Photo Credits

The photographs used in our tour itineraries are by the photographers listed below and are used under Creative Commons licences via Wikimedia Commons. Click a photo title to see the original file and licence details. We thank every photographer for sharing their work.

Hampi & Badami Heritage Tour

• Stone Chariot of Vitthala Temple, Hampi — photo by Sid Mohanty, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Complex of Virupaksha Temple, Hampi (04) — photo by iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A-cave-temple-at-badami — photo by Rajeshodayanchal, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Sangameshwar Temple, Pattadakal, Karnataka, India — photo by Naveen R Gowda, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Durga Temple – Aihole with cloud — photo by AmlanTheTramp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Coorg Coffee Country Tour

• Abbey Falls in Madikeri , Coorg — photo by Ashwinstein, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Bylakuppe – Namdroling Monastery 37 — photo by Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Raja's Seat (Madikeri) (6) — photo by Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dubare elephant camp (5) — photo by Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Beans Drying Coffee Robusta Balamuri Coorg Feb24 — photo by This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but p, CC BY-SA 4.0

Coastal Karnataka – Udupi, Murudeshwar & Gokarna

• Shiva statue murudeshwar beach — photo by Adhya.B, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Udupi Sri Krishna Matha Temple — photo by Ashok Prabhakaran from Chennai, India, CC BY-SA 2.0
• People and Beach Om Beach Gokarna, Karnataka 17 — photo by Sourabh.biswas003, CC BY-SA 4.0
• St. mary's island, Udupi 9 — photo by Nativeplants garden, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Yana Rocks Karnataka India — photo by Photos Worldwide, CC0

Madurai – Rameshwaram – Kanyakumari Tour

• S-TN-34 Meenakshi Amman Temple South Gopuram enriched with delicate Stucco works — photo by MADHURANTHAKAN JAGADEESAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pamban bridge near rameshwaram — photo by Shubham Gupta, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Ramanathaswamy Temple corridor 01 — photo by Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Vivekananda rock kanyakumari 251 — photo by Sanchit, CC BY-SA 3.0
• DhanushkodiCretaDrive — photo by Arunpnair 787, CC BY-SA 4.0

Puducherry & Mahabalipuram Tour

• Mamallapuram, Shore Temple, India — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
• Elephant Herd Descent Ganges Mahabalipuram Sep22 — photo by This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but p, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Beach Promenade, Pondicherry, India — photo by Dey.sandip, CC BY 3.0
• Mahabalipuram Landscape, India — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

Chola Temple Trail – Trichy, Thanjavur & Kumbakonam

• Brihadisvara Temple during Maha Shivaratri-WUS03611 (edit) — photo by Original: Rainer Halama Derivative work: UnpetitproleX, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Rock Fortress – Tiruchirappalli – India — photo by Adam Jones Adam63, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Sri Ranganathaswamy Temple, dedicated to Vishnu, in Srirangam, near Tiruchirappali (151) — photo by Richard Mortel from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, CC BY 2.0
• Gangaikonda Cholapuram view — photo by Saranya Chidambaram, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Darasuram, Airavatesvara Temple, Mandapa at night 4, India — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

Golden Triangle Tour – Delhi, Agra & Jaipur

• Aks The Reflection Taj Mahal — photo by Antrix3, CC BY-SA 4.0
• East facade Hawa Mahal Jaipur from ground level (July 2022) – img 01 — photo by Chainwit., CC BY-SA 4.0
• Amber Fort, Jaipur — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Grobowiec Humajuna w Delhi — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Diwan-i-Khas, Agra Fort — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0

Varanasi – Prayagraj – Ayodhya Tour

• India – Varanasi puja ceremony – 1772 — photo by Jorge Royan, CC BY-SA 3.0
• 14. Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath — photo by Preeti Prajapati, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Boat Pilgrims Triveni Sangam Allahabad Jan24 — photo by This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but p, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sarayu River night view, Ayodhya 001 — photo by रूही, CC BY-SA 4.0

Amritsar – Golden Temple & Wagah Border Tour

• Hamandir Sahib (Golden Temple) — photo by This picture has been taken by Oleg Yunakov. Contact e-mail: yunakovgmail.com. I, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Wagah border ceremony2 — photo by Guilhem Vellut, CC BY 2.0
• Panorama of Jallianwala Bagh — photo by Bijay chaurasia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kashmir Tour – Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam & Sonamarg

