Flight Tips

Dubai Shopping Festival typically runs for about five to six weeks spanning December into January, though official 2026-27 dates had not been confirmed at the time of writing; the most recent edition ran from 5 December 2025 to 11 January 2026. Most Indian travellers need a UAE visa arranged in advance, and on the way

Japan’s autumn colours sweep south from late September to early December 2026. Hokkaido peaks first in early to mid November, followed by Tokyo and Kyoto in late November to mid December. Indian travellers need a visa for Japan, either a traditional sticker visa or a short-term tourist eVisa, and can fly direct from Delhi or

Auli’s ski season generally runs from around January through March, with January usually bringing the best fresh snow. The nearest airport is Dehradun’s Jolly Grant (DED), followed by a long mountain drive of roughly eight to ten hours to Joshimath and on to Auli. The Joshimath-Auli ropeway has stayed closed since the 2023 land subsidence

The Chadar Trek follows the frozen Zanskar river near Leh, usually walked in January and February when the ice sheet is thick enough. It is tightly regulated: trekkers need a medical clearance, a wildlife permit, and a no-objection certificate arranged through a registered operator and the Ladakh administration. Leh’s winter flights run only in the

Gulmarg’s ski season typically runs from late December to early March, with the best snow usually between mid January and late February. Fly into Srinagar (SXR), about 50 km from Gulmarg. Winter flights there can be delayed or cancelled by snow and fog, so keep a buffer day. From Srinagar, taxis cover the hill road

The 57th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) runs from Friday, 20 November to Saturday, 28 November 2026, in Goa, with events centred on Panaji. Goa has two airports, Dabolim (GOI) near Vasco da Gama and Manohar International Airport at Mopa (GOX) in the north, both roughly 30 to 35 km from Panaji by road.

Kali Puja 2026 falls on Sunday, 8 November, the same Amavasya (new moon) night as Diwali, with the main nishita kaal worship happening around midnight into the early hours of 9 November. Kolkata’s pandals, along with temples like Kalighat and Dakshineswar, see large crowds through the night. The city is served by Netaji Subhas Chandra

Mysuru Dasara 2026 runs from Sunday, 11 October to Wednesday, 21 October, with the grand Jamboo Savari elephant procession on Vijayadashami, 21 October. Mysuru follows its own panchang, so its Vijayadashami comes one day after north India’s Dussehra, which falls on Tuesday 20 October. Mysuru’s own airport has very limited scheduled flights, so most visitors

Kullu Dussehra 2026 begins on Vijayadashami, Tuesday, 20 October, and runs for about a week at Dhalpur Maidan in the Kullu valley, unusually starting just as the rest of India’s Dussehra ends. The nearest airport is Bhuntar (KUU), about 10 to 11 km from Kullu, but flights there are limited and weather-sensitive, so many travellers