Holi, while immensely enjoyable for several, can prove quite a nuisance if you don’t enjoy being vigorously drenched in water and colours that refuse to fade even after several baths.
However, with this Holi weekend being a long one – Good Friday comes right after the Hindu festival this year – it’s an ideal excuse to indulge the traveller within, and escape to quieter, scenic places.
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Here are 9 incredible destinations within the country that promise an experience as colourful as the festival itself, on any long weekend this year.
Coonoor, Tamil Nadu
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Chilika Lake, Odisha
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Auli, Uttarakhand
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Gokarna, Karnataka
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Chikhaldara, Maharashtra
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Pelling, West Sikkim
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Kasol, Himachal Pradesh
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Bharatpur, Rajasthan
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Alappuzha, Kerala
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