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Instead of Best in November.
Places at their best this month, cheapest first. Prices are per person a day on the ground: bed, food, local transport and tickets.
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Gingee FortTamil Nadufrom ₹700 a day.jpg/500px-Nong_Khiaw_pano(1).jpg)
Nong KhiawLaosfrom ₹1,100 a day.jpg/500px-Views_at_Chandragiri_hills%2C_Shravanabelagola_(10).jpg)
ShravanabelagolaKarnatakafrom ₹700 a day_02.JPG/500px-Shali_(Historic_Center_of_Siwa)_02.JPG)
Siwa OasisEgyptfrom ₹1,200 a day.jpg/500px-Melukote%2C_Karnataka_IMG_8233_(44736286231).jpg)
MelkoteKarnatakafrom ₹700 a day
Pokhara & the Annapurna FoothillsNepalfrom ₹1,200 a day
GokarnaKarnatakafrom ₹800 a day.jpg/500px-Outskirts_of_Bandipur_with_Annapurna_Range_at_Rear_-_Bandipur_-_Nepal_(13699043704).jpg)
Bandipur, NepalNepalfrom ₹1,300 a dayDistances are in a straight line from the city centre, not by road.
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A free planner for underrated places: 202 destinations in 58 countries, plus 77 treks and 62 sacred routes. Each place is named against the famous one it replaces, and shows what the bus, the bed, the food and the tickets really cost.
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South IndiaHampi
Vijayanagara, KarnatakaInstead of the Mysuru palace circuit.Best: Jan–Feb, Nov–Dec₹900–₹3,200 / day on the ground
South IndiaGandikota
Kadapa, Andhra PradeshInstead of another Rajasthan fort.Best: Jan–Feb, Oct–Dec₹800–₹2,600 / day on the ground
East & Northeast IndiaMeghalaya
Shillong, Cherrapunji & NongriatInstead of Kerala in the monsoon.Best: Jul–Nov₹1,300–₹4,200 / day on the groundSoutheast AsiaNong Khiaw
Luang Prabang province, LaosInstead of Luang Prabang.Best: Oct–Dec₹1,100–₹3,000 / day on the ground
East AsiaTakayama & the Hida Region
Gifu Prefecture, JapanInstead of Kyoto.Best: Apr–May, Oct–Nov₹3,200–₹17,000 / day on the ground
CaucasusSvaneti
Mestia & Ushguli, GeorgiaInstead of Kazbegi.Best: Jun–Sep₹1,500–₹4,000 / day on the groundExplore by region
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Getting thereNearest railway station to Dandeli: Alnavar, fares and the local train
Alnavar is the railhead, Dandeli has its own small station again, and Hubballi has the Vande Bharat. Fares from Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Goa and Hyderabad.
Getting thereNearest railway station to Pachmarhi: Pipariya, fares by class
Pipariya is the station for Pachmarhi. Day trains from Bhopal and Jabalpur, overnight trains from Mumbai and Delhi, and the bus or jeep up the hill.
Getting thereNearest railway station to Tawang, and how to reach it
Which railhead to use, the trains and fares to Guwahati and Rangapara North, the 14–16 hour road over Sela, the permits, and the railway that is not built yet.
Getting thereNearest railway station to Vagamon: Kottayam, fares and the bus up
Vagamon has no railway. Kottayam is the station: trains and fares from Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Thiruvananthapuram, and the buses via Erattupetta.
Getting thereNearest railway station to Kodaikanal: Kodai Road, Palani or Dindigul
Kodai Road is the name everyone gives, but Palani is closer and Dindigul has more trains. Fares from Chennai, Bengaluru and Coimbatore, and the buses up the ghat.
Getting thereNearest railway station to Wayanad: Kozhikode, fares and the ghat bus
Wayanad has no railway. Which station to use for Kalpetta, Bathery or Mananthavady, the fares from Bengaluru, Chennai, Mumbai and Kerala, and the Bandipur night closure.Everywhere we cover, one picture
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