• Dal Lake Hazratbal Srinagar — photo by Suhail Skindar Sofi, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dal Lake, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir — photo by Dashrathgoyal85, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Betaab Valley Pahalgam Anantnag — photo by Sauood07, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Shalimar Bagh, Srinagar — photo by Pradeepkjoshi, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mountain Meadow in Sonamarg, Kashmir, India — photo by Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0

Leh Ladakh Tour – Nubra Valley & Pangong Lake

• Pangong Tso 2 — photo by KennyOMG, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Thiksey Monastery, Ladakh 08 — photo by Bernard Gagnon Canon EOS REBEL T4i, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Nubra Sand Dunes — photo by Raghavan V, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Leh Palace from Central Asian Museum — photo by Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Khardung La (mountain pass), Ladakh, North India — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

Gangtok & Darjeeling Tour

• Kanchenjunga India — photo by Aaron Ostrovsky, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Tsongmo Lake or Changu Lake – East Sikkim — photo by Indrajit Das, CC BY 3.0
• Batasia Loop of Darjeeling Himalayan Railway — photo by Vikramjit Kakati, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Rumtek Monastery 04 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0
• M.G. Marg, Gangtok 01 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0

Meghalaya Tour – Shillong, Cherrapunji, Dawki & Mawlynnong

• NohKaLikai Falls V2 Wiki — photo by Vikramjit Kakati, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Living root bridges of Nongriat village in East Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya JEG7387 — photo by PJeganathan, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dawki Lake, Meghalaya, India 2 — photo by Joydeep Chakraborty, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Umiam Lake from View Point (2) — photo by ANKAN, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mawlynnong Village, Meghalaya — photo by ANKAN, CC BY-SA 4.0

Andaman Tour – Port Blair, Havelock & Neil Island

• Havelock Island, Radhanagar Beach before sunset, Andaman Islands — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
• Shaheed Island, Andamans, Coral bridge with natural arch, Panorama — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
• Havelock Island, Elephant Beach, Tree, Andamans — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0
• Havelock Island, Radhanagar Beach sunset, Andaman Islands — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

Rishikesh, Haridwar & Mussoorie Tour

• Har Ki Pauri and Clock Tower of Haridwar — photo by Whispyhistory, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ram Jhula footbridge – Rishikesh — photo by Paradise Chronicle, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ganga Arti At Triveni Ghat In Rishikesh — photo by Bhuvi Uniyal, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mussoorie Hill Station — photo by आर्या जोशी, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kempty Falls at Lakhwad, Kempty 06 — photo by Pinakpani, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ajanta Ellora Tour – Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad)

• Cave 26, Ajanta — photo by Dey.sandip, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Courtyard and Mahabharata Reliefs at the Kailasa Temple, Ellora 01 — photo by Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Bibi ka Maqbara, Aurangabad, Maharashtra 02 — photo by Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Daulatabad Fort vrvbajel0924 (276) — photo by Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ellora caves Waghora Waterfall- vrvbajel0924 (1) — photo by Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0

Gujarat Tour – Dwarka, Somnath & Gir

• Somanath mandir (cropped) — photo by B. SurajPatro1997, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Dwarkadhish Temple, Dwarka, Gujarat — photo by Kunalmehra7, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Asiatic lion 03 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Guj21 Bet Dwaraka setting sun view on pillar of sea bridge — photo by VasuVR, CC BY-SA 4.0

Odisha Tour – Bhubaneswar, Puri, Konark & Chilika

• Wheel engraved in the 13th century built Konark Sun Temple in Orissa, India — photo by Joydeep, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Lingaraja Temple 01 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Udayagiri Caves – Rani Gumpha 01 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Satapada 5 — photo by Rangan Datta Wiki, CC BY-SA 4.0

Ujjain, Omkareshwar & Maheshwar Jyotirlinga Tour

• Omkareshwar Temple 02 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Mahakaleshwar Temple, Ujjain — photo by Ashverse, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ram Ghat, Ujjain 01 — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Maheshwar fort 2 — photo by Lukas Vacovsky, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Rajwada Palace, Indore — photo by Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Tirupati Balaji Darshan Tour – Tirumala, Srikalahasti & Kanipakam

• Tirumala 090615 — photo by Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Srikalahasti temple and Hill — photo by iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sapthagiri hills Tirumala Tirupati — photo by Nikhilb239, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kanipakam Temple — photo by Vin09, CC BY-SA 4.0

