Here’s great news for the travel bug in each one of us! 2019 has a bunch of long weekends and we have made you a season-wise guide of places you can visit during the weekends.
1. January
- January 12- Saturday
- January 13- Sunday
- January 14- Monday (take leave)
- January 15- Pongal/ Makar Sankranti
Places to visit:
- Rann Utsav at Rann of Kutch, Gujarat
- Kite Festival in Jaipur
- Bikaner Camel Festival in Bikaner
2. March
- March 2- Saturday
- March 3- Sunday
- March 4- Maha Shivratri
Places to visit:
- Pench National Park in Madhya Pradesh
- Kaziranga National Park in Assam
- Goa Carnival in Goa
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3. March
- March 21- Holi
- March 22- Friday (take a leave)
- March 23- Saturday
- March 24- Sunday
Places to visit:
- Mathura-Vrindavan for Holi
- Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan
- A peaceful getaway in Sikkim
4. April
- April 17- Mahavir Jayanti
- April 18- Thursday (take a leave)
- April 19- Good Friday
- April 20- Saturday
- April 21- Sunday
Places to visit:
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Songkran Festival in Thailand
- Seville, Spain for the Semana Santa (Holy Week)
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5. August
- August 10- Saturday
- August 11- Sunday
- August 12- Eid-al-Adha
- August 13- Tuesday (take leave)
- August 14- Wednesday (take leave)
- August 15- Independence Day
- August 16- Friday (take leave)
- August 17- Saturday
- August 18- Sunday
Places to visit:
- Valley of Flowers in Uttarakhand
- Spiti Valley in Himachal Pradesh
- Rainforests in Vietnam
- Camp at Ziro Valley in Arunachal Pradesh
6. August-September
- August 31- Saturday
- September 1- Sunday
- September 2- Ganesh Chaturthi
Places to visit:
- Varanasi for the ghats and religiosity
- Nainital for its lakes
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6. September
- 7 September- Saturday
- 8 September- Sunday
- 9 September- Monday (take leave)
- 10 September- Moharram
- 11 September- Onam
Places to visit:
- Kerala for Onam
- Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage in Sri Lanka
- Bundi, Rajasthan for its ornate forts and Baolis
7. October
- October 5- Saturday
- October 6- Sunday
- October 7- Monday (take leave)
- October 8- Dussehra & Durga Puja
Places to visit:
- Kolkata for Durgo Pujo
- Manas National Park in Assam
- Kullu, Himachal Pradesh for Dusshera
8. October
- October 26- Saturday
- October 27- Diwali
- October 28- Monday (take leave)
- October 29- Bhai Dooj
Places to visit:
- Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh
- Sam Sand Dunes in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
- Hampi, Karnataka
9. November
- November 9- Saturday
- November 10- Sunday
- November 11- Monday (take leave)
- November 12- Guru Nanak Jayanti
Places to visit:
- Pushkar Mela in Pushkar, Rajasthan
- Manali for the fresh snowfall
- Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal
We have started planning our vacations already. Have you?