Best places to visit in India in June

64 of 745 curated destinations are in peak season in June, and 500 are ones to stay away from. No listicle lies: every verdict here comes from the place's own season window.

Where India is at its best in June

Each line below is the reason this place works in the monsoon, written for that place, not a generic blurb.

Kheerganga Himachal Pradesh
Hot-spring trek camp, a backpacker rite of passage

Jun holds up; Jul-Aug bring leeches, slick rock sections and real flash-flood risk on the river.

Trek Mountains Offbeat Snow
Aharbal Falls Jammu and Kashmir
The Veshaw crashes 25 m through a pine gorge, Kashmir's Niagara

Jul-Sep rain keeps the fall fat and the walk up to Kungwattan meadow green; short showers, slick steps, local day-trippers.

Waterfalls Mountains Offbeat
Leh Ladakh
Ladakh's backpacker capital and high-pass road-trip hub

Peak season - both highways open, dry rain-shadow weather, hostels and cafes buzzing.

Mountains Backpacker Culture
Badrinath & Mana Uttarakhand
Char Dham shrine at 3100 m with Mana village 3 km on

July-August the Alaknanda valley slides; the highway above Joshimath closes for hours or days and the yatra thins right out.

Spiritual Mountains Heritage
Agumbe Karnataka
Rainforest village known as South India's Cherrapunji

This is the season - 700cm+ of rain, roaring falls, king cobras out, but leeches everywhere.

Offbeat Waterfalls Wildlife
Athirappilly Falls Kerala
An 80ft waterfall curtain at its thundering best in monsoon

This is peak season here - the falls roar at full width; stick to viewing platforms, rocks are lethal

Waterfalls Trek
Chail Himachal Pradesh
Deodar hill station with the world's highest cricket ground

July-August is fog, drizzle and occasional slips on the Kandaghat road; atmospheric if you like reading indoors, thin otherwise.

Mountains Heritage
Doodhpathri Jammu and Kashmir
Milky Shaliganga meadows under pine, Kashmir's gentler Gulmarg

Jul-Aug is green and warm rather than wet, but weekend picnic crowds and pony touts peak; Jun and Sep are the quiet wins.

Mountains Offbeat
Alchi (Sham Valley) Ladakh
11th-century Kashmiri murals in a low Indus orchard village

Jun-Sep stays dry with apricots ripening in July; the Choskor murals are unlit, so come when light reaches the doors.

Heritage Spiritual Offbeat
Kedarnath Uttarakhand
Himalayan Shiva shrine at 3583m, open just 6 months

Technically open but this is landslide and flash-flood country. The 2013 disaster hit in this window

Spiritual Trek Mountains
Churdhar (via Nohradhar) Himachal Pradesh
Sirmaur's 3,647 m Shiva summit above a sea of foothills

June holds dry; July-August is a slippery viewless slog on clay tracks, and September clears into a superb climbing window.

Trek Spiritual Mountains
Manasbal Lake Jammu and Kashmir
Lotus-choked lake under Nur Jahan's Jarokha Bagh terrace

Jul-Aug is peak lotus, solid pink across the north shore; Jun and Sep are quieter but still worth the shikara hour.

Lakes Offbeat Wildlife
Aryan Valley (Dha & Garkon) Ladakh
Flower-crowned Brokpa villages and apricot terraces on the Indus

Jul-Aug barely sees rain in this rain-shadow gorge: apricots dry on rooftops, harvest in full swing, days around 25 C.

Offbeat Culture Mountains
Khati (Pindari Glacier) Uttarakhand
Last village on the Pindari trail, 6 km past the road head

July and August wash out the Bageshwar to Kharkiya road and put leeches on every step; June is fine and September dries quickly.

Trek Offbeat Mountains
Jispa (Bhaga Valley) Himachal Pradesh
Bhaga riverside village on the Leh road, base for Baralacha La and Suraj Tal

Jun-Sep is the season: Baralacha La and Suraj Tal a 2 h drive up, Deepak Tal 8 km on, Manali-Leh buses and bikers passing through; rain rarely reaches this far

Mountains Offbeat Lakes Trek
Naranag Jammu and Kashmir
Ruined 8th-century Shiva temples at the Gangabal trailhead

Jun-Sep is the trekking window: two days up to Gangabal under Harmukh, with guides and ponies hired in the village.

Trek Heritage Offbeat
Lamayuru Ladakh
Moonland badlands under one of Ladakh's oldest gompas

Jun-Sep is dry high desert, not monsoon - best light on the moonland, homestays open, Yuru Kabgyat in June or July.

