Nature

The quieter half of both countries: the terai grassland of Chitwan at first light, the Ganges at Rishikesh before the town wakes, the desert outside Jaisalmer where the road simply stops, the tea and pine country between Shimla and Manali. Nature days are early days. We start before dawn more often than not, because that is when animals move and when the mountains are out. Your driver knows which viewpoint is worth the detour and which is a car park with a railing. These are the journeys built around what is outside the window.