5 Best Places To Travel In India During Summers

Whether you are planning to visit India from Siberia or you are just an Indian national, planning to travel to some cooler regions of India. Then this blog is for you

If you have just seen India on maps, then trust me you have no idea what India is. India is huge in terms of its land mass and due to this; the weather and season changes from place to place.

You might be experiencing extreme hot in Northern parts of India but at the same time, if you travel to north-east India, the weather would be totally different.

So here’s a list of 5 best places to travel In India during summers. So what are you waiting for? Add these five destinations to your bucket list:

Road Trip To Ladakh

In our 5 best places to travel In India in summers, the first one is the famous and exhilarating trip to Leh & Ladakh. When it comes to adventure or a road trip in India, the Road Trip to Ladakh  is undoubtedly the best place to go for. Be it on a bike or by an SUV, it lets you capture memories of a lifetime. Its rugged roads, high peaks, snow clad mountains, un-motorable passes, beautiful vistas and chilling weather gives you the kick of adventure which everyone looks for in their road trips. Leh & ladakh is one of the most visited places in India. Whether you are a solo traveller or a adventure seeker or a pro trekker or you are just planning a trip with your gang, you would surely fall in love with this place.

So why waiting? Head out to Ladakh this season and create memories which you would surely cherish for ever.

Best Season: May to September

By Road: Manli To Leh / Srinagar To Leh

Nearest Airport:  Kushok Bakula Rimpochee Airport in Leh

Nearest Railway Station: Jammu Tawi Railway Station in Jammu & Kashmir

Aattractions: Khardungla Pass, Pangong Tso Lake, Tso Moriri Lake, Hemis National Park and Various Monasteries.

Weather: Varies from -2 degrees(during night) to 15 degrees (in morning)

Explore The Untouched Valleys Of Arunachal Pradesh

Are you the kind of traveller, who loves to walk through valleys, jungles, exploring tribal culture and love to visit places which you haven’t seen on Google Images?

Are you?

If yes, then Arunachal Pradesh located in the far east of India, must be the location you should visit. Yes, many of us don’t even know about Arunachal or the plethora of adventure and travelling options it provides. But mark on my words, it is one of the best travel destinations in India. From culture to people to food to their life style everything is so much different from the rest of India but still it is so like India. Even being a border state with China, it is not that developed hence a lot of local tribes still follow their traditional lifestyles, seeing them is very amazing. You might have seen valleys, villages and monasteries but Arunachal is very different. And no one can describe..how beautiful is Arunachal unless you travel to this last Indian Shangri-la.

So that is why, Arunachal Pradesh comes second in the list of 05 Best Places To travel in India during summers.

Best Season: Round the year (but during winters be prepared for landslide and road blockade due to snowing)

By Road: Arunachal is connected by state bus service from all major towns of other states like Assam, Nagaland and Meghalaya

Nearest Airport:  Tezpur Airport in Assam

Nearest Railway Station: Hamruti Train Station in Assam

Aattractions: Bomdila Pass, Tawang, Roing, Itanagar, Ziro, Pasighat, Bhalukpong, Anini, Along and Namdapha National Park

Weather:

Summers: 20 – 30 degrees

Monsoon: 18 – 25 degrees

Winter: 1 – 8 degrees

Enchanting Sikkim

Being a frequent traveller, for me life is all about exploring places and meeting new people. And Sikkim is one of the places, which always tops my list. It’s gorgeous valleys, lovely people, Buddhist prayer flags and monasteries will take you to a different world which is far away from the hustle and bustle of cities.

Best Season: March to June and September to December

By Road: Well connected by road from New Jalpaiguri and Siliguri (West Bengal)

Nearest Airport:  Bagdogra Airport In West Bengal

Nearest Railway Station: New Jalpaiguri Railway Station in West Bengal

Aattractions: Yumthang Valley, Guru Drongmar Lake, Changu Lake, Nathula Pass, Rumtek Monastery, Zemu Glacier, Goechela Pass and Rabdentse ruins.

Weather: 4 – 20 degrees

Exploring Meghalaya

Meghalya tucked away in north eastern part of India in the Khasi hills, offers a great mix of modern world and an old & traditional lifestyle. For the one who loves adventure and nature this is an ultimate action packed thriller. You cannot leave this place until you cover it all. It has everything mountains, rivers, waterfalls, lost tribes, jungles, valleys, caves. Period.

What more you want from a small state like this?

If you love trekking..Meghalaya has bunch of trekking and hiking options for you.

If you love adventure then Megahlaya has numerous caves for you, which are world known for their difficulty levels and beauty.

If you love to see natural wonders then it has root bridges. Mark my word, you will not find it in any other parts of the world.

If you just like to travel then you may explore villages and small towns. Meghalaya is safe.

So Meghalaya was our second last best places to travel in Indian in summers.

Best Season: can visit any season except monsoon season. (June to September)

By Road: Well connected by road from Guwahati (Assam)

Nearest Airport:  Umroi Airport In Shillong (Meghalaya)

Nearest Railway Station: New Guwahati Railway Station in Assam

Aattractions: Shillong, Cherrapunji, Mawlynlong, Nongriat Village for Root bridges  Baghmara Wildlife and forest, Umiam Lake, Mawsmai caves and Jorabat

Weather: 4 – 25 degrees

Beautiful Kashmir

And in the final place, in the list of the five best places to travel in India during summers is Kashmir.

Yes, Kashmir. You heard it right. The most controversial one I guess, for Indians 😛

You cannot leave Kashmir, in any of India’s list be it 05 best places to travel in India during summers or 5000 best places in India.

Even being a very volatile region, travellers still visit this place. Gorgeous valleys, snow capped mountains, numerous adventure options, and tranquil retreat. Not only Indian travellers but a huge number of foreign nationals also visit this hamlet to see its unimaginable beauty.

With one of the most travelled destinations in India and also a famous place for Bollywood movies, Kashmir boasts a very well maintained infrastructure and roads when it comes to tourism.

Best Season: December to January and April

By Road: Well connected by road from Himachal, Jammu and Delhi

Nearest Airport:  Srinagar International Airport

Nearest Railway Station: Jammu Tawi Railway Station

Aattractions: Srinagar, Gulmarg & Sonmarg

Weather: -2  – 20 degrees

So these were my 05 best places to travel in India during summers.

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Author Bio: ThePoorNomad

A solo backpacker from India, who has been travelling for last 10 years and has covered almost all parts of India. Follow him through his blog ThePoorNomad, where he share various travel informations, travel hacks, Tips & Tricks on various destinations in India.