VANAMCOVE 🏞️ Natural Landscapes weekends
Gorges, lakes, waterfalls and geology that shows off.
The weekend you'll talk about all week is closer than you think.
Agumbe
One of the wettest places in India — over 7,500 mm of rain a year — and the setting of the TV series Malgudi D…
Amboli
The wettest town in Maharashtra — 7,500 mm of monsoon rain a year — where the Sahyadri meets the Konkan and th…
Andaman Islands
A coral archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: the Cellular Jail's history by night, Ross Island's ruined capital b…
Belur & Halebidu
The Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebidu are India's finest stonework — thousands of carvings that take an en…
Bhandardara
Arthur Lake, Randha Falls and the Ramgad fort in a forested valley at the foot of the Kalsubai range — one of …
Bheemeshwari
The Cauvery cuts through thick forest at Bheemeshwari — mahseer fishing, coracle rides and riverside cottages …
Bir Billing
The paragliding capital of India: launch at 2,400 m from Billing, glide for 20 minutes down to Bir's landing f…
Dapoli
Dapoli sits high above the Konkan coast — cliffs, not beaches, with steps down to tiny coves. Murud, Harnai an…
Jawhar
A tribal princely capital in the Palghar hills — the Warli art heartland, with a Raj-era palace, sacred rivers…
Jog Falls & Shimoga
India's highest plunge waterfall — 253 m of the Sharavathi river dropping in one unbroken fall, best seen in f…
Kaas Plateau
A UNESCO site that turns into a carpet of 800+ flower species for a few weeks every monsoon. Kaas is a seasona…
Kabini
Nagarhole's riverside edge is where Karnataka's biggest elephant herds come to drink — boat safaris at dusk ar…
Karjat
The adventure belt: Kondana caves, river camps, ziplines across the Ulhas and farm stays where dinner is picke…
Kemmanagundi
A 1,434 m horticultural hill station built by the Maharaja of Mysore — manicured gardens, a Raj-era bungalow a…
Kerala Backwaters
A slow crawl through the palm-fringed waterways south of Kochi: houseboat, toddy shop, paddy fields that flood…
Kolad
Maharashtra's most reliable white-water: the Kundalika's 7 km rafting stretch with Grade II–III rapids. Add zi…
Kovalam & Varkala
Two famous beaches an hour apart: Kovalam's crescent coves and Varkala's cliff-top promenade with the Arabian …
Ladakh
The fastest route to a landscape unlike anywhere else on earth: a flight to Leh drops you at 3,500 m into a hi…
Lakshadweep
India's only coral atolls — 36 islands, turquoise lagoons, and a permit system that has kept them pristine. Th…
Morni Hills
Haryana's only hill station — two lakes, forest trails and the Shivalik foothills. Morni is the NCR pick when …
Murudeshwar
A dramatic temple town on the Konkan coast where a 123-foot Shiva statue keeps watch over the Arabian Sea, and…
Nahan
A ridge-top town in the Shivaliks with a royal garden, a huge natural lake nearby and prices that forget it's …
Puri & Konark
Two wonders on one coast: Konark's 13th-century Sun Temple carved as a stone chariot, and Puri's Jagannath tem…
Sakleshpur
Karnataka's quiet coffee country: rolling estates, the Green Route rail trek, and Bisle Ghat's three-valley vi…
Saputara
Gujarat's only hill station: a lake at the centre, a ropeway to the summit and the Sunset Point where the Sahy…
Shivpuri Rafting
Sixteen kilometres of Grade II–III rapids on the Ganga with the Rajaji hills closing in, plus riverside camps,…
South Goa
The quiet half of Goa: Palolem's crescent, the cliff coves of Agonda, Portuguese-era churches and seafood cook…
Spiti Valley
A rain-shadow valley with 250 mm of rain a year: Tabo's 1,000-year-old monastery, Key's pyramid monastery and …
Tamhini Ghat
A 20 km ghat road that becomes a waterfall gallery in the monsoon — rain streaming off every cliff, river cros…
Wayanad
The Bandipur drive alone is worth the trip — wild elephants by the roadside, then Kerala's misty hills. Edakka…