Twenty places worth the flight.
Sorted by how easy your 🇮🇳 passport gets in. Photos shot by real travelers, not stock catalogue. The gold-bordered tiles (11of them) are countries I've personally visited — those get verified trip plans first.
● 11 VISITED / ○ 9 ON THE LIST
VISA-FREEVietnam
Hanoi · Hoi An · Saigon. 45 days visa-free since 2024.
VISA-FREEThailand
Bangkok · Phuket · Krabi. 30 days visa-free since 2024.
VISA-FREEIndonesia
Bali · Nusa Penida · Gili Islands. 30 days at 6 entry points.
VISA-FREEMalaysia
KL · Penang · Langkawi. The SE Asia hub.
VISA-FREESri Lanka
Colombo · Galle · Kandy. 30 days, $50 ETA.
VISA-FREEKazakhstan
Almaty · Kolsai · Charyn. 14 days since 2024 — Central Asia's secret.
ON-ARRIVALCambodia
Angkor Wat · Phnom Penh · Siem Reap. $30 visa on arrival.
ON-ARRIVALLaos
Luang Prabang · Vientiane. $30 visa on arrival.
EVISAHong Kong
Pre-arrival registration. 14-day stays.
VISA-FREEMacau
Day trip from Hong Kong. 30 days.
EVISASingapore
Marina Bay · Sentosa · hawker centers. $30 SGD eVisa.
EVISAJapan
Free eVisa since April 2024. Bucket-list reset.
EVISASouth Korea
K-ETA · $41. 90-day stays.
ON-ARRIVALUnited Arab Emirates
Dubai · Abu Dhabi. AED 100 visa on arrival.
EVISATurkey
Istanbul · Cappadocia. $50 eVisa.
EVISAGeorgia
Tbilisi · Batumi · Kazbegi. Free eVisa, mountains for days.
VISA-FREENepal
Kathmandu · Pokhara · Everest base camp. Zero visa needed.
VISA-FREEMaldives
90 days, free on arrival.
ON-ARRIVALBhutan
₹1200 SDF/day mandatory tourism fee.
VISA-FREEQatar
Doha layover-friendly. 30 days visa-free.