India - our Grand Tour
With highlights, best hotels and best meals
| State / Union Territory | Places | Part | Date |
| West Bengal (WB) | Kolkata - Fairlawn hotel, ladies' singing club (first visit), Great Eastern hotel, Manthan restaurant murg resmi butter masala, (Jimmy's - kung pao is too hot) | 1,7,8,9 | 2006,20132014,2016 |
| Sundarbans | 8 | Mar 2014 | |
| Coromandel coast |
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| Orissa (OR), now Odisha (OD) | Puri - Konorak temple, Sea Shore rm 202 Bhubaneswar | 1 | Nov 2006 |
| [Chhattisgarh (CG)] | (created 2000 out of Madhya
Pradesh)
[not visited] |
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| Telangana (TS) | (created 2014 out of Andhra
Pradesh)
Hyderabad - Marriott hotel, Golconda, Charminar |
1, 10, 13 |
Nov 2006, Feb 2017, Feb 2023 |
| Andhra Pradesh (AP) | Tirupati - temples |
13 | Feb 2023 |
| Tamil Nadu (TN) | Chennai - Marriott, Amethyst
restaurant
Kanchipuram Mamallapuram - elephant carving, Santana guest house & restaurant prawns |
2,10-13 2 2,10-13 |
2008,2017,2018, 2023
Jan 2008 2008,2017,2018,2023 |
| Puducherry UT (PY) | Pondicherry - Villa Cavi room 203, Lakshmi the temple elephant, Le Club seafood soup, happy hour at Promenade hotel, Les Saveurs prawn & lobster thermidor | 2,10,11, 13 | 2008, 2017, 2018, 2023 |
| Tamil Nadu again | Gingee fort Chidambaram, Thanjavur, Trichy Madurai - bedtime of the gods ceremony Tirupparakundram Rameswaram Tiruchendur - shore temple, pilgrims Manapul - Holy Cross shrine Kanyakumari Thovali - flower market |
10 2 2,11 11 2 11 11 2,11 11 |
Feb 2017 Feb 2008 2008,2018 Nov 2018 Feb 2008 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2008,2018 Nov 2018 |
| (Sri Lanka) |
Colombo, Sigiriya, Kandy, Nuwara Eliya, Galle and lots of temples | - | Aug 1992 |
| Malabar coast |
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| Kerala (KL) | Padmanabhapuram - palace of the rajahs Trivandrum - Puttan Malika palace, Chaithram hotel & bar Anjuthenga fort Kollam (Quilon) - British Residency, backwaters rice barge tour Alleppy Cochin (Kochi) - Gran Residencia, Koder House, tomato soup at Elite Bakery, samosa chaat at Teapot café, huge prawns cooked at Kafe D'Kochi Cranganore, Chennamangalam - elephants |
11 11 11 2, 11 11 2,10,11 10 |
Nov 2018 Nov 2018 Nov 2018 Feb 2008,Nov 2018 Nov 2018 2008,2017,2018 Feb 2017 |
| Tamil Nadu again | Mettupalayam, Ooty | 2 | Feb 2008 |
| Karnataka (KA) | Mysore - Maharaja's palace
Halebid & Belur, Bangalore Nandi Hills - Grover vineyard Bijapur - Gol Gumbaz Hampi - all the temples Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole Bidar - Vybe hotel, fort, gurudwara |
2, 10
2 10 1 1, 10 10 13 |
2008,2017
Feb 2008 Feb 2017 Nov 2006 2006,2017 Feb 2017 Feb 2023 |
| Goa (GA) | Panaji - Panjim Inn
Anjuna beach - tandoori chicken |
1 | Dec 2006 |
| Maharashtra (MH) | Mumbai - Bentley's Hotel
room 15, Taj hotel sea view, lobster at the Gaylord restaurant, Tingting
Tea, Café Mondegar spicy baked beans, butter chicken & sparkling
wine, Indigo deli
Matheran - Verandah in the forest Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora - temple
no. 16 Nasik - Sula vineyard and Tiger hills restaurants |
1-5,7, 13
4 5 |
2006 - 2013, 2023
Feb 2010 Mar 2011 |
| Madhya Pradesh (MP) | Indore - egg curry at
