Travel style
Food and markets
Kitchens, bazaars and home tables
Regional food in India and Nepal changes every few hundred kilometres. A good food journey goes past restaurants into homes, markets and the kitchens of old families.
We build food days around the market's hours, which are usually early. Tell us about allergies and diets when you enquire, and we will brief every kitchen on the route.
Journeys
Routes in this style
Places
Where it fits best
Brick squares, potters and the five-tiered Nyatapola temple
Stupas, temples and royal squares in Nepal's capital valley
Newar temples, a palace museum and bronze casters across the river
A desert city of red forts, havelis and bhujia
The pink city of forts, bazaars and royal hotels
A living golden fort at the edge of the Thar
The blue city below Mehrangarh Fort
A holy lake town of ghats, temples and roses
Ladakh's capital at 3,500 m, and where every journey begins
A Balti village of apricots and stone lanes on the Shyok
Planters' bungalows, tea gardens and the river at Nameri
Gateway city on the Brahmaputra, with Kamakhya on its hill
Naga hill capital, war memorial and the Hornbill Festival
Pine ridges, Khasi markets and a lake resort at the edge of town
Houseboats, Kuttanad paddy and the snake-boat races
Five centuries of spice traders on one small peninsula
Lake resorts and bird life on the shore of Vembanad
Periyar's forests, a dammed lake and cardamom hills
Coffee, pepper and elephant forest on the high plateau
Villa lanes, flea markets and a clifftop fort in north Goa
South Goa's long beach, from Majorda to the mouth of the Sal
The great Portuguese-era houses of south Goa's villages
Goa's riverside capital and its painted Latin quarter
Nawabi architecture, Awadhi kebabs and chikankari
Dawn boats, evening aarti and the oldest lanes on the Ganges
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Rooms that suit it
Kathmandu's most characterful hotel, built in Newar style around brick courtyards set with carved windows, doors and pillars rescued from old valley buildings. It sits in …
The former home of the Maharajas of Jaipur, run by Taj, set in large Mughal-style gardens about 15 minutes from the old city. It is the …
A low-rise resort on the eastern edge of Jaipur, built as a Rajasthani fort-village with courtyards, pools, luxury tents and private villas. Quieter and more private …
A golden sandstone Art Deco palace on Chittar Hill above Jodhpur, completed in 1943 and still home to the royal family of Marwar in one wing. …
A boutique hotel inside the walled old city of Jodhpur, built around a restored 18th-century haveli directly below Mehrangarh Fort. Clean contemporary rooms, a courtyard pool …
A palace-style hotel built in golden Jaisalmer stone on the road to the Sam dunes, about 15 km west of the city. It is the most …
The Grand Dragon is Leh's most complete hotel: central, centrally heated and open all year, with mountain-view rooms, several restaurants and a staff used to looking …
The Zen Ladakh is a modern hotel close to central Leh, with a calm atmosphere and rooms that look towards the mountains. A good choice for …
Chamba Camp Thiksey is a seasonal luxury tented camp in the fields below Thiksey monastery, about 19 km from Leh. Spacious tents with en-suite bathrooms, attentive …
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