|
India - our Grand Tour with highlights, best hotels and best meals |
| Our routes around India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka in 14 visits over 18 years. |
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| State / Union Territory | Places | Visit | 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, 14 | 2006, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2025 |
| Chandernagar - French church, Chinsurah,
Kalna - temples, Mayapur - Krishna temple |
14 |
Feb 2025 |
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| Bishnapur - temples |
14 |
Feb 2025 |
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| 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 and 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, Le Dupleix hotel, Lakshmi the temple elephant, Le Club seafood soup, happy hour at Promenade hotel, Les Saveurs prawn and lobster thermidor | 2, 10, 11, 13, 14 | 2008, 2017, 2018, 2023, 2025 |
| Tamil Nadu again | Gingee fort Chidambaram Tranquebar, Vailankanni - church Thanjavur, Trichy Madurai - bedtime of the gods ceremony Tirupparakundram Rameswaram Tiruchendur - shore temple, pilgrims Manapul - Holy Cross shrine Kanyakumari Thovali - flower market |
10 2 14 2 2, 11 11 2 11 11 2, 11 11 |
Feb 2017 Feb 2008 Feb 2025 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 and 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 and Belur, Bangalore Nandi Hills - Grover vineyard Bijapur - Gol Gumbaz Hampi - all the temples Badami, Pattadakal, Aihole - caves, temples Bidar - Vybe hotel, fort,
gurudwara |
2, 10
2 10 1 1, 10 10, 14 13 |
2008, 2017
Feb 2008 Feb 2017 Nov 2006 2006, 2017 Feb 2017, Feb 2025 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, Taj Palace hotel, lobster at the
Gaylord restaurant, Tingting Tea, Café Mondegar spicy baked
beans, butter chicken and sparkling wine, Indigo deli, heritage walks
Matheran - Verandah in the forest Aurangabad, Ajanta, Ellora -
temple no. 16 Nasik - Sula vineyard and Tiger hills restaurants |
1-5, 7, 13, 14
4 5 |
2006 - 2013, 2023, 2025
Feb 2010 Mar 2011 |
| Madhya Pradesh (MP) | Indore - egg curry
at Hotel Sunder
Mandu, Sanchi, Bhopal |
4 | Feb 2010 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT (DN) | Silvassa | 7 | Feb 2013 |
| Daman and 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 and sweetcorn | 4 - 7 | 2010 - 2013 |
| 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 and 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 and 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 and 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 |
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