| Exotic and mystical India is best explored during | | | | air tickets as travel companies fall over each other to |
| springs just before the onset of the brutally hot | | | | lure the traveller. |
| summer season. Head to one of the many alluring hill | | | | Numerous national parks and forest sanctuaries in |
| destinations like Kashmir, Darjeeling, Gangtok, | | | | India are packed with some of the best natural |
| Mussourie, Manali, or Shimla without the nuisance of | | | | bounty. As many of these parks like the world |
| wrapping yourself in layers and layers of woollens like | | | | renowned Corbett National Park close down during |
| an Eskimo! Treat yourself to the amazing experience | | | | the summer months, spring is the last season when |
| of playing golf at Gulmarg, the world's highest golf | | | | one may plan an elephant safari in an Indian jungle |
| course. | | | | and hope to come face to face with the magnificent |
| With spring just round the corner, it would be a good | | | | tiger. The story repeats itself in the bird sanctuaries, |
| idea to start your itinerary with a trip to Goa, the | | | | home to hundreds of species of exotic migratory |
| premier beach destination of India. This perennially | | | | birds that take off with the end of winters and the |
| colourful beach city is at its liveliest during February, | | | | onset of summers. Spring gives the last chance to |
| when the Goa Carnival is in full swing. | | | | capture the beauty of these winged guests. |
| Late spring and the summers are the ideal time to | | | | There is no time like spring to indulge oneself in the |
| capture the full glory of The Valley of Flowers, a | | | | adrenalin soaring activity of the world famous white |
| fairyland landscape of blooming flowers and | | | | water rafting on swirling currents of the mighty |
| butterflies. The travel friendly weather adds manifolds | | | | Ganges at Rishikesh. Few could escape its charm, be |
| to the charm of taking the golden triangle tour of | | | | it Brad Pitt or Sir Edmund Hillary. If you want to avoid |
| Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. To do this in style, book | | | | sweating buckets on your visit to India's mythical |
| yourself a place in the 'Palace on Wheels', a heritage | | | | Southern destinations, book your tickets before |
| railway tour. This luxurious experience captures the | | | | summers creep in. Trust the words of a jaded |
| bygone Nawabi opulence and borders on decadence. | | | | traveller - spring holidays are the best time to visit |
| As tourists seek out India in dozens during the spring | | | | India. |
| season, this is also the ripe time to get those elusive | | | | |