Famous Hill Stations India - The hill stations in India are not only noted for their cool salubrious air and their stunning mountain scenery but are known for serene ambience, rolling meadows and spellbinding views.

Hill Stations in India

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Famous Hill Stations India

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Famous Hill Stations India

Dalhousie Manali Kufri
Dalhousie Manali Kufri
This hill station spreads over five low-level hills at the western edge of the Dhauladhar range, just east of the Ravi River.
The Kullu valley has an ancient town in its lap called Manali. Surrounded by towering peaks at an arm length, Manali's major asset is its proximity to the snowline.
Some great Hiking, some skiing, some beautiful scenes and a cool environment that's what Kufri is all about.

Nainital Darjeeling Ooty
Nainital Darjeeling Ooty
A small town in the hills of Kumaon, Nainital is a lovely hill station surrounded by mountains on three sides. Once this area had many lakes and it was called the City of 60 lakes or 'Chakta'.
The toy train coming from Siliguri is some thing which is liked by the elders and the children equally.
Udhagamandalam (Ooty), the capital of Nilgiri district, is popularly known as the "Queen of hill stations' among the tourist circuits. It is situated at a distance of 105 km away from Coimbatore.

Gangtok Gulmarg Kodiakanal
Gangtok Gulmarg Kodiakanal
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.
A huge cup shaped meadow, lush and green with slopes where the silence is broken only by the tinkle of cowbells, Gulmarg looks like a fantasy set in a film and not surprisingly have been the venue of several films.
Kodaikanal located amidst the folds of the verdant Pali hills is one of the most popular serene hill stations in India, which mesmerises any visitor.

Srinagar Ladakh Almora
Srinagar Ladakh Almora
The capital of Jammu and Kashmir and the largest city in the state, Srinagar (1,730m) is famous for its canals, houseboats and Mughal gardens.
Ladakh is a land like no other. Bounded by two of the world's mightiest mountain ranges, the Great Himalayas and the Karakoram, it lies athwart two other, the Ladakh range and the Zanskar range.
Almora is one of the most beautiful places in Kumaon region. The glamour and glitter which is seen in Ranikhet and Nainital is totally absent in Almora.

Mahabaleshwar Mount Abu Munnar
Mahabaleshwar Mount Abu Munnar
Mahabaleshwar, Queen of all Hill Stations, is situated at an altitude of 1,372m in the heart of Sahyadri Hills in Satara District. The hill station has a legendary past.
The only hill station in Rajasthan, Mount Abu huddles among the rocks on a 1,220-m granite table mountain at the far southwestern end of the Aravalli hills.
Munnar is situated at the confluence of three mountain streams namely Mudrapuzha, Nallathanni and Kundala.

Mussoorie Nilgiri Hills Panchgani
Mussoorie Nilgiri Hills Panchgani
Mussoorie is located in the Garhwal hills. Due to its immense natural beauty, Mussoorie is known as the queen of hill stations.
Nilgiri means "Blue Mountains". The entire area of the Blue Mountains constitutes the present district of Nilgiri.
Panchgani is an idyllic mountain retreat in the Krishna valley. Tucked away in the Satara district of Maharashtra, Panchgani is a well-known hill station of Maharashtra on the highway to Mahabaleshwar from Pune.

Patnitop Shimla
Dalhousie Shimla
Relatively unknown, compared to the other tourist spots in the state Patnitop is no less beautiful or serene.
Shimla (also spelt as 'Simla') derives its name from goddess 'Shayamla Devi', which is another manifestation of Goddess Kali.




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