Travel+Leisure India & South Asia – August 2019

AUGUST 2019

DEPARTMENTS

04 EDITOR’SNOTE

10 REASONSTOTRAVELNOW
10 experiencesinSouth
Asiaworthtravellingfor.

18 WATCHESBluedialsfor
theIndiansportsfan.

20 STYLEFashionessentials
topackforyourtriptothe
Indiansubcontinent.

32 CONSCIOUSTRAVELAUtah
lodgemarriesimmersive
natureexperienceswithan
ethosofconservation.

38 PEOPLEAnitaDongregets
candidabouthertravels
fordesigninspiration.

40 RETREATRishikeshthrows
upanarrayofactivities.

48 INDIAINSIDEOUTAcultural
itineraryaroundMysuru
tracesitsroyalpast.

52 WELL-BEING Bhutan’s

first wellness retreat

serves up some joy.

56 THE INDIA LIST Four

directions, 24 offbeat

experiences, infinite

possibilities.

66 COVER STORY Malaika

Arora checks into

The Westin Maldives

Miriandhoo Resort.

77 ISLAND LIFE The most

indulgent meals, stays,

and spas in the Maldives.

84 THROUGH THE LENS A

wildlife photographer

revisits his favourite

forest in India.

90 CRUISE^ Humpback

whales make their

annual migration to

breeding grounds.

93 CLOSE ENCOUNTER An

Alaskan tour gives you

an intimate glimpse into

the grizzly way of life.

97 WELLNESS & SPAS

Discover our spa of

the month, know your

alternative therapies,

and explore 20 South

Asian spas with

indigenous treatments.

FEATURES

120 THE INVISIBLE TRIBE^

See Serengeti’s wild

residents through the

locals who depend

on them.

132 THE LAND OF MYTHICAL

CREATURES

Go on the pursuit of a

giant bird in Zambia.

140 ROAR WITH DELIGHT A

new festival at Disneyland

Paris has a very

Indian flavour.

ON THE COVER

Malaika Arora at The Westin

Maldives Miriandhoo Resort.

Producer Aindrila Mitra;

Photographer Rohan Shrestha,

Assisted by Sheldon Santos &

Homyar Phiroze;

Stylist Tanya Ghavri,

Assisted by Nidhi Jeswani;

Hair & Makeup Mehak Oberoi.

On Arora: Bralet, price on

request, Shivan and Narresh,

cape and skirt, price on request,

Anamika Khanna; rings, ` 950

each, necklace, `2,550, Fifi

Jewels; bracelet, `31,999, cuff,

`13,499, Black Balloon.

travelandleisureindia.in

India & South Asia

p. 66 Maldives

p. 56 Hanle,Ladakh

p. 56

Andretta,

Himachal

Pradesh

p. 56 Kohima,Nagaland

p. 56

Bikaner,

Rajasthan

p. 56

Kutch,

Gujarat

p. 120

Tanzania

p. 93

Alaska,

USA

p.

Zambia

p. 10

Trincomalee,

SriLanka

p. 10

Dhaka,

Bangladesh

p. 10

Kathmandu,Nepal

p. 10

Paro, Bhutan

p. 90

Sydney,

Australia

p. 140

Paris, France

p. 48

Mysuru,

Karnataka

p. 56

Pahalgam,

Kashmir

p. 108

Kabini,

Kerala

p. 56

Chilika Lake,

Odisha

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