Heritage Spiritual Mountains
Madhyamaheshwar (Ransi) Uttarakhand
Panch Kedar shrine at 3450 m, 16 km on foot above Ransi

June is green and fine. July and August bring leeches, slides on the Ukhimath road and cloud over Chaukhamba; September dries out.

Trek Spiritual Mountains
Kaza (Spiti) Himachal Pradesh
Spiti's cold-desert capital - monasteries and moonscapes

Spiti's real peak - a rain-shadow desert, so this is HP's warmest, driest, greenest window.

Mountains Offbeat Desert Culture
Pahalgam Jammu and Kashmir
Pine-forested valley base for Amarnath Yatra and easy treks

June is lovely, but Jul-Aug bring Amarnath Yatra convoys and traffic curbs; September calms again.

Mountains Trek Spiritual
Nubra Valley Ladakh
Cold-desert valley of sand dunes and quiet monasteries

Prime time - Hunder's dunes, camel rides and Diskit monastery open up, easy loop with Turtuk.

Desert Mountains Offbeat
Sankri (Har Ki Dun) Uttarakhand
Govind park trailhead for Har Ki Dun and Kedarkantha

July-August the Tons valley road from Purola slips badly and the Har Ki Dun trail turns into leech-ridden mud all the way.

Trek Mountains Offbeat
Kibber (Spiti) Himachal Pradesh
Whitewashed village at 4,270 m, India's best chance of seeing a snow leopard

Jun-Sep is easy Spiti: Kunzum open from Manali, the Chicham bridge 3 km on, the Kibber sanctuary walks, blue sheep on the slopes; hardly any rain this deep in

Wildlife Offbeat Mountains Snow
Patnitop Jammu and Kashmir
Deodar ridge on the Jammu-Srinagar highway under Nathatop snow

June is clear and green, but Jul-Aug is Ramban landslide season on NH44 with six-hour halts; Sep drains off slowly.

Mountains Snow Trek
Pangong Tso Ladakh
The '3 Idiots' lake - a 134km turquoise line into Tibet

Peak season for the famous turquoise water, though Jul-Aug can mean queues of cars at the viewpoint.

Lakes Mountains Offbeat
Wan (Bedni Bugyal) Uttarakhand
Road-end village below the Ali and Bedni meadows

July and August mean leeches, cloud and slides on the Tharali road; June is green and fine and September dries into good walking.

Trek Mountains Offbeat
Parashar Lake Himachal Pradesh
Floating-island lake with a pagoda temple, camping spot

Jun is fine; Jul-Aug turn the approach road muddy and landslide-prone, with fog hiding the views.

Lakes Trek Mountains Offbeat
Sonamarg Jammu and Kashmir
Meadow of Gold below Zoji La, base for the Great Lakes trek

Prime season - the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek runs Jul-Sep and the road onward to Ladakh is fully open.

Mountains Trek Snow
Turtuk Ladakh
Balti village near the LoC, opened to tourists only in 2010

Best time - apricot trees fruiting in July-August, full village life visible, easy add-on from Hunder.

Offbeat Culture Heritage
Ghuttu (Khatling Glacier) Uttarakhand
Road end in the Bhilangana valley below Khatling glacier

July and August close the Ghansali road with slides for days and make the stream crossings dangerous; September usually settles.

Trek Offbeat Mountains
Sangla Himachal Pradesh
Baspa valley base camp with the old Kamru Fort

Jun is fine; Jul-Aug bring serious rockfall risk on the Karcham-Wangtu stretch, avoid driving in.

Mountains Offbeat Heritage Trek
Srinagar Jammu and Kashmir
Houseboats on Dal Lake, Mughal gardens, J&K's summer capital

June stays lovely; Jul-Aug bring Amarnath Yatra convoys, checkpoints and higher prices, easing by Sep.

Lakes Heritage Culture
Drass Ladakh
One of India's coldest towns, under the Kargil war ridges

Jun-Sep is dry and 20 C by day, Tiger Hill and Tololing visible from the highway, the memorial busiest around 26 July.

Offbeat Mountains Heritage
Harsil Uttarakhand
Deodar and apple village on the Bhagirathi below Gangotri

July-August is the Bhagirathi valley's landslide season; the highway above Uttarkashi has stranded pilgrims for days on end.

