Solo Travel India

India Solo Travel Guide

With the world’s friendliest people, tastiest food and one of the Seven Wonders of the World, India is hard to beat. And although a little further from many of our comfort zones, it has a reputation like no other for travelling alone.

We pulled together some of the lesser known things about solo travel India, from tips courtesy of local hosts to expert blog posts and everything you need to know about travelling around the country. Be inspired by some guest reviews and choose from one of our top host picks.

Experience a place with those who call it home

Get to know India

We’ve done the research, spoken to the pros and put pen to paper to gather what we believe to be the most important information about visiting India. Where and when to go, what to eat and drink and more.

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Escrito por Mary Plunkett
Destinos • Asia

15 Images That Will Make You Want to Visit India

India is an immense landscape that is begging to be explored. Enormous cities contrasted against vast spaces of rural tranquility in a country that is famous for its supreme beauty and jawdropping scenery...

Escrito por Michelle O'Beirne
El viajero independiente

Returning to my birthplace in India: one traveller's trip of a lifetime

When Thomas set out on his solo adventure, little did he know just how impactful the trip would be. Having been born in India but now living in the United States, he was returning after 25 years to rediscover his natural culture and its people.

Escrito por Michelle O'Beirne
Destinos • Asia

Holiday destinations in India: 10 homestays to explore

With over one thousand homestay hosts in India, there are many reasons to visit this colourful country. We've put together a collection of our homestays for you to discover.

Escrito por Mary Plunkett
El viajero independiente

Solo Travel India: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go

If you're planning on travelling alone to India, use the Homestay.com guide. From planning your trip to accommodation, find out what you need to know as a solo traveller.

Guest Review

Nadine

My stay with Shashi and Pearl was just amazing. They are a wonderful, friendly and warmhearted couple and always there if you need any help. They suggested places to go and how you can go there. You get a good and light breakfast in the morning, means whenever you are up :-) They never set any time limits to this. Just in the evening they were v...

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Nadine stayed in Goregaon( East), Mumbai with Maj Shashi

Guest Review

Julian

My girlfriend and I stayed with Raj and his family for 3 nights. We felt welcome from the very first moment that we stepped into the apartment. Everybody was really kind and polite, the apartment was really nice too, the room we stayed in was specious and always clean. We spent a lot of time with the family talking, eating or watching some...

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Julian stayed in Birdopur, Mahmoorganj, Varanasi with Raj Kumar

Guest Review

Jakub

Very, very helpful host, always smiling, easy going with unique sense of humor. The flat and the room look like described, so no surprises. Living with this host is being the part of the family, not just sharing a place with them, if you know what I mean. You can always count on a nice talk during breakfast or dinner and on help any time you nee...

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Jakub stayed in Arasaradi, Madurai with Jeyaraman

Guest Review

Julie

I'm so glad I picked Kalpana and her lovely family to stay with, they absolutely made my stay as nothing was too much trouble....from a taxi organized from the airport to a guide to take me around this lovely city and beautiful meals cooked by the lovely Mumpta. I will definitely recommend Kalpana homestay to any of my friends and family. :)

Julie stayed in Ajmer Road, Jaipur with Kalpana

Guest Review

Megumi

It was my first trip to Amritsar and also as a single female traveler, I enjoyed my stay in deed at Amrit & Harpreet's place during my stay for 7 nights. I visited there from the end of Oct till the beginning of Nov, which was the best season too. I loved their cooking - 3 meals a day and great chai too. The house is located in prett...

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Megumi stayed in AMRITSAR, Amritsar with Amritpal

Guest Review

Rochelle

This was a wonderful experience. A nice pleasant room, and very organized host-hostess. I was lucky to have home-cooked Bengali food because I was a solo guest. I love the experience and if I go again to Calcutta I will stay here because of its comfort, style, cleanliness, and convenience.

Rochelle stayed in Near Rabindra Sarovar Metro station , Kolkata with Indranil

Local Travel Tips

Secret India tips from those who know it best.

Familia anfitriona de Homestay Jeyaraman en Madurai , India

Madurai is an ancient city dating back to more than 5000 years of civilization and is also known as the Athens of East. It is a true representative of South ...

Jeyaraman in Arasaradi, Madurai

Familia anfitriona de Homestay Maj Shashi en Mumbai, India

India is a huge country and regions have their own charm. So if you want to see the whole of India, plan for eight weeks. Drink only boiled water or bottled ...

Maj Shashi in Goregaon( East), Mumbai

Familia anfitriona de Homestay Maya en Alleppey, India

Alleppey was the main trading place of Coir and Spices in India. The city was developed by local Maharaja by the help of Europeans. Our property is very clos...

Maya  in punnamada , Alleppey

Familia anfitriona de Homestay Shiva en Pelling, India

Our village Darap is a minute to drive from Rabdentse Rein, the 2nd Capital of Sikkim, a 45 minute to drive from Yoksum, the 1st Capital of Sikkim, a two-hou...

Shiva in Pelling (West Sikkim, Pelling

Top India hosts

These hosts are our favourite. They offer something above and beyond and love hosting guests. Check out Linda in Cochin, Shashi in Mumbai, Priya in Mumbai and Indranil in Kolkata.

Linda

Cochin
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Shashi

Mumbai
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Priya

Mumbai
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Indranil

Kolkata
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