{"id":1302835,"date":"2026-10-01T12:56:09","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T12:56:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/?page_id=1302835"},"modified":"2026-10-02T10:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:08:40","slug":"india","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/blog\/asia\/india\/","title":{"rendered":"India"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":200,"featured_media":0,"parent":1302035,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"hw-hub-country","meta":{"footnotes":"","hw_hub_hero_eyebrow":"","hw_hub_hero_h1":"","hw_hub_hero_intro":"","hw_hub_hero_image":"","hw_hub_hero_overlay":"","hw_hub_hero_cta":"","hw_hub_why_title":"","hw_hub_why_body":"","hw_hub_why_link_label":"","hw_hub_why_link_url":"","hw_hub_why_cards":"","hw_hub_stats":"","hw_hub_countries_title":"","hw_hub_countries_intro":"","hw_hub_featured":"","hw_hub_regions":"","hw_hub_hostels_title":"","hw_hub_hostels_intro":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_label":"","hw_hub_hostels_cta_url":"","hw_hub_hostels_source":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_type":"","hw_hub_hostels_location_id":"","hw_hub_hostels_currency":"","hw_hub_hostels_count":"","hw_hub_hostels_cache":"","hw_hub_hostels":"","hw_hub_when_title":"","hw_hub_when_intro":"","hw_hub_seasons":"","hw_hub_costs_title":"","hw_hub_costs_body":"","hw_hub_cost_rows":"","hw_hub_cost_note":"","hw_hub_money_reads":"","hw_hub_rail_title":"","hw_hub_rail_body":"","hw_hub_rail_link_label":"","hw_hub_rail_link_url":"","hw_hub_rail_image":"","hw_hub_routes":"","hw_hub_events_title":"","hw_hub_events_intro":"","hw_hub_events_source":"","hw_hub_events_continent":"","hw_hub_events_count":"","hw_hub_events_cache":"","hw_hub_events_cta_label":"","hw_hub_events_cta_url":"","hw_hub_events":"","hw_hub_events_pills":"","hw_hub_reads_intro":"","hw_hub_article_rows":"","hw_hub_show_read_time":"","hw_hub_all_title":"","hw_hub_all_body":"","hw_hub_all_cta":"","hw_hub_trips_title":"","hw_hub_trips_note":"","hw_hub_trips":"","hw_hub_faq_title":"","hw_hub_faq_note":"","hw_hub_faqs":"","hw_hub_cta_title":"","hw_hub_cta_body":"","hw_hub_cta_buttons":"","hw_hub_newsletter_title":"","hw_hub_newsletter_body":"","hw_hub_newsletter_shortcode":"","hw_hub_hub_term":"","hw_hub_scope_rows":"","hw_hub_country_hero_eyebrow":"India country guide","hw_hub_country_hero_h1":"Things To Do In India","hw_hub_country_hero_intro":"A country the size of a continent with twenty-two official languages, the cheapest long-distance trains anywhere, and food that changes completely every few hundred kilometres.","hw_hub_country_hero_image":"1302837","hw_hub_country_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_country_hero_cta":"Pick a city | #cities\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_country_stats":"\u20ac5 | Dorm bed, from\r\n22 | Official languages\r\n68,000km | Of railway\r\n\u20ac1 | A thali that defeats you","hw_hub_country_intro_title":"Pick a region rather than a country","hw_hub_country_intro_body":"India is 3,000km across and trying to see it in one trip is the mistake everyone makes first. The sensible approach is to choose a region and travel it properly.\r\n\r\nThe north has the Golden Triangle \u2014 Delhi, Agra and Jaipur \u2014 which is the standard first trip and covers the Taj Mahal, Mughal forts and Rajasthan's palaces. Further north again, Rishikesh and the Himalayan foothills are where the country goes quiet and cool.\r\n\r\nGoa and Kerala in the south are a different country in climate, language, food and pace: beaches, backwaters, coconut and fish rather than wheat and dairy. Mumbai is the commercial capital and the most immediately navigable big city for a first visit.\r\n\r\nThree weeks does one region well. Six does two. The trains are the great pleasure and the great planning task \u2014 they are cheap, extensive and book out weeks ahead.","hw_hub_country_facts":"Languages | Hindi and English are the official languages of government, with 22 recognised in total\r\nCurrency | Indian rupee (INR)\r\nEmergency | 112, and 1363 for the tourist helpline\r\nTap water | Not drinkable. Bottled or filtered only, including for ice\r\nTipping | 10% in restaurants; small tips are customary for services\r\nDress | Modest dress helps everywhere, and is expected at religious sites\r\nHow long to stay | Three weeks for one region, six for two\r\nBest months | October to March for most of the country","hw_hub_country_cities_title":"Where to go","hw_hub_country_cities_intro":"Trains and cheap domestic