North India, known natively as Uttar Bhārat/Āryavarta is a loosely defined region consisting of the northern part of India. In a broader sense, the larger North India region includes northern and some of eastern India and the Indus Valley of Pakistan.The dominant geographical features of North India are the Indo-Gangetic Plain and the Himalayas, which demarcate the region from Tibet and Central Asia. North India has been the historical centre of the Maurya, Gupta, Mughal, Sur, Maratha, Sikh and British Indian Empires. It has a diverse culture, and includes the Hindu pilgrimage centers of Char Dham, Haridwar, Varanasi, Ayodhya, Mathura, Vaishno Devi and Pushkar, the Buddhist pilgrimage centers of Bodh Gaya, Sarnath and Kushinagar, the Sikh Golden Temple and the Muslim pilgrimage destination of Ajmer, as well as world heritage sites such as the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve, Khajuraho temples, Hill Forts of Rajasthan, Jantar Mantar (Jaipur), Bhimbetka Caves, Sanchi monuments, Qutb Minar, Red Fort, Agra Fort, Fatehpur Sikri and the Taj Mahal. Hindi language is the Lingua franca of North India.
North India Travel Guide
Top Destinations in North India
Дели, Индия
Mist curls upwards from roadside chai stalls in the chilly dawn as Delhi stirs awake, sunlight splintering through tangled electric wires, dust motes turning ... more
Агра, Индия
There is a hush to early mornings in Agra, filmy sunlight catching the haze above yamuna’s slow waters, the air tinged with the scent of marigolds and fresh ... more
Джайпур, Индия
Morning breeze stirs the scent of marigold and incense along Jaipur’s rose-hued boulevards, lingering in the hum of rickshaw engines and the clatter of chai ... more
Джайсалмер, Индия
At dusk, Jaisalmer glows like embers beneath an endless desert sky. The citys honey-gold walls are washed with orange, and narrow lanes echo with the gentle ... more
Джодхпур, Индия
As dawn creeps across the indigo lanes of Old Jodhpur, sunlight glances off blue-washed walls still cool from the desert night. In the scented air lingers ... more
Удайпур, Индия
As morning light melts over Lake Pichola, Udaipur stirs softly, the air scented with marigolds and incense. The city feels brushed with old-world romance: ... more
Харидвар, Индия
Dawn slips softly over Haridwar, gilding the mist that hovers above the Ganges. The city stirs to the chanting of temple bells and the flutter of bright ... more
Ришикеш, Индия
Morning mist lingers over the turquoise Ganges, swallows darting between the sunlit ashrams clinging to the foothills of the Himalayas. The air hums with ... more
Mussoorie, Индия
Morning mists drift through the deodars, lending Mussoorie a gentle, elusive hush broken only by birdsong and the puff of distant car horns. There’s a crispness... more
Наинитал, Индия
The morning mist lingers just above emerald-green Naini Lake, a silvery hush settling over the town as sunlight filters through pine and oak. Up the winding ... more
Варанаси, Индия
The air of Varanasi hums with centuries-old chants and the commingling aromas of marigold garlands, incense, and woodsmoke. Dawn brings a shimmering haze down ... more
Дхарамшала, Индия
In Dharamshala, the air holds pine and cedar and a freshness that sharpens the mind. Winding up from the tea gardens of Kangra, you reach streets alive with ... more
Далхаузи, Индия
Mornings in Dalhousie unfold quietly, mist drifting above hills densely forested with pines and old oaks, the chill laced with hints of cedar and damp earth. ... more
Куллу, Индия
Mist drifts lazily along the Beas River as morning sunlight trickles over the folds of pine-clad hills and apple orchards. The crisp mountain air is laced with ... more
Манали, Индия
The mountain air in Manali is crisp even at midday, laced with the scent of pine and woodsmoke. Apple orchards press up against winding roads, their blossoms ... more
Лех, Индия
Early morning in Leh has a rarefied hush, the air crisp and almost sweet, mountain sunlight fanning across flat rooftops and whitewashed stupas. In the old city... more
Сринагар, Индия
Dawn breaks softly over Srinagar, gilding the rooftops and mosque minarets in a misty gold as the city stirs to life. The scent of wood smoke mingles with dew, ... more
Шимла, Индия
Early light wakes Shimla gently, haze lifting over steep ridges as chime of temple bells mingles with the chorus of rickshaw horns winding up Mall Road. Pine ... more
