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Experience

Kailash Kora (Parikrama)

Mount Kailash

The sacred 52-km circumambulation trek around the base of the mountain.

Experience

Kanha & Kisli Zones

Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

Prime safari zones for tigers and barasingha across sal forest and meadows.

Viewpoint

Kanha Meadow Vista

Kanha National Park, Madhya Pradesh

The expansive open grassland area inside the core zone, famous for spotting massive herds of the rare hard-ground Barasingha deer.

Hidden Gem

Kappil Lake Estuary

Varkala Beach, Kerala

A scenic coastal spot 6 km north where a quiet backwater lake meets the sea, split beautifully by a beach highway.

Attraction

Karla Caves

Lonavala & Khandala, Maharashtra

Ancient 2nd-century BCE Buddhist caves housing a colossal rock chaitya prayer hall with masterfully preserved original timber rib arches.

Hidden Gem

Karli River Estuary

Tarkarli (Malvan), Maharashtra

The scenic junction where the Karli river loops into the sea, popular for luxury houseboats and dolphin tracking tours.

Viewpoint

Karli River Sangam

Devbagh & Tarkarli Sangam, Maharashtra

The confluence sandbar where river and sea meet.

Attraction

Karsha Monastery

Zanskar Valley, Leh & Ladakh

The largest Buddhist monastery complex in Zanskar, cascading beautifully down a steep rocky mountain slope above Padum.

Food

Kasol Market Cafes

Kasol, Himachal Pradesh

The buzzing main-market strip famous for Israeli and global backpacker food, bakeries and bonfire lounges.

Attraction

Kedarnath Temple

Kedarnath, Uttarakhand

The ancient stone Jyotirlinga temple of Lord Shiva amid snow peaks.

Attraction

Key Monastery

Spiti Valley (Kaza), Himachal Pradesh

Spiti's largest monastery, a thousand-year-old fort-like complex perched at 4,166 m.

Viewpoint

Khandala Sunset Point

Lonavala & Khandala, Maharashtra

A ledge off the old highway looking across at Duke's Nose, with the ghat railway climbing the far wall. Best in the monsoon when the falls opposite are running, and busy every weekend.

Viewpoint

Kodachadri Peak

Kodachadri, Karnataka

The grassland summit with the Sarvajna Peetha shrine and panoramic cloud-sea sunrise views.

Viewpoint

Korzok Hill Viewpoint

Tso Moriri, Leh & Ladakh

A steep path up the ridge behind Korzok, and from the top you see the whole length of Tso Moriri at once, which you cannot from the shore. A hard twenty minutes at 4,500 metres.

Attraction

Korzok Monastery

Tso Moriri, Leh & Ladakh

An ancient multi-century old Buddhist monastery overlooking the lake, serving as the cultural heart for the local nomads.

Accommodation Area

Kudle Beach

Gokarna, Karnataka

A wide, expansive sandy bay located just a short walk over the ridge from the town, famous for yoga retreats and sunset dining.

Market

Kumily Spice Market

Thekkady (Periyar), Kerala

A street of spice shops at the Tamil Nadu border, where quality varies enormously. Buy cardamom by smell rather than by label, and be sceptical of anything sold cheaply as vanilla or saffron.

Experience

Kutla Trail

Tosh, Himachal Pradesh

A short, scenic uphill trek from Tosh to the meadow hamlet of Kutla, popular for camping.

Attraction

Kwani Bugyal

Auli, Uttarakhand

A higher, emptier meadow beyond Gorson, twelve kilometres out and a full day there and back. Nothing on the way, so carry water and food.

Experience

Lakeside Parikrama Route

Chandratal Lake, Himachal Pradesh

A flat walk of roughly two and a half kilometres right round the lake, worth taking slowly at this altitude. The water reads a different colour from each side depending on the light.

Attraction

Lalaji Bay Beach

Long Island (Andaman), Andaman & Nicobar Islands

A secluded white-sand bay reached by boat or jungle trek.

Hidden Gem

Langza Fossil Village

Spiti Valley (Kaza), Himachal Pradesh

Around 4,400 metres, with a gilded Buddha above the houses and marine fossils in the ground — this was seabed before the Himalaya rose. Children will bring you ammonites to buy. Taking fossils out of India is restricted, so think before you do.

Market

Leh Main Bazaar

Leh, Leh & Ladakh

Pedestrianised, so it is the one street in Leh you can walk without watching for traffic. The row of Ladakhi women selling vegetables off the pavement is the real market; the pashmina shops behind need bargaining, and not all of them are selling pashmina.

Attraction

Leh Palace

Leh, Leh & Ladakh

Nine storeys, built in the early 1600s on the model of the Potala and abandoned in the 1840s. The inside is largely empty and dark, so carry a torch. It is the roof and the view down over the old town that earn the ticket.