Mountains Offbeat Snow
Shangarh (Sainj Valley) Himachal Pradesh
Sacred meadow village at the quiet gate of the Great Himalayan NP

July-August bring landslide-prone Sainj roads, leeches and a sodden meadow; June and late September are the workable edges.

Offbeat Mountains Trek
Yusmarg Jammu and Kashmir
Pine-rimmed shepherd meadow and the walk to Nilnag lake

Jun and Sep are the quiet good months; Jul-Aug is warm rather than wet but fills with Srinagar day-trippers and pony touts.

Mountains Offbeat Trek

Also in peak season in June

28 more, all of them in their best window this month.

Bangus Valley (Bungus) Jammu and Kashmir
Bani (Sarthal Devi) Jammu and Kashmir
Bhaderwah Jammu and Kashmir
Bharmour (Manimahesh) Himachal Pradesh
Chanshal Pass (Dodra Kwar) Himachal Pradesh
Chitkul Himachal Pradesh
Dhankar Himachal Pradesh
Gurez Valley (Dawar) Jammu and Kashmir
Hanle Ladakh
Janjehli (Shikari Devi) Himachal Pradesh
Kafnu (Bhabha Valley) Himachal Pradesh
Kalpa Himachal Pradesh
Kargil Ladakh
Kugti (Budhil Valley) Himachal Pradesh
Lolab Valley (Sogam) Jammu and Kashmir
Loran Valley (Poonch) Jammu and Kashmir
Malari (Niti Valley) Uttarakhand
Nako Himachal Pradesh
Noori Chamb (Behramgala) Jammu and Kashmir
Photoksar (Fotoksar) Ladakh
Pin Valley (Mudh) Himachal Pradesh
Rakcham Himachal Pradesh
Suru Valley (Panikhar) Ladakh
Tabo Himachal Pradesh
Trilokinath (Udaipur, Lahaul) Himachal Pradesh
Tso Kar Ladakh
Tso Moriri Ladakh
Tulail Valley (Badugam) Jammu and Kashmir

Where not to go in India in June

These 500 are hard no's this month: a closed gate, a snowed-in pass, cancelled boats, landslide season or heat that makes the trip pointless. The app will never suggest them in June.

