Summer Vacations In India

With the arrival of intolerable summers, people are heading towards cool retreats and sea-shores to beat the heat. India is an ideal destination to spend the summer vacations.

With the arrival of intolerable summers, people are heading towards cool retreats and sea-shores to beat the heat. India is an ideal destination to spend the summer vacations. It has numerous exotic locations which will help you to escape from the sweltering heat of summers. So, its high time you should plan about your Indian summer vacation. Not only hill stations, both international and national tourists like to spend their summers in the calm sea shores of Southern India. Indian has an endless array of exotic beaches as well as hill stations, which are best for summer sojourns. Even southern region of our country has some wonderful hill stations namely Kodaikanal, Panchgani, Mahabaleshwar and fantastic beaches like Anjuna and Baga which are a great locations for spending summer vacations in India. Kodaikanal: Kodaikanal is one of the most popular hill resorts of Southern India. This place stands amidst southern crest of upper Palni hills near Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Kodaikanal has everything to be an ideal location for summer vacation. It is loacted at a height of 2,133m above sea level. With its fresh air, sylvan valley, lovely lake like Berijam lake it mesmerizes the visitors. This place is renowned all over the world for an unique kind of flowering plant known as 'Kurunji' that last bloomed in 2004. Panchgani: Panchgani was discovered by the Britishers during the British raj as a summer resort. It is only 285 km, 100km and 18 km, respectively from Mumbai, Pune and Mahabaleshwar. In winter the temperature of this place drops down to 12c whereas in summer temperature rises to only 30c in compare to other places of Maharashtra. . Some of the major tourist attractions of Panchgani are Sydney point, Table land, Pars Point and Devil's kitchen. Mahabaleshwar: Mahabaleshwar, is one of the famous hill station of Maharashtra. It is located in the Western ghats At an altitude of 1,372 m. It served as a summer resort of Bombay province during British era. It is a popular honeymoon spot as well as a pilgrimage site. Some of the major attraction of this charming place are Venna lake, Gokarna temple dedicated to Lord Mahadev. Anjuna beach: Situated at a distance of 8km from Mapusa in Goa, Anjuna beach is one of the popular location for summer vacation. This beach is famous for relaxation at the day time and for beach parties. Anjuna beach is an ideal site for swimming at the sea, due to its clear blue water and various kinds of adventure sports. You can shop beautiful souvenirs from the flea market of the Anjuna beach. It has some more tourist attractions like Chapora fort and Albuquerque mansion. Baga Beach: This beach is an extension of the Calangute beach, located at a distance of 10 km from Mapusa in Goa. The scenic beauty of Baga beach mesmerizes the tourists. It is most popular among the tourist folks due to its night life. Baga beach is famous for various sea foods, espresso coffees, pizzerias. Baga beach ample of opportunity for the rock music lovers. It has a discotheque named as Tito's. Visit -http://www.hill-stations-india.com/ for more information on famous hill station of India