Top 5 summer destinations in India are
1. Matheran
2. Shimla
3. Srinagar
4. Munnar
5. Goa
Matheran with its dark evergreen forest cover, wildflowers,
butterflies and omnipresent monkeys is balm for the city weary soul.
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| Matheran Pony Ride |
A trendy getaway for people from Mumbai and Pune, Matheran
is a quiet hill station situated on the Sahyadri range, at an altitude of 800
mts. Meaning 'forest on top', Matheran was revealed in 1850, by a district
collector of Thane, Hugh Poyntz Malet.
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| Matheran Railway Station |
Shimla, as mainly people would know, is one of the most fashionable
hill stations in North India.
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| Shimla |
A magnificent hang-over of the British Raj, Shimla's cool surroundings
still remain the biggest magnet for Indian tourists. Shimla has taken the best
of what the British created, and varied it with the characteristically Indian -
and every summer thousands of people from the plains get pleasure from
themselves to the hilt in this popular summer retreat.
Srinagar is set about the beautiful Dal Lake, where pictorial
houseboats or shikharas, carry tourists on boat rides around the placid lake.
This scintillating hill resort set in the Kashmir valley is an ultimate summer
getaway. Srinagar chiefly has an alpine weather, as the summers are mild and
winters are cold.
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| Srinagar Dal Lake |
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| Srinagar Boating |
Munnar offers summer tourists a mix of recreation and
adventure amidst beautiful landscapes. Munnar is a beautiful getaway landscaped
with tea plantations, hills, lakes, forests and winding walks.
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| Munnar - South India |
Goa is one of the most heavenly holiday destinations in
India. This evergreen destination is a holidaymaker's delight. A diverse
tourist locale, Goa is celebrated the world over for its laidback culture, sun
kissed beaches, gothic churches and rocking nightlife.
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| Baga Beach, Goa |
Being India's beach capital, it has a steamy climate with balmy weather for much of the year. These are the most exotic holidays destinations in India.
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| Anjuna beach, Goa |
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| Banana Boat Ride, Calungate Beach, Goa |
Apart from this; rest destinations like Ooty, Kashmir,Darjeeling, Gangtok, Mahabaleshwar, Manali, Coorg, Puri, Shillong, Shirdi, Digha, Kaziranga, Ladakh (Leh), Port Blair, Andaman & Nicobar, Mandarmani, Nainital and Kodaikanal.
