List of Holidays which can be combined to long weekends in 2019

2019 Has A Bunch Of Long Weekends. I've Curated A Travel Calendar For You - Take A Look!

For those of you who love to travel, you might need to plan your leaves accordingly. So here's 2019's travel calendar for you:

1. Holidays in January

January 12- Saturday
January 13- Sunday
January 14- Monday (take a leave)
January 15- Pongal/ Makar Sankranti

Places to visit:  

• Ahmedabad, Gujrat for the International Kite Festival (6-14 Jan); 
• Bikaner, Rajasthan for the Bikaner Camel Fair (12-13 Jan); 
• Skiing trip to Auli, Uttarakhand; 
• Kutch Gujrat for the White Desert.

2. Holidays in March

March 2- Saturday
March 3- Sunday
March 4- Maha Shivratri

Places to visit: 

• Madhya Pradesh for the Pench National Park; 
• Udaipur for its rich heritage;
•  Kodaikanal for trekking;
•  Gulmarg for skiing; 
• Kaziranga National Park in Assam; 
• Nashik for Sula 
• Vineyard; Lakshadweep for blue seas and beaches; 
• Coorg for fresh air.

March 21- Holi
March 22- Friday (take a leave)
March 23- Saturday
March 24- Sunday

Places to visit: 

• Vrindavan-Mathura for Holi; 
• Ooty for picturesque views; 
• Ranthambore, Rajasthan for wildlife spotting; 
• Sikkim for a peaceful getaway; 
• Mount Abu for a pilgrimage;
•  Hampi for its ruins and landscapes.

3. Holidays in April 

April 17- Mahavir Jayanti
April 18- Thursday (take a leave)
April 19- Good Friday
April 20- Saturday
April 21- Sunday

Places to visit: 

• Bali for a detox; the Maldives for scuba diving; 
• Jammu and Kashmir for the gorgeous landscape and cool weather;
•  Dalhousie for snow-clad mountains; 
• Sevilla for the Holy Week; 
• Thailand for Songkran (water fight); 
• Seychelles for beaches.

4. Holidays in August

August 10- Saturday
August 11- Sunday
August 12- Bakri Id (restricted holiday)
August 13- Tuesday (take a leave)
August 14- Wednesday (take a leave)
August 15- Independence Day
August 16- Friday (take a leave)
August 17- Saturday
August 18- Sunday

Places to visit: 

• Croatia for city life and beach life;
• Explore the Amalfi coast in Italy; 
• Ha Long Bay, Vietnam for limestone islands and rainforests; 
• Cappadocia, Turkey for a hot air balloon ride; 
• Uttarakhand for the Valley of Flowers; 
• Tanzania for its wildlife.

5. Holidays in September 

7 September- Saturday
8 September- Sunday
9 September- Monday (take a leave)
10 September- Muharram
11 September- Onam (restricted)

Places to visit: 

• Nainital for its lakes; 
• Kerala for Onam; 
• Sri Lanka for the elephant orphanage; 
• Bundi, Rajasthan for the royal oasis; 
• Ziro, Arunachal Pradesh for camping and the Apatani Tribe.

6. Holidays in October

October 5- Saturday
October 6- Sunday
October 7- Monday (take a leave)
October 8- Dussehra & Durga Puja

Places to visit: 

• Kullu, Himachal Pradesh for Dusshera celebrations;
• Rishikesh for river rafting; 
• Kolkata for Durga Puja; 
• Manas National Park in Assam for its endangered endemic wildlife such as the pygmy hog; 
• Jodhpur for folk culture; 
• Mysore for Dusshera.

October 26- Saturday
October 27- Diwali
October 28- Diwali holiday
October 29- Bhai Dooj

Places to visit: 

• Agra for Taj Mahal; 
• Jaisalmer for its fort and museums; 
• Amritsar for the Golden Temple Diwali celebrations; 
• Varanasi for Diwali fireworks; 
• Bandhavgarh National Park in Madhya Pradesh for tiger spotting.

7. Holidays in November

November 9- Saturday
November 10- Sunday
November 11- Monday (take a leave)
November 12- Guru Nanak Jayanti

Places to visit: 

• Rajasthan for the Pushkar Fair;
•  Goa for nightlife; 
• Bharatpur for bird-watching; 
• Sundarban, West Bengal for the Royal Bengal Tigers; 
• Manali for snow-capped Himalayan peaks.

So plan you holidays wisely...