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In March · with parents

Where to take parents in India in March.

Scored on weather, crowds, road conditions, and what the persona actually needs — not on stock photos.

297 destinations — out of 359 that fit a trip with parents — score 4/5 or higher for March.

Score 5/5

27 clear yes — 5/5

Score 4/5

270 works with caveats — 4/5

Achabal

go

Agartala

go

Agatti Island

go

Agonda

go

Agra

go

Aihole

go

Ajanta Caves

go

Ajmer

go

Alampur

go

Alibaug

go

Alleppey (Alappuzha)

go

Almora

go

Alwar

go

Amaravati

go

Amritsar

go

Ananthagiri Hills

go

Anjuna

go

Araku Valley

go

Arambol

go

Assagao

go

Astavinayak Circuit

go

Aurangabad

go

Auroville

go

Badami

go

Bangaram Island

go

Baripada

go

Barmer

go

Barnawapara

go

Barot Valley

go

Basara

go

Bekal

go

Belum Caves

go

Bengaluru

go

Beypore

go

Bhadrachalam

go

Bhalukpong

go

Bharatpur

go

Bhimbetka Rock Shelters

go

Bhimtal

go

Bhopal

go

Bhubaneswar

go

Bidar

go

Bijapur (Vijayapura)

go

Bikaner

go

Bir Billing

go

Bodh Gaya

go

Borra Caves

go

Buddhist Diamond Triangle

go

Bundi

go

Calangute-Baga

go

Candolim

go

Chamba

go

Champawat

go

Chandipur

go

Charaideo Moidams

go

Chennai

go

Cherai Beach

go

Cherrapunji (Sohra)

go

Chettinad

go

Chidiya Tapu

go

Chilika Lake

go

Chitrakoot

go

Chittorgarh

go

Chorao & Divar Islands

go

Coimbatore

go

Colva & Benaulim

go

Cuttack

go

Dalhousie

go

Daman

go

Dawki

go

Deeg

go

Delhi

go

Deoghar

go

Dharmasthala

go

Dhauli

go

Diu

go

Dungarpur

go

Elephanta Caves

go

Ellora Caves

go

Fort Aguada & Candolim

go

Gagron Fort

go

Gangtok

go

Ganpatipule

go

Gir National Park

go

Gokarna

go

Gopalpur-on-Sea

go

Gopeshwar

go

Gulbarga (Kalaburagi)

go

Guruvayur

go

Guwahati

go

Gwalior

go

Haflong

go

Hampi

go

Haridwar

go

Harihareshwar

go

Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep)

go

Horsley Hills

go

Hyderabad

go

Imphal

go

Jabalpur

go

Jaipur

go

Jaisalmer

go

Jibhi

go

Jodhpur

go

Jorhat

go

Kadmat Island

go

Kalimpong

go

Kanchipuram

go

Kanheri Caves

go

Kannur

go

Kanyakumari

go

Karla & Bhaja Caves

go

Karwar

go

Kashid

go

Kasol

go

Kausani

go

Kavaratti

go

Kaziranga

go

Khajuraho

go

Khonoma

go

Kochi (Fort Kochi)

go

Kolanupaka

go

Kolkata

go

Kollam

go

Konark

go

Konaseema

go

Kovalam

go

Kozhikode (Calicut)

go

Kumarakom

go

Kumbakonam

go

Kumbalangi

go

Kumbhalgarh

go

Kuttanad

go

Laknavaram

go

Lepakshi

go

Loktak Lake

go

Lucknow

go

Machilipatnam

go

Madurai

go

Mahabaleshwar

go

Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram)

go

Mahad (Raigad — Ashtavinayak)

go

Majuli

go

Malvan

go

Manas National Park

go

Mandi

go

Mandrem

go

Mandu

go

Mandvi

go

Mangalore

go

Manikaran

go

Marari Beach

go

Margao

go

Marine National Park

go

Mawlynnong

go

Mawphlang

go

Medak

go

Modhera Sun Temple

go

Mollem (Bhagwan Mahavir Sanctuary)

go

Morgaon

go

Morjim

go

Morni Hills

go

Mount Abu

go

Mumbai

go

Munnar

go

Murud-Janjira

go

Mysore

go

Nagarjuna Konda

go

Nagarjuna Sagar

go

Nainital

go

Nalanda

go

Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary

go

Namchi

go

Nandi Hills

go

Nashik

go

Neemrana

go

Neermahal

go

Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep)

go

Netarhat

go

North Bay Island

go

Old Goa

go

Omkareshwar

go

Orchha

go

Osian

go

Ozar

go

Pachmarhi

go

Palampur

go

Pali (Raigad)

go

Palolem

go

Panaji

go

Pasighat

go

Patiala

go

Patna

go

Pattadakal

go

Pawapuri

go

Pench National Park

go

Pillalamarri

go

Pochampally

go

Pondicherry (Puducherry)

go

Ponmudi

go

Poovar

go

Port Blair (Sri Vijaya Puram)

go

Puducherry (Pondicherry)

go

Puri

go

Pushkar

go

Raghurajpur

go

Rajahmundry

go

Rajgir

go

Ramappa Temple

go

Rameswaram

go

Ranakpur Jain Temple

go

Ranchi

go

Ranikhet

go

Ranjangaon

go

Ranthambore

go

Reis Magos Fort

go

Ross Island (Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Dweep)

go

Rudraprayag

go

Sambalpur

go

Sanchi

go

Sariska Tiger Reserve

go

Sarnath

go

Sasan Gir

go

Shantiniketan

go

Shekhawati

go

Shikharji

go

Shillong

go

Shnongpdeng

go

Siddhatek

go

Siliguri

go

Silvassa

go

Siolim

go

Sirpur

go

Sivasagar

go

Solan

go

Spice Plantations (Ponda)

go

Srikalahasti

go

Srinagar

go

Srirangam

go

Srirangapatna

go

Takht Sri Damdama Sahib

go

Talasari

go

Taptapani

go

Tarkarli

go

Tehri Lake

go

Thanjavur (Tanjore)

go

Tharangambadi (Tranquebar)

go

Theur

go

Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)

go

Thrissur

go

Tirupati

go

Tiruvannamalai

go

Trichy (Tiruchirappalli)

go

Tura

go

Udaipur

go

Udupi

go

Ujjain

go

Unakoti

go

Undavalli Caves

go

Vagamon

go

Vagator

go

Vaishali

go

Varanasi

go

Varkala

go

Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary

go

Velavadar

go

Verinag

go

Vijayawada

go

Visakhapatnam

go

Warangal

go

Score 3/5

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