Abhaneri (Chand Baori) Rajasthan
Agartala & Unakoti Tripura
Agasthyakoodam (Athirumala) Kerala
Agatti Island (Lakshadweep) Lakshadweep
Agra Uttar Pradesh
Ahmedabad Gujarat
Ahobilam Andhra Pradesh
Aizawl Mizoram
Ajmer Rajasthan
Ajodhya Hills (Purulia) West Bengal
Alampur (Jogulamba) Telangana
Alibaug Maharashtra
Alleppey (Alappuzha) Backwaters Kerala
Almora Uttarakhand
Alwar Rajasthan
Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh
Amritsar Punjab
Anandpur Sahib Punjab
Ananthagiri Hills (Vikarabad) Telangana
Anini (Dibang Valley) Arunachal Pradesh
Anjuna-Vagator Goa
Araku Valley Andhra Pradesh
Arambol & Mandrem Goa
Aranmula Kerala
Asan Conservation Reserve (Dakpathar) Uttarakhand
Auli Uttarakhand
Ayodhya Uttar Pradesh
Bageshwar Uttarakhand
Bagh Caves (Bagh village) Madhya Pradesh
Baghmara (Balpakram gateway) Meghalaya
Bakhira Lake (Khalilabad) Uttar Pradesh
Bakkhali & Henry Island West Bengal
Balotra & Tilwara Rajasthan
Bangaram Island Lakshadweep
Banswara (Mahi Backwaters) Rajasthan
Barabar Caves Bihar
Baratang Island (Limestone Caves) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Barmer Rajasthan
Barsana & Nandgaon Uttar Pradesh
Barsey Rhododendron Sanctuary (Hilley) Sikkim
Baruva (Sompeta) Andhra Pradesh
Basar Arunachal Pradesh
Basohli Jammu and Kashmir
Bateshwar & Chambal Safari (Bah) Uttar Pradesh
Bathinda Punjab
Bawangaja (Barwani) Madhya Pradesh
Bekal Kerala
Belpahari (Kankrajhore) West Bengal
Belum Caves Andhra Pradesh
Betla National Park Jharkhand
Betul (Cabo de Rama coast) Goa
Bhadrachalam Telangana
Bhainsrorgarh Rajasthan
Bhairavakona Andhra Pradesh
Bhangarh & Ajabgarh Rajasthan
Bharatpur (Keoladeo National Park) Rajasthan
Bheemili (Bheemunipatnam) Andhra Pradesh
Bhigwan (Kumbhargaon) Maharashtra
Bhimbetka (with Bhojpur) Madhya Pradesh
Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary Haryana
Bhitargaon Uttar Pradesh
Bhitarkanika National Park Odisha
Bhongir Fort (Bhuvanagiri) Telangana
Bhopal & Sanchi Madhya Pradesh
Bhoramdeo (Kawardha) Chhattisgarh
Bhuj Gujarat
Bidar Karnataka
Bikaner Rajasthan
Binsar Uttarakhand
Bishnupur (Terracotta Temples) West Bengal
Bithoor Uttar Pradesh
Bodh Gaya Bihar
Bundi Rajasthan
Burhanpur Madhya Pradesh
Buxa Tiger Reserve (Jayanti) West Bengal
Chabimura Tripura
Chakrata Uttarakhand
Chamba Himachal Pradesh
Champaner-Pavagadh Gujarat
Champhai (Murlen & Vangchhia) Mizoram
Chandannagar West Bengal
Chanderi Madhya Pradesh
Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chandipur (Balasore) Odisha
Chandoli National Park Maharashtra
Chandor & Loutolim Goa
Chandubi Lake Assam
Cherrapunji (Sohra) Meghalaya
Chettinad (Karaikudi) Tamil Nadu
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) Maharashtra
Chidambaram & Pichavaram Tamil Nadu
Chikhaldara Maharashtra
Chikmagalur Karnataka
Chilika Lake (Satapada) Odisha
Chitradurga Karnataka
Chitrakoot (Ramghat) Uttar Pradesh
Chitrakote Falls (Bastar) Chhattisgarh
Chittorgarh Rajasthan
Chopta Uttarakhand
Coonoor Tamil Nadu
Coorg (Madikeri) Karnataka
Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
Dajipur (Radhanagari) Maharashtra
Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary Jharkhand
Daman Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Dampa Tiger Reserve (Teirei) Mizoram
Damro (Yamne valley) Arunachal Pradesh
Dandeli Karnataka
Daringbadi Odisha
Darjeeling West Bengal
Dawki & Shnongpdeng Meghalaya
Debrigarh (Hirakud Reservoir) Odisha
Dehing Patkai National Park (Jeypore) Assam
Delhi Delhi
Deogarh (Devgarh) Rajasthan
Deogarh (Lalitpur) Uttar Pradesh
Deoghar (Baidyanath Dham) Jharkhand
Deomali Odisha
Dera Baba Nanak (Kartarpur Corridor) Punjab
Deshnoke (Karni Mata Temple) Rajasthan
Devprayag Uttarakhand
Dholavira Gujarat
