If you are planning 2 to 3 days to cover, here are some great spots of Mahabaleshwar and Kaas plateau. From mumbai Mahabaleshwar is 6 hours away while from Pune it’s 3 hours away. You could start with Arthur’s seat, Mahabaleshwar temple, Lingamala falls, lodwick point and Bombay point view. Evening you could visit venna lake do a ride, visit sunset point that is Wilson point, shop in the city. Next day head towards Panchgani on the way stop by Dhobi falls, elephant head point, Helen’s point, tigers point, Krishna bai temple and finally Panchgani. There is a strawberry farm where by you need half day to spend. From Panchgani Kaas plateau is 2 hours away. Or from Mahabaleshwar you could drive straight to Kaas plateau. Kaas lake, windmills farm, ajinkyatara fort and falls are places to visit.
Now the route is open. Till November it is fine to travel for then on starts snowfall. There might be some remains of rains though not downpours. The weather is chill and night turn cold by night. Kindly check the weather condition on the day of your travel. Happy safe journey.
Things to carry 👇
Safari Hats
Clothing in neutral colours: khaki, light brown/green, tan. Avoid bright colours & white for improved game viewing.
A safari jacket is a very handy accessory to take with on your trip.
Comfortable non-synthetic short- and long sleeved safari shirts
Comfortable non-synthetic shorts and long trousers
Carry your own water bottle
Use the restroom before entering the safari premises
Keep your gadgets especially flash in low mode
As such enjoy your ride for now with great weather it’s one ideal time to visit.
Few of my favorites would be
1. Mangrove boating at poovar
2. trekking at ponmudi
3. sunrise of Kanyakumari (reach there by atleast 4-5am)
4. lighthouse of Kanyakumari. you can see the whole Kanyakumari and its breathtaking ( we went there by 9am and they were not yet open but the care taker seeing that we girls had come from afar let us in)
5. Alleppey. you can book a boat house there
Since you are covering lot of places you need 10 days to travel. Starting with Thailand, you could then move on to Vietnam then to Malaysia finally Bali and back to your destination.
There are lot of tour packages arranged by Thomas cook kindly check in their website.
You Should start your plan from Delhi or Mumbai to Hanoi capital city of Vietnam.
Explore Hanoi, Halong Bay
Then from Hanoi move to Luang Prabang Heritage Town of Laos.
Then Vientiane Laos capital
Then Goes to Thailand
In India here are some spots
Meghalaya
Srinagar
Jaipur
Goa
Udupi hampi
Pondicherry
Munnar and Asthamudi
Tirunelveli Kanyakumari
Andaman and lakshwadeep
International places
Spain
Switzerland
New York
Dubai
Thailand
Indonesia
Nepal bhutan
Sydney
London.
Both locations are good for a solo trip. If you are looking for experiencing snow-capped Himalayas then you should go to Sikkim. If you are looking for misty mountains then you should visit Meghalaya
Meghalaya is full of nature especially now for after rains have left the place more lush than needed. Transportation is quite easy in Meghalaya and stay is available abundant.
Sikkim on the other hand is more of mountains, hill slopes and landscapes. Covered by snow peaks all through winters, transpotation is easy to reach too. As far as stay is concerned there are places to stay too.,
My choice would be Meghalaya.
When you choose a certain product you will see the option of availing credits in the lead form
The page will tell you what is the maximum number of credits you can use while making a booking. If you have accumulated enough credits you will have the option of using credits as one of the payment methods. For more info check out tripoto guide to credits https://www.tripoto.com/collections/travel-for-free-with-tripoto
When you choose a certain product - package you will see the option of availing credits in the lead form. The page will tell you what is the maximum number of credits you can use while making a booking. If you have accumulated enough credits you will have the option of using credits as one of the payment methods. For more info check out tripoto link https://www.tripoto.com/collections/travel-for-free-with-tripoto
One such ideal time to visit. You would see lovely variety flowers now. With monsoon season ending soon in Maharashtra, September to December is ideal time to visit. There are passes to be obtained, it's available online kindly check before travelling.
Starting with Anantha Ellora caves here are a few to explore
Badami
Amarnath caves
Undavalli cave
Varaha
Dungeshwari caves
Khandagiri caves
Karla caves
Koteshwar cave
Krem kotsati cave
Belum caves
You can plan to visit these places on your own. They are much in and around Kerala, except for Aadiyogi statue which is in Coimbatore. You could either use bus service or book a cab and plan to cover three to four places a day.
Will share a tripoto link written by a traveller pertaining to their travel to Kerala see if it is suitable for your travel.
https://www.tripoto.com/kerala/trips/all-you-need-to-know-about-planning-a-6-day-budget-trip-to-kerala
Cab cost might range between 10k to 12k. If you are travelling by bus cost comes down, however many places might not have direct buses to the spot.
From Shillong Cherrapunji is 1 hour away, while Dawki is 2 hours away. Same way east Khasi hills are 1 hour away and west Khasi hills are 2 hours away. So my suggestion would be you staying in Shillong from where you could cover all these places at a minimal distance. For cabs kindly check with MMT and savaari.com. Goibibo too supplies cabs on rental basis.
North Sikkim packages depend on the time you travel because of the weather conditions. The packages are of 2 nights 3 days and 1 night 2 days. If you travel in a sharing vehicle it will cost around 3000-3500 per head and if you take a package including vehicle, food and stay it can be around 25k-30k. But again it will depend on the number of persons. Better to contact I travel agency before reaching Gangtok because you will be needing travel passes to visit North Sikkim and generally it takes one day to make the pass. If you don't contact any agency then take one day extra in hand to make the pass. There are a number of travel agencies in Gangtok you can contact them when you reach there.