Places for this
Dharamshala-McLeod GanjThe home of the Tibetan exile community in India, in pine hills below the snow-capped Dhauladhar range.Parvati ValleyPine forests, a fast river and small hiking villages, with very little to do but walk.SohraTall waterfalls on a rain-soaked Khasi Hills ridge, and thousands of steps down to bridges grown from living roots.DawkiA short river stop on the Bangladesh border. You come for dry-season boat rides on the Umngot.ManaliHimachal's busiest mountain resort at about 2,050 m: snow peaks, cedar forest and an orchard village full of cafes.Valley of FlowersA high Himalayan valley that fills with wildflowers in the rains. You walk in, and the ski village of Auli is nearby.