From Himalayan passes to Thar desert dunes. Ten states spanning Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Chandigarh — India's highest mountains, its grandest palaces, and the Gangetic heartland.
STATES IN NORTH INDIA
Himachal Pradesh
7.2/10Shimla · 37 destinations
Uttarakhand
6.2/10Dehradun · 43 destinations
Jammu & Kashmir
9.2/10Srinagar · 18 destinations
Ladakh
9.2/10Leh · 14 destinations
Rajasthan
2.6/10Jaipur · 23 destinations
Punjab
2.6/10Chandigarh · 4 destinations
Delhi
2.0/10New Delhi · 1 destinations
Uttar Pradesh
2.0/10Lucknow · 13 destinations
Chandigarh
2.0/10Chandigarh · 1 destinations
Haryana
2.6/10Chandigarh · 3 destinations
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