Delhi is a major international transit hub for trains, planes and buses as well as a great connection point for domestic destinations within India. It’s also a great base for exploration of the famous Hill Stations.

• Agra and the Taj Mahal are a 3-6 hr drive or 2-5 hr train ride each way. By road Taj Mahal can be reached in 3 hrs through Yamuna Expressway from Delhi. Book tickets in the train cars with seats far in advance, and look for the seats put aside especially for tourists. You can also rent a car and driver for the day . The Taj Mahal is closed on Friday.
• Bandhavgarh National Park and the Bandhavgarh Fort, are the “Tiger Reserve” at M.P. This is a tiger preservation project and has the highest density of tigers in India.
• Char Dham- Delhi is the starting point of the famous pilgrimage centres Badrinath (the abode of Vishnu), Kedarnath (the abode of Shiva), Gangothri and Yamunothri (the origin of sacred rivers, Ganges and Yamuna respectively).

• Corbett National Park, the first national park of the country, is around 5 hours’ drive from Delhi

• Dharamsala, the seat of the Dalai Lama’s government in exile, is 10-12 hr to the north. Tickets can be purchased from Main Bazaar Tourist offices, Majnu ka Tilla Tibetan Settlement or the I.S.B.T.

• Gurgaon, a southern suburb of Delhi, is a 1 hr drive or a metro ride away.

• Jaipur and Rajasthan are reachable by plane or overnight train.

• The holy cities of Haridwar and Rishikesh, in the foothills of the Himalayas, are a 5-6 hr bus or train ride away.
• Kathmandu, in neighbouring Nepal, is a roughly 36+ hr by coach, or longer (but more comfortably) on a combination of train and coach.

• Ride the Maharajas’ Express, a luxury train running between Delhi and Mumbai.
• Mussoorie – one of the original British hill stations in India; also known as The Queen of the Hills.

• Nainital – another beautiful hill station in the Kumaon hills with the magnificent Naini Lake.

• Shimla – the summer capital of British India and the queen of all hill stations in India. It has many scenic and historic locations and is about an 8 hr drive or 10 hr in a bus. A direct flight from Delhi takes just 1 hr to reach Shimla.