Living the high life in Lahaul and Spiti
7 min read • Aug 31, 2017
Imagine an arid land set high in the Indian Himalaya, a high-altitude desert punctuated by small patches of green and miniature villages of white, flat…
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India
- Living the royal life in Hyderabad
10 min read • Aug 8, 2017
It’s hard to imagine how it must feel to be king of all you survey. To look out from the palace walls as the sun dips behind the silhouetted hills, and…
- Mumbai for free: ten top experiences in India's city of dreams
5 min read • Jul 6, 2017
Amidst the swirl and chaos of Mumbai’s slums, high rise towers and buzzing bazaars, it is easy to feel overwhelmed. But as you delve deeper into Mumbai,…
- The other South India: getting lost in steamy northern Kerala
5 min read • May 12, 2017
If you have ever dreamt of spending a night on a kettuvallum (rice barge) houseboat, cruising the backwaters while an on-board chef prepares fresh…
- Celebrating street art: eight festivals for the urban art form
6 min read • Apr 27, 2017
Street art has taken over the world and spray-painted it red, blue and yellow. Across the globe, urban centres are becoming giant, colourful canvases for…
- After hours in Bengaluru: Sipping cocktails and craft brews in India's drinking capital
5 min read • Mar 3, 2017
Bengaluru is a city that loves its pint. Ever since the British arrived here in the early 19th century the capital of Karnataka has enthusiastically…
- The best free things to do in Delhi
5 min read • Feb 22, 2017
If there’s one thing you can guarantee when travelling somewhere new, it’s an unexpected cost you didn’t budget for – an irresistible detour, a magical…
- Around Mumbai in seven faiths
9 min read • Jan 9, 2017
Holy is not a word usually used to describe Mumbai. With its slums, Bollywood divas, millionaires and mafia, and its extremes of poverty and decadence,…
- Delhi's tastebud trail - exploring the capital's eclectic dining scene
4 min read • Nov 1, 2016
Delhi’s onion-layered history is mirrored deliciously in its diverse and dynamic cuisine. Cosmopolitan Delhi-ites crave fine food like plants crave…
- Tribes, treks and tree bridges in Meghalaya, India's new adventure playground
6 min read • Jun 27, 2016
It's raining on the limestone plateau that soars above the delta of the Brahmaputra River in Northeast India. Big, fat, heavy drops, that dribble down the…
- Wild India: step into the real-life Jungle Book
13 min read • Apr 12, 2016
To mark Disney's remake of The Jungle Book, Lonely Planet travels to the forested heart of India that inspired Rudyard Kipling’s original Mowgli stories.
- Entertaining kids in Delhi is child's play
9 min read • Nov 10, 2015
At first chaotic, teeming, tumultuous glance, you might be forgiven for thinking that Delhi is not the most relaxing spot on the planet to spend time with…
- Meet Mumbai – India's modern megacity
5 min read • Sep 29, 2015
A gargantuan, pulsating metropolis that reinvents itself every time you blink, Mumbai is India’s most modern and most happening city. The best…
- Eat Mumbai – make the most of India's foodie capital
7 min read • Sep 29, 2015
Visitors to Mumbai think it’s all about the spices, and when it comes to the city's delicious cuisine, they might be right. India's economic capital draws…
- Discovering Gurgaon - the 'new' New Delhi
6 min read • Jun 24, 2015
It’s got every cuisine you can think of. It’s got a thriving cultural scene. It’s got places to soak in the sun (or hide from it!), and lots and lots of…
- Chennai for foodies - a Lonely Planet guide to South India's finest dining scene
5 min read • Oct 14, 2014
Never one for flashy sights, Chennai keeps many of its riches in its kitchens, and the city is rightly famous for its elaborate, spicy cuisine. With…
- Spiritual Chennai - see a deeper side to India's southern gateway
6 min read • Oct 10, 2014
At first glance, Chennai might not seem the obvious choice for a spot of meditation. With 4.7 million inhabitants and India's biggest motor industry, the…
- Towering temples of South India
6 min read • Oct 7, 2014
Many people think the skyscraper is a modern invention. Think again. In South India, people were building towering, multi-storey gopurams (temple towers)…
- Know your gompas: a Lonely Planet guide to Tibetan Buddhist monasteries
6 min read • Sep 19, 2014
One of the most surprising things about the Himalaya is how this desolate, almost monochrome landscape has produced so much vivid colour. From Kathmandu…
- Exploring India's remote Nubra Valley
9 min read • Feb 6, 2014
Ladakh - the ‘Land of the High Passes’ - is among the most stunning parts of the Indian Himalayas. Wedged between Pakistan, Tibet and Xinjiang Province …
- 24 hours in Mumbai
7 min read • Sep 25, 2013
Be prepared to be jostled, hurried and incessantly chatted to as you soak in the trendy yet traditional vibe of Mumbai.
- Top 15 travel experiences in Sikkim, India
7 min read • Sep 18, 2013
One of the Himalaya’s best-kept travel secrets, Sikkim is a welcome diversion from all conventional notions of an Indian holiday. Far from Rajasthan’s…