Explore India
and plan your journey
12 Indian cities, each with its own stories and vibrant culture. Choose one to read its history and to page through what to eat, see, and walk.
est. 1052 · ~15M visitors a year
Delhi
Wander through seven cities in one, from Sultanate ruins to Mughal bazaars to Lutyens' grand boulevards.
est. 1661 · ~9M visitors a year
Mumbai
Explore seven islands stitched into one city, from Gothic railway palaces to the ferry out to Elephanta's caves.
est. 1504 · ~8M visitors a year
Agra
See the Taj glow at sunrise, then trace a whole Mughal century along one bend of the Yamuna.
est. 1537 · ~7M visitors a year
Bangalore
Discover how a mud-fort market town became India's garden city and then its Silicon Valley, one filter coffee at a time.
est. 1200 BC · ~6M visitors a year
Varanasi
Watch dawn break over the Ganges from ghats that have echoed with prayer for three thousand years.
est. 1639 · ~6M visitors a year
Chennai
Walk from a British trading fort to temples centuries older, then catch the sea breeze on Marina Beach.
est. 1727 · ~5M visitors a year
Jaipur
Step inside the pink city an astronomer king drew on a grid, where his giant stone sundials still tell the time.
est. 1591 · ~5M visitors a year
Hyderabad
Follow the scent of biryani from the Charminar to Golconda, the fort that once ruled the world's diamond trade.
est. 1690 · ~4M visitors a year
Kolkata
Stroll the Raj's grand avenues, then pull up a chair in the coffee houses where Bengal's Renaissance argued its way to freedom.
est. 1577 · ~4M visitors a year
Amritsar
Share a meal with thousands at the Golden Temple's free kitchen, then feast your way through Punjab's most generous city.
est. 1399 · ~3M visitors a year
Mysuru
Watch a maharaja's palace light up with nearly 100,000 bulbs in a city of silk, sandalwood and royal ceremony.
est. 1722 · ~2M visitors a year
Lucknow
Savor the city of nawabs, where melt-in-the-mouth kebabs, courtly manners and grand imambaras made living well an art.