The route board · 30 departures ex-DEL
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Every row is a route Arun books end-to-end — flights, stays, transfers, paperwork. Hover a row for the view; click through for the plan.
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DEL→GOIGoaSusegad beaches, spice farms and the only Indian state that runs on sunset time.Nov – Feb (beach) · Jun – Sep (green season)DEL→SXRKashmirShikaras on Dal Lake, saffron fields, and the mountains that named a shawl.Mar – Oct (blooms to autumn gold)DEL→COKKeralaBackwater houseboats, tea hills and Ayurveda done properly.Sep – MarDEL→IXZAndaman IslandsIndia’s clearest water — Radhanagar sands, reef dives, bioluminescent nights.Oct – MayDEL→GAUNorth East IndiaLiving root bridges, cloud forests and the wettest place on Earth.Oct – AprDEL→DEDChar DhamYamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath, Badrinath — the Uttarakhand circuit, organised.May – Jun · Sep – Oct (shrine season)DEL→DEDBada Char DhamThe all-India pilgrimage — Badrinath, Dwarka, Puri and Rameswaram.Season varies by shrine — ask ArunDEL→SXRAmarnath YatraThe ice-lingam cave at 3,888 m — permits, ponies and helicopters handled.Jul – Aug (yatra window)DEL→NCRWeekend GetawaysRishikesh, Jaipur, Agra, the hills — two nights out of Delhi, done well.All year — pick by seasonIndia
Home routes — beaches, backwaters, the high HimalayaS02
DEL→MLEMaldivesOverwater villas, seaplanes and water in seventeen blues.Nov – Apr (dry) · May – Oct (value)DEL→MRUMauritiusLagoons, sega nights and an island that speaks a little Bhojpuri.May – DecDEL→SEZSeychellesGranite boulders, giant tortoises and beaches that win the rankings every year.Apr – May · Oct – NovDEL→CMBSri LankaTea country trains, leopard safaris and a coastline of surf towns.Dec – Mar (west/south) · May – Sep (east)Indian Ocean
Atolls and island republics a short hop southS03
DEL→DPSBaliTemple mornings, rice-terrace afternoons, beach-club sunsets.Apr – OctDEL→BKKThailandBangkok’s street food, island long-tails, and the easiest entry in Asia.Nov – MarDEL→SINSingaporeThe family-trip machine — Sentosa, Gardens, and cruises out of Marina Bay.All yearDEL→KULMalaysiaPetronas twins, Langkawi’s cable car and Penang’s street-food lanes.Dec – Apr (west coast)DEL→HANVietnamHa Long’s karst bays, lantern-lit Hoi An, pho at dawn.Feb – Apr · Aug – OctSoutheast Asia
The first stamp in most Indian passportsS04
DEL→HKGHong KongPeak trams, dim sum and Disneyland with a harbour view.Oct – DecDEL→NRTJapanBullet trains, blossom season and the politest chaos on Earth.Mar – Apr (sakura) · Oct – Nov (autumn)East Asia
Neon cities, temple quietS05
DEL→DXBDubaiThree hours from Delhi: desert dunes, record-breaking skylines, tax-free retail.Nov – MarDEL→TLVHoly LandJerusalem’s old city, the Dead Sea float, Petra a border away.Mar – May · Sep – NovGulf & Levant
Ninety minutes of flying, another worldS06
DEL→FCOGrand EuropeRome to Paris in one sweep — the 12-night classic, Schengen file included.Apr – Jun · Sep – OctDEL→ATHGreeceSantorini’s caldera, Athens’ marble, ferries between white villages.May – Jun · SepDEL→BCNSpainGaudí’s Barcelona, Madrid’s plazas, flamenco and late dinners.Apr – Jun · Sep – OctDEL→ISTTurkeyCappadocia’s balloon dawn, the Bosphorus between two continents.Apr – May · Sep – OctEurope
The Schengen file, handled — then the fun partS07
DEL→JFKUSANew York to the national parks — the long-haul that needs a planner most.Apr – Jun · Sep – OctDEL→YYZCanadaBanff’s turquoise lakes, Niagara’s roar, maple autumns.Jun – Sep (Rockies) · Sep – Oct (fall)The Americas
Long-haul, planned properlyS08
DEL→SYDAustraliaSydney’s harbour, the Reef, and roads that go on forever.Sep – Nov · Mar – MayDEL→ZQNNew ZealandMilford Sound, Queenstown’s adrenaline, Middle-earth out the window.Nov – Mar