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Where should you go in April?

Find any state, town or place, see the best months to visit, and get trip ideas that are in season right now.

Go now: best in April

Destinations our month-by-month guides rate best or good in April.

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Almora

Uttarakhand · 2-3 days

Pleasant

Photo: Travelling Slacker from Mumbai, India

Anandpur Sahib

Punjab · 1-2 days

Baisakhi - Khalsa founding day

Photo: Sanyambahga

Bir

Himachal Pradesh · 2–3 days

Good flying

Photo: Dave Kleinschmidt

Katra

Jammu and Kashmir · 1-2 days

Pleasant

Photo: Abhishek Chandra

Pinjore

Haryana · Half day

Baisakhi Mela 13-14 April

Photo: L. Shyamal

Shillong

Meghalaya · 2 days

Pleasant; pre-monsoon showers begin

Photo: Aadri
Best in Apr

Bomdila

Arunachal Pradesh · 1-2 days

Pleasant, flowers

Best in Apr

Darjeeling

West Bengal · 3-4 days

Pleasant, peak season begins

Best in Apr

Gangtok

Sikkim · 2 to 3 days

Rhododendron bloom, clear days

Best in Apr

Kameng-Tawang circuit

3-4 days in Tawang, plus travel days

Pleasant, flowers

Best in Apr

Nilgiri reserves (Bandipur, Nagarhole, Kabini)

2-3 days

Dry; elephant gatherings

Best in Apr

Ziro Valley

2-3 days

Pleasant

Chopta

Uttarakhand · 2-3 days

Rhododendron bloom; Tungnath opens

Photo: Vvnataraj

Chail

Himachal Pradesh · 1–2 days

Pleasant

Photo: Shrey.ashi

Pahalgam

Jammu and Kashmir · 2-3 days

Peak season starts mid-April

Photo: Nawr'n k
Best in Apr

Jowai

Meghalaya · 1 to 2 days

Pleasant; pre-monsoon showers begin

Best in Apr

Dirang

Arunachal Pradesh · 1-2 days

Pleasant, flowers

Best in Apr

Kalimpong

West Bengal · 2-3 days

Pleasant, peak season begins

Best in Apr

Lachen

Sikkim · 2 nights

Snow and rhododendrons

Dehradun

Uttarakhand · 1-2 days

Pleasant

Photo: © Lennon Rodgers, 2006

Dalhousie

Himachal Pradesh · 2–3 days with Khajjiar

Best

Photo: Sonusandhu

Srinagar

Jammu and Kashmir · 2-3 days, plus day trips

Spring blossom, tulips

Photo: KennyOMG
Best in Apr

Laitlum

Meghalaya · Half day

Pleasant; pre-monsoon showers begin

Best in Apr

Mechuka

Arunachal Pradesh · 3-4 days

Pleasant, flowers

Festivals in April

Plan around these, or go and join one. Many follow the lunar calendar, so check this year's dates.

Explore by state

All 28 states and 8 union territories. Tinted ones are in season in April.