Monsoons are almost here and so is the fear of “how am I going to get out of home?” Let’s move forward in transforming the situation and venture out of your home to appreciate the wonderful monsoon season this year!
We bring you these very interesting 15 places which are perfect for your traveling this monsoon. So, pack your bags and get ready to feel the freshness of nature which will rejuvenate the soul inside you.
1- Lavasa
A newly constructed hill station in Maharashtra near Pune is a perfect choice to visit this monsoon! Made up with the perfect architecture and all the amenities are available right here! Though you don’t need any season to visit this beautiful place, monsoon enhances its charm!
Best Experience: Experience one of the most unique and amazing experience in India which provides you the pleasure of playing golf on a 3D level.
Lavasa provides you the various opportunity of experiencing thrill and adventure via its various water sports.
Adventure seekers! go for them for making your trip worthy and worth remembering. Take rest from your busy schedule and try those fun activities which you couldn’t try in your city because you were too busy in your schedules.
Lavasa offers you activities like paintball, rappelling, rock climbing, camping, trekking and lots more!
Things to Try/Buy: Lavasa has wide variety items like Jewellery, home appliances, apparel, etc. You will get many shops on the street and various malls in Lavasa which will help you in giving a rise to your shopping bug.
- Approx budget for a stay in a hotel: Average price is INR 3000 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2-3 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Pune airport and nearest railway station is Lonavala railway station to Lavasa.
[Must Read: Reason to Traveling in India During the Monsoon Season]
2- Lonavala
Lonavala is a hill station in the state of Maharashtra and is known for its magnificent views. The best time to travel in Lonavala is said to be in August because according to the travel experience, you’d get to see the greenery of Lonavala blossoming into something very fascinating which captivates many tourists every year.
Best Experience: A beautiful weather, greeny surroundings, what else do you need to have the perfect environment for camping? Camping in Lonavala is one of the most exciting activities here. Go, get your group of friends and enjoy the most pleasing camping ever!
Love fireflies? Here’s your chance to watch them and even you can have a trek or do camping around them at the Rajmachi village”.
Hot air balloon safari at Lonavala can be a visualizing treat and a lifetime experience for many! It sounds like a dream come true when someone talks about traveling in a hot air balloon. Grab this opportunity in Lonavala and experience the best out of your trip.
Things to Try/Buy: Shoe center at Lonavala is one of those places which tourists should visit for sure. This place is famous for its various variety of shoes and slippers. Here, you can find any type of shoes and various designs of Kolhapuri slippers.
Want to buy some beautiful souvenirs for your family and friends? Lonavala bazaar offers you a great variety of beautiful and attractive souvenirs, which you can take home for your nears and dears. Also, it is very famous for its Chikki (a sweet, crunchy peanut caramelized, in an Indian way into a sweet bar, full of natural sugar and deliciously defined).
Go and buy or try this amazing taste of chikki at Lonavala.
- Approx budget to stay in hotels: Average price is INR 2500 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: The nearest airport is Lohegaon airport and nearest railway station is Lonavala railway station to Lonavala.
3- Goa
A state on India’s western coast and a travel destination for most of the people. Goa is very popular among youngsters. It’s nice beaches and the beautiful landscape captivates a large number of tourists every year.
Best Experience: Quad biking is yet another very famous activity here in which the rider would be provided with an uneven track where he/she have to ride off the uneven paths.
Flying elephant zip lining is another exciting activity in which a person can clearly visualize the upside down view via this activity.
Feel the peace of contentment and set yourself free and rejoice your childhood days by cycling around the old goa.
For all the party lovers, Goa brings you the silent party where you’d be provided with headphones so you could hear music in it and dance according to it.
Things to Try/Buy: If you’re a cashew lover, then you should not miss an opportunity to buy an immense variety of cashews in Goa. You’d get all the flavors and types of cashews in all over the Goa.
Also, Goa is very famous for its painting tiles. So, if you’re into the art and paintings, then visit some nearby places, you can find them easily.
Try the very famous Goan cuisine which includes the Goan fish curry, Prawn balchao, Fish Recheado and much more.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 1300 per night.
