India

A planning guide to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh: when to go, how to time tiger safaris, how many days you need, how…

Central and northern Chhattisgarh: Raipur as a gateway, the brick temples and Buddhist monasteries of Sirpur on the Mahanadi, and the Tibetan…

Southern Chhattisgarh’s forested Bastar region: Chitrakote and Tirathgarh falls, Kanger Valley National Park and its caves, Jagdalpur, weekly markets, crafts and the…

Madhya Pradesh’s only hill station, high in the Satpura range: waterfalls, caves, viewpoints, forest walks and the wider Satpura landscape, with seasons…

A route through western Madhya Pradesh: Indore for street food, the temple city of Ujjain, the ruined hilltop capital of Mandu, and…

Madhya Pradesh’s capital and two UNESCO World Heritage Sites within day-trip range: Bhopal’s lakes and mosques, the stupas of Sanchi and the…

How safaris work in Kanha and Bandhavgarh: the season, core and buffer zones, booking through the official portal, choosing a gate, what…

Two heritage stops in northern Madhya Pradesh: Orchha’s Bundela palaces and cenotaphs on the Betwa river, and Gwalior’s great fort, the Man…

A guide to Khajuraho’s UNESCO-listed temples in Madhya Pradesh: what the Western, Eastern and Southern groups hold, how to pace a visit,…

Four flexible West India routes, from a week of Mumbai and Goa to Gujarat’s heritage and the White Rann, with day-by-day outlines…