flights link everything, and distances are much larger than they look.","hw_hub_country_cities_live":"1","hw_hub_country_cities":"New Delhi | The capital: Mughal monuments, enormous markets, and the gateway to the Golden Triangle. |  | 1302838 |  | \nAgra | The Taj Mahal at sunrise, a Mughal fort, and a city most people pass through in a day and could give two. |  | 1302839 |  | \nJaipur | The pink city, Rajasthan's capital, with hill forts and palaces and the best crafts in the country. |  | 1302840 |  | \nUdaipur | Palaces on a lake, the prettiest city in Rajasthan, and the one people stay in longest. |  | 1302841 |  | \nJodhpur | The blue city under an enormous hill fort, with a stepwell in the middle and the Thar desert beyond. |  | 1302842 |  | \nJaisalmer | A golden sandstone fort still lived in, at the edge of the desert, and the base for camel safaris. |  | 1302843 |  | \nPushkar | A holy lake ringed by ghats and temples, a camel fair in November, and no meat or alcohol in the town. |  | 1302844 |  | \nAmritsar | The Golden Temple, which feeds 100,000 people a day for free, and the border ceremony at Wagah. |  | 1302845 |  | \nRishikesh | On the Ganges in the Himalayan foothills: yoga, rafting and no alcohol or meat in the holy zone. |  | 1302846 |  | \nVaranasi | The holiest city on the Ganges, where cremations happen in public on the ghats. Intense and unmissable. |  | 1302847 |  | \nKolkata | Colonial architecture, the best literary and coffee house culture in India, and Durga Puja in autumn. |  |  |  | \nMumbai | The commercial capital: colonial architecture, Bollywood, street food and the Gateway of India. |  | 1302848 |  | \nGoa | Beaches, Portuguese churches and a season that runs November to March. The easiest landing in India. |  | 1302849 |  | \nHampi | Boulder-strewn ruins of a vast Vijayanagara capital, with a river, rice paddies and a long-staying traveller scene. |  | 1302850 |  | \nKochi | Kerala's port city: Chinese fishing nets, a Jewish quarter, spice warehouses and the backwaters starting south of it. |  |  |  | \nDarjeeling | Tea estates under Kanchenjunga, a toy train up the hill, and the Himalayas on a clear morning. |  | 1302851 |  | \nLeh | Ladakh at 3,500 metres: Buddhist monasteries, high passes and a season that runs May to September. |  |  |  | ","hw_hub_country_trips_title":"What kind of trip is this?","hw_hub_country_trips_intro":"India supports every kind of trip, and the region you choose matters more than the type.","hw_hub_country_trip_types":"Culture | purple | culture | Mughal forts, Hindu temples and the Taj Mahal. | The Taj Mahal at sunrise; Amber Fort in Jaipur; Evening aarti on the Varanasi ghats | Taj Mahal; Amber Fort; Varanasi ghats | New Delhi; Jaipur; Varanasi | culture\nFood | sunset | local-markets | It changes completely every few hundred kilometres. | A thali that keeps refilling; Mumbai street food at Chowpatty; A Keralan fish curry | Old Delhi; Mumbai street food; Kerala | New Delhi; Mumbai | food\nBeach | sunset | sunglasses | Goa and Kerala, from November to March. | North Goa for parties, south Goa for quiet; Kerala backwaters by houseboat; Palolem at sunset | Palolem; Agonda; Varkala | Goa | beach\nAdventure | green | backpack | The Himalaya, and rafting on the Ganges. | Trek in Himachal or Ladakh; Raft the Ganges at Rishikesh; Ride the Nilgiri mountain railway | Ladakh; Himachal Pradesh; Rishikesh | Rishikesh | adventure\nBudget | teal | coin | The cheapest major destination in the world. | Sleeper class trains for a few euros; \u20ac5 dorms; A \u20ac1 thali | New Delhi; Varanasi; Goa | New Delhi; Goa | budget-travel\nCity break | blue | city | Mumbai or Delhi, which are cities rather than sights. | A Mumbai heritage walk; Old Delhi by rickshaw; A local train at off-peak, once | Colaba; Old Delhi; Fort, Mumbai | Mumbai; New Delhi | city-break","hw_hub_country_do_title":"Things to do in India","hw_hub_country_do_body":"The Taj Mahal deserves the reputation and rewards an early start \u2014 it opens at sunrise, and the marble changes colour in the first hour. Agra otherwise is a day, and the fort there is better than most people expect.\r\n\r\nRajasthan is the classic circuit: Jaipur's forts, Jodhpur's blue city, Udaipur's lake palaces and Jaisalmer's desert fort, all linked by trains and buses over about ten days.\r\n\r\nVaranasi is the one that stays with people. Cremations take place openly on the ghats, the evening aarti ceremony draws thousands, and a boat on the Ganges at dawn is the single most affecting hour available in India. It asks for respect rather than photographs.