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joxephs

Planning first solo trip ever to India and would love some advice!

Question — Itinerary

Hey everyone,

I'm currently planning a 3 week trip to India with the below itinerary. The expenses and travel times here are estimates based on what I found using Google Maps and a bit of research (hotel expenses are from pretty upscale places, so this is more of an upper bound), but if they seem super off please let me know!

https://preview.redd.it/35uggr1invng1.png?width=2435&format=png&auto=webp&s=9f1fb90197a3dde6460704beb8629002022687e7

I'm a bit worried that my schedule may be too busy. I'm particularly concerned with the Hanle-Leh-Turtuk since thats a lot of travel in only 2 days. Would you guys recommend taking it slower?

If any of you have experience with these areas, are there any places on my list that aren't worth it? I've heard mixed experiences with Turtuk with some people finding it to be a waste of time. I'm mostly drawn to Turtuk because of the Balti culture (and food, mostly food), but is it different enough to basically sacrifice a day to get too, or should I just stay in Hunder/go somewhere else instead? I've heard similar things about Periyar not being worth it as well.

Thank you guys so much!

Posted Mar 8, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC

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