- Ideal days to stay: 4-5 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: The nearest airport is Vasco da Gama airport and nearest railway station is Madgaon Railway station to Goa.
4- Kanyakumari
A place which is covered with 3 sides by water and is also known as the southernmost part of mainland India. If you’re a fan of rains, then rush to Kanyakumari for witnessing the most beautiful monsoon. After the rain, sunsets, and sunrise are what which makes this place look more beautiful.
Best Experience: Indulge yourself in the beautiful views of Kanyakumari, nature walks and rains are the best things which you can experience here during the period of monsoon.
Things to Try/Buy: One can take a lot of seashells from here, you can take it from the beach or you can purchase it from shops as well.
Another famous thing in Kanyakumari is the antiques. You can purchase various kinds of antiques from here for various purposes, for decorating your home or to gift as a souvenir to someone.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 1000.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 1-2 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Thiruvananthapuram airport and nearest railway station is Kanyakumari railway station to Kanyakumari.
5- Wayanad
Wayanad is a beautiful place in the south to visit, especially during monsoons. Its green dense valleys are a treat to watch during monsoons which become greener. Wayanad witness a high level of rainfall and is also considered in the places of highest rainfall in India. If you’re a monsoon lover, add this place in your monsoon travel diaries.
Best Experience: For a beautiful experience in boating, rush to Pookode lake and let a slight cool breeze make your mood pleasant!
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If you love to experience more of a wildlife, then rush to various beautiful wildlife sanctuaries in Wayanad like Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary for amazing views of various beautiful species of India.
- Things to Try/Buy: Shop for very famous Bamboo articles, coffee, honey and other herbs which can make your Wayanad trip completely fruitful.
- Approx budget for a stay in a hotel: Average price is INR 700 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2-3 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Karipur international airport and nearest railway station is Kozhikode railway station to Wayanad.
6- Kodaikanal
Ever tried to experience monsoon in a hill station? If not, then this is your chance to experience monsoon this year in Kodaikanal.
Valleys grow greener, cool breeze becomes fresher and the chirping of bird sounds more melodious. If you love monsoon you simply can’t miss to walk on the hills during monsoons and live the most out of it.
Best Experience: Dusky sky, cool breeze, beautiful surroundings and you’re boating at some lake. What else do you need to enjoy the perfect monsoon? Must try boating in Kodaikanal lake and the 45 mins drive is not going to fail in giving you the best kind of soothing effects. There can’t be anything better than riding the bicycle on the hills. Hire a bicycle and discover the deepest to deepest treasure points of Kodaikanal’s divine beauty.
Things to Buy/Try: You can buy the very famous bone and walnut articles.
Also, try the pleasure of various aromatherapy and massages in South India which will help you to boost the inner relaxation and peace of your soul.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 1000 per night
- Ideal day for stay: 2 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: The nearest airport is Madurai airport and the nearest railway station is Kodaikanal road railway station to Kodaikanal.
7-Andaman
Though it falls away from India’s mainland it still Andaman never fails to captivate many tourists every year. During monsoons, Andaman witness irregular amount of rain, meaning either it is completely sunny or raining outside, so Andaman offers various indoor activities to their travelers so that they can indulge themselves in various activities and don’t hit boredom while it rains on the beaches outside. Andaman is the perfect monsoon vacay plan to set your mind on cool.
Best Experience: Who says that you can enjoy the beach fun during the summers only? Change the scenario and get soaked in the rains of Andaman this monsoon. I bet it will help you to gain a new and different experience altogether.
Witness the glory of Indian freedom fighters and all those brave people who contributed their everything in making India win. Visit cellular jail in Andaman to see where these courageous people were kept by the Britishers.
Things to Buy/Try: For all the ornaments lover, Andaman offers you the ornaments made of seashells which will instantly attract your eye and you can also take them as souvenirs for your near and dear ones.
Andaman, being very famous for coconut not only serves coconut water, but the people in Andaman have also created some very unique handcrafts and various kinds of things using coconut. Lamps made up of coconut are very famous there for all the things which are made of coconut.
