The old royal palace square of Kathmandu, with Hanuman Dhoka palace, the tall Taleju temple and Kumari Ghar, home of the Living Goddess Kumari.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to November (clearest skies) and spring (March to May). The Taleju temple opens to the public on only one day a year, during Dashain.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंBy air: regular flights from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu take about 1 hour (Buddha Air, Shree Airlines and others).
Medieval Newar city about 12 km east of Kathmandu. See the 15th-century Palace of 55 Windows, the Golden Gate in repoussé metalwork and the five-storey Nyatapola temple.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to November, and March to May.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंFly from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu (about 1 hour). Bhaktapur is about 12 km further east on the Arniko Highway.
Old hill town with cobbled lanes and Newari houses. Enjoy the views from Shreenagar hill and visit Rani Mahal, a palace on the Kali Gandaki river.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to November for the clearest mountain views. Spring (March to May) is also pleasant.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंBy road: go from Nepalgunj to Kohalpur, then east on the Mahendra (East-West) Highway to Butwal. From Butwal go north on the Siddhartha Highway to Tansen.
Well-kept Newar hilltop town, nicknamed the 'Queen of the hills'. Thani Mai temple gives a 360-degree view including the Annapurna range, and nearby Siddha Gufa is Nepal's largest cave.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to November for the clearest mountain views. Spring (March to May) is also pleasant.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंFly from Nepalgunj to Pokhara (Buddha Air, scheduled days). From Pokhara it is about 76 km, around 2 hours 10 minutes by bus.
Hilltop Gorkha Durbar, a 16th-century palace where the Shah dynasty began. It is the birthplace of King Prithvi Narayan Shah, who unified Nepal, and Manakamana temple is in the same district.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to November for clear Himalayan views. Spring is March to May.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंFly from Nepalgunj to Kathmandu (about 1 hour). Then take a bus to Gorkha, about 4 hours, direct or via Kurintar.
Ahmad Shah I founded the walled city of Ahmedabad in 1411. In July 2017 it became India's first city on the UNESCO World Heritage List, known for its pols (gated lanes), wooden havelis and monuments of many faiths. Sabarmati Ashram, on the riverfront, was Mahatma Gandhi's home from 1917 to 1930, and the Dandi Salt March set out from here on 12 March 1930. You can visit Gandhi's cottage, Hriday Kunj, and a museum about his life. The UNESCO listing covers the old walled city only, not the ashram.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to March
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंहमारे बस नेटवर्क का सबसे नज़दीकी पॉइंट: Ahmedabad
चित्र: Illustration - inspired by the place, not a photograph
🏛️🏛️ यूनेस्को विश्व धरोहरविरासत
रानी की वाव (रानीको सिँढीदार इनार), पाटन
📍 Gujarat
An 11th-century stepwell on the banks of the Saraswati river in Patan. It was built as a memorial, and its building is credited to Queen Udayamati, wife of the Chaulukya king Bhima I. It is designed as an upside-down temple with seven levels of steps and more than 500 main sculptures. It was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2014 and is about an hour by bus from Mehsana.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to March. Early morning or late afternoon light shows the carvings best.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंहमारे बस नेटवर्क का सबसे नज़दीकी पॉइंट: Mehsana
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2004 in Panchmahal district, about 45 km by road from Vadodara. The park holds the remains of a historic Gujarat Sultanate capital, including the Jami Masjid. On top of Pavagadh hill is the Kalika Mata temple, one of the Shakti Peethas, which you reach by ropeway and a short climb on foot.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to March
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंहमारे बस नेटवर्क का सबसे नज़दीकी पॉइंट: Vadodara
The white-marble mausoleum built by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan for Mumtaz Mahal. It has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1983, and the nearby Agra Fort was listed in the same year. The Taj Mahal opens 30 minutes before sunrise and closes 30 minutes before sunset. It is closed to general visitors on Fridays.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to March. It is closed on Fridays.
At 182 m, the world's tallest statue. It honours Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, India's first Deputy Prime Minister. The statue stands on Sadhu Bet island in the Narmada river at Kevadia (Ekta Nagar), facing the Sardar Sarovar Dam, and a viewing gallery at 153 m gives wide views of the valley. It was inaugurated on 31 October 2018. Open 8 am to 6 pm and closed every Monday for maintenance.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to March (cooler months). Avoid Mondays, when it is closed.
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंहमारे बस नेटवर्क का सबसे नज़दीकी पॉइंट: Vadodara
The capital of Uttar Pradesh, popularly called the City of Nawabs. Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula built the Bara Imambara between 1780 and 1784. It has a huge hall with no pillars, and above it is the Bhool Bhulaiya maze, where a guide is recommended. The Rumi Darwaza gateway stands next to it. UP Tourism runs heritage walks through the old Chowk area.
🗓️ सबसे अच्छा मौसमOctober to February
🚌 कैसे पहुँचेंहमारे बस नेटवर्क का सबसे नज़दीकी पॉइंट: Rupaidiha