\r\n\r\nIn the south, Kerala's backwaters by houseboat and Goa's beaches are the gentler end, and Rishikesh has yoga, rafting and the Himalayan foothills behind it.","hw_hub_country_do_points":"Taj Mahal | Open at sunrise. Closed Fridays. Book tickets online\r\nVaranasi ghats | Cremations are public and are not a photo opportunity\r\nTrains | Book weeks ahead on IRCTC. Sleeper and AC classes sell out\r\nRajasthan circuit | Jaipur, Jodhpur, Udaipur and Jaisalmer over about ten days","hw_hub_country_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_country_do_more":"All things to do in India","hw_hub_country_food_title":"Eating in India","hw_hub_country_food_body":"Indian food as served abroad is mostly one region's cooking. Here it changes completely as you travel: wheat, dairy and tandoor in the north; rice, coconut and fish in the south; fierce vegetarian thalis in Gujarat; Mughlai meat dishes in Lucknow and Hyderabad.\r\n\r\nA thali is the best value meal anywhere \u2014 a tray of several dishes with rice and bread, refilled until you stop, for \u20ac1 to \u20ac4. Street food is superb and is where most stomach trouble starts, so the usual filter applies: high turnover, cooked hot in front of you, busy with locals.\r\n\r\nDrink bottled or filtered water only, and that includes avoiding ice in smaller places. Lassi, chai and fresh juice are everywhere and cost pennies.","hw_hub_country_food_points":"Thali | \u20ac1\u20134, refilled until you stop. The best value meal anywhere\r\nRegional | North and south are entirely different cuisines\r\nStreet food | Excellent. Choose stalls with queues and hot, fresh cooking\r\nWater | Bottled or filtered only, including ice","hw_hub_country_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_country_food_more":"All food guides for India","hw_hub_country_nightlife_title":"Going out in India","hw_hub_country_nightlife_body":"Nightlife varies enormously by state, because alcohol laws do. Gujarat and Bihar are dry, Rishikesh is dry within the holy zone, and several states have high taxes or restricted hours. Goa is the exception at the other end \u2014 cheap alcohol, beach parties and a season from November to March.\r\n\r\nMumbai has the country's best bar and club scene, and Bengaluru has the craft beer. In both, it is closer to a European night out at European prices.\r\n\r\nElsewhere, evenings are about food, markets and rooftop restaurants rather than bars, and that is the normal rhythm rather than a limitation.","hw_hub_country_nightlife_points":"Dry states | Gujarat and Bihar. Rishikesh is dry in the holy zone\r\nGoa | Cheap alcohol and beach parties, November to March\r\nMumbai and Bengaluru | The real bar and club cities, at higher prices\r\nElsewhere | Evenings are food and markets rather than bars","hw_hub_country_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_country_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for India","hw_hub_country_transport_title":"Getting around India","hw_hub_country_transport_body":"The railway is the great Indian institution: 68,000km of it, tickets from a few euros, and sleeper berths that turn a 500km journey into a night's accommodation. Book through IRCTC weeks ahead, because popular routes genuinely sell out, and understand the classes \u2014 AC3 is the practical middle, sleeper class is cheapest and hot.\r\n\r\nDomestic flights on IndiGo and others are inexpensive and save days on the long legs, which matters more here than almost anywhere.\r\n\r\nIn cities, use Uber and Ola rather than negotiating with rickshaws, which removes the whole haggling problem. Prepaid taxi booths at airports and stations are the safe alternative.","hw_hub_country_transport_points":"Trains | Book on IRCTC weeks ahead. AC3 is the practical class\r\nDomestic flights | Cheap, and they save days on long routes\r\nUber and Ola | Use them in cities instead of negotiating fares\r\nPrepaid taxis | Booths at airports and stations, at fixed rates","hw_hub_country_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_country_transport_more":"All transport guides for India","hw_hub_country_money_title":"What India costs","hw_hub_country_money_body":"India is the cheapest major destination in the world. Dorms start around \u20ac5, a thali is \u20ac1 to \u20ac4, an overnight train in sleeper class is a few euros, and a comfortable day lands between \u20ac15 and \u20ac30.\r\n\r\nGoa in peak season and the big-city hotels are the exceptions, and organised treks or houseboat trips add up \u2014 a Kerala houseboat is \u20ac80 to \u20ac150 a night, which is the most expensive thing most travellers here do.