Plan Your Perfect Time
Where to Go When
Choosing the right time to visit India enhances your experience. Here's our season-by-season guide to the best regions across the country, all year round.
Surya Reisedienst specialises in tailor-made programmes — cultural, special-interest, trekking, wildlife, educational tours, honeymoons, Ayurveda and pilgrimage journeys — working closely with hotels across India. Whenever you travel, we'll point you to the places at their very best.
Winter
October – March
The peak season and the ideal time for most of India, with cool, pleasant days across the plains and the south.
- North India: Delhi, Agra (Taj Mahal) and Rajasthan's royal cities — Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur and Jaisalmer. Himachal offers Shimla, Manali and Dharamshala; Uttarakhand has Mussoorie and Nainital.
- South India: Kerala's backwaters and Munnar; Tamil Nadu's temple towns like Madurai; Pondicherry's coast; and Karnataka's Hampi and Bandipur.
- East & Northeast: Kolkata's colonial heritage, Darjeeling's tea gardens, Odisha's Bhubaneswar and Puri; Shillong and Gangtok for serene landscapes.
- West & Central: Mumbai, Gujarat's Rann of Kutch and Goa's beaches; Madhya Pradesh's national parks (Kanha, Bandhavgarh).
Summer
April – June
Head for the hills and the Himalayas to escape the heat — the perfect time for cool mountain escapes.
- North India: Himachal (Shimla, Manali, Dalhousie), Uttarakhand (Mussoorie, Nainital, Auli) and Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Leh-Ladakh).
- South India: Kerala's Munnar, Wayanad and Thekkady; Tamil Nadu's Nilgiris — Ooty, Kodaikanal and Coonoor.
- East India: Sikkim (Gangtok, Pelling, Lachung) and Meghalaya (Shillong, Cherrapunji, Mawlynnong).
- West & Central: Maharashtra's Mahabaleshwar, Lonavala and Matheran; Pachmarhi in Madhya Pradesh; and Goa's beaches.
Monsoon
July – September
Lush, green and dramatic — a beautiful, quieter time for hill stations and the Western Ghats.
- North India: Shimla, Manali, Dharamshala, Mussoorie and Nainital turn misty and green; Srinagar and Gulmarg offer serene houseboat stays.
- South India: Kerala's backwaters, Munnar and Wayanad, plus Ooty and Kodaikanal, are blanketed in green; Sikkim and Meghalaya roar with waterfalls.
- West & Central: Maharashtra's hill stations and Goa enjoy rejuvenating rains; Pachmarhi is a serene green retreat.
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