India is the largest country in the Indian Subcontinent and shares borders with Pakistan to the west, China and Nepal to the north, Bhutan to the north-east, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Sri Lanka lies to the south, Maldives to the south-west and Indonesia to the south-east of India in the Indian Ocean.
Weather & climate:-
Best Time to Visit coolest weather lasts from around the end of November to the beginning of March, with fresh mornings and evenings, and mostly sunny days.
Srinagar is best from March to October; July to August can be cold and damp in winter. Shimla is higher and therefore colder in winter. Places like Gulmarg, Manali and Pahalgam are usually under several feet of snow from December to March and temperatures in Ladakh, which is a high-altitude desert, can be extremely cold. The mountain passes of Ladakh are accessible from July to October.
Northern Plains: Cities like New Delhi, Varanasi, Lucknow and Patna experience an extreme range of temperatures and are typically warm from April to mid-June, falling to almost freezing at night in winter between November and February. Summers are hot with monsoons between June and September.
Central India: Madhya Pradesh state escapes the very worst of the hot season, but monsoons are heavy between July and September. Temperatures fall at night in winter.
Western India: November to February is most comfortable, although evenings can be fairly cold. Summers can be extremely hot with monsoon rainfall between mid June and mid September.
Eastern India: Weather in states like Orissa (which is flood-prone) are defined by cooler weather from October to February, scorching heat from March to May and unavoidable drenching from the monsoons from June to October.
Southwest: The most pleasant weather is from November to March. Monsoon rains fall anywhere between late April and July. Summer temperatures are not as high as Northern India although humidity is extreme. The coast benefits from some cooling breezes. Inland, Mysore and Bijapur have pleasant climates with relatively low rainfall.
Southeast: Tamil Nadu experiences a northeast monsoon between October and December and temperatures and humidity are high all year. The hills can be cold in winter.
Northeast: March to June and September to November are the driest and most pleasant periods. The rest of the year has extremely heavy monsoon rainfall.
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Keeping in Touch in India
Roaming agreements exist with most international mobile phone companies. Coverage is all the time.
The internet can be reliably accessed from an increasing number of hotels and from internet cafés across the country, many now with Wi-Fi.
Mail services are generally good, but delivery times are variable. Airmail service to Western Europe or the US takes up to two weeks.
Regional variations, but generally Mon-Sat 1000-1300 and 1330-1630 in bigger towns and cities.
India offers a different aspect of her personality – exotic, extravagant, elegant, eclectic -- to each traveler to the country. In this section, we aim to help you choose that particular experience which will shape your vision of the country.
Places to Travel In India:
States- Rajasthan, Kerala, Goa, Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh...
Cities- Delhi,Agra, Amritsar, Udaipur, Varanasi, Madurai, Cochin, Goa... Monuments- Taj Mahal, Red Fort, Jaisalmer Fort, Hawa Mahal, City Palace Religious Attractions- The Golden Temple, Meenakshi Temple, Akshardham Temple Konark Sun Temple, Lotus Temple, Temple of Kerala, Bodh Gaya Beaches- Anjuna Beach, Calangute Beach, Marina Beach, Puri Beach Hill Stations- Munnar, Manali, Nainital. Ooty, Mussoorie, Darjeeling
Natural Attractions- Dal Lake, Kerala Backwaters
Wild Attractions- Ranthambore, Periyar, Jim Corbett, Gir, Kaziranga.. World Heritage site- Taj Mahal, Fatehpur Sikri, Hampi, Elephanta Caves, Humayun's Tomb, Qutub Minar, Red Fort etc.. Top 10 Bachelor and Hen Party Spots | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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