Hotels in India

India stretches from the snow-capped Himalayas in the north to the tropical beaches of Kerala and Goa in the south, covering 3.3 million square kilometres across 28 states and eight union territories. The country draws travellers with its ancient temple complexes, Mughal-era forts and palaces, wildlife reserves home to Bengal tigers and Asian elephants, and a food culture that changes dramatically every few hundred kilometres. Major travel circuits include the Golden Triangle (Delhi, Agra, Jaipur), the backwaters of Kerala, the desert forts of Rajasthan, and the spiritual centres of Varanasi and Rishikesh. India operates on a budget-friendly cost scale for most visitors - street food meals run 50 to 150 INR (roughly 0.50 to 1.70 EUR), and comfortable mid-range accommodation starts around 2,000 INR (22 EUR) per night. The monsoon season (June to September) brings heavy rainfall to most regions, making October through March the peak travel window when temperatures are cooler and skies are clear.