In April · with parents
Where to take parents in India in April.
Scored on weather, crowds, road conditions, and what the persona actually needs — not on stock photos.
77 destinations — out of 359 that fit a trip with parents — score 8/10 or higher for April.
Score 10/10
37 clear yes — 10/10
Achabal
Almora
Bandipur National Park
Barot Valley
Bhimtal
Bir Billing
Chamba
Champawat
Coonoor
Dalhousie
Devprayag
Dharamshala
Gopeshwar
Jibhi
Kabini
Kasauli
Kasol
Kausani
Lansdowne
Madurai
Manikaran
Mawphlang
Morni Hills
Mudumalai National Park
Nagarhole National Park
Nainital
Palampur
Pench National Park
Ranikhet
Ranthambore
Rudraprayag
Srinagar
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Tehri Lake
Thrissur
Verinag
Yercaud
Score 8/10
40 works with caveats — 8/10
Amritsar
Araku Valley
Baripada
Bhadrachalam
Chandigarh
Chidiya Tapu
Coorg (Kodagu)
Dudhwa National Park
Gangtok
Gir National Park
Guwahati
Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep)
Jim Corbett National Park
Kalimpong
Kannur
Kanyakumari
Kolanupaka
Kotagiri
Kullu
Majuli
Manas National Park
Mandi
Mawlynnong
Munnar
Murudeshwar
Namchi
Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep)
North Bay Island
Pinjore Gardens
Ponmudi
Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram)
Ratnagiri
Rishikesh
Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep)
Sariska Tiger Reserve
Sasan Gir
Shillong
Solan
Thekkady (Periyar)
Vagamon
Score 6/10
153 thin pick — 6/10
Agartala
Agatti Island
Agonda
Alampur
Alibaug
Alleppey (Alappuzha)
Amaravati
Anandpur Sahib
Ananthagiri Hills
Anjuna
Assagao
Astavinayak Circuit
Bangaram Island
Basara
Bekal
Belum Caves
Belur
Bengaluru
Beypore
Bhalukpong
Bhimbetka Rock Shelters
Bhubaneswar
Borra Caves
Buddhist Diamond Triangle
Calangute-Baga
Candolim
Chandipur
Charaideo Moidams
Cherai Beach
Cherrapunji (Sohra)
Chidambaram
Chilika Lake
Colva & Benaulim
Cuttack
Daman
Dawki
Delhi
Dharmasthala
Dhauli
Diu
Elephanta Caves
Fort Aguada & Candolim
Gagron Fort
Ganpatipule
Gokarna
Gopalpur-on-Sea
Guruvayur
Haflong
Halebidu
Haridwar
Harihareshwar
Horsley Hills
Hyderabad
Imphal
Jabalpur
Jaipur
Jorhat
Kadmat Island
Kanheri Caves
Karaikal
Karla & Bhaja Caves
Karwar
Kashid
Kavaratti
Kaziranga
Khonoma
Kochi (Fort Kochi)
Kollam
Konark
Konaseema
Kovalam
Kozhikode (Calicut)
Kumarakom
Kumbalangi
Kuttanad
Laknavaram
Loktak Lake
Machilipatnam
Mahabaleshwar
Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)
Mahad (Raigad — Ashtavinayak)
Malvan
Mangalore
Marari Beach
Margao
Marine National Park
Mawsynram
Medak
Moreh
Morgaon
Mount Abu
Mumbai
Murud-Janjira
Mysore
Nagarjuna Konda
Nagarjuna Sagar
Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary
Nandi Hills
Neermahal
Old Goa
Omkareshwar
Ozar
Pachmarhi
Pali (Raigad)
Palolem
Panaji
Pasighat
Patiala
Pillalamarri
Pochampally
Pondicherry (Puducherry)
Poovar
Puducherry (Pondicherry)
Raghurajpur
Rajahmundry
Ramappa Temple
Rameswaram
Ranakpur Jain Temple
Ranjangaon
Reis Magos Fort
Sambalpur
Saputara
Shikharji
Shnongpdeng
Siddhatek
Siliguri
Silvassa
Siolim
Sivasagar
Srikalahasti
Srirangam
Srirangapatna
Takht Sri Damdama Sahib
Talasari
Taptapani
Tarkarli
Tharangambadi (Tranquebar)
Theur
Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
Tirupati
Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)
Tura
Udaipur
Udupi
Unakoti
Undavalli Caves
Uttarkashi
Vagator
Varanasi
Varkala
Velavadar
Visakhapatnam
Warangal
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