Nowhere in Asia has such a diversity of wonders — tribes, mountains, deserts, religions, beaches — and every year it gets harder to visit somewhere that hasn’t been turned upside down by tourism. But India is a vast country of a billion people. From the rugged travel frontiers of Ladakh to empty forts on the banks of the Narmada River, India is alive. For travelers looking to reach a little further, there is plenty of India left to discover. Tigers traipse the jungles that inspired Rudyard Kipling, hikers climb the freezing peaks of Ladakh, and lonely desert travelers wander dunes on camelback. India is thousands of places, a land that encompasses the tribal competitions of the muggy hills of Bengal and snowy colonial hill stations in the Himalayas. Getting away from Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra — the Golden Triangle of India travel — visitors to this fantastical land will find so much more to enjoy in the forests, forts, and under-traveled cities of the vast Indian subcontinent.
