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Kerala
Meesapulimala is a summit of about 2,640 m on the Idukki district border, between the Anaimalai and Palani hills near Suryanelli, and it is not a hill you…
Sikkim
At 6,888 metres, one of the tallest mountains in Sikkim, and the one people single out for its shape rather than its height.
Maharashtra
Located 9 km south of Alibaug town in Raigad district, Nagaon Beach sits along a flat, palm-lined coastal plain roughly 100 km from Mumbai.
Located near Dapoli town in Ratnagiri district, Ladghar Beach sits about 230 km south of Mumbai.
Gujarat
A tranquil stretch near Diu featuring clear waters and soft sand. It is a hub for water sports like jet-skiing, speed boating, and parasailing.
Meghalaya
Umiam Lake, popularly known as Barapani, is a large, sparkling reservoir set among pine-clad hills just north of Shillong in Meghalaya.
Mizoram
Phawngpui, also called the Blue Mountain, is the highest peak in Mizoram at around 2,157 metres and the heart of Phawngpui National Park.
Gurudongmar Lake, at around 5,430 metres in northern Sikkim near the Tibet border, is one of the highest lakes in the world and a sacred site for Buddhists…
The Dhinodhar Hills stand on their own near Nakhatrana taluka in Kutch, a volcanic plug rising 386 metres out of semi-arid flatland.
The Girnar Hills rise outside Junagadh, an old volcanic range whose highest point, Gorakhnath Peak, reaches 1,031 metres — the highest in Gujarat.
Gir, near Talala, is the last place in the wild where the Asiatic lion survives.
Kevadia, now officially Ekta Nagar, is home to the Statue of Unity — at 182 metres, the tallest statue in the world — on the banks of the Narmada River.
Himachal Pradesh
Old Manali is the laid-back, bohemian counterpart to Manali town — a riverside cluster of guesthouses, cafes and orchards above the Manalsu stream.
Jammu & Kashmir
Gulmarg is a bowl of meadow at 2,650 metres in the Pir Panjal, and it does two completely different jobs depending on the month.
Karnataka
Chikmagalur is the coffee heartland of Karnataka, a lush hill district in the Western Ghats where rolling estates, misty peaks and waterfalls draw a steady…
Madhya Pradesh
Kanha is one of India's largest and most beautiful tiger reserves, a landscape of sal forests and open meadows said to have inspired Kipling's 'The Jungle…
Malayattoor, a hilltop church near Kochi dedicated to St. Thomas the Apostle, draws one of the largest Christian pilgrimages in India and the only one in Asia…
Near Malvan, the Devbagh sandbar where the Karli River meets the sea has scuba diving, dolphin trips and the clearest water on the Konkan.
Bandhavgarh has one of the highest densities of Bengal tigers in India, set around an ancient hilltop fort in the Vindhya hills of Madhya Pradesh.
Tirthan Valley is a quiet, offbeat river valley on the edge of the Great Himalayan National Park (a UNESCO World Heritage Site) in Himachal Pradesh.
Yuksom is a historical village in West Sikkim, the first capital of the old Sikkimese kingdom and the trailhead for the famed Goecha La and Dzongri treks…
Tadoba is Maharashtra's oldest and largest national park, increasingly famous for frequent daytime tiger sightings.
Patnitop is a plateau at 2,024 metres above the Chenab on the Jammu–Srinagar highway, and almost everyone who stops there was on the way somewhere else.
Bhimashankar, deep in the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra, is one of the twelve Jyotirlingas of Lord Shiva and the source of the Bhima River.
Kasol is a small riverside village in the Parvati Valley of Himachal Pradesh that has become the unofficial backpacking capital of North India.
Girnar, a sacred volcanic massif near Junagadh, is a major pilgrimage for both Jains and Hindus.
Lakshadweep
The gateway to Lakshadweep with its own airport, Agatti is ringed by a vivid turquoise lagoon and coral reefs, with snorkelling, diving and lagoon kayaking…
Palitana, in Gujarat's Saurashtra, is one of Jainism's most sacred sites — the Shatrunjaya hill is crowned by an astonishing cluster of over 800 intricately…
Uttarakhand
Jim Corbett is India's oldest national park and the birthplace of Project Tiger, set in the Himalayan foothills along the Ramganga River.
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
A remote, road-free island reached by ferry, Long Island has Lalaji Bay, jungle trails and no cars on it at all.
A cluster of islands off Malpe near Udupi, famed for unique hexagonal basalt rock columns, white-shell sands and clear water reached by a short boat ride.
Leh & Ladakh
Tso Moriri, or Mountain Lake, is an offbeat high-altitude lake tucked away at an astounding elevation of 4,522 metres on the Changtang plateau of southeastern…
Dawki and Mawlynnong sit in the southern hills of Meghalaya near the Bangladesh border, known for the crystal-clear Umngot River and for Mawlynnong's title as…
Gir is the last refuge of the Asiatic lion, the only place on earth outside Africa where wild lions roam.
Hampi is an archaeological site in the open air, spread along the boulder-strewn Tungabhadra in Vijayanagara district.
Kedarnath, set at 3,583 metres against a backdrop of snow peaks and the Mandakini valley, is among the holiest of the twelve Jyotirlingas and a cornerstone of…
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