Hill stations to plan your vacation

Here's a list of Hill stations to plan your vacation recommended by our experts:

Innsbruck, Austria

Innsbruck, Austria

City
AdventureSurfingSafariBoating

Morning mist rises off the Inn River as sunlight glances off the snow-dusted Nordkette peaks, painting the entire town in crisp, radiant light. The air tingles ...

Interlaken, Switzerland

Interlaken, Switzerland

City
AdventureSafariArt And CultureCastles/Palaces

Soft morning light spills across Interlaken, glimmering off Lake Thun and Lake Brienz, as clouds graze the shoulders of the distant Eiger. There’s a hush before...

Zermatt, Switzerland

Zermatt, Switzerland

City
AdventureLuxuryArt And CultureHistory

In Zermatt, the air is crystalline—thin with altitude, scented with pine resin and woodsmoke curling from chalet chimneys. Each morning, sunlight ignites the ...

Salzburg, Austria

Salzburg, Austria

City
AdventureSurfingSafariLuxury

Salzburg wakes gently, church bells echoing along narrow lanes as mist lingers above the Salzach River. The air is tinged with roasted coffee and the promise of...

Banff, Canada

Banff, Canada

City
AdventureLuxuryArt And CultureHistory

Crisp mountain air curls through Banff's streets, sharp with pine and a hint of woodsmoke, while the sun casts long golden streaks across the peaks that cradle ...

Chamonix Mont Blanc, France

Chamonix Mont Blanc, France

City
SkiingGolfingNightlifeHills

At dawn, the air in Chamonix carries a cold, mineral clarity, edged with the scent of pine and woodsmoke. Vast, silent mountains press in from every side, their...

Grindelwald, Switzerland

Grindelwald, Switzerland

City
AdventureBusinessSafariArchitecture

In Grindelwald, morning mist clings to the eaves of timber chalets, the air scented with pine and woodsmoke as cowbells echo faintly from sunlit slopes. The ...

Canmore, Canada

Canmore, Canada

City
AdventureWildlifeMuseumsRoad Trip

Canmore is a town in Alberta, Canada, located approximately 81 kilometres west of the City of Calgary near the southeast boundary of Banff National Park. It is ...

Gatlinburg, United States Of America

Gatlinburg, United States Of America

City
AdventureArchitectureMuseumsRoad Trip

Mist curls through the morning air, soft and cool against your skin as dawn breaks over Gatlinburg. There's a hush between the peaks—a mingling of pine, ...

Cape Town, South Africa

Cape Town, South Africa

City
DivingAdventureBeachSurfing

Dawn spills over Table Mountain, burnishing the city with muted gold as ocean breezes ripple through the open streets. In the Company’s Garden, early joggers ...

Machu Picchu, Peru

Machu Picchu, Peru

City
AdventureSafariArt And CultureCastles/Palaces

Clouds drift and curl along verdant ridges, veiling the ancient stones of Machu Picchu in a waking dream. The mountain air is cool and electric, alive with the ...

Santiago De Chile, Chile

Santiago De Chile, Chile

City
SeafoodCyclingSkiingWineries

Light spills over the city from the Andes in the early morning, painting the rooftops of Barrio Lastarria gold and sharpening the crispness of the air. Santiago...

Mendoza, Argentina

Mendoza, Argentina

City
AdventureDesertArt And CultureWineries

Sunlight falls in soft, golden sheets across Mendoza’s tree-lined boulevards, dappling the wide pavements with shade. A hush lingers through siesta hours, ...

Grenoble, France

Grenoble, France

City
BusinessSafariArchitectureMuseums

Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is...

Pigeon Forge, United States Of America

Pigeon Forge, United States Of America

City
ArchitectureMuseumsParksHiking

Pigeon Forge is a mountain resort city in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total ...

Asheville, United States Of America

Asheville, United States Of America

City
DesertSafariLuxuryWineries

Asheville is a city in and the county seat of Buncombe County, North Carolina, United States.[5] It is the largest city in Western North Carolina, and the 11th ...

Colorado Springs, United States Of America

Colorado Springs, United States Of America

City
AdventureSafariArt And CultureCastles/Palaces

The first morning light spills over the jagged red spires of Garden of the Gods, painting them with blushes of gold against a huge, impossibly blue sky. The dry...

Denver, United States Of America

Denver, United States Of America

City
AdventureDesertNightlifeArt And Culture

Morning breaks over the Mile High City with a hush broken by distant light rail bells and the soft click of cyclists streaming down tree-lined streets. Fresh ...

Stowe, United States Of America

City
SkiingHillsTrekking

Stowe [1] is a four season resort town located in north-central Vermont at the base of Mount Mansfield—Vermont's highest peak. It is home to Stowe Mountain Ski ...

Palm Springs, United States Of America

Palm Springs, United States Of America

City
AdventureDesertSafariArt And Culture

There is a peculiar hush as dawn breaks over Palm Springs, the air cool against your skin while the San Jacinto Mountains blush rose and gold on the horizon. ...

Chiang Mai, Thailand

Chiang Mai, Thailand

City
DivingAdventureHoneymoonLuxury

There is a gentle hush in the early Chiang Mai morning, as incense laces the air and monks pad barefoot between golden temple spires. Dawn blushes across the ...

Pokhara, Nepal

Pokhara, Nepal

City
AdventureSurfingBoatingArt And Culture

The air in Pokhara feels clean and alive, touched by the cool breath descending from the Annapurna range. Mornings begin with a pearly mist rolling off Phewa ...

Kyoto, Japan

Kyoto, Japan

City
AdventureHoneymoonLuxuryArt And Culture

Kyoto awakens softly, mist curling over tiled rooftops as sun glints on the Kamogawa River and temple bells echo far across quiet streets. The air holds the ...

Chengdu, China

Chengdu, China

City
Must See

Chengdu moves to its own gentle rhythm, steeped in morning mist that rolls off riverbanks and clings to gingko-lined streets. As you wander through teahouse ...

Lijiang, China

Lijiang, China

City
Hills

Lijiang is a prefecture-level city in the northwest of Yunnan province, People's Republic of China. It has an area of 21,219 square kilometres and had a ...

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Red Hills, India

Red Hills, India

City
Weekends

Red Hills is one of the most densely populated towns in Tamil Nadu. It is situated near Chennai. this name was derived from the red hills Semman Kuviyal that ...