Where we can take you

Jammu & Kashmir

Dal Lake shikaras, the Gulmarg gondola and meadows that turn from tulip-red to snow-white through the year.

Best time · March to October for meadows and tulips, December to February for snow

Kerala

Tea hills at Munnar, houseboats drifting through the Kuttanad backwaters, and the beaches of the Malabar coast.

Best time · September to March, with the monsoon greens peaking in June and July

Ladakh

Khardung La, the colour-shifting water of Pangong Tso, and monasteries perched over the Indus valley.

Best time · May to September, when the Manali and Srinagar highways are open

Goa

North Goa for the shacks and nightlife, South Goa for empty sand, and Old Goa for Portuguese churches.

Best time · November to February for the best weather and the season parties

Rajasthan

Amber Fort, the blue lanes of Jodhpur, camel camps on the Sam dunes and the lakes of Udaipur.

Best time · October to March, with the desert festivals in January and February

Uttarakhand

Rafting at Rishikesh, the lakes of Nainital, Corbett safaris and treks into the high Garhwal.

Best time · March to June and September to November

Andaman & Nicobar

Radhanagar beach, coral gardens off Elephant Beach, and the history held inside the Cellular Jail.

Best time · October to May, avoiding the monsoon ferry disruptions

Himachal Pradesh

Solang Valley adventure, the Atal Tunnel drive into Lahaul, and the Parvati valley cafes at Kasol.

Best time · March to June for pleasant days, December to February for snow

Uttarakhand

Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, the four Himalayan shrines of the Garhwal yatra circuit.

Best time · May to June and September to October, between the temple opening and closing dates

Uttarakhand

The two most visited of the four dhams, combined into a shorter yatra with a helicopter option.

Best time · May to June and September to October

United Arab Emirates

Burj Khalifa, desert dune bashing, the Palm, and enough malls and shows to fill a week.

Best time · November to March, with the Shopping Festival in December and January

Vietnam

Limestone karsts in Halong Bay, lantern-lit Hoi An, Sapa rice terraces and Mekong Delta sampans.

Best time · October to April in the north, February to May in the south

Maldives

Overwater villas, house reefs a step from the deck, private sandbanks and some of the clearest water anywhere.

Best time · November to April, the dry season across the atolls

Thailand

Bangkok temples, Pattaya shows, the Phi Phi islands and the limestone cliffs of Krabi and Phang Nga.

Best time · November to March, the cool dry season

Singapore

Universal Studios, Sentosa, Gardens by the Bay and a city that works perfectly for first-time flyers.

Best time · Year round, with February to April the driest

Azerbaijan

A walled old city beside the Caspian, mud volcanoes and petroglyphs at Gobustan, and the Caucasus an hour away.

Best time · April to June and September to October

Malaysia

The Petronas Towers, Genting Highlands, Langkawi beaches and the street food of Penang.

Best time · December to April on the west coast

Turkey

Hagia Sophia and the Bosphorus, sunrise balloons over Cappadocia, and the white terraces of Pamukkale.

Best time · April to June and September to November