Top 10 Tourist Destinations in India (for February)

What are the Top 10 places for travel in India in the month of February?

It is a common question that I hear from people looking for their next place to travel. There are over 100 popular places in India that are visited by hundreds of thousands of visitors every year. Narrowing down to the Top 10 tourist destinations in India for visit during February can be a daunting task. The list varies depending on your taste and preference. It also depends on the weather at each of these specific places.

Jal Mahal, JaipurView of the Jaipur city on the background

7 Things To Do Series

Top Tourist Destinations in India

What is this series about? Millions of Indians and international travelers visit hundreds of tourist destinations across India (See our Top 5 Tourist Destinations in India). So many places to visit. So many things to do. Hundreds of websites offering different ideas about things to do in any given tourist destination (city). Thousands of customer reviews are available across several review sites about things to do in different cities. We want to keep it simple. We want to help tourists find the best things to do in a given city or tourist destination.

How do we know these are the best things to do? We have read many websites with tourist information. We have read through hundreds of customer reviews about these places. And we have hand picked the things that travelers have liked the most. These are the things that will help travellers make the most out of their limited stay in these tourist destinations across India. They are also intended to help customers decide whether a destination fits their taste.

Below is our "7 Things to Do" list for some of the top tourist destinations in India:

1. 7 Things to Do in Ooty (Tamil Nadu) - Dec 2010
2. 7 Things to Do in Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) - Jan 2011
3. 7 Things to Do in Udaipur (Rajasthan) - Jan 2011
4. 7 Things to Do in Panaji (Goa) - Jan 2011
5. 7 things to Do in Jaipur - July 2011
6. 7 Things to Do in Gangtok - August 2011
7. 7 Things to Do in Goa - Sep 2011
8. 7 Things to Do in Munnar - Nov 2011
9. 7 Things to Do in Mumbai
10. 7 Things to Do in Mysore
11. 7 Things to Do in Kolkata - Jun 2012
12. 7 Things to Do in Mount Abu (Rajasthan) - Nov 2012
13. 7 Things to Do in Kanyakumari - Nov 2012

Here is the latest on all the Top Tourist Attractions in India.

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• Read about things to do in Puri & affordable accommodations in Puri
• Top Tourist Destinations in India for December - specifically for the cooler months of December

Best Hotel Review Websites (for India)

There are many website available for reviews of hotels in India. Here are a few of them.

1. Tripadvisor.com - One of the oldest travel review sites on the planet. Although this one is relatively new for India compared to other parts of the world that it covers, still undoubtedly one of the most informative. Here are my opinions about this site:
   
   Pros: Very informative review site - not only about hotels but a lot of information about cities and things to do in and around the corresponding city. Site is easy to navigate. Site has lots of reviews.
   
   Cons: Reviews could be fake - This is one problem with a site like tripadvisor. They try a lot of things to prevent fake reviews. But you cannot be completely successful. I know some people who have tried creating fake reviews and have been successfull in doing so. Site is very crowded with advertisement.
   
   Despite the cons, the site is still one of my favourite and has been an widely accepted one.
   
   


2. Yahoo Travel - Yahoo! one of the most visited sites in the world. However it does not always excel in everything it does. Yahoo has made desperate attempts to do many things and have been unsuccessful in a lot - more so ofter in recent days. Yahoo Travel for India Hotels is one such desperate attempts from Yahoo. Here are my opinions:
   
   Pros: Another Yahoo portal. Has potential of getting better unless Yahoo goes down.
   Cons: Extremely difficult to navigate (not something I would expect from Yahoo). The main link does not give you list of cities in India. (I types India Hotels Reviews and my opinion is based on the link that opened first). Site is crowded with advertisements. It has more information about hotel rates than about hotel quality or customer reviews. Also the site has little or no travel related information about the city. For example, for a famous tourist destination such as Goa, it has only one "Recommended Things To Do" which was "Churches and Convents". This clearly shows the level of maturity of this Yahoo Travel portal.
   
   


3. PushpakReviews.com - One of the most creative sites for hotel reviews. This is still work under progress. Check this out. You may be impressed. Here are some ways why this site is different:
   
   Pros: Adds more flavour to hotel analysis. Provides many different angles of analysis. One such example is "What is a hotel's rating for the last 4 years?". A rating can be 3.5 star but how has the hotel done recently. What is its rating for year 2008? This is important because the overall rating of a hotel may be high but its recent rating may have gone down because of several reasons like change in management, change in service quality or not-good-value-for-money because of rate increase but not service. Another advantage of this site is that PushpakReviews.com covers a lot of budget hotels for over 100 cities across India. Unlike Tripadvisor.com or Yahoo Travel, most ratings at PushpakReviews.com are collected from real travellers who have booked their hotels through one of its sister concern site. Another big advantage is free from advertisement. This separates it from most other travel / hotel review sites. This makes browsing through the site less annoying.
   
   Cons: Site is relatively new (recently launched). Although it has been collecting data since late 2004. Also, PushpakReviews.com is limited to more budget hotel reviews than the luxury counterpart. As of now, no city related information is available - but it's getting there.
   
   Overall, TripAdvisor is more matured where as PushpakReviews.com is definitely a site worth visiting for those curious minds looking for good deals and value for money while travelling in India.

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