India for Beginners
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India for Beginners custom tours are especially designed for solo female travellers, first time visitors to India, and people with a “beginner’s mind” who want to see India in a new way, with a focus on sustainability and authenticity. Our mission is to help people travel safely and well in India.
Experience the magic of India … with sustainable travel choices that support the environment and local communities.
Four seasons in India
Our top picks for where to travel in India during Spring, Summer, Fall, and Winter.
Kumaon, Uttarakhand
Kumaon is a hilly region of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.…
Kanha Tiger Reserve
Kanha National Park in India’s central state of Madhya Pradesh is one…
Shillong
Shillong is known as the Scotland of the East, a dreamy hill…
Biryani
Biryani is a rice-based dish eaten throughout North India. It can be…
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Breathedreamgo India Travel Guide
Since 2005, Mariellen Ward of Breathedreamgo has been travelling in India and blogging.
Mariellen is the founder of India for Beginners and shares useful and inspiring information about travel in India on her blog Breathedreamgo.com.
Tips & advice
Our best advice, tips, hacks, and recommendations for travel in India. Everything you need to know!
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Kumbalgarh Fort
Kumbalgarh Fort is India’s second largest fort — and one of the world’s largest fort complexes.…
Darjeeling
The picturesque hill station of Darjeeling is a place that captures the most vivid imagination. Darjeeling…
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Once you have felt the dust of India, you will never be free of it.
Rumer Godden
India for foodies
Highlighting four of India’s most treasured dishes, biryani, dosa, dal makhani, and gulab jamun.
Treasures of India
There’s so much more to see in India than the Taj Mahal! Here are some of the lesser known, but still incredible, places and experiences you should see.