Chikmagalur Tour with Belur & Halebidu

• Landscapes of Western Ghats from Mullayyanagiri Betta — photo by iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Main (East) entrance to Cheenakesava temple, Belur 01 — photo by Rohit14400, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hoysaleswara Temple at Halebidu — photo by Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Hirekolale Lake overlooking Mullayyana Giri — photo by Rinyogi03, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The mantapa of the Hoysaleswara Temple — photo by Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kodaikanal Tour with Palani

• Reflection at Kodaikanal Lake — photo by Navaneethpp, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Pillar Rocks, Kodaikanal Hills — photo by రవిచంద్ర, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kodaikanal Coaker's Walk — photo by Jbuchholz, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Berijam Lake — photo by sowrirajan s, CC BY 2.0
• Palani Murugan Hill Temple — photo by Spsarvana, CC BY-SA 4.0

Shirdi, Shani Shingnapur, Nashik & Trimbakeshwar Tour

• Trimbakeshwar Shiva Temple 2005 — photo by Saket Verma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Chawadi in Shirdi 2 — photo by कृष्ण कान्त शर्मा, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kalaram Temple, Panchavati, Nashik — photo by K.Venkataramana, CC0
• Makar Sankranti Celebration at Ramkund Nashik Maharashtra 14 Jan 2025 Rohit R Nashik Photos 1 — photo by Rohit R Nashik, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vizag & Araku Valley Tour

• Araku Agricultural fields — photo by Kalyanmurthy_Hyd, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Entrance to Borra caves from above 01 — photo by Pratishkhedekar, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Aerial view of Rushikonda beach — photo by iMahesh, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Ananthagiri Hills — photo by Praveen120, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Visakhapatnam beach road and MVP double road from Kailasagiri (May 2019) — photo by IM3847, CC BY-SA 4.0

Nainital & Jim Corbett Tour

• Naini Lake, Nainital, Uttarakhand, India — photo by Praveen Singh Bisht, CC BY 2.0
• Bengal Tiger at Jim Corbett National Park — photo by Rito1987, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Panoramic view of Bhimtal lake from Aquarium Island Cafe by The Lake Hill — photo by Subhrajyoti07, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Nainital, Mall Road — photo by Sanjoy, CC BY 2.0
• 115 Indian elephants in Jim Corbett National Park Photo by Giles Laurent — photo by Giles Laurent, CC BY-SA 4.0

Khajuraho, Orchha & Gwalior Heritage Tour

• Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, Madhya Pradesh, India 002 — photo by WarmaFiesta, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Lakshmana Temple in Khajuraho — photo by Chetansoni, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Chhatris cenotaphs. Orchha, India — photo by Juan Antonio Segal from Madrid, Spain, CC BY 2.0
• Jahangir Mahal of Orchha in monsoon — photo by Shiladitya Mukhopadhyay, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Gwalior fort side view 001 — photo by Suyash Dwivedi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Assam Tour – Kaziranga & Majuli

• Indian rhinoceros in Kaziranga National Park March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 13 — photo by Tisha Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Majuli – The largest river island — photo by Udit Kapoor, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Tea garden of Assam — photo by Vikramjit Kakati, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Indian elephant in Kaziranga National Park March 2025 by Tisha Mukherjee 06 — photo by Tisha Mukherjee, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Passenger ferry on the river Brahmaputra, Majuli, Assam — photo by Joli Rumi, CC BY-SA 4.0

Tawang Tour – Arunachal Pradesh

• Tawang Monastery (Tibetan Buddhist) — photo by Vikramjit Kakati, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sangestar Tso, Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, India — photo by Rohit Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sela lake, October, 2022 — photo by JyotiPN, CC BY-SA 4.0
• A Monastery at Dirang in Arunachal Pradesh — photo by Ishani Nath, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Bomdila Monastery, Arunachal Pradesh — photo by Chaduvari, CC BY-SA 4.0

Mathura, Vrindavan, Govardhan & Barsana Tour

• Prem mandir Vrindavan Main gate — photo by आशीष भटनागर, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Vishram Ghat — photo by Umang108, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Radharani Temple Barsana 3 — photo by Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Iskcon Vrindavan — photo by Kridha20, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kerala Tour – Kochi, Munnar, Thekkady & Alleppey Houseboat

