Best summer destinations in India

Himachal Pradesh

Manali

Warm comfortable days with bright clear sunny skies.

Himachal Pradesh

Khajjiar

Cool refreshing daytimes with bright emerald green landscapes.

Himachal Pradesh

Dalhousie

Pleasantly cool daytimes with refreshing pine forest breezes.

Jammu & Kashmir

Pahalgam

Refreshing crisp days with clear blue riverside horizons.

Jammu & Kashmir

Sonamarg

Cool pleasant daytimes with new snow fields melting along ridges.

Jammu & Kashmir

Patnitop

Pleasantly cool daytimes with refreshing pine-scented breezes.

Jammu & Kashmir

Doodhpathri

Delightfully refreshing daytimes with deep green turf.

Tamil Nadu

Ooty (Udhagamandalam)

Cool refreshing daytimes with bright clear sunny skies.

Jammu & Kashmir

Gulmarg

Pleasant cool days with a colorful carpet of wild flowers.

Rajasthan

Mount Abu

Pleasantly cool daytimes with refreshing mountain breezes.

Tamil Nadu

Kodaikanal

Pleasantly cool daytimes with refreshing mountain breezes.

Uttarakhand

Chopta (Tungnath)

An offbeat hill station popularly dubbed the 'Mini Switzerland of Uttarakhand', and the base for the trek up to the world's highest Shiva temple. Chopta is a small hamlet of untouched alpine meadow and evergreen forest in Rudraprayag district. At 2,680 metres, it lies within the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary.

Uttarakhand

Mussoorie

Famously nicknamed the 'Queen of the Hills', this historic colonial-era hill station looks out over the Doon Valley and Shivalik ranges. Mussoorie is a legendary hill station at an altitude of roughly 2,009 metres in the Dehradun district of Uttarakhand. It stands as one of India's oldest and most commercialised mountain getaways, established during the British Raj.

Jammu & Kashmir

Hazratbal Shrine (Srinagar)

Open mountain pilgrimage season.

Mount Kailash

Short high-altitude summer window.

Uttarakhand

Devprayag (Panch Prayag)

Open mountain pilgrimage season.

Lake Mansarovar

Short high-altitude summer window.

Uttarakhand

Yamunotri

The sacred source of the Yamuna River and the first stop of the Chota Char Dham pilgrimage circuit in Uttarakhand. Yamunotri is at an altitude of approximately 3,293 metres in the Garhwal Himalayas. It is revered as the seat of Goddess Yamuna. The actual source of the river is the Champasar Glacier located further up on the Kalind Mountain, which is inaccessible, making the temple the primary place of veneration. Pilgrims undertake a 6 km trek from Janki Chatti to reach the temple. The journey features thermal springs, the most famous being Surya Kund, where pilgrims cook rice and potatoes as prasad. Before entering the temple, devotees offer prayers at Divya Shila, a sacred rock pillar.

Uttarakhand

Gangotri

The revered birthplace of the holy River Ganga and the second shrine in the Chota Char Dham circuit. Gangotri is at an elevation of 3,048 metres in the Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. The white granite temple sits on the banks of the Bhagirathi River. While the actual geographical source of the Ganges is Gaumukh at the base of the Gangotri Glacier (an 18 km trek from the town), Gangotri town is the accessible spiritual epicentre for millions of devotees.

Uttarakhand

Badrinath

A Vishnu temple that anchors both the national Char Dham and the Chota Char Dham circuits. Badrinath is a historic holy town between the Nar and Narayana mountain ranges in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It sits at an altitude of 3,133 metres along the banks of the Alaknanda River.

Uttarakhand

Hemkund Sahib

One of the highest and most revered Sikh shrines in the world, next to a glacial lake surrounded by seven mountain peaks. Gurdwara Sri Hemkund Sahib is a renowned pilgrimage centre located at an astounding altitude of 4,572 metres (15,000 feet) in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand. It is sacred to both the Sikh community and Hindu devotees.