A warm welcome to the best hill station in India
Hill stations are not only holiday visiting places but visiting them works as therapy. All our thoughts get sorted and clear while travelling, but we need to travel to destinations like hill stations for that vibe.
The scenic beauty, the fresh air, the magic of hill stations taste like heaven—our body, mind, physical, social, and mental health gets a boost. Especially our soul starts to feel a soothing effect instantly.
I am not sure about others, but I feel more spiritual and have a great connection with myself and the nature on hill stations.
The most beautiful and heavenly feeling on hill stations is when you are above the clouds. It feels like you are flying or living on clouds.
Now, let’s move on to the topic and check the 15 BEST HILL STATION IN INDIA.
The Best Hill station in India
1. Manali, Himachal Pradesh – Beautiful hill station in India
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Manali is one of the most beautiful hill stations in India. Manali is a hill station in north India. The mountains of Manali and the scenic beauty are breathtaking and soothing if you want a break from your daily life for a week.
This is a perfect destination, and even if you don’t need a break, still you should visit Manali, once at least. Manali is the perfect example of the beauty of nature. Manali is famous for its adventurous activities.
Some must-visit places in Manali are Solang Valley, Beas river, Manikaran Gurudwara, Jogini waterfall, Hidimba Devi Temple, Gulaba, Jana Waterfall, Bhrigu Lake, International Roerich Memorial Trust (museum), Manu Temple, Beas Kund are the top attractions of Manali.
Some outdoor adventures sports activities of Manali – rope adventure, hiking, rock climbing, zipline, boating, river rafting, and camping at Solang Valley.
Manali is one of the best hill stations and most visited hill station. The best time to visit Manali in the year is July to September.
2. Shimla, Himachal Pradesh
Shimla is the capital city of Himachal Pradesh but only in summer, and the winter capital of Himachal Pradesh is Dharamshala.
Everyone must have heard this place’s name but did you know that Shimla is famous for Victorian architecture? In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla is one of the most visiting tourism places.
The best and most visiting places in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh are The Ridge, Jakhoo Hill, and Temple, Mall Road, Kufri, Christ Church, Green Valley, Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Kali Bari Temple, Himachal State Museum, Mashobra, Chadwick Falls, Annandale, Johnnie’s Wax Museum.
You will feel fantastic once you enter Shimla. It doesn’t matter when will you visit Shimla, Himachal Pradesh but precisely the best time to visit is February to June. Although November is also an excellent time to visit here.
Outdoor sports and fun activities in Shimla are trekking, biking, camping, river rafting.
This is also one of the best hill stations in India according to tourists and travellers.
3. Mussoorie, Uttarakhand
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A northwestern beauty. Mussoorie, The Queen of Hills.
My favourite place to visit for a break. You will always feel fresh and it will feel just like visiting for the first time. Mussoorie is a favourite spot for those who want a short break. Mussoorie is famous for Kempty fall and is also known as the Queen of hills.
Mussoorie is also well known for education and business as the resorts, hotels, and restaurants are always busy with tourists and nature lovers.
The most beautiful and famous visiting places of Mussoorie are Kempty Falls, Lal Tibba, Landour, Gun Hill Point, Mall Road, Landour, Company Garden, Cloud’s End, Jharipani Falls, Mussoorie Lake, Sir George Everest’s House.
You can enjoy skywalks, climbing, biking, paragliding, river rafting, and camping in Mussoorie.
The best time to visit Mussoorie is between April to June. You can enjoy the best of everything during this time.
Besides Nanital, this is also a favourite and best hill station in India, Uttrakhand.
4. Ladakh, Jammu & Kashmir
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Ladakh is a beauty of the North and known as The Land of the Mystic Lamas. This is also famous by the name “Little Tibet.”
Handicrafts, carpets, rugs, and apricot jams are the well-known and famous products of Ladakh.
You can enjoy adventurous trekking and hiking. Motorcycle tours of Ladakh in this beautiful destination of Jammu and Kashmir is quite popular.
Whenever you visit Ladakh, try a motorcycle tour definitely as the true beauty of adventure, nature, snow, can be experienced.
Some famous places of Ladakh are Suru Valley, Hall of Fame, Changla Pass, Zanskar Valley, Gurdwara Pathar Sahib, Tso Moriri, Nubra Valley, Dras War Memorial, Khardung La, Confluence of the Indus and Zanskar Rivers, Sand Dunes Leisure Park, Magnetic Hill, Tso Kar Lake.
You can never get bored in Ladakh. Nothing can match the beauty of those snow-covered mountains.
Little Tibet also helps to chill pill your summers as the best time to visit here is April- July.
Famous parks (Nature and wildlife spots)- Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary & Hemis National Park are trendy spots of this best hill station in India.
