Top weekend destinations nearby in India

The breeze, edged with salt and perfume of frangipani, moves lazily through the tangled lanes of Panjim as the day stretches beneath a soft blue sky. Portuguese...

Golden sunlight filters through groves of coconut palms as Alleppey stirs gently awake, river breezes carrying the earthy scent of wet soil and wood smoke. ...

At first light, Corbett stirs with the calls of barking deer echoing through teak forests, the air thick with the earthy scent of leaf mold and hidden streams. ...

At dawn in Palakkad, the Western Ghats loom on the horizon, shrouded in gentle mist. The breeze tastes faintly of warm earth and ripening paddy, while the calls...

In Kodaikanal, dawn pours silvery mist over the sholas and sleepy rooftops, blurring the border between earth and sky. There is a hush in the crisp mountain air...

Mist unfurls in slow ribbons over emerald tea gardens as dawn breaks in Darjeeling, and the air – sharp, tinged with eucalyptus and the distant promise of rain...

Dawn in Pondicherry shimmers with golden light spilling over bougainvillea-draped villas, the air tinged with brine and the sweetness of frangipani. By the ...

Kovalam greets you with salt-laden breezes, tangled palm shadows and the slow exhale of the Arabian Sea. Here, morning sun pools golden across rippling waters, ...