The best places to visit near Pune within 100 km fall into three distance bands. Under 50 km: Sinhagad, Mulshi and Kamshet for easy day trips. 50 to 75 km: the Lonavala-Maval belt, with…
You can walk to the exact spot where the Ganga is born. It's a glacier snout in Uttarakhand called Gaumukh, about 18 km up from Gangotri, and the meltwater that…
Some destinations become more memorable when rain arrives, and Bhimashankar is one of them. Hidden within the Sahyadri hills of Maharashtra, Bhimashankar combines spirituality, forests, mountain trails, waterfalls, and one…
Last updated: September 2026
There are destinations that become beautiful during the rainy season, and then there are places that seem to come alive because of it. Bhandardara belongs to…
Maharashtra is at its most dramatic in the rains. Between June and September, the Western Ghats turn emerald, dry cliffs sprout hundreds of waterfalls, and the fort-studded Sahyadris disappear into…
Some places feel as though they were made for the monsoon, and Mahabaleshwar is one of them. As rain clouds move across the Western Ghats, the hill station takes on…
The high mountain ridges of the Eastern Himalayas provide a beautiful change of pace as the seasons shift from dry heat to wet summer days. Visiting Sikkim in June offers…
As intense warm conditions affect the lowlands across the country, finding a true shelter from the sun becomes a top priority for families and solo adventurers. While standard hill stations…
Jagannath Rath Yatra 2026 falls on Thursday, July 16, 2026, in Puri, Odisha. Taking leave on Friday, July 17, turns it into a four-day July 16-19 break. This guide maps…
