VANAMCOVE 🏞 Natural Landscapes
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Agumbe Weekend: The Cherrapunji of the South
One of the wettest places in India — over 7,500 mm of rain a year — and the setting of the TV series Malgudi Days....
Amboli Weekend: Maharashtra's Monsoon Hill Station
The wettest town in Maharashtra — 7,500 mm of monsoon rain a year — where the Sahyadri meets the Konkan and the mist...
Andaman Weekend: India's Island Escape
A coral archipelago in the Bay of Bengal: the Cellular Jail's history by night, Ross Island's ruined capital by day,...
Belur-Halebidu Weekend: Hoysala Masterpieces
The Hoysala temples at Belur and Halebidu are India's finest stonework — thousands of carvings that take an entire...
Bhandardara Weekend: Lakes, Valleys & Silent Mornings
Arthur Lake, Randha Falls and the Ramgad fort in a forested valley at the foot of the Kalsubai range — one of the...
Bheemeshwari River Weekend from Bangalore
The Cauvery cuts through thick forest at Bheemeshwari — mahseer fishing, coracle rides and riverside cottages 100 km...
Destination Guides
All natural landscapes places — filter by state or theme.
Rajasthan
Forts, deserts and colors — a slow heritage recharge.
Chidiya Tapu
Sunset point and bird island
Baratang
Limestone caves and mud volcanoes
Diglipur
Northern gateway of hills and orchards
Rangat
Quiet town of creeks and beaches
Borra Caves
1-million-year-old stalactite caves
Talakona
Highest waterfall in AP
Papikondalu
Green gorge boat ride on the Godavari
Gandikota
Grand Canyon of India on the Penna
Belum Caves
Longest caves in India
Chintapalli
Coffee and tribal belt of the Eastern Ghats
Paderu
Agency area of coffee and forests
Dirang
River village of hot springs and yaks
Tipi
Orchid research centre
Pasighat
Land of the rising sun
Along (Aalo)
River town of the Adi people
Yingkiong
Trek gateway of the Siang gorge
Shergaon
Peaceful Sherdukpen village
Zemithang
River valley of Taktsang Gompa
Mukto
Village of the oldest monastery
Dibrugarh
Tea city of the upper Brahmaputra
Umrangso
Hot spring town in the hills
Kakochang Falls
Waterfall between tea gardens
Panimur Falls
Wide cascade on the Barak
Zakir Hussain Rose Garden
Asia's largest rose garden
Elante Mall
Lifestyle hub with food and cinema
Terraced Garden
Japanese-style terraced park
Chitrakote Falls
Niagara of India on the Indravati
Tirathgarh Falls
Staircase falls in a cave-riddled gorge
Jagdalpur
Bastar's gateway of forests and crafts
Ramgarh
Horseshoe lake and old fort
Keshkal
Valley town of scenic drives
Tatapani
Hot springs of the Surguja
Pali Waterfall
Cascade in the Korbha hills
Naida Caves
Rock-cut honeycomb caves
Silvassa
Green capital of gardens and tribal culture
Satmalia
Riverside picnic point on the Daman Ganga
Lodhi Gardens
City park of tombs and birds
Garden of Five Senses
Themed garden of art and plants
Betul
Lighthouse headland by the Sal river
Dudhsagar Falls
Sea of milk — a four-tier waterfall
Netravali
Bubble lake and hidden waterfalls
Chorla Ghat
Birding hotspot on the Goa–Karnataka edge
Kala Dungar
Highest point in Kutch
Panchkula
Planned city at the edge of the hills
Faridabad
Industrial hub with green pockets
Naldehra
Oldest golf course in India among cedars
Kasol
Riverside backpacker village on the Parvati river, base for the Kheerganga and Tosh treks
Jibhi
Stream-side cottages in the Banjar valley
Banjar
Serene valley town off the main tourist circuit
Shangarh
Meadow village under snow peaks
Tirthan Valley
Trout streams, waterfalls and GHNP treks
Barot
Trout-fishing village on the Uhl river
Langza
Fossil-strewn village under Chau Chau Kang Nilda
Hikkim
