Manali is a hill station in the mountains of Himachal Pradesh, India, near the northern end of the Kullu Valley. It is located about 250 km (160 mi) north of state capital, Shimla.

Manali with population of approx. 30,000 is administratively a part of the Kullu district. The small town was the beginning of an ancient trade route to Ladakh and from there over the Karakoram Pass on to Yarkand and Khotan in the Tarim Basin.

Manali and the surrounding area is of great significance to Indian culture and heritage as it is said to be the home of the Saptarshi, or Seven Sages.

Darjeeling

It is a beautiful adventurous hill station situated in West Bengal state of India. Darjeeling is an internationally renowned as a tourist destination, along with its tea industry and the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, it is hill town headquarters of Darjeeling district with a partially autonomous status within the state of West Bengal. The town is located in the Mahabharat Range or Lesser Himalaya at an average elevation of 6,710.

Best time to visit Darjeeling is after monsoon during the month of October and November and during Spring when skies are dry, panoramas are clear and temperatures are pleasant.

Ladakh is covered by mountains .It is a region of Jammu and Kashmir, the northernmost state of the India. Sheer walls of rock and ice divide the Indus Valley from Tibet, Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, the human habitation is restricted to narrow strips of greenery clinging to the rivers that drain down from mountain glaciers. It is one of the most sparsely populated regions in Jammu and Kashmir.

From the month of November to March, Ladakh is almost completely cut off from the rest of the world. Even in the months of summer, getting here involves crossing the highest mountain passes of earth, or a hair raising flight that weaves between mountain peaks. Isolation has preserved an almost medieval way of life, dedicated to nature by changing seasons. However, change is coming to this mountain Shangri La. Global warming is continuously changing the annual rainfall patterns, threatening farming cycles and Ladakh’s buildings and roads. Unlike, the rest of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh is seen little violence since India got Independence. Majority of Ladakhis are Buddhist.