Hotel Sunder
Mandu, Sanchi, Bhopal |
4 | Feb 2010 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli UT (DN)P | Silvassa | 7 | Feb 2013 |
| Daman & Diu UT (DD) | Daman - Hotel Marina room
10, Daman Delite restaurant
Diu - Sanmaan Palace room 101, fish market, Hotel Alishan restaurant |
7, 8
3 |
2013,2014
Jan 2009 |
| Gujerat (GJ) |
Palitana - 3,000 steps to temple, Veraval, Junagadh, Jamnagar Baroda/Vadodara, Champaner, Jambughoda |
3
5 |
Jan 2009
Mar 2011 |
| Rajasthan (RJ) | Udaipur - everything!, Kankarwa Haveli, meals at Ambrai
and Udai Kothi Kumbalgarh, Ranakpur, Dungapur Jodhpur - Singhvi’s Haveli, City hotel dosa Jaisalmer - Pol Haveli, Trio restaurant Osiyan, Bikaner - Temple of the rats Chittorgarh, Bundi Pushkar - Seventh Heaven hotel Jaipur, Amber |
4,5,10,11 5 3,5 3,5 3 4 4 4 |
2010,2011,2017,2018 Mar 2011 2009,2011 2009,2011 Jan 2009 Feb 2010 Feb 2010 Feb 2010 |
| Delhi UT (DL) | Delhi - Crossroads restaurant shredded lamb in hot garlic sauce, Sechuan chicken & sweetcorn | 4 - 7 | 2010 - 13 |
| Haryana (HR) | Chandigarh | 3, 6 | 2009,2011 |
| Chandigarh UT (CH) | Chandigarh | 3, 6 | 2009,2011 |
| Punjab (PB) | Amritsar - Golden temple | 3 | Feb 2009 |
| (Pakistan) | Lahore, Rawalpindi, Islamabad
|
3 | Feb 2009 |
| Jammu & Kashmir UT (JK) | Jammu
Srinagar - the lake |
6 | Sept 2011 |
| Ladakh UT |
Leh (revisit) |
6 |
Sept 2011 |
| Himachal Pradesh (HP) | Manali - soup at Bee's
Knees restaurant
Chamba, McLeod Ganj Shimla - Clarke's hotel |
6 | Sept 2011 |
| Uttarakhand (UK) | (created 2000 out of Uttar
Pradesh)
Mussoorie, Rishikesh, Haridwar |
6 |
Sept 2011 |
| Uttar Pradesh (UP) | Vrindavan
Fatehpur Sikri, Agra - Taj Mahal |
8
4 |
Mar 2014
Feb 2010 |
| Madhya Pradesh again |
Gwalior - fort Orchha - palaces & pilgrims Khajuraho - temples |
8 | Mar 2014 |
| Uttar Pradesh again | Lucknow Chitrakoot, Allahabad Varanasi - bathing ghats Sarnath |
7 8 |
Feb 2013 Mar 2014 |
| (Nepal) | Kathmandu - lots!
Pokhara - lots! Jomsom, Lo Manthang Lumbini, Pokhara, Kathmandu |
-
- - 7 |
Oct 1996
Oct 2012 Oct 2012 Feb 2013 |
| Bihar (BR) | Patna
Bodhgaya - Mahabodhi temple |
7 | Feb 2013 |
| Jharkhand (JH) | (created 2000 out of Bihar)
Dhanbad Junction |
7 |
Feb 2013 |
| West Bengal again | Darjeeling - Planter's
Club, log fires, rice pudding, Glenary's breakfast
Kalimpong |
1, 9
1 |
2006,2016
Nov 2006 |
| Sikkim (SK) | Gangtok
Pelling |
1
9 |
Nov 2006
Mar 2016 |
| (Bhutan) |
Paro, Thimpu | 1 | Nov 2006 |
| Assam (AS) | Jorhat, Majuli Is, Dibrugarh - Cub House Ledo, Guwahati - temple | 9, 12 | Feb 2016, Oct 2019 |
| Meghalaya (ML) | Shillong - Pinewood hotel, living bridge, cleanest village | 9 | Mar 2016 |
| Arunachal Pradesh (AR) | Dirang - stone town, Tawang - gompa |
12 |
Oct 2019 |
| Nagaland (NL) | Dimapur, Kohima - heritage village | 9 | Feb 2016 |
| Manipur (MN) | Imphal - Classic hotel, women's market, Loktak lake | 9, 12 | Feb 2016, Oct 2019 |
| Mizoram (MZ) | Aizawl | 9 | Feb 2016 |
| Tripura (TR) | Agartala, Udaipur | 9 | Feb 2016 |
| (Bangladesh) | Rangpur, Dhaka
Dhaka - Anchor hotel, nearby bar,
Rocket Paddle Steamer |
-
9 |
Oct 1996
Feb 2016 |
| Andaman & Nicobar UT (AN) | Port Blair, Havelock Island, Ross Island | 7 | Mar 2013 |
| Lakshadweep UT (LD) | Agatti Island, Bangaram Island - palm-fringed beaches |
11 |
Nov 2018 |