India, Oct. 17 -- Let's be real, festive season chaos is, as a rule-of-thumb, super-exciting. But the bit that really does fly under the radar is how overstimulating the mess of invites, traffic jams and option paralysis can be.

If you find yourself silently nodding to the latter list, we have just the getaway scape for you. Now ditching the cityside for a (not so) far off quaint little spot is in no way an original idea, and so the usual suspects too happen to be jam-packed and bustling beyond reprieve during festive season. So here we have for you, a crisp list of getaways (got to keep the option paralysis epidemic in mind), which are like hidden gems. There's a lot to see and do, or not even, depending on what your vibe is, but their ...