Home of the world's highest post office
Sissu
Waterfall village at the mouth of Lahaul
Tandi
Where Chandra and Bhaga meet to form Chenab
Chitkul
Last village before the Tibet border
Sangla
Baspa valley with apricot orchards
Rakcham
Small village on the Sangla–Chitkul trail
Pahalgam
Lidder river valley and Amarnath base
Sonamarg
Meadow of gold with glacier treks
Yusmarg
Silent meadow of pines and meadows
Doodhpathri
Valley of milk-white flowers
Kokernag
Spring-fed gardens and trout streams
Verinag
Spring source of the Jhelum in an octagonal pool
Achabal
Nur Jahan's spring garden of cascades, chinars and Mughal water engineering
Betaab Valley
Film-famous valley of pines and streams
Gurez Valley
Kishenganga valley near the LOC
Tosa Maidan
Vast rolling meadow, once a polo ground
Ranchi
City of waterfalls
Hundru Falls
320ft plunge on the Subarnarekha
Jonha Falls
Horseshoe waterfall of the Raru
Dassam Falls
Ghats-edged falls of the Kanchi
Hazaribagh
Lake and hill town
Kakolat Falls
Waterfall of the legend of kings
Mekedatu
Cauvery gorge with Sangama rock pool
Hebbe Falls
Twin-tier falls in the coffee hills
Hanumanagundi Falls
Milky waterfall in the shola
Jhari Falls
Hidden falls in coffee country
Sakleshpur
Coffee-cardamom plantation hills
Agumbe
India's wettest rainforest village at 826 m in the Western Ghats — king-cobra country, monsoon waterfalls, cloud sunsets and the Malgudi Days house
Barkana Falls
One of India's highest waterfalls
Maravanthe
Highway between sea and river
Yana
Limestone monoliths in the forest
Vibhuti Falls
Ash-white waterfall near Yana
Sirsi
Areca town at the edge of waterfalls
Jog Falls
India's second-highest plunge falls
Sagara
Town of Marikamba and the river backwaters
Poovar
Estuary island where river meets sea
Kasaragod
Northern Kerala's forts and backwaters
Wayanad
Caves, waterfalls and spice plantations
Kalpetta
Wayanad's capital town
Meenmutty Falls
Multi-tier falls off a short trek
Athirapally Falls
Niagara of India in rainforest
Vazhachal Falls
Twin falls with picnic shores
Top Station
Highest tea viewpoint on the Munnar–Kodaikanal road
Palaruvi Falls
Milk-stream waterfall in the hills
Ramakkalmedu
Windmill ridge with cross-border views
Marayoor
Sandalwood forest and pre-historic rock art
Turtuk
Balti village that was Pakistani until 1971
Korzok
Highest village with a gompa above Moriri
Hanle
Dark-sky village with a high-altitude observatory
Rangdum
Green meadow plateau in Suru valley
Chumathang
Hot springs on the Indus
Panamik
Hot springs at the end of Nubra
Upshi
Confluence of Indus and Zanskar rivers
Patalpani Falls
Weekend waterfall near Indore
Raneh Falls
Ken canyon of five granite colours
Bhedaghat
Marble rocks of the Narmada
Kaas Plateau
Valley of flowers of Maharashtra
Thoseghar Falls
Twin-tier waterfall
Amboli
Hill station of monsoon waterfalls
Sula Vineyards
India's famous wine estate
Anjaneri
Hanuman's birthplace hill
Karjat
Monsoon valley of waterfalls
Jawhar
Tribal hill town of the Palghar ghats
Ukhrul
Land of the Shirui lily
Moreh
Border trading town with Myanmar
Tharon Caves
Cave system in the hills
Dzükou Valley
Valley of flowers between hills
Tamenglong
Waterfall district of Manipur
Khoupum
Waterfall valley of the Noney hills
Elephant Falls
Three-tier falls by the city
Laitlum Canyons
Grand canyon of Meghalaya
Cherrapunji (Sohra)
One of the wettest places on Earth
Nohkalikai Falls
Tallest plunge falls in India
Mawsynram
World's wettest place
Double Decker Root Bridge
Two-storey living root bridge
Mawlynnong
Cleanest village in Asia
Krang Suri Falls
Turquoise falls for swimming
Baghmara
Garo town by the Simsang river
Arwah Caves
