Photo Credits

Who took the photographs on this website, and the licence each is used under.

Our Own Photographs

Taken by our team and our guests on IDMC World trips.

  • The Sikkim & Darjeeling FAM group with the IDMC World and Himalayan Yatra teams
  • Our guests in the snow on a high-altitude day in Sikkim
  • Our guests at the Temi tea garden, South Sikkim
  • Our guests with their vehicles at Bagdogra airport
  • Our guests at a waterfall in Meghalaya
  • Our guests at Punakha Dzong, Bhutan
  • A group with its vehicles at Bagdogra
  • Guests welcomed outside Bagdogra arrivals
  • Guests welcomed with flowers on arrival for their Kashmir trip (Kashmir)
  • A family group smiling among orchard trees (Himachal Pradesh)
  • A large tour group in front of the Taj Mahal (The Golden Triangle)
  • A tour group on the lakeside in front of Jal Mahal (The Golden Triangle)
  • A tour group wearing garlands on arrival at the airport (The Golden Triangle)
  • A group of friends with their welcome board outside Port Blair airport (Andaman)
  • A family with their welcome board outside Port Blair airport (Andaman)
  • A couple with their welcome board outside Port Blair airport (Andaman)
  • Three guests sitting on a roadside wall above tea gardens (Kerala)
  • A couple on the lake shore with boats behind them (Kerala)
  • Guests on the deck of a Kerala houseboat (Kerala)
  • A couple in front of terraced tea gardens (Kerala)
  • A couple with an elephant (Kerala)
  • A couple at a waterfall among rocks (Kerala)
  • A group of guests walking through a resort garden (Kerala)
  • A tour group on the beach at Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu)
  • A large tour group among the white temples at Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Couples standing in the arches of old stone caves (Madhya Pradesh)
  • Guests smiling on a boat ride (Madhya Pradesh)
  • A group of guests in front of a golden Buddha (Madhya Pradesh)
  • A family at a temple in Odisha at night (Odisha)
  • A family with flowers and luggage on arrival at the airport (Odisha)
  • A group of guests in Odisha (Odisha)
  • A guest on the snowy road to Tsomgo Lake (Sikkim & Darjeeling)
  • Guests on the trail below the Tiger’s Nest monastery (Bhutan)
  • An IDMC group at a dzong in Bhutan (Bhutan)

Destination Photographs

Used under the licence named beside each. None has been altered except for size and cropping.

  • The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway toy train: “Toy Train Darjeeling West Bengal India (3)” by Shahnoor Habib Munmun, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Yumthang Valley, North Sikkim: “Yumthang Valley at North Sikkim, India 29” by Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Kanchenjunga from the skywalk at Pelling: “Sky Walk at Pelling, West Sikkim 09” by Amitabha Gupta, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • A one-horned rhino and its calf at Kaziranga: “A baby Indian Rhinoceros with its mother at Kaziranga National Park (মাকৰ সৈতে কাজিৰঙা ৰাষ্ট্ৰীয় উদ্যানত এটি গঁড় পোৱালি)” by কুমুদ ঘোষ, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Nohkalikai Falls, Cherrapunji: “Nohkalikai waterfall from distance” by Photos Worldwide, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Tawang Monastery: “Tawang Monastery view” by Kingshuk Mondal, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • The Hornbill Festival at Kisama: “HORNBILL FESTIVAL 08” by DEBA PRASAD ROY, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • The east gopuram of the Meenakshi Temple, Madurai: “Gopuram East Tower Meenakshi Temple Madurai India - panoramio” by Hiroki Ogawa, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Araku Valley: “Araku Valley, Visakhapatnam” by Maina Tudu, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Dancers at the Hornbill Festival, Kisama: “HORNBILL FESTIVAL 27” by DEBA PRASAD ROY, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Umiam Lake, near Shillong: “Umiam Lake, Shillong” by Mohit28892, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • The Paro valley, Bhutan: “The view of PARO Valley, Bhutan from above (34225469743)” by Abhijit Kar Gupta from Kolkata, India, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • The Lidder river in the Pahalgam valley: “The river Lidder flows through the Pahalgam valley” by Mr. Debapriya Hore, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Srinagar International Airport: “Srinagar International Airport , J & K , India . 01” by Harvinder Chandigarh, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Shikaras and houseboats on Dal Lake, Srinagar: “Dal lake by Ahanger HOBO” by Abid Sidiq Ahanger, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Betaab Valley, Pahalgam: “Betaab Valley from top” by Akshey25, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • The Vaishno Devi Bhawan: “Vaishno Devi Bhawan 2” by Abhishek Chandra, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
  • Chitrakote Falls, Chhattisgarh: “Chirakot Falls after heavy rainfalls in Jagdalpur town of Bastar district of Bihar state of India” by Daniel Romanson, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.