1. WinterDestinationsofIndia
Auli Shimla
Located at an altitude ranging from
9,500-10,500feetinGarhwalregionofUt-
taranchalstate,Auliisaworldrenowned‘Ski
Resort’.Itisladenwithsnowyslopesanis
equippedwiththebestskiingfacilitiesin
India.Itistheplacewherethegreatsage,
AdiShankaracharya,attained enlighten-
ment.Aulioffersmarvellousviewsofazure
skies,steepmountains,templesandhot
springs.Skiingcoursesareavailableforbe-
ginners.Peoplefacealittledifficultyinac-
cessingAuli,whichrequiresanovernight
camptoreachfromDelhi(500km),thenear-
estmajorairport.
Thisrenownedhillstation,380km from
Delhi,220kmfromLudhiana,120kmfrom
Chandigarhand250km from Jallandhar,
enjoysheavysnowfallinDecember-January.
Despiteofbone-chillingwinter,theplaceis
frequentedbytouristsfromallovertheworld
inthecharmoffreshsnow.Itisaparadisefor
religiousreligiousmindedpeopleaswellasshopahol-
ics.Kufri,ShilonBagh,Narkandaandseveral
othersmallhamletsaroundShimlaareother
popularwinterdestinations.Trekkingisa
popularactivityatShimla.
Nainital
Locatedatadistancerangingfrom300to
400kmfromDelhi,theentirebeltofthese
destinationsliesintheKumaonregionofthe
stateofUttaranchal.Snowfallstartsfromthe
endofDecember.Thereareanumberofop-
portunitiesforadventureenthusiastsand
natureloversaswell.
Manali
Althoughitishighlyfrequentedinsummer,it
isapopularwinterdestinationalso.The
winterseasonwitnessesheavysnowfalland
thereforeanumberoftouristsflocktoManali
forthesheerexperienceofsnowandrelated
activities.SolangValleyisanidealdestina-
tionforallkidsofwintersportsincludingam-
ateurlevelSkiing.
Gulmarg
ThissmallhillstationinthestateofJammu
andKashmir(46kmfromSrinagar)ismost
frequentedwinterdestination.Gulmargis
alsoIndia’smostvisitedSkiResort.Italso
hasthehighestgolfcourseintheworld.The
airisaromaticbecauseofthebeautiful
flowervalley.
Patnitop
Locatedabout120kmfromJammuinthe
stateofJammuandKashmir,Patnitopisa
premierhillresortpopularforalmostallkinds
ofsnowsportsandadventureactivities.
Kanatal
Kanatal,30kmfromMussoorieandabout55
kmfromDehradun,witnessesheavysnow-
fallfromtheendofDecembertoMarch.It
offerssplendidviewsofthemajesticHimala-
yasandisagoodleisureforthoseseekinga
bitofadventure.
Haflong
ThepopularheadquarterofNorthCachar
HillsdistrictinthestateofAssam,Haflongis
theterrainofbluehills,greenriversandcrys-
talclearwaterfalls.OctobertoFebruaryis
thebestseasontovisitHaflongaswinteris
theseasonwhenorangeorchardsandpine-
applegardensareattheirbest.Wildorchids
bloom inthedensegreensandleopards
prowlinitssurroundingforests.
Goa
Inwinters,whentheentirecountrywit-
nessesthechilliestwinds,thecoastal
townofGoapreparesforthebestof
ChristmasandNew-Yearparties.Thesun,
sand,seaandsurfofGoaoffersawonder-
fulpartyingexperiencealongwiththe
FeastoftheThreeKings,theGoaHeritage
Festival,theKonkaniDramaFestival,and
theFeastofOurLadyoftheImmaculate
Conceptioninwinterseason.
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TheonlyhillstationinthedesertlandofRajasthan,
MountAbuisaparadiseforpilgrims,trekkers,bird
loversandallsortsofadventureenthusiasts.GuruShi-
khar(thehighestpointontheAravallis),NakkiLake
(famousboastingsite),marbleJainDilwaraTemples
etcareafewmajorattractions.MountAbu’sWinter
Festival(December29-30)drawsanumberoftourists
fromtheworldaround.fromtheworldaround.
McLeodGanj
LocatedatacloseproximitytoDharamshala
andDalhousie,inthestateofHimachal
Pradesh,McLeodGanjistheabodeofHisHo-
linesstheDalaiLama.Theplaceisvisitedfor
typicalTibetanculture,Tibetanhandicrafts,
ancientmonasteries,andhealthclubsoffer-
ingalternativetherapies.