Most people give Agra a single day. They rush through the Taj Mahal, glance at the fort, and leave by evening — carrying photos but missing the city entirely. Three days is a different experience altogether. With three days in Agra, you don’t just see the monuments — you understand them. You watch the Taj […]

There is one question every Agra-bound traveller types into Google before anything else: How much does it cost to get into the Taj Mahal? It sounds simple. It isn’t. The Taj Mahal ticket system confuses thousands of visitors every month — not because it’s complicated, but because most of what’s written about it online is […]

The Honest Answer First If you could visit India in only one month of the year, most experienced India travellers would tell you to choose October or November. October is the gateway month. The monsoon is over. The skies clear. The national parks reopen on October 1 after months of closure. And India enters the […]

They call it the Princess of Hill Stations — and once you’ve stood on Coaker’s Walk watching the morning mist roll through the valleys 7,000 feet below, or cycled around the star-shaped lake as pine trees brush the silver sky, you’ll understand why Kodaikanal has held that title for over a century. Tucked into the […]

By Squid Travel India | Updated: July 2026 | 15 min read Written by the travel experts at Squid Travel India — a New Delhi-based tour operator with years of first-hand experience taking international visitors across India in every season, including the monsoon. TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award, 2024–2025. Most travel guides tell you to avoid […]

The Honest Answer First September in India is the month most travel guides get wrong. They tell you to avoid it because of the monsoon. What they do not tell you is that September is the month many experienced India travellers choose deliberately — lower prices, thinner crowds, dramatic green landscapes, and the knowledge that […]

It’s the first question every American asks before booking India — and the one that gets the vaguest answers online. So here it is, plainly: a complete 10-day trip to India from the USA costs between $2,500 and $5,000 per person all-in, including international flights, for most travelers. Budget travelers can do it for less. […]

By Vivek Sharma — Founder, Squid Travel India Updated July 2026 · 15+ years organising India tours for American travelers · TripAdvisor Travelers’ Choice Award Winner 2024–25 You Googled “India travel advisory” and now you’re staring at a government page that says “Exercise Increased Caution” — and you’re wondering whether your India trip is a […]

The Honest Answer First Most travel guides tell you to avoid India in August. They are not entirely wrong. August is monsoon season. It is hot. It is humid. Some roads close. Some parks shut. The rain is real. But here is what those guides miss. August is also when India is at its greenest, […]

By Squid Travel India | Updated: July 2026 | 16 min read Written by the travel experts at Squid Travel India — a New Delhi-based tour operator with years of first-hand experience guiding international visitors through India’s most iconic destinations. TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award, 2024–2025. The classic Golden Triangle — Delhi, Agra, Jaipur — is […]