Whether you’re from Mumbai, Delhi, Bangalore or Chennai, we’re sure you can’t deal with the summer heat. It is one of the best times to take a break from your busy schedules and hectic work life. The city hustle and the monotony of life often make us want to escape into the hills. Why go elsewhere when there are absolutely beautiful hill stations in India to explore.
- Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
A place of splendid natural beauty, historic gardens and distinctive mosques, Srinagar is without a doubt one of best hill stations in North India. Famously known as ‘Heaven on Earth’, Srinagar is located in the union territory of Jammu & Kashmir, on the banks of river Jhelum. As picturesque as the most stunning painting to ever be painted, Srinagar is known for the stationary houseboats and colourful Shikararas on Dal Lake.
- Ooty, Tamil Nadu
Ooty is known as the Queen of the Hills and the reasons are so convincing! Situated in the generous bounty of the Nilgiri hills 2,240 meters above sea level, Ooty, also regarded as Udagamandalam, is the ideal destination to spend some quality time in the lap of nature surrounded with your loved ones. The weather is just perfect round the year giving you multiple opportunities to satisfy the mountain lover in you and unwind.
- Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Manali is a high-altitude Himalayan resort town in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state. It has a reputation as a backpacking center and honeymoon destination. Set on the Beas River, it’s a gateway for skiing in the Solang Valley and trekking in Parvati Valley. It’s also a jumping-off point for paragliding, rafting and mountaineering in the Pir Panjal mountains, home to 4,000m-high Rohtang Pass.
- Munnar, Kerala
The Munnar Hill Station in Kerala attracts tourists with its vivid tea estates, lush green landscapes and mesmerizing peaks. This beautiful hill station resides amidst the Western Ghats and preserves and nurtures endangered wild species namely Nilgiri Thar and the Neelakurinji. There are a number of places that you can visit in Munnar. These include the Munnar Tea Plantations, the Attukad Waterfalls, the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary and many more.
- Nainital, Uttarakhand
Nainital is a Himalayan resort town in the Kumaon region of India’s Uttarakhand state, at an elevation of roughly 2,000m. Formerly a British hill station, it’s set around Nainital Lake, a popular boating site with Naina Devi Hindu Temple on its north shore. A cable car runs to Snow View observation point (at 2,270m), with vistas over the town and mountains including Nanda Devi, Uttarakhand’s highest peak.
- Mirik, West Bengal
Surrounded by an undulated carpet of tea estates, orange orchards, cardamom plantations and dark Japanese cedars Mirik is a charming hill station in North-East India which provides a wonderful view of the striking Kanchenjunga. Also make a trip to the Orange orchards, the Bokar Monastery, and the Buddhist meditation center.
- Darjeeling, West Bengal
Darjeeling is a town in India’s West Bengal state, in the Himalayan foothills. Once a summer resort for the British Raj elite, it remains the terminus of the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or “Toy Train,” completed in 1881. It’s famed for the distinctive black tea grown on plantations that dot its surrounding slopes. Its backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks.
- Coorg, Karnataka
Coorg is a hill town in southern India. Framed by the Western Ghats mountain range, it’s known for the Raja’s Seat, a simple monument overlooking forests and rice paddies. In the center, the 17th-century Madikeri Fort features 2 stone elephants at the entrance. Nearby, the domed Omkareshwar Temple is dedicated to the Hindu deity Shiva. To the northwest, cascading Abbey Falls is surrounded by spice plantations.
- Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
From nature, landscapes, culture, to the geographical terrain, Ladakh exudes beauty in its every aspect that enchants anyone who sets foot in this mystical land up north. With sparkling blue lakes, cold deserts, to colorful monasteries and gompas, Ladakh has an array of elements that make it a complete Heaven on Earth and one of the best top most hill stations in India. It’s probably the only place on Earth where you can suffer from sunstroke and frostbite at the same time.
- Kalimpong, West Bengal
Kalimpong is an east Indian hill town in the Himalayan foothills of West Bengal. Perched on a ridge above the Teesta River, it’s home to colonial-era buildings like MacFarlane Memorial Church, named after a Scottish missionary. South, the hilltop Durpin Monastery, or Zang Dhok Palri Phodang, contains sacred Buddhist scriptures. Deolo Park has landscaped gardens and offers views of the town and surrounding hills.
