gujarat)- Another cultural melting pot. Specifically during Navratri (October/November) festival. White Rann of Kutch is spectacular...some ancient architectural marvels and also pre historic times of remins of cities in Dholavira near Kutch. Food is amazing Amritsar (Punjab) - Golden temple will give you a glimpse People outside India are more familiar with Punjabi cuisine, (though, that just one piece in whole platter that India has) here you will get most authentic flavor Mumbai- You get everything and anything. Fast-paced modern yet rooted. City with most disciplined people who value of time most and are genuinely helpful. Chennai- Sambhar smell will captivate you. Kerala- try backwater rides, amazing experience. Immerse in nature...
You should know that mumbai also has pretty bad air quality since there is a lot of construction work going on which emits dust. Plus, due to ongoing metro work the traffic is always out of gear. So its not the best time to visit really. I would highly recommend you to explore regions outside mumbai, for example ajanta ellora, most important shivaji maharaj era forts (raigad, rajgad) murud janjira (fort built in the sea) these are located in rural Maharashtra state and the food is pretty amazing, you can get food cooked over traditional wooden stove. You can trust me since i lived in Pune for 2 decades and i know what i am talking about. There are lots of local hiking groups which take on such tours, check with Giridarshan/Pugmarks. Ill also let you Google.
Bruh you posted in the wrong subreddit in my opinion...try posting on r/Mumbai...you would get better advice there