5. Shillong, Meghalaya
It is one of the most visited hill stations. Shillong is the capital city of Meghalaya. This capital city is also known as Scotland of East as it is a part of northeast India. The scenic beauty of this famous hill stating is dazzling.
Shillong is famous for its waterfalls and forests, especially pine trees.
Major tourist attractions of Shillong include Elephant falls, Shiong Peak, Ward’s Lake, Cherrapunjee, Don Bosco Museum & Umiam Lake.
If you went to Shillong and did not visit these places, your going is in vain. Elephant falls is considered one of the most magnificent places in India.
Adventure sports & activities that you can enjoy in Shillong are trekking, sightseeing of natural scenic beauty, boat rides, fishing, photography, kayaking.
There is no comparison of the natural beauty of Shillong, and it is at its best in September – February.
Because of those beautiful snow-capped mountains, Shillong is considered one of the most popular tourist destinations and a picturesque hill station.
Famous parks (Nature and wildlife spots) in Shillong is Lady Hydari Park.
6. Mahabaleshwar, Maharashtra
December to March is the best time to visit Mahabaleshwar. This hill station is situated in the Western Ghats range of Maharastra. Mahabaleshwar is famous for strawberries, mulberries, and raspberries.
Mahabaleshwar is famous for the following tourist’s places- Tapola, another name for tapola is mini Kashmir, as its natural beauty remind us of Kasmir (heaven on earth), Elephant’s Head Point.
Chinaman’s fall, Venna Lake, Arthur’s Seat, Dhobi Waterfall, Panchgani, Wilson Point, Babington Point, Velocity Entertainment amusement park, are some must-visit places of Mahabaleshwar.
You can enjoy many adventure sports like rock climbing, rappelling, paragliding, Rafting, and many water sports. Also, adventure parks are there in Mahabaleshwar which are full of fun and offers an adventurous package for a trip.
The natural beauty of Mahabaleshwar makes it a famous hill station. The combination of touring places makes it one of India’s most popular and best hill stations.
Nature and wildlife parks of Mahabaleshwar includes beautiful parks and waterfalls like – Gureghar Nature Trail, Connaught Peak, Tiger Spring, Pratap Singh Park, Bhilar Waterfalls
7. Ooty, Tamil Nadu
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Ooty is a charming hill station located in the southern part of Mysore near Nilgiri hills. Ooty is also famous for its other name Udakamandalam.
Except for the snow-capped peaks of Ooty, there are many other famous places like Nilgiri Mountain Railway, Pykara Lake, Rose Garden, Doddabetta Peak, Pykara Falls, Upper Bhavani Lake, Avalanche Lake, Tea Museum, Ooty Lake. Have fun at this beautiful hill station.
This one of the most beautiful hill stations is known for tea plantations and handmade chocolate; not just that handicraft items of Ooty are also very known and famous.
How we can forget about the excitement and the hustle-bustle of the Tibetan market of Ooty. Emerald lake is also a beautiful spot located here.
Except for rolling hills, you can also enjoy trekking, horse riding, angling, near mountain biking, hang gliding, and many other adventure sports which are popular in this hill station.
This best time for hill stations visiting sounds stupid because every moment you spend it is fantastic but still, you can enjoy a little more if you visit in the months between March – July and September – December.
This hill town is also one of the famous hill stations because of its beautiful rolling hills.
Some other natural and wildlife places of Ooty are the Nilgiris Mountains, Theppakadu Elephant Camp, Avalanche Eco-Tourism, Sanctuary Avalanche.
Don’t forget to visit these lush green forests and sanctuaries and enjoy the beautiful lush greenery.
8. Mount Abu, Rajasthan
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Mount Abu is located in West India, situated in the Aravalli range in pindawara of Rajasthan.
Mount Abu is the highest peak of the Aravalli Range and the summer capital of our beautiful Indian state Rajasthan. Mount Abu is also known for its Dilwara Jain Temples.
Must visiting places of this only hill station of Rajasthan includes Nakki Lake, Adhar Devi Temple, Achalgarh Fort, Dilwara Temple, Guru Shikhar, Gaumukh Temple, Raghunath Temple, Brahma Kumaris Peace Hall & Museum, Adhar Devi Temple.
You can experience many adventure sports like camping, hiking, and Boating, and also you can enjoy caving in Mount Abu.
The best time to visit Mount Abu, Rajasthan, is winter, especially in February and November.
This is a must-visiting, stunning and best hill station in India.
Famous parks (Nature and wildlife) of Mount Abu are Nature Touch, Trevors Tank, Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Peace Park. The lush greenery of these places will mesmerize your eyes.
9. Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir
The largest city and summer capital of Jammu & Kashmir is one of the best hill stations in India, Srinagar. Srinagar is known for its houseboats, waterfronts, & gardens.
Major tourist attractions in Srinagar – Dal Lake, which is the second-largest lake of Jammu & Kashmir. India’s largest freshwater lake, Wular lake, is situated in Srinagar, and many historic gardens are also open for tourists.
