Diwali Long Weekend: Are you planning to visit a new country during the Diwali long weekend? Here we are telling you about those countries where you can go without a visa. Recently Philippines has allowed Indian passport holders to travel without visa. Now Air India has also started direct flights between Delhi and Manila. Now it will not take a whole day to go to Manila, Philippines. Travelers will reach there in a 7-hour flight.
Where can Indians travel without visa?
According to Henley Passport Report 2025, Indian passport holders can now avail visa-free access to 30 countries and visa-on-arrival facility to 28 countries.
visa-free countries
Philippines, Thailand, Mauritius, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal, Fiji, Bhutan, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Angola, Rwanda etc.
Visa-on-arrival country
Countries like Indonesia, Cambodia, Jordan, Maldives, Myanmar, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Zimbabwe provide visa on arrival facility to Indian travelers.
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)
Countries like Seychelles also provide Digital Travel Permit (ETA) facility to Indians, which makes the visa process easier.
Why is this occasion special?
This year the festival of Diwali is at the end of October. This is also the longest long weekend in October when travelers can enjoy the holidays without taking too long off from work. You can visit beach destinations like Manila, Cebu, and Boracay in the Philippines. That means now Indian passport holders can easily travel to a total of 59 countries.
Visa-Free Countries for Indians (30 Countries)
British Virgin Islands
cook islands
kazakhstan
madagascar
micronesia
Montserrat
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
trinidad and tobago
Visa-on-Arrival Countries (28 Countries)
cape verde islands
comoro islands
Ethiopia
guinea-bissau
Indonesia
marshall islands
mozambique
Palau Islands
sierra leone
Saint Lucia
timor-leste
zimbabwe
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)