Travel beyond The Populars

Sweltering heat of summers in India, makes a perfect excuse for vacations for children and a holiday trip for families, away from the urban jungles, in the hills!

With rising incomes is increasing the urge to see the world and the blue planet seems to have shrunk and become more accessible than ever!

Each country has its own charming culture, interesting history and beautiful places worth visiting atleast once in one’s lifetime. But where shall one start?

With a world full of beautiful places it is not so easy to decide. So why not start with home… our own country, India?!

Ofcourse you have been to most if not all popular tourist hill destinations in India… but then there is so much more to it… unlike the all so popular and most visited hill-stations like Shimla, Manali, Nainital, Mussoorie, Srinagar etc. ... but not-so-commercialised and equally or may be even more beautiful and relatively quieter and uncorrupted hill destinations.

Shimla, one of the most popular and easily accessible hill-stations in India, recently made news with whopping 18 lakh tourist visiting.

How many of us really take a break from our densely populated and heavily trafficked cities to land up in equally crowded holiday destinations?

I personally many-a-times omit out or only half-see a tourist place because there is actually no way I can go about it without being actually elbowed or stepped on by fellow tourist.

On my recent visit to Shillong and Cherrapunjee, I could barely go a few metres into a cave before deciding that it was best to move back and out as the cave was heavily crowded and passing through its narrow passage would have taken us hours. That’s just not what I am looking for on my vacation!

I would prefer serene, quiet locales with fresh air, beautiful environs and uncorrupted nature to refresh and rejuvenate both my body and soul.

If you are looking for a quiet holiday in the hills too, few of the finest niche hill destinations in India are Kausani, Lansdowne, Ranikhet & Almora in Uttarakhand and Palampur & Chail in Himachal Pradesh.

For those looking for a quiet holiday in the hills with not much to do except for sinking in nature’s beauty and breathing deep clean, fresh air, these destinations are ideal with their uncorrupted beautiful nature, as of today.

However, the day is not far when these will also be in a race to catch most tourist each season. So why not revel in the nature’s bliss today and now when we can!

Happy Holidays!