Places here
Dharamshala-McLeod GanjThe home of the Tibetan exile community in India, in pine hills below the snow-capped Dhauladhar range.HaridwarThe Ganges leaves the mountains here, and pilgrims crowd the riverbank for the evening fire ceremony.Jim CorbettIndia's classic tiger reserve: an open jeep at dawn, forest beside a river, and no promises about tigers.Leh, Nubra, PangongA high-altitude desert of Tibetan Buddhist monasteries, sand dunes and huge blue lakes in Ladakh.ManaliHimachal's busiest mountain resort at about 2,050 m: snow peaks, cedar forest and an orchard village full of cafes.Parvati ValleyPine forests, a fast river and small hiking villages, with very little to do but walk.RishikeshYoga, rafting and riverside walks on the Ganges, right where the river leaves the Himalayan foothills.ShimlaStroll the ridge of a British-era hill capital at about 2,200 m, with a colonial church and deodar forest all around.SpitiA remote high desert of cliff-top monasteries and mud-brick villages, close to the edge of Tibet.Valley of FlowersA high Himalayan valley that fills with wildflowers in the rains. You walk in, and the ski village of Auli is nearby.