Hill Stations in India

Gangtok, the "Lofty Hill" or the "Hill made flat to build the Gangtok monastery in 1716". Gangtok is a city, which, till one sees it, one would believe exists only in picture-story books.

The toy train coming from Siliguri is some thing which is liked by the elders and the children equally.

Itanagar has been the capital of Arunachal Pradesh since 20th April 1974. Itanagar is situated at the foothills.

A small but bustling town in the Himalaya foothills of West Bengal- Kalimpong is at an altitude of 1250 meters.

Perched at an altitude of 1,496 m, this lesser known hill station is also called the "Scotland of the east".

Mirik is 52 kms from Siliguri and 55 kms from the nearest Airfield of Bagdogra.

The area of the district is approximately 2,085-sq-kms bordered by Tibet in the North, Bhutan in the Southwest and Sela ranges separate West Kameng district in the East.

Welcome to Pasighat, the oldest town of Arunachal Pradesh established in 1911. And presently the headquarter of the east Siang district.

The 5754 ft. (1,780m) high town is almost a level valley enclosed on all sides by pine-clad low stooping hills. This area, also called Apatani Plateau, is famous for Paddy-cum-Fish culture.

While Shillong Hill is out of the state of Assam, a new hill emerges, at 680m high, Upper Haflong. The main language spoken over here is Dimashi.

The laid back, scenic, but rapidly swelling hamlet of Pelling, situated 2,085m above sea level only 2-km beyond Pemayangtse, looks north towards the glaciers and peaks of Kanchenjunga.