Let’s be honest with you from the very first line: Delhi is intense. It’s loud, crowded, chaotic in places, and utterly unlike anything most first-time visitors have experienced. It’s also one of the most rewarding cities in the world to explore — a place where 1,000-year-old tombs sit quietly beside busy highways, where the smell […]

Here’s something most first-time safari planners don’t realize: seeing a tiger in the wild isn’t really a matter of luck. It’s a matter of timing. A tiger sighting in any Indian national park is earned, not given — and tiger movement through the forest follows a fairly predictable rhythm driven by three things: water, food, […]

India’s forests hold something most wildlife destinations can’t promise: the tiger. Not glimpsed from a distance through a zoom lens, but close enough that you can hear it breathe before you see it move. Add in greater one-horned rhinos wading through Kaziranga’s tall grass, leopards draped over rocks in Jawai, and Asiatic lions patrolling Gir’s […]

Most people picture the Taj Mahal when they think of an India trip. Few picture standing in an open-top jeep at dawn, engine off, as a Royal Bengal tiger walks unhurried across a forest track twenty feet away. But that’s exactly what India offers — and arguably does better than almost anywhere else on earth. […]

Delhi is not a city people typically associate with romance. They think of traffic, heat, and crowds. And yes — Delhi has all three. But beneath the noise of a city of 20 million, there is a quieter Delhi that has been quietly romantic for centuries: gardens built for lovers by Mughal emperors, lakeside ruins […]

Delhi does not sleep. When the sun sets over the capital, the city does not quieten — it transforms. The monuments that bake in the afternoon heat begin to glow amber and gold under floodlights. The markets that were chaotic at noon become electric at midnight. The food stalls that have been cooking all day […]

Many travelers from Spain wonder if July is a good time to visit India. The answer depends on where you plan to go. India is a huge country with different climates across regions. While cities like Delhi, Agra, and Rajasthan can be extremely hot during July, places such as Ladakh, Kerala, and Himachal Pradesh offer […]

Before we get to the list, a quick but important update. Since the 2026 digital transition, all physical ticket windows at the Taj Mahal have stopped accepting cash. You must now buy tickets online through the official ASI portal or scan the QR codes provided at the monument. The ASI also introduced a more precise […]

By Squid Travel India | Updated: July 2026 | 13 min read Written by the travel experts at Squid Travel India — a New Delhi-based tour operator with years of experience running same-day Agra tours for international visitors. TripAdvisor Travellers’ Choice Award, 2024–2025. The Taj Mahal sits just 233 kilometres from Delhi. In 2026, with […]

Jaipur. The Pink City. The Gem of Rajasthan. India’s most regal city. Call it what you like — one afternoon walking through the rose-coloured streets of Jaipur’s walled old city, with the scent of marigold garlands drifting from temple steps and the distant sound of a shehnai rising over the chaos of rickshaws and motorbikes, […]