\r\n\r\nCash still matters outside the cities, though UPI and cards are now widespread. ATMs are everywhere; withdrawal limits are lower than in Europe, so expect more frequent trips.","hw_hub_country_money_points":"Dorm bed | From \u20ac5\r\nA day, all in | \u20ac15\u201330\r\nSleeper train | A few euros for an overnight journey with a berth\r\nKerala houseboat | \u20ac80\u2013150 a night, and the biggest single expense for most","hw_hub_country_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_country_money_more":"All budget guides for India","hw_hub_country_safety_title":"Staying safe in India","hw_hub_country_safety_body":"India requires more awareness than most destinations in this guide, and that is worth stating plainly rather than softening.\r\n\r\nScams are common and persistent around tourist sites and transport hubs: fake tourist offices, drivers claiming your hotel is closed, and \"official\" ticket counters that are not. Book transport online, go directly to your accommodation, and treat any unsolicited approach at a station as a sales pitch.\r\n\r\nWomen travellers face more harassment than in most countries covered here, and many choose to travel with others, dress conservatively, avoid arriving anywhere at night and use women-only train carriages where available. This is not universal and millions of women travel India happily, but pretending the risk is the same as in Japan would be dishonest.\r\n\r\nStomach trouble is near-universal at some point. Bottled water, hot fresh food and a course of rehydration salts in your bag cover most of it.","hw_hub_country_safety_points":"Emergency | 112, and 1363 for tourist helpline\r\nScams | Never follow an unsolicited \"guide\" at a station. Book online\r\nWomen travellers | More harassment than most destinations. Many use women-only carriages\r\nFood and water | Bottled water only, hot fresh food, and carry rehydration salts","hw_hub_country_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_country_safety_more":"All safety guides for India","hw_hub_country_entry_title":"Entry and documents","hw_hub_country_entry_body":"Almost all visitors need a visa in advance. The e-visa system covers most nationalities and is applied for online with a photograph and passport scan, usually approved within a few days \u2014 apply through the official Indian government portal, not the many lookalike sites that charge several times the fee.\r\n\r\nPassports need six months' validity from arrival and two blank pages.\r\n\r\nSome regions require additional permits, including parts of the northeast, Ladakh's border areas and the Andaman islands. Check these separately if they are on your route, because they cannot always be arranged on arrival.","hw_hub_country_entry_points":"E-visa | Required in advance. Use the official government portal only\r\nPassport validity | Six months from arrival, and two blank pages\r\nRegional permits | Needed for parts of the northeast, Ladakh and the Andamans\r\nLookalike sites | Many charge several times the official fee. Check the URL","hw_hub_country_entry_tag":"travel-tips","hw_hub_country_entry_more":"All travel tips for India","hw_hub_country_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_country_season_intro":"October to March is the answer for most of the country. The monsoon arrives in June and the pre-monsoon heat in May is genuinely dangerous in the north.","hw_hub_country_season_note":"Average highs for Delhi, which swings enormously. The south is warmer and less extreme year-round, Ladakh and the high Himalaya are only accessible in summer, and the monsoon moves north across the country from June.","hw_hub_country_season_rows":"January | 21 | 5 | Peak season. Cool in the north, perfect in Goa\r\nFebruary | 24 | 5 | Excellent nationwide. Prices at their highest\r\nMarch | 30 | 4 | Warming fast. Holi mid-month\r\nApril | 36 | 2 | Very hot in the north. Hill stations start to make sense\r\nMay | 40 | 1 | Dangerously hot in the north. Avoid the plains\r\nJune | 39 | 1 | Monsoon arrives in the south and moves north\r\nJuly | 35 | 2 | Full monsoon. Green, cheap, and Ladakh is at its best\r\nAugust | 34 | 2 | Still monsoon. Kerala is lush and very cheap\r\nSeptember | 34 | 2 | Rain easing. Good value before the season starts\r\nOctober | 33 | 4 | Excellent. Diwali falls in October or November\r\nNovember | 28 | 5 | The best month. Cool, dry and festival season\r\nDecember | 23 | 5 | Peak. Cold nights in the north, packed in Goa","hw_hub_country_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_country_budget_intro":"Pick