Fossil-bearing limestone caves
Mawsmai Caves
Well-lit limestone caves
Jowai
Jaintia hills town
Jakrem
Hot springs of the Khasi hills
Mawphlang
Sacred grove of the Khasis
Hmuifang
Mountain resort in the forest
Vantawng Falls
Highest waterfall in Mizoram
Thenzawl
Waterfall region town
Khawzawl
Offbeat village of orchids
Berawtlang
Adventure park above Aizawl
Dzükou Valley
Valley of flowers on the Manipur border
Tuli
Riverside town on the Dikhu
Benreu
Stonehenge-like monoliths of the Zeliang
Panchalingeswar
Stream temple of five lingams
Taptapani
Hot springs in forest
Khandadhar Falls
Highest waterfall in Odisha
Astaranga
Saffron-coloured shore
Yanam
Quiet Godavari delta enclave
Sector City Fringes
Green corridors of the Chandigarh tricity
Dholpur
Chambal ravines and red sandstone
Lachung
Alpine village gateway to Yumthang
Yumthang Valley
Valley of flowers at 3,600m
Katao
Quiet village with views of the Kanchenjunga range
Lachen
Base for Gurudongmar Lake
Temi Tea Garden
Sikkim's only tea garden
Dhanushkodi
Ghost town at the southern tip of the island
Kanyakumari
Sunrise where three seas meet
Megamalai
High-range cloud forest of the Western Ghats
Hogenakkal Falls
Cauvery waterfalls with coracle rides
Courtallam
Spa of the South — medicinal falls
Suruli Falls
Two-tier falls near Cumbum
Thirparappu Falls
Cascading falls in steps
Papanasam Falls
Falls beside a Shiva temple in forest
Agaya Gangai Falls
A 300-ft 'Ganga of the sky' inside a cliff amphitheatre in the Kolli Hills — reached by ~1,300 stone steps after a 70-hairpin mountain drive
Silver Cascade Falls
Roadside cascade below Kodaikanal
Kuntala Falls
Highest waterfall in Telangana
Pochera Falls
Crescent falls on the Kaddam river
Bogatha Falls
Niagara of Telangana
Ethipothala Falls
Ghats-backed waterfall
Chabimura
Rock carvings on the Gomati gorge walls
Tirthamukh
Gomati river source in the Raima hills
Sonebhadra
Waterfall country of the Vindhyas
Chopta
Mini Switzerland — meadows and Tungnath treks
Pangot
Birding village in the forest
Kaladhungi
Jim Corbett's winter home and farm
Valley of Flowers
UNESCO meadow that blooms like a garden
Gangolihat
Limestone caves and Kali river viewpoints
Lava-Lolegaon
Birding villages in pine forest
Lataguri
Gateway to Gorumara
Murti
River camp town of the Dooars
Jayanti
River-border village below Bhutan
Samsing
Tea-fringe trek village
Suntalekhola
Waterfall village on the treks
Susunia Hills
Fossil-layered trek hill
Ajodhya Hills
West Bengal's own red-earth hill country — a forested tableland of the Chota Nagpur fringe where Bamni's 50-m double fall drops through sal woods, the 900 MW hydel lakes streak the ridge turquoise, and the masked warriors of Chhau dance till dawn in the villages
Diamond Harbour
River-mouth town on the Hooghly
Anthargange
Volcanic rock, boulder caves and an overnight camp experience an hour from Bengaluru. Anthargange is for the weekend where you want effort, not Instagram queues — scramble through cave chambers by headlamp, sleep under a clear sky.
Malshej Ghat
A misty ghat pass on the Mumbai–Nashik route where the Pimpalgaon Joga dam attracts flocks of flamingos, and the plateau top hides Shivaji-era forts. Monsoon makes it a waterfall gallery; winter makes it pink.
Manesar & Sohna
Pool villas, Damdama Lake and spa resorts on Gurugram's doorstep — the weekend that requires zero planning courage. Leave the office at 7 pm and be in a pool by 8:30.
Tamhini Ghat
A 20 km ghat road that becomes a waterfall gallery in the monsoon — rain streaming off every cliff, river crossings, and the Tamhini reservoir at the end. The simplest dramatic weekend from Pune or Mumbai.