Hill stations to plan your vacation in India

Mist unfurls in slow ribbons over emerald tea gardens as dawn breaks in Darjeeling, and the air – sharp, tinged with eucalyptus and the distant promise of rain...

The mountain air in Manali is crisp even at midday, laced with the scent of pine and woodsmoke. Apple orchards press up against winding roads, their blossoms ...

Early light wakes Shimla gently, haze lifting over steep ridges as chime of temple bells mingles with the chorus of rickshaw horns winding up Mall Road. Pine ...

Morning mists drift through the deodars, lending Mussoorie a gentle, elusive hush broken only by birdsong and the puff of distant car horns. There’s a crispness...

Mornings in Shillong break through mist-soaked pine trees, the chilled air laced with the earthy aroma of damp moss and woodsmoke curling from Khasi village ...

In Kodaikanal, dawn pours silvery mist over the sholas and sleepy rooftops, blurring the border between earth and sky. There is a hush in the crisp mountain air...

Soft mist rolls over the Nilgiris as dawn lifts, painting the hills with a silvery sheen. The air is brisk, edged with the scent of eucalyptus and the slightest...

A cool hush settles over the rolling hills of Munnar each morning, as mists drift between emerald tea plantations and the air carries a green, earthy sweetness...

The morning mist lingers just above emerald-green Naini Lake, a silvery hush settling over the town as sunlight filters through pine and oak. Up the winding ...

Sunrise pours through the high mountain air of Tawang, touching frost-edged prayer flags and slick stone roofs with a pale, golden light. Monks in crimson robes...

Dawn breaks softly over Srinagar, gilding the rooftops and mosque minarets in a misty gold as the city stirs to life. The scent of wood smoke mingles with dew, ...

Morning mists linger along the hairpin bends, dew glistening on wildflowers as the hills of Mahabaleshwar breathe in and out beneath shifting cascades of cloud...

Mist lingers through the morning hills of Lonavala, softening palm-lined streets as chai vendors set up along the roadside. The air is tinged with petrichor and...