Seafood lovers are going to feel extremely blessed when they’d be traveling to Andaman. Seafood being the main cuisine of Andaman is very popular here. You’d get an immense variety of seafood here.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 1500 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 6-7 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Port Blair airport.
8- Malshej Ghats
Malshej ghats are something which can be seen as a heavenly figure during the time of monsoons. Mesmerising views of waterfalls and deep valleys can give you the most of your trip this monsoon. Trees become greener, the air becomes fresher, the environment becomes more soothing and rain pours more heavenly.
Malshej Ghat is the perfect destination if you’re thinking to go somewhere out that too during in monsoons.
Best Experience: Pimpalgaon Joga Dam at Malshej ghats is one of the places which is visited by tourists as well as the birds every year! Get indulge in the activity of bird watching whenever you visit Malshej Ghats.
Beautiful surroundings, fresher air, clouds above the head, what else does a trekker need to get into a perfect mood for a perfect trek? Malshej Ghats during the period of monsoons can also help us to portray the image of heaven. The place turns into something so fascinating that it’d be very hard for the people to take their eyes off of it. (Sometimes the rain can also become a hurdle in between your trek so do carry some raincoats or umbrellas).
Things to buy/shop: Unfortunately, only being as a place just for visiting a very small hill station, Malshej Ghats does not offer any shopping spree to its travelers.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: The price is INR 1350 onwards.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 1 day
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: the Nearest airport is New Pune International airport and nearest railway station is Kalyan Railway station to Malshej Ghats.
9- Panchgani
Panchgani is one of the exquisite places in India. Known for its pleasant beauty, Panchgani manages to attract many tourists every year. However, Panchgani does not receive much amount of rainfall so it’d be nice to visit Panchgani during the time of monsoon as you can witness the freshness in the air.
Best Experience: No matter how the weather is turning outside, you can still play arcade games which will never let you hit your boredom level. Also, enjoy the Nature walks or trekking can be your one of the Best Experience which can set your mind at peace and can make your soul relax.
Things to Buy/Try: Fruit-based syrups and jams are very famous among the tourist of Panchgani. People generally buy a various variety of syrups and jams from here.
Handicrafts are really favored here, people buy various kinds of souvenirs for their near and dear ones.
People who love to wear or carry leather can also buy various kinds of leather products from the Panchgani market.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 2200 per night
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2-3 days
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Pune airport and nearest railway station is Wathar railway station to Panchgani.
10- Mahabaleshwar
Mahabaleshwar is considered as one of the places which are very famous for weekend getaways. A hill station situated in the state of Maharashtra is known for giving many scenic as well as some very spectacular views from some of its peak points, for experiencing thrills and alluring views of monsoons.
Best Experience: Boating in Venna lake is one of those things, which you can’t afford to miss, especially during the time of the monsoons which would give you a complete white foggy view.
Visiting a hill station that too during the time of monsoon can give the other level of thrill to all the adventure seekers. Visit the famous points of Mahabaleshwar like Echo Point, Malcolm point, Arthur Seat, Babington Point, Elphinstone point and Sunset points, which can be a visual treat for you, As the foggy and the pleasant weather are surely going to captivate you towards it.
Things to Try/Buy: You can buy various kinds of tribal pieces from Mahabaleshwar and they are very common there.
Also, strawberries and gooseberries are another kinds of famous things of Mahabaleshwar which you can buy from here.
Hot corns at Vienna Lake are said to the be the best corns in Mahabaleshwar. Don’t forget to give them a try.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 1300 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2-3 days.
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: The nearest airport is Pune International Airport and nearest railway station is Satara railway station to Mahabaleshwar.
11- Alibaug
A coastal town situated in the Konkan region of Maharashtra is famous for its numerous beaches and forts. Also known as “Mini Goa” by its tourists, Alibaug captivates many tourists every year.
Best Experience: If you’re both a rain and monsoon person, then rush to the beaches of Alibaug for enjoying a rainy-beachy life and make the most of your monsoon this year.
For the people who are fascinated more with the architecture of the place would love to visit the forts of Alibaug, which are Kolaba Fort, Undheri Fort, and Murud-Janjira Fort.