Dhosi Hill (Narnaul) Haryana
Dibru-Saikhowa National Park (Guijan Ghat) Assam
Diglipur (Ross & Smith Islands) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Dindi (Konaseema Backwaters) Andhra Pradesh
Dirang Arunachal Pradesh
Diu Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Divar Island Goa
Doyang Reservoir (Pangti) Nagaland
Dudhsagar Falls (Mollem) Goa
Dudhwa National Park Uttar Pradesh
Duduma Falls (Machkund) Odisha
Dumboor Lake (Narikel Kunja) Tripura
Dungarpur Rajasthan
Dwarka Gujarat
Dzongu (Lepcha Reserve) Sikkim
Dzukou Valley Nagaland
Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary (Lama Camp & Bompu) Arunachal Pradesh
Fatehgarh Sahib (Sirhind) Punjab
Fatehpur Sikri Uttar Pradesh
Fort Kochi Kerala
Gandhi Sagar (Chambal) Madhya Pradesh
Gandikota Andhra Pradesh
Gangaikonda Cholapuram Tamil Nadu
Gangasagar (Sagar Island) West Bengal
Gangrel Dam (Ravishankar Sagar) Chhattisgarh
Gangtok Sikkim
Ganpatipule Maharashtra
Garadia Mahadev (Chambal Gorge) Rajasthan
Garh Panchkot West Bengal
Gaur (Malda) West Bengal
Gavi Kerala
Ghughua Fossil Park Madhya Pradesh
Gingee Fort (Senji) Tamil Nadu
Gir (Sasan Gir) Gujarat
Goindwal Sahib (Baoli Sahib) Punjab
Gokarna Karnataka
Gondal Gujarat
Gopalpur Odisha
Gopnath (Talaja) Gujarat
Gorumara National Park (Lataguri) West Bengal
Guruvayur Kerala
Guwahati Assam
Gwalior Madhya Pradesh
Haflong Assam
Hajo & Sualkuchi Assam
Hanumangarh (Bhatner & Kalibangan) Rajasthan
Hanuwantiya Tapu Madhya Pradesh
Haridwar Uttarakhand
Harike Wetland (Harike Pattan) Punjab
Harishchandragad Maharashtra
Harnai (Dapoli) Maharashtra
Hastinapur Uttar Pradesh
Havelock Island (Swaraj Dweep) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Hmuifang Mizoram
Honnemaradu Karnataka
Hoollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary (Jorhat) Assam
Idar (Idariyo Gadh) Gujarat
Jabalpur & Bhedaghat (Marble Rocks) Madhya Pradesh
Jagdalpur (Bastar) Chhattisgarh
Jaipur Rajasthan
Jaisalmer Rajasthan
Jaisamand (Dhebar Lake) Rajasthan
Jaldapara National Park (Madarihat) West Bengal
Jampui Hills (Vanghmun) Tripura
Jaunpur Uttar Pradesh
Javadi Hills (Jamunamarathur) Tamil Nadu
Jawai Bandh (Bera) Rajasthan
Jhalawar (Gagron & Jhalrapatan) Rajasthan
Jhalong & Bindu (Jaldhaka Valley) West Bengal
Jhansi Uttar Pradesh
Jhargram West Bengal
Jodhpur Rajasthan
Jowai (Nartiang & Krangsuri) Meghalaya
Junagadh (Girnar) Gujarat
Kadmat Island Lakshadweep
Kakkayam Kerala
Kakolat Falls Bihar
Kalaburagi (Gulbarga) Karnataka
Kalakkad-Mundanthurai (Mundanthurai) Tamil Nadu
Kalesar National Park Haryana
Kaleshwaram Telangana
Kalimpong West Bengal
Kalinjar Fort Uttar Pradesh
Kalna (Ambika Kalna) West Bengal
Kalpeni (Koomel Bay) Lakshadweep
Kanchipuram Tamil Nadu
Kannur Kerala
Kanwar Lake (Kabar Taal) Bihar
Kanyakumari Tamil Nadu
Kapurthala Punjab
Karauli Rajasthan
Karwar (Devbagh & Kurumgad) Karnataka
Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary Uttar Pradesh
Katra (Vaishno Devi) Jammu and Kashmir
Kausani Uttarakhand
Kaushambi (Kosam) Uttar Pradesh
Kavaratti Lakshadweep
Kazhugumalai (Vettuvan Koil) Tamil Nadu
Kaziranga National Park Assam
Kemmangundi Karnataka
Keoti Falls (Rewa) Madhya Pradesh
Kesaria Stupa Bihar
Keshopur Chhamb (Miani Community Reserve) Punjab
Khajuraho Madhya Pradesh
Khandadhar Falls Odisha
Khejarla Rajasthan
Khichan (Demoiselle Cranes) Rajasthan
Khonoma Nagaland
Khuri (Desert National Park) Rajasthan
Kiradu Temples Rajasthan
Kishangarh Rajasthan
Kodachadri (Kollur base) Karnataka
Kodaikanal Tamil Nadu
Kohima Nagaland
Kolayat Rajasthan
Kolkata West Bengal
Kolli Hills Tamil Nadu
Kolukkumalai Tamil Nadu
Konark Odisha
Kondaveedu Fort Andhra Pradesh
Koraput Odisha
Kovalam Kerala
Kuchaman (Kuchaman Fort) Rajasthan
