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Travel guides and notes on travelling better in India, from people who go every weekend. Permits, cities, safety, money, and the friends you make on the way.
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FeaturedCity Guide · July 3, 2026 · 13 min readTravel Buddies in Pune 2026: Find a Sahyadri Trek Crew
Where people in Pune actually find trek partners, how to check a group before a 4 am pickup, which fort to climb first, the 2026 rules at Sinhagad and Lonavala, and how to split a trek weekend.
Read the guide →City Guide · 12 min readTravel Buddies in Hyderabad 2026: Clubs, Weekends, SafetyWhere people in Hyderabad actually find travel buddies in 2026, how to check a trek club before you pay, which weekends from Bhongir to Gandikota suit a new group, and what the fuel split looks like per head.
City Guide · 16 min readTravel Buddies in Mumbai: Treks, Trains and Goa (2026)Where Mumbaikars actually find people to travel with, which first trips suit a new group (Karjat and Kasara by local, the Konkan coast, Goa by overnight train), how to vet a trek group, the 2026 monsoon lessons and how to split costs.
City Guide · 14 min readTravel Buddies in Delhi: Find a Crew for the Hills in 2026Where people in Delhi find travel buddies, which overnight-bus trips to Kasol, Jibhi, Shangarh and Bir suit a group of strangers, the boarding-night routine, the trek rules to check and how to vet someone first.
City Guide · 13 min readTravel Buddies in Bangalore: Find Your Weekend Crew (2026)Where people in Bangalore actually find travel buddies, how to test a new group on a sunrise trek first, which weekend trips suit a fresh crew, what the 2026 trek permit rules mean for groups, and what a weekend costs per head.
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