Places here
Ajanta-ElloraBuddhist wall paintings at Ajanta, and Buddhist, Hindu and Jain temples cut into a hillside at Ellora.Alibaug-KonkanPalm trees, quiet beaches and old sea forts, one ferry ride from Mumbai.GokarnaA small Hindu temple town and a string of quiet beaches you walk between, cheaper and slower than Goa.MumbaiBig and loud: colonial stone, street food, late nights, and a boat to Hindu carvings at Elephanta.Nanded (Hazur Sahib)The Takht built where Guru Gobind Singh died in 1708, after naming the scripture as the Sikhs' Guru forever.North GoaSurf schools, sunset parties and clubs, with a calmer stretch of sand at the northern end.PuneMaratha history, a hill fort, good cafes and bars, in a calm city that works as a stop on the way to Ajanta.South GoaCurved bays, early nights and turtles, for doing very little in the slower half of Goa.