The Journal · Seasons
Seasons
Straight answers to the questions travellers ask before they choose: which land, which month, which hotel, and what it costs.

A handful of festivals are worth planning a whole journey around: the Pushkar Camel Fair and Dev Deepawali in November, the Hornbill Festival in …

For Christmas, Goa has the strongest tradition, with midnight mass and family feasts; for New Year, Rajasthan's palace hotels and the Kerala coast are …

From June to September, go to Ladakh: it sits in a rain shadow and these are its best months. Kerala is the traditional season …

October to March is the best time for most of our lands: Rajasthan, Kerala, Goa, the North East, UP & Bihar and Nepal are …
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