Hill stations of India

India is country with varied physical trait and experiences different climatic condition all over. Summers in the country are hot. Tourism in India blossoms in this season generally. Its vacation period here and people try to beat the heat by visiting cool places around. The mountains in the country are mostly located in Northern part and down to the West and South.

The major hill stations of the country are hence in the Northern part or in Western Ghats. In North most of the hill stations are located in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, West Bengal, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh. Jammu Kashmir is a state situated on Himalayan Mountains. The state has many picturesque locations. Jammu is hill station that lies bit lower to Kashmir and hence is bit hotter than the Kashmir. It has the famous pilgrimage to Vaishnav Devi shrine and contains many beautiful gardensin vicinity.

Himachal Pradesh, located below Jammu and Kashmir has many famous hill stations. Kullu and Manali are most famous holiday places. The snow clad mountains offer skiing at beautiful valleys and make the place more attractive. Haridwaar the famous pilgrimage city is located in Uttaranchal State. River rafting is another famous activity amongst the tourists. Dalhousie, Dharamshala are other famous hill stations in Himachal Pradesh. Toy train at Kangra valley offers a ride to  tourists around the beautiful valley and is also major attraction.

Gangtok, Assam, Darjeeling, Mizoram are the hill stations located in the Eastern part of country. The area is actually surrounded with foot hills of Himalayas. Many cities are located on these hill ranges, amongst them Darjeeling in West Bengal, and Sikkim State are very popular. 

The beautiful Western Ghats originating from Gujarat-Maharastra border expand across Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala State. The Western Ghats and ends at Kanyakumari the last tip of India. The Western Ghats had been listed in the much coveted list of the heritage sites and has many hill resorts situated in its forest regions.