how you travel and how long for. Per night, for one person, in euro equivalents of rupees.","hw_hub_country_budget_note":"Prices are in rupees locally; these are euro equivalents. Kerala houseboats, organised treks and domestic flights sit outside these figures.","hw_hub_country_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 12 | 12 | 5 | 10\r\nComfortable | 28 | 28 | 12 | 22","hw_hub_country_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_country_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_country_events_intro":"Two of these are among the largest gatherings of people on earth.","hw_hub_country_events_source":"api","hw_hub_country_events_country":"india","hw_hub_country_events_count":"8","hw_hub_country_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_country_events_cta_label":"All events in India","hw_hub_country_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/asia\/india\/","hw_hub_country_events":"Holi | March | Nationwide, biggest in the north | Coloured powder thrown by everyone at everyone. Wear clothes you will discard. |  | \nDiwali | October or November | Nationwide | The festival of lights, and the biggest holiday of the Indian year. Transport books out. |  | \nPushkar Camel Fair | November | Pushkar, Rajasthan | Fifty thousand people and thousands of camels in the desert. |  | \nDurga Puja | September or October | Kolkata | Elaborate installations across the city for several days. |  | \nGoa season | November to March | Goa | When the beaches, shacks and parties are all open and the weather holds. |  | \nLadakh season | June to September | Ladakh | The only months the high passes are open and the region is reachable overland. |  | ","hw_hub_country_hostels_title":"Where to stay in India","hw_hub_country_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in the country, live from Hostelworld. The backpacker hostel scene has grown quickly in Goa, Delhi, Rishikesh and Mumbai.","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in India","hw_hub_country_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/asia\/india\/","hw_hub_country_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_type":"country","hw_hub_country_hostels_location_id":"99","hw_hub_country_hostels_currency":"EUR","hw_hub_country_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_country_hostels":"","hw_hub_country_faq_title":"India travel questions","hw_hub_country_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_country_faqs":"How long do you need in India? | Three weeks for one region done properly \u2014 the Golden Triangle and Rajasthan, or Kerala and Goa in the south. Trying to cover north and south in a fortnight means spending most of it in transit.\r\nIs India cheap? | The cheapest major destination in the world. Dorms from \u20ac5, a thali at \u20ac1 to \u20ac4, overnight sleeper trains for a few euros, and a comfortable day between \u20ac15 and \u20ac30.\r\nWhen is the best time to visit India? | October to March for most of the country, with November and February the sweet spots. May in the northern plains regularly passes 40\u00b0C, and the monsoon runs June to September \u2014 though that is exactly when Ladakh is at its best.\r\nHow do I book Indian trains? | Through IRCTC, the official site, weeks in advance \u2014 popular routes genuinely sell out. AC3 is the practical class for most travellers; sleeper class is cheapest and much hotter.\r\nIs India safe for solo women travellers? | Millions of women travel India and have a good time, but harassment is more common than in most destinations in this guide. Common approaches are conservative dress, avoiding arriving anywhere after dark, booking transport and accommodation in advance, and using women-only train carriages where they exist.\r\nWill I get sick? | Some stomach trouble is very common. Drink only bottled or filtered water including ice, eat hot food cooked fresh in front of you at busy places, and carry rehydration salts. It is usually a couple of uncomfortable days rather than anything worse.\r\nDo I need a visa for India? | Almost certainly yes. The e-visa covers most nationalities and is applied for online in advance \u2014 use the official Indian government portal, because lookalike sites charge several times the fee. Some regions need additional permits.","hw_hub_country_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_country_cta_body":"Compare hostels across India \u2014 live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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