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Winter is widely regarded as the best time to visit India.
Offering pleasant temperatures and generally dry weather, this is
an ideal destination to escape to during the colder months.
From southern India, where you can spend days exploring sparkling
coastlines under a warm winter sun, to the north, where a cool
breeze blows over the tea plantations and leafy hill stations,
exploring India in winter is a truly remarkable experience.
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India's affectionately nicknamed 'toy trains' haul their
locomotives along narrow gauge lines, providing remarkably scenic
and authentic journeys through the subcontinent's lush mountainous
regions.
Delight in a nostalgic steam toy train journey from the enchanting
hill station of Coonoor to Mettupalayam, in the Nilgiri foothills.
Sit back and soak up the awe-inspiring panoramas as the train
trundles through the region's bucolic hills, affording panoramic
views of picturesque tea plantations, cloud-topped green valleys
and rushing waterfalls.
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As a wonderfully multicultural destination, there are over 20
languages spoken in India, though the most common is Standard
Hindi. English is usually a second language here, and a local tour
guide will often be on hand to help bridge any language
barriers.
The time zone observed throughout India is Indian Standard Time
(IST), which is 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of GMT. A direct
flight from London to Delhi is around 8.5 hours. UK tourists will
require a passport with at least six months validity, as well as a
tourist visa in order to enter India.
The whole experience was more than I expected. Hotels and tours were very good - guide was excellent too. The only disappointment was the guide we had in Mumbai and that part of the trip let the whole down slightly as it was all very rushed.