Expat Heather’s Guide to India Travel

During our time teaching in Pakistan, my husband and I lived fairly close to the Wagha-Attari border with India, and we were able to to travel there during our school breaks. Listed below are links to informative articles I’ve written about travel in India.

Articles are hosted on various sites such as USA Today’s Travel Tips, Trails.com, Hotels.com, and Golflink. This collection is far from a comprehensive travel guide, but if you’re looking for specific information about travel, destinations or hotels in India these are some articles to get you started.

Feature Photo: Humayun’s Tomb in New Delhi, Duarte Carreiro

1. General Travel Tips

10 Great Souvenirs to Buy in India: Tourist Shopping Guide
Do UK Citizens Require a Visa to Visit India?
Hotels and Tourism in India
How to Get a Visa for India from Pakistan
How to Get a Visa for Pakistan from India
How to Stay Healthy in India
Overview: Budget Tours in India
Traveler’s Packing List: Visiting India & Pakistan
Traveler’s Reading List for India

2. Transportation

About Airlines in India
About Air Service in India
Essential Tips for Driving in India & Pakistan Part 1
Essential Tips for Driving in India & Pakistan Part 2
How to Book Indian Railways Tickets Online
Train Trips in India
Traveler’s Guide to Indian Railway Classes
Why You Should Avoid Travel by First Class on Indian Railways

3. India Travel Destinations

Agra
Agra, India for Tourists
Review: Tourist Rest House in Agra, India
Tips for Visiting the Taj Mahal in Agra, India
Allahabad
Allahabad, India for Tourists
Amritsar
Accommodation Review: Grand Hotel in Amritsar, India
Amritsar, India for Tourists
Travel from Lahore to Amritsar: Crossing the Pak-India Border
Delhi
Accommodation Review: Hare Krishna Guest House in Paharganj, Delhi
Budget Hotels in New Delhi
Delhi, India for Tourists
Delhi Night Clubs
Hotels in Hazrat Nizamuddin
Hotels in Karol Bagh, New Delhi
Hotels Near the Airport in New Delhi, India
Hotels Near Ansari Nagar, New Delhi
Hotels Near Bangla Sahib Road in New Delhi
Hotels in Paharganj, Delhi
Review: Master Guest House in New Delhi, India
Weekend Trips Near New Delhi
Gujarat
Gandhinagar, India Tourism
Gujarat, India for Tourists
Imperial Palace Hotel in Gujarat, India
Haridwar
Haridwar, India for Tourists
Review: Ganesh Restaurant

Jaipur
Accommodation Review: Nana-ki-Haveli
RTDC Hotel Nahargarh Palace: A Romantic Getaway – With Monkeys
Karnataka
Hotels Near the Mookambika Temple in Kollur
Mookambika Temple in Kollur
Kerala
Hotels in Kottayam, Kerala
Hotels Near Kakkanad Cochin, Kerala
Pallakad Tourism
Mumbai
Hotels in Colaba, Mumbai
Hotels in Goregaon East, Mumbai
Hotels in Navi, Mumbai
Resorts Near Mumbai, India
What are Traditional Gifts from Mumbai, India?
Mussoorie
Review: Hotel Dev Dar Woods in Mussoorie, India
Nainital
Tourism in Nainital, India
Pune
Pune, India for Tourists
Shimla
Shimla, India for Tourists

4. Regional Travel

Clothes to Wear on a Trip to Northern India
East India Travel Information
West India for Tourists

5. Special Interest Travel

Architecture
British Monuments in India
Budget Tours
Affordable Tours to India
Budget Tours to India
EcoTourism
EcoTourism Examples in India
India Tiger Safari Tourism
Sustainable Tourism in India
Tribal Tourism in India
Wildlife EcoTourism Destinations in India
Hill Stations
Review: Hotel Dev Dar Woods in Mussoorie, India
Tourism in Nainital, India
Hotels in Pachmarhi
Shimla, India for Tourists
Mission Trips
Clothes to Take on a Mission Trip to India
Romantic & Honeymoon Travel
5 Romantic Honeymoon Destinations in India
Travel Romance: Honeymoon Packages in Manali, India
Rural Tourism
Rural Tourism in India

6. Indian Language & Culture

How and Where to Learn Urdu in South Asia
How to Learn Arabic in Mumbai

Guide Books

If you’re looking for a guidebook to bring along with you to India, here are some options. The Lonely Planet India is a large volume, so you may want to consider downloading the PDF version or going for smaller, regional guidebooks that have more detailed and specific information. We tended to only use our Lonely Planet India at home during the trip planning phase and carry the regional guides along with us.

Links below lead to products on Guide Gecko and Amazon and are affiliate links, so if you choose to buy or download a book I’ll get a small share of the total cost to help finance ExpatHeather.com.

Books

PDF Downloads from Guide Gecko

Download Lonely Planet India
Download Lonely Planet Rajasthan, Delhi & Agra
Download Lonely Planet South India
Download Lonely Planet Northeast India
Download Lonely Planet Trekking in the Indian Himalaya