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7 Things to Do in Wayanad, Kerala's Highland Plateau of Tea, Caves and Waterfalls

A highland district in Kerala's Western Ghats, Wayanad trades the state's backwaters for tea and coffee plantations, prehistoric caves and waterfalls, all at a cooler elevation than the coast below.

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7 Things to Do in Nainital, Uttarakhand's Lake-Filled Hill Station

Built by the British around a crescent-shaped lake in the 1840s, Nainital remains one of Uttarakhand's most visited hill towns, with a compact centre and several viewpoints reached by cable car or a short trek.

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7 Things to Do in Pushkar, the Rajasthani Lake Town Built Around a Single Sacred Ghat

A small town in Rajasthan's Ajmer district, Pushkar is built almost entirely around its sacred lake and its rare temple to Brahma, with the surrounding desert never far away.

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7 Things to Do in Khajuraho, Home to India's Most Intricately Carved Temples

A UNESCO World Heritage Site in Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho's sandstone temples, built by the Chandela dynasty over a thousand years ago, carry some of the finest stone carving anywhere in India.

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7 Things to Do in Darjeeling, the Queen of the Hills

Famous for its tea estates and views of Kanchenjunga, Darjeeling pairs a UNESCO-listed toy train with colonial-era hill station charm in the West Bengal Himalayas.

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7 Things to Do in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan's Golden City

Built from the same honey-coloured sandstone throughout, Jaisalmer centres on one of the world's few still-inhabited forts, with desert dunes and merchant havelis close by.

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7 Things to Do in Mysore, Karnataka's City of Palaces

Home to one of India's grandest palaces and a hilltop temple overlooking the city, Mysore rewards two unhurried days far more than the usual overnight stop.

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7 Things to Do in Orchha, Madhya Pradesh's Palace Town on the Betwa

A 16th-century Bundela capital of palaces, temples, and river cenotaphs, Orchha rewards a slow two days far more than the day trip most visitors give it.

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7 Things to Do on Majuli, the World's Largest River Island

Sitting in the middle of the Brahmaputra in Assam, Majuli holds a concentration of centuries-old Vaishnavite monasteries and craft traditions found nowhere else in India.

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7 Things to Do in Tawang, India's Most Dramatic Border Town

Tucked into Arunachal Pradesh near the Bhutan and Tibet borders, Tawang holds India's largest monastery and some of the Himalayas' most dramatic scenery, with a fraction of Ladakh's crowds.

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7 Things to Do in Spiti Valley, India's Next Ladakh

A cold desert valley behind the main Himalayan range, Spiti is picking up the crowd Ladakh used to keep to itself, with cliffside monasteries and a crescent-shaped lake to show for it.

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8 Things to Do in Varanasi Beyond the Sunrise Boat Ride

India's oldest living city rewards travellers who go beyond the postcard sunrise boat ride, from the evening aarti to a fort across the river most visitors skip.