Other tourist places are the Shalimar Bagh, Nigeen Lake, Nishat Bagh, Shikara rides, Shalimar Bagh of Srinagar is named the crown of Srinagar.
Adventurous activities of Srinagar include the houseboat of Dal Lake. Shikara rides are also a fantastic option for enjoyment in Srinagar.
Again, every time you visit here is best, but May – September is the best time to visit this hill station in India.
Nature and wildlife of Srinagar – Dachigam National Park (1981).
10. Auli, Uttarakhand
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Another best hill station in India. Auli is the best place for hiking and ski destination. Auli is situated near small town Joshimath.
Auliis well known for these adventurous activities. Nanda Devi, Trshul Peak & Auli artificial lake are famous tourists spots. You can also enjoy ropeway skiing.
The best time to visit here is winter, from December to February. Nanda Devi national park, Uttrakhand, is also a famous tourist spot.
Do visit this beautiful place and enjoy the beauty of nature. This is the best place for nature lovers.
11. Darjeeling, West Bengal
Darjeeling is one of the best picturesque hill stations, situated in the foothills of the Himalayas in West Bengal. The specialty of Darjeeling is tea. Darjeeling is a large tea estate, and you will see plenty of tea gardens here.
There are many beautiful places to visit in Darjeeling like observatory hill, singalila National park, Padmaja Naidu, Himalayan Zoological Park, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Tiger hill, Batasia loop, Happy Valley Tea Estate, Joey’s pub, Japanese Peace Pagoda.
Except for paragliding, rock climbing, kayaking, rafting, camping, you can enjoy many adventurous activities to make your trip memorable, from tours in tea plantations to trekking at tiger hill. Also, don’t forget to enjoy the ride on the toy train.
The toy train ride will be the best part of this fantastic trip to the hill town.
April to June is considered the best time to visit Darjeeling. Senchal Wildlife Sanctuary, Neora Valley National Park are famous natural and wildlife areas of this best hill station in India.
12. Munnar, Kerala
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Western Ghats of Kerala is the location of this famous hill station. The tea plantations, coffee, spices, herbs, fruits, and nature are this small town’s specialty. Another lovely place for nature lovers.
Tea Gardens, Rose Garden, Kundala Dam Lake, Kannan Devan Tea Museum, and Misty hills are famous Munnar spots.
Things to do in Munnar – Rock Climbing, Mountain Biking, River crossing, Bamboo Rafting, and visit Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajamalai (Eravikulam) National Park.
13. Lonavala, Maharashtra
Another well-known hill station in India is Lonavala. Lonavala is surrounded by a green valley situated in western India near Mumbai. Chikki candy of Lonavala is very famous. Enjoy the view of Karla Caves and the Bhaja Caves, Narayani Dham Temple, Pavana Lake, Ryewood Park.
Enjoy skiing, skydiving, rappelling, and fun in a hot air balloon. Visiting in July- September is best for this place.
14. Nainital, Uttarakhand
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Nainital, there is no need for any introduction. Nainital is famous and well known for Naini lake and mall road. This place is the favourite tourist spot for children, adults, couples, and everyone.
Things to do boating, Camping, paragliding, horse riding, rock climbing, parasailing, trekking, rappelling, and whatnot.
Places to visit Mall road, lovers point, Bhim Tal, Mallital. Tallital, Naini Peak, Naina Devi temple, Shankar Waterfall, Naukuchia Taal, Kainchi Dam, Land Ends, Sattal Lake, Tiffin Top, Corbett fall, Nainital zoo, Jim Corbett National Park.
Best time to visit – Anytime you want or crave to visit mountains, winter’s view of snowfall is best.
15. Wilson Hills, Gujarat
Wilson Hills is located in Gujarat near Dharampur Taluka. This is the nearest hill station for people who live in Surat. This hill station in India is known for its beautiful view. Shankar Waterfall and Parnera Hills are other beautiful spots.
Things to do Hiking and camping. July to September is the best time to visit this best hill station in India.
Some other Best Hill stations in India to visit in 2022
- Israel of India in Himachal Pradesh “Kasol”
- For beautiful snow-capped peaks & lush forests, visit “Dalhousie.”
- Visit “Wayanad” in Northeast India, Kerala, for adventurous activities and a relaxing trip.
- For one day trip, visit the western part of India, and enjoy the jaw-dropping natural beauty of Igatpuri, Maharastra. Thus is a quaint hill station.
So, these are some beautiful, mesmerizing, popular, and best hill station in India. Many enjoyments, fun, and adventure options, from river rafting to toy train rides can be experienced.
There is no dearth of natural beauty from western ghats to northeast India & from south India to the east. Tell your favourite hill station in India and share your riding experiences with us in the comments.
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Last Updated on by Gauri Singh