Things to Buy/Try: Kolhapuri slippers are very famous in the market of Alibaug, you can buy them for yourself or else can take it for your near and dear ones.
Do you like collecting some antique stuff and handicrafts? Alibaug has the variety of handicrafts and many antique souvenirs which you can take along with you.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 2500 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2-3 days.
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Mumbai airport and nearest railway station is Roha railway station to Alibaug.
12- Coorg
Known as Kodagu and also considered as one of the best hill stations in Karnataka. Coorg takes away the heart of tourists because of its panoramic scenic views and lush greenery. This monsoon, add Coorg in your monsoon bucket list for experiencing enthralling views and clinging clouds over the mountains.
Best Experience: Everyone can trek on sunny days, this monsoon, try to get indulged in the monsoon treks of Coorg.
Enjoy the freshness of the air and breathtaking views of Coorg during the monsoon season.
Things to Buy/Try: Coorg has a lot to give you!
All the coffee lovers, buy the world famous coffee of Coorg.
Also, try the very famous and amazing handmade chocolates of Coorg which will give the new taste to your taste buds
Spices, honey, and dry fruits are also other things which are very famous in Coorg for their finest taste.
Oranges are yet another famous fruit of Coorg. Oranges are cultivated in the lands of Coorg and so are very famous among the locals and the tourists. Orange lovers can feel blessed for trying the exotic oranges of South India.
For all the food lovers- try the amazing cuisine of Coorg for giving a different taste to your taste buds.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 1400 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 2-3 days.
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Mangalore airport and nearest railway station is Mysore railway station to Coorg.
13- Alleppey
Famous for its beaches, canals, traditions, temples, backwaters, and culture, Alleppey is yet another beautiful destination of South India. Alleppey provides many alluring and scenic views of its sunset and sunrise to its travelers which marks as one of the vital reasons for being Alleppey as one of the favorite tourist spots of travelers.
Best Experience: Enjoy the soothing view of mountains and rain at the beach and let your soul feel lighter than ever before!
Also, give a try to the traditional treatment of Ayurvedic massages in Alleppey and refresh your soul.
Things to Try/Buy: People can buy traditional of Kerala and finest coffee beans at the market of Alleppey.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 800 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 3-4 days.
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: Nearest airport is Cochin international airport and nearest railway station is Alleppey railway station to Alleppey.
14- Valley of Flowers
A 87 km expanded area in the Chamoli district of Uttarakhand can also be explained or known as the virtual paradise on Earth. Filled with blooming flora all around. The valley of flowers captivates many tourists all around the year. Add this beautiful paradise in your monsoon travel bucket list to experience most of your monsoon vacay.
Best Experience: Enjoy the soothing fragrance of blooming flowers all around and refresh your soul with the soothing environment all around.
Things to Try/Buy: Being a place to cherish the beauty of different species of flora and fauna, Valley of flowers does not offer anything to buy/ try.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 3000 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 1 day.
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: The nearest airport is Jolly Grant airport, Dehradun and nearest railway station is Rishikesh railway station to Valley of Flowers.
[Also Read: Places to Visit in Monsoon in Uttarakhand]
15- Jog Falls
Known as the second-highest plunge waterfall in India, Jog fall captivates a lot of tourists towards it every year. Situated in the state of Karnataka, Jog falls is situated on the border of the border of Shimoga and Uttara Kannada districts. During the period of monsoon, the flow of Jog fall increases as compared to how it flows throughout the year, which becomes a big tourist attraction of South India especially at the time of monsoons.
Best Experience: Enjoy the pleasing beauty of water, falling from Jog falls, the alluring surroundings and pleasant environment will make you go gaga over it.
Things to Buy/Try: Being only an area for watching waterfall, jog falls does not offer much scope for shopping but you can still look for some souvenirs from the local shops around the jog falls.
- Approx Budget to Stay in a Hotel: Average price is INR 2000 per night.
- Ideal Days for Stay: 1 day
- Nearest Traveling Conveyance: The nearest airport is Mangalore international airport and nearest railway station is Shimoga railway station to Jog Falls.