• Houseboat on Alleppey backwaters (Kerala, India 2023) — photo by Paul Arps from The Netherlands, CC BY 2.0
• Tea plantations in Munnar — photo by www.eatoutzone.com, CC BY 3.0
• Chinese Fishing Nets – 3 — photo by Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Thekkady Mullaperiyar Lake in Periyar Tiger Reserve — photo by Sibyperiyar, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Mattancherry Palace – Throne Room — photo by Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0

Kerala Beaches & Backwaters – Kochi, Kumarakom, Varkala & Kovalam

• Kovalam beach trivandrum kerala — photo by Georgeumartin, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Varkala Cliff by KS — photo by Krissubh, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sree Padmanabhaswamy Temple at night — photo by JVN5871, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Kumarakom backwaters — photo by Tux the penguin at ml.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Puvar -1 — photo by Hans A. Rosbach, CC BY-SA 3.0

Wayanad Tour

• Chembra peak heart shape lake — photo by Premdasan, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Banasura sagar dam 26 — photo by Athulvis, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Soochipara Falls, Wayanad Kerala, 2013 (Landscape) — photo by Yjenith, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Edakkal Caves – Petroglyphs – 4 — photo by Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 4.0

Royal Rajasthan – Jodhpur, Ranakpur & Udaipur

• City Palace, Udaipur — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Mehrangarh Fort, Jodhpur — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Jaswant Thada, Jodhpur — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Jain Temple Ranakpur — photo by Ingo Mehling, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Lake Pichola at sunset, Udaipur, Rajasthan, India — photo by UnpetitproleX, CC BY-SA 4.0

Rajasthan Desert Tour – Jodhpur, Jaisalmer & Sam Sand Dunes

• Jaisalmer Fort, India — photo by Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Sunset Sand Dunes Jaisalmer Dec14 — photo by This Photo was taken by Timothy A. Gonsalves. Feel free to use my photos, but p, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Patwon Ki Haveli – 26140771308 — photo by Ashwin Kumar, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Gadisar Lake, Jaisalamer — photo by WikiPanti, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Umaid Bhawan, Jodhpur — photo by Yann (talk), CC BY-SA 4.0

Udaipur, Kumbhalgarh & Chittorgarh Tour

• Sahelion Ki Bari, Udaipur — photo by Clément Bardot, CC BY-SA 4.0
• The bastion with the fortification wall — photo by Sharvarism, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Scenic view of The Badal Mahal — photo by Sharvarism, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Shiva Temple Chittaurgarh Fort — photo by Navneet Sharma, CC BY-SA 4.0

Vietnam Highlights – Hanoi, Ha Long Bay, Hoi An & Ho Chi Minh City

• View of sea from Titov Island, Ha Long Bay, Vietnam — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
• Hội An, Ancient Town, 2020-01 CN-11 — photo by Steffen Schmitz (more photos), CC BY-SA 4.0
• Basílica de Nuestra Señora, Ciudad Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, 2013-08-14, DD 03 — photo by Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 3.0
• Hanoi, Vietnam, Hoan Kiem Lake — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0

Northern Vietnam – Hanoi, Ninh Binh & Ha Long Bay Cruise

• Asia Cruise Junk in Halong bay — photo by Arianos, Public domain
• Trang An Landscape Complex, Ninh Binh Province, Vietnam — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
• Tam Cốc-Bích Động in Ninh Binh province — photo by travel oriented, CC BY-SA 2.0
• Main gate of the Temple of Literature, Hanoi, Vietnam — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0
• Street seller of fingered citrons in Old Town of Hanoi — photo by Jakub Hałun, CC BY 4.0

Central & South Vietnam – Da Nang, Hoi An, Ho Chi Minh City & Mekong Delta

• Golden Bridge at Ba Na Hills — photo by DvTor8303, CC0
• Hội An, Chùa Cầu, 2020-01 CN-02 — photo by Steffen Schmitz (more photos), CC BY-SA 4.0
• My Khe Beach Danang Coastline — photo by Jpatokal, CC BY-SA 4.0
• Chùa Tam Thai, Thủy Sơn, Đà Nẵng (Tam Thai Pagoda, Thuy Son Marble Mountain) – img 01 — photo by Chainwit., CC BY 4.0
• Can Tho, Vietnam, Floating Market, Boats — photo by Vyacheslav Argenberg, CC BY 4.0