I often get asked which is my favourite place in India and it is truly is an impossible question to answer. For cities I am always drawn to Calcutta it fascinates and beguiles me, but then there’s Cochin, where I can happily spend a week exploring its cafes and galleries and little restaurants and quirks. I love wildlife and head to the national parks as often as I can, but then I also love the mountains and can’t resist the Himalaya trekking through villages and rafting down it’s rivers. I have so many friends who have wonderful homestays in former small forts or palaces in Rajasthan and to go there, kick back, chat, walk, cycle, explore or just curl up on a charpoi under a Banyan tree is heaven. Evenings around campfires a sure sign of winter.  But then who can resist the temples in Tamil Nadu and or the tribes and unique culture of the North East?

I’ve limited myself to eight signature itineraries, where I would choose to travel to if I absolutely had to narrow it down. Again, India’s diversity and plethora of fabulous places almost overwhelmed me. However, eight of my all-time favourite itineraries are below, there’s no wildlife as that is covered under its own section, the same with wellness. I hope they inspire you to plan a journey. But keep checking back, there’s a whole host more ideas where they came from, and I know I’ll keep updating these!