1. Pangong Lake, Ladakh
Pangong Tso is one of India’s most beautiful places. It looks picturesque in the summer taking you to an ethereal world where unblemished azure water is fringed by rugged mountains while cotton candy clouds floating above.
2. Jaisalmer, India
The even plains of the fields, glaring up stubbornly at the blazing sun, melt into banks of rising sand, frozen in place by short trees, sand dunes, the ones that dug their roots into the earth, not exposed any longer to the vagaries of the loo winds. This is Jaisalmer.
3. Tea gardens of Munnar
A visit to Munnar in Kerala would offer you infinite marvelous creations of the’Paradise on Earth’ – they are the Vast and Steep Tea Gardens.
Where ever you go in Munnar you are going to be greeted with endless tea plantations spread like carpets of velvet, which are partially hidden behind mists. Such is the beauty of the Tea Gardens in Munnar that you might consider staying back forever and taking up the profession of a “Tea plucker”
4. Back waters of Kerala
The Southern state of Kerala is widely known for its beautiful backwaters and its infinite expanses of tea plantations. A serene and romantic getaway for many travelers offers splendid peaceful waters surrounded by sky rocketing cocounut trees throwing their shadows on the waters as the sun shines.
5. Udaipur, India
Udaipur the erstwhile capital of Mewar Kingdom has been called the “Venice of the East” due to its lake side hotels and forts. Udaipur also has the national honor of being called the City of Lakes.
6. Yumthang Valley, Sikkim
Yumthang valley is yet-untouched, pristine and offers electric natural beauty. Yumthang valley has managed to escape big herds of tourists. Small piece of sky and the sound of silence resonate in the entire valley.
7. Hogenakkal falls
Hogenakkal, is derived from from two Kannada words which together means ”smoking rocks”. Of course, there is no sight of fire or its element over here but the gushing water of the river Cauvery (Kaveri) with its great force creates the smoke which seems to emanate from top of the rocks.
8. Andaman & Nicobar Island
The fusion of world’s best class beach, exotic marine life, coral reef, lush green forest, when the group of 572 islands comes together makes ANADAMAN ISLAND. This island is exclusive, but it was anonymous for centuries because of their isolation.
9. Lakshadweep Island
Lakshadweep is tucked away off the coast of Kerala. The islands offer a precious heritage of ecology and culture. The unique feature of the Islands is its coral reef, making it a pristine leisure spot to come back to. 4200 sq. kms. of lagoon, rich in marine wealth, is spread over 36 islands in an area of 32 sq. kms.The underwater view at Lakshadweep is kaleidoscopic and breathtaking.
10. Lonar Sarovar, Maharashtra
Lonar isn’t your typical picnic lake. Lonar is unlike anything you have seen before. There are very few meteorite lakes in the world and India has one of these located about 160 kms from Aurangabad.
11. Kashmir Valley
The captivating beauty of Kashmir valley could not be described in words, yet the valley is known to us as heaven on earth and so goes the famous quote “agar firdaus ba ruay zami ast, ami asto, ami asto, ami ast” (If there is a paradise on earth, It is this, it is this, it is this)
12. Nubra Valley
Nubra Valley where pure silver hued sand dunes could be stood and walked upon either on foot or by riding on the soft back of the double humped Bactrian camels transforms into a magical playground with the sand now reflecting white and the sandy wind touching us with cold yet warm hugs.
13. Loktak lake
Loktak Lake is the largest freshwater lake in North -East India is famous for the phumdis (heterogeneous mass of vegetation, soil, and organic matters at various stages of decomposition) floating over it. Keibul Lamjao the only floating national park in the world floats over it.It is located near Moirang in Manipur state, India.
14. Nandi Hills
Nandi Hills is the city’s very own hill-station. Located at a height of 1455 metres above sea level, the serene environment and bracing air saw Tipu Sultan as well as the British use it as a summer retreat.
15. Sunset at Cochin
Kochi is to relax. To see a beautiful settlement risen out of old Dutch and Portuguese houses. For the beautiful streets lined with even more beautiful cafes. For the smell of spices in the small streets. To see the old churches and cemeteries. To pass the days in museums full of Kochi’s history, full of stories of Vasco Da Gama.
16. Living Root bridges of Meghalaya
Meghalaya’s double-decker and single-decker root bridges are unique in the world and are a sight to behold. The bridges are tangles of massive thick roots, which have been intermingled to form a bridge that can hold several people at a time.
17. Chadar-The frozen river
Chadar trek is a winter trek that starts in Leh and then involves trekking over the frozen Zanskar River. That sounds a bit tame, though – a bit like ice skating, right! Apparently not at all. The Zanskar River is fierce and flows through beautiful but scary cliffs that get completely slicked with ice in the winter. Trekking over the frozen river guarantees that you will slip and fall multiple times, and you’ll have to scale the cliffs; sometimes you’ve to make your way through freezing but not frozen water.
18. Key Monastery, Ladakh
Kye Gompa or Key Monastery is a Tibetan Buddhist monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 4,166 metres (13,668 ft) above sea level.
The walls of the monastery are covered with paintings and murals, an example of the 14th century monastic architecture, which developed as the result of Chinese influence. Kye monastery has a collection of ancient murals and books, including Buddha images.
19. Nohkalikai, Meghalaya
Nohkalikai Falls is the tallest plunge waterfall in India with a steep fall of 1115 feet (340 metres). The waterfall is located near Cherrapunji, one of the wettest places on Earth. Nohkalikai Falls are fed by the rainwater collected on the summit of comparatively small plateau.
20. STOK, Ladakh
At 11, 845 feet, Stok Kangri in Stok Range has is a popular mountain among climbers and mountaineers. It’s often considered as a practice run for Everest.
21. Manali, Himachal Pradesh
Manali is a hill station nestled in the mountains of the Indian state of Himachal Pradesh near the northern end of the Kullu Valley, at an altitude of 2,050 m (6,726 ft) in the Beas River Valley offers spectacular view of snow clad mountains with greenery all around and river gushing water on the rocks.
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