Christmas New Year 2026 Trips from Ahmedabad: 3 to 5 Days

For a 3- to 5-day Christmas or New Year break in 2026–27, our trips from Ahmedabad start from ₹12,999 per person for 3 days in the Rann of Kutch by road, ₹17,999 for 4 days on a Srinagar houseboat with flights, and ₹38,999 to ₹54,999 for 4 days in Sri Lanka, Singapore, the Maldives or Istanbul with return flights (prices checked 16 Oct 2026). Christmas falls on Friday 25 Dec 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 Jan 2027, so both can be three-day weekends.

Each trip in the first table below includes travel from Ahmedabad (return flights; AC road transport for Kutch; flight or AC transport for Goa, as your quote says), stays with breakfast, transfers and the listed experiences. GST and TCS are shown in your written quote; TCS applies only to the trips abroad.

Prices checked 16 Oct 2026 from our live trip pages. Holiday dates checked against the DoPT holiday lists for 2026 and 2027, and the Rann Utsav season with Outlook Traveller, in October 2026.

Which trips fit the Christmas and New Year breaks of 2026–27?

These trips fit a 3- to 5-day break, cheapest first. Prices are per person, as listed on 16 Oct 2026.

None has fixed departure dates, so we price your exact dates. For Dubai over New Year, read our separate guide to Dubai New Year 2027 from India.

Which weekdays are Christmas 2026 and New Year 2027?

Christmas Day, Friday 25 Dec 2026, is a closed (gazetted) holiday in the DoPT list for central government offices, set out in its office memorandum of 3 Jul 2025. New Year's Day, Friday 1 Jan 2027, is only a restricted holiday in the DoPT list for 2027 (office memorandum of 16 Jul 2026), so whether you get it off depends on your office.

Where can you see snow over New Year from Ahmedabad?

Of our trips, Kashmir is where you have a chance of snow at New Year, but nobody can promise snow on a given date. For IMD's month-by-month temperature and precipitation averages, read Kashmir in winter.

The Srinagar Houseboat Romance, from ₹17,999 per person for 4 days and 3 nights, includes return flights from Ahmedabad to Srinagar, two heritage houseboat nights on Dal Lake, breakfast and dinner, a private sunrise shikara, the Mughal gardens and an old-city walk. Winter trips need proper snow layers, and we share a list of what you can rent.

To add snow play, ask us to add a day in Gulmarg. The Gulmarg Gondola Snow Day is ₹4,499 per person and includes the gondola phase 1 ticket, phase 2 when the weather allows it, and a guide who handles the ticket queue. Winter clothing, boots and gloves are rented at the base, and sledges at the top. The drive from Srinagar is priced in your quote.

For a couple, the houseboat trip with one Gulmarg day comes to ₹44,996 before GST, plus the Gulmarg drive. More ideas are in our Kashmir destination guide.

Which short trips abroad fit 4 to 5 days?

All four trips below are 4 days and 3 nights with return flights from Ahmedabad, so each fits a Thursday-to-Sunday break.

• Sri Lanka, from ₹38,999: Colombo street food, Galle Fort at sunset and a beach day at Unawatuna. The tourist ETA has been free for Indians since 25 May 2026 but must be approved before you fly (eta.gov.lk, checked October 2026), and we file it for you. December also falls outside the south-west monsoon, which runs from May to September (Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka, checked October 2026).
• Singapore, from ₹51,999: Gardens by the Bay and the Supertree light show, the Marina Bay Sands SkyPark at sunset, the Night Safari and Sentosa. The pace is steady, which suits parents, and we handle the Singapore visa.
• Maldives, from ₹54,999: three nights in a beach villa, a sandbank picnic, a sunset cruise and a spa afternoon, with speedboat or seaplane transfers.
• Istanbul, from ₹54,999: Hagia Sophia and the Blue Mosque, the Grand and Spice Bazaars, a Bosphorus cruise and a hammam. We handle the visa paperwork where one is needed.

