Must-SeeTaj Mahal and Agra
India
The white marble tomb Shah Jahan built for his wife, beautiful at dawn, with Agra Fort nearby.
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South Asia
The Taj Mahal, the Himalayas and tropical islands.
Countries
Afghanistan
Ancient ruins, in a land long at war.
Bangladesh
River delta and mangrove tigers.
Bhutan
A Himalayan kingdom measuring happiness.
India
Palaces, temples, mountains and endless color.
Maldives
Overwater villas on coral atolls.
Nepal
The roof of the world.
Pakistan
The world's greatest mountain roads.
Sri Lanka
Ancient rock fortresses, tea hills and leopards.
The Short List
Must-See
Must-SeeVaranasi
India
One of the world's oldest living cities, with its ghats on the Ganges and fire ceremonies at dusk.
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Must-SeeKashmir: Srinagar and Gulmarg
India
Houseboats on Dal Lake and Mughal gardens, with high-altitude skiing at Gulmarg.
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Must-SeeElla and Nuwara Eliya
Sri Lanka
Tea hills and the Nine Arch Bridge, on one of the world's most beautiful train rides.
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Worth a DetourKerala Backwaters
India
Quiet houseboats through palm-lined canals, with Munnar's tea hills nearby.
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Worth a DetourGolden Temple and Amritsar
India
Sikhism's shining holiest shrine, feeding 100,000 people a day for free.
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Worth a DetourLadakh
India
A high-altitude desert of Tibetan monasteries and the blue Pangong Lake.
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Worth a DetourShimla and the Toy Train
India
The British Raj's summer capital, reached by a narrow-gauge railway through over 100 tunnels.
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Worth a DetourFatehpur Sikri
India
Akbar's perfectly preserved red sandstone capital, abandoned soon after it was built.
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Worth a DetourBamiyan
Afghanistan
The niches where giant Buddhas stood until 2001, and blue Band-e Amir lakes.
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Worth a DetourPunakha and Thimphu
Bhutan
Bhutan's most beautiful dzong, and a capital with no traffic lights.
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Worth a Detour
Worth a DetourKathmandu Valley
Nepal
Durbar Squares of three kingdoms, Boudhanath and Pashupatinath.
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Worth a DetourAnnapurna and Pokhara
Nepal
Classic trekking routes and a lakeside town below soaring peaks.
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Sri Lanka
A palace on a giant rock, with Dambulla's cave temple and Polonnaruwa's ruins.
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If You're NearbyDelhi
India
Humayun's Tomb, Qutb Minar, the Red Fort and Old Delhi's chaotic food streets.
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India
Rock-cut temples and Buddhist paintings, with the monumental Kailasa Temple.
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India
One of the best chances to see a wild tiger, among ruins.
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India
India's dream city, with the Gateway of India, Elephanta Caves and Art Deco.
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India
Towering carved gateways, with Thanjavur and Mahabalipuram nearby.
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India
India's cultural capital, with the Victoria Memorial and a fantastic Durga Puja.
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If You're NearbyKumbh Mela
India
The largest gathering of humans on Earth, on a repeating cycle at four river sites.
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India
The festival of colors, in spring, at its wildest around Mathura and Vrindavan.
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India
Himalayan adventure base at the start of the high road to Spiti's cliff monasteries.
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India
The Dalai Lama's home in exile, with Tibetan monasteries under the Himalayas.
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India
A blue-hills steam railway up to a British-era hill station.
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India
Himalayan temples at the heart of Hinduism's Char Dham pilgrimage.
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India
Shore temples and rock carvings, near South India's largest city.
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India
A vast white salt desert, with a winter festival and craft villages.
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India
Popular Himalayan hill stations, with Nainital set around its lake.
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India
One of the world's most-visited holy sites, on a hilltop in Andhra Pradesh.
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India
India's oldest national park, with tigers in the Himalayan foothills.
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Bhutan
Some of the toughest and most remote treks anywhere.
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Pakistan
One of the world's wildest roads, with peaks at Hunza.
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Pakistan
A high pasture beneath the world's ninth-highest mountain.
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Sri Lanka
The Temple of the Tooth, and the Ella train through tea hills.
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