Hill Station Tours of India

Himalaya, the highest mountain ranges in the world, leading north to east; Aravalli and Vindhya ranges passes over western and central India; and Western Ghats in western and southern parts of India is full of hill stations and proffers some of the most prominent landscapes in the world.

Indian hill stations are a traveler's heaven, gifted with snowy peaks, deep gorges, green valleys, misty woods, frothing rivers, sapphire lakes and blossom-filled meadows. These hazy, mysterious and calm hill stations of India are a perfect culture holiday destinations.

Shimla

Shimla, the capital of Himachal Pradesh is a fab hill-station circumvented by thick forests of various species. The hill station tours of Shimla mesmerized the holidaymakers with its copiousness of natural beauty and the locals are favoured to live in such bewitching hill spot of India. This destination is an ideal place for adventure tourism as well especially those who love fishing, golfing, skiing, trekking etc. Open-air ice-skating is an ideal activity for adventure lovers. The well known holiday destinations for adventure and camping are Fagu, Kulfri and Naldhera. Shimla tour also gives a magnificent view of the sunset

Ooty

This green and pictorial hill station of south India is placed at an elevation of 2240 m. also known as "Queen of Hill Stations" situated in the state of Tamil Station. The rich flora of various species like conifers, pine and eucalyptus make the region more attracting along with funnel-shaped lavender. What is more fascinating is the Nilgiri Mountains; pony rides and angling; Botanical Gardens, Ooty club etc. The holidaymakers can take the hill station train the Blue Mountain to Ooty from Mettupalayam. Hill Station Tour of Ooty enamored with its four royal hills - Elk Hill, Snowdon, Doddabetta and Club Hill which combinedly form a congregation for the Western and Eastern Ghats. Trekking, hand gliding, angling and other adventure activities filled with lush greenery, radiant flowers, deep forest, lakes and waterfall make the hill station tours of Ooty more excitable and pleasurable.

Darjeeling and Gangtok

The name "Darjeeling" infers its name from the Tibetan word 'Dorje' which stands for a precious stone or the thunderbolt and 'ling' entailing place. Darjeeling and Gangtok are a tremendous combination of placidity, verdant hills, panoramic views and most especially the bewitching beauty of the mighty Kanchanjunga. These hill stations are notable for ambiance of desolation and they offer magnificent view of the immense plains, beautiful serene monasteries, tea plantations and orchard lying below. The holidays to Darjeeling hill station become more enchanting and spellbinding when the journey is covered by Toy Train! Its tracks ascend from sea level to an elevation of over 7,500 ft in just about 70 km. It covers about 83 km in six or seven hours while passing through the breezes of mountains.

Enjoy Your Honeymoon in Shimla

It was Diwali... And I was in a complete fix. Where do I go? Should I go to a hill station or a beach resort? North or south? Should I plan the trip on my own or go in for a package?

So, my wife and I discussed quite a few options and then finally decided on our dream spot, Shimla (originally called "Simla"). Shimla is a beautiful and pristine hill station, located in north-west Himalayas of India and is a popular honeymoon spot for newly weds.

We begun our train journey from Delhi to Kolka (a small station). Here we got ourselves comfortable in fun looking toy train. The journey is 90km long, which includes 100+ tunnels (in which 1 tunnel was almost 1 kilometer long) in Barog and uses 500+ bridges to reach Shimla. It's a once in a lifetime experience!.

At Barog, the train halts for 10 minutes and it was good experience to see the staff serve breakfast, while other young couples were chugging along hand-in-hand. As I mentioned earlier Shimla and its neighbours, are quite the destination spot for a lot of couples.

We finally reached Shimla station, and the moment we got off the train, we could see a swarm of kashmiri potters. We got one and he guided us through the platform and found us a cab. Finally, we reached our destination, our hotel, Kufri Holiday Resorts. After resting in the hotel we went to the scandal point where the guide told us that one of the officer's wife ran away with an Indian prince! The next couple of days, we spent on "Mall Road", where we shopped and generally freaked out. In the 3 days that we stayed the hotel staff was very friendly and amicable