Which Europe group tours leave in late December?

Five of our scheduled Europe group tours have published departures between 20 and 24 Dec 2026. They are fixed-date tours shared with other travellers. International airfare and visa charges are not included, and each is a published departure, confirmed in your written quote.

Visa charges are not in the price, and each tour page asks you to check Schengen entry requirements with the consulate of your main destination. Book flights only after your seat is confirmed in writing.

What does each trip cost for a couple or a family?

Multiply the per-person price by the number of travellers. Children's prices depend on age and on whether they need their own bed, so we price them in your quote. These totals are before GST and TCS.

The Rann of Kutch is the one trip here that always goes by road: an AC vehicle leaves from Ahmedabad, and you are back by the evening of day 3. It includes all breakfasts and dinners, one of them a Kutchi thali, which makes it a simple choice for a vegetarian family; for Jain meals, tell us when you book.

What should you sort out before you travel at year end?

• Your leave: confirm whether your office gives 1 Jan off before you pick the New Year dates.
• Passports: our trips abroad ask for a passport valid for six months or more.
• Visas: the Sri Lanka ETA is free but must be approved before you fly; we file the Singapore visa, and handle the paperwork for Turkey and the Maldives where it is needed. On the Europe group tours, visa charges are not in the price.
• The Rann: Outlook Traveller (updated 5 Oct 2026, checked October 2026) gives the 2026–27 Rann Utsav season as 1 Nov 2026 to 7 Mar 2027 at Dhordo; check before booking the tent city. The Rann is a border area, so carry a government photo ID for the permit check, and a real jacket, because desert nights get cold in December and January. Full-moon nights are worth planning around; tell us and we time the trip.
• Kashmir: carry a government photo ID and warm layers. Security queues at Srinagar airport are long, so we leave extra time on the way home.
• Insurance: travel insurance is not included on our trips abroad, so buy a policy that covers your dates.

How we help

We plan Christmas and New Year trips from Ahmedabad with travel, stays, transfers and visas in one written quote. Tell us your dates, how much leave you have and who is travelling, and we price two or three options side by side: start with a message.

Sources, checked October 2026: DoPT circulars, holiday orders for 2026 and 2027; DoPT holiday list for 2026, office memorandum of 3 Jul 2025, as reproduced by GConnect; DoPT restricted holidays for 2027, office memorandum of 16 Jul 2026, as reproduced by StaffNews; Outlook Traveller, Rann Utsav 2026–27; Sri Lanka ETA; Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka.

FAQs

Is 1 January 2027 a holiday? In the DoPT list for central government offices, New Year's Day 2027, a Friday, is a restricted holiday rather than a gazetted one, so it depends on your office. Christmas, Friday 25 Dec 2026, is a gazetted holiday.

What is the cheapest 3-day Christmas trip from Ahmedabad? Our 3-day Rann of Kutch trip, from ₹12,999 per person, with AC road transport from Ahmedabad, a night in a bhunga at Dhordo, and breakfasts and dinners included (prices checked 16 Oct 2026).

Will there be snow in Kashmir at New Year? Possibly, but nobody can guarantee snow on a date. Our Srinagar houseboat trip is from ₹17,999 per person with flights, and a Gulmarg gondola day can be added for ₹4,499; phase 2 of the gondola runs only when the weather allows.

Which trips abroad fit a 4-day New Year break from Ahmedabad? Sri Lanka from ₹38,999, Singapore from ₹51,999, and the Maldives or Istanbul from ₹54,999 per person, each 4 days and 3 nights with return flights from Ahmedabad, before GST and TCS.

Are there Europe tours leaving in late December 2026? Yes. Five of our group tours have published departures from 20 to 24 Dec 2026, from ₹1,69,000 per person without flights, and each departure is confirmed in your written quote.

When is Rann Utsav 2026–27? Outlook Traveller gives the season as 1 Nov 2026 to 7 Mar 2027 at Dhordo (updated 5 Oct 2026, checked October 2026); check before booking the tent city.