Kudremukh Karnataka
Kukke Subramanya (Kumara Parvatha) Karnataka
Kumarakom Kerala
Kumbakonam (with Darasuram) Tamil Nadu
Kumbhalgarh Rajasthan
Kuno National Park (Sesaipura) Madhya Pradesh
Kuntala Falls Telangana
Kurukshetra Haryana
Kushinagar Uttar Pradesh
Laitlum Canyons (Rasong) Meghalaya
Lakhpat (Kutch) Gujarat
Lakkundi (Gadag) Karnataka
Laknavaram Lake Telangana
Lambasingi Andhra Pradesh
Lauriya Nandangarh Bihar
Lava & Rishop (Neora Valley) West Bengal
Lepakshi Andhra Pradesh
Little Andaman (Hut Bay) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Little Rann of Kutch (Dasada) Gujarat
Loktak Lake Manipur
Lonar Crater Lake Maharashtra
Long Island Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Longwa (Mon district) Nagaland
Lucknow Uttar Pradesh
Madhubani (Mithila art villages) Bihar
Madurai Tamil Nadu
Mahabaleshwar Maharashtra
Mahoba (Chandela Lakes) Uttar Pradesh
Majuli Island Assam
Maluti Jharkhand
Malvan-Tarkarli Maharashtra
Manas National Park Assam
Mandar Hill (Bounsi) Bihar
Mandarmani-Tajpur West Bengal
Mandawa (Shekhawati) Rajasthan
Mandi Himachal Pradesh
Mandla Madhya Pradesh
Mandu Madhya Pradesh
Mandvi (Kutch) Gujarat
Mangalajodi (Chilika Wetlands) Odisha
Mangar Bani Haryana
Manginapudi Beach (Machilipatnam) Andhra Pradesh
Mannanur (Amrabad Tiger Reserve) Telangana
Mansar Lake Jammu and Kashmir
Marari Beach (Mararikulam) Kerala
Maravanthe Karnataka
Maredumilli Andhra Pradesh
Masinagudi (Mudumalai) Tamil Nadu
Maski Karnataka
Matheran Maharashtra
Mawlynnong Meghalaya
Mawphanlur Meghalaya
Mawphlang Sacred Forest Meghalaya
Mayapur (Nabadwip) West Bengal
McCluskieganj Jharkhand
Mechuka (Menchukha) Arunachal Pradesh
Medak Telangana
Meghamalai (High Wavy Mountains) Tamil Nadu
Menal (Falls & Temples) Rajasthan
Merta City Rajasthan
Minicoy (Maliku) Lakshadweep
Mirik West Bengal
Mitaoli, Padavali & Bateshwar Madhya Pradesh
Modhera (Sun Temple) Gujarat
Mokokchung Nagaland
Mudgal Karnataka
Mukteshwar Uttarakhand
Mukutmanipur West Bengal
Mumbai Maharashtra
Mundeshwari Hill (Kaimur) Bihar
Munger Bihar
Munnar Kerala
Munroe Island (Munroe Thuruthu) Kerala
Murshidabad (Hazarduari) West Bengal
Murud-Janjira Maharashtra
Murudeshwar Karnataka
Mussoorie Uttarakhand
Muziris Heritage (Kodungallur) Kerala
Nagarjuna Sagar (Nagarjunakonda) Andhra Pradesh
Nagaur Rajasthan
Naimisharanya (Nimsar) Uttar Pradesh
Nainital Uttarakhand
Nal Sarovar Gujarat
Namchi Sikkim
Namdapha National Park (Miao & Deban) Arunachal Pradesh
Nameri National Park Assam
Nampong (Pangsau Pass) Arunachal Pradesh
Nanded (Hazur Sahib) Maharashtra
Nangal (Sutlej Lake) Punjab
Narara (Marine National Park) Gujarat
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary (Unnao) Uttar Pradesh
Nawalgarh (Shekhawati) Rajasthan
Neemrana Rajasthan
Neermahal & Rudrasagar Lake (Melaghar) Tripura
Neil Island (Shaheed Dweep) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary Andhra Pradesh
Nelliyampathy Kerala
Netarhat Jharkhand
Netravali (Neturlim) Goa
Nilambur Kerala
Ninai Falls (Dediapada) Gujarat
Nongkhnum Island (Langshiang Falls) Meghalaya
Nongkhyllem Sanctuary (Lailad) Meghalaya
Nongriat (Double-Decker Root Bridge) Meghalaya
Ooty (Udhagamandalam) Tamil Nadu
Orang National Park (Silbori) Assam
Orchha Madhya Pradesh
Orvakal Rock Garden Andhra Pradesh
Osian (Osiyan) Rajasthan
Pachmarhi Madhya Pradesh
Paithalmala Kerala
Pakhal Lake Telangana
Palak Dil (Phura) Mizoram
Palitana (Shatrunjaya) Gujarat
Palolem-Agonda Goa
Panaji (Fontainhas & Old Goa) Goa
Panna National Park Madhya Pradesh
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve Kerala
Parasnath Hill (Shikharji) Jharkhand
Pasighat Arunachal Pradesh
Patan (Rani ki Vav) Gujarat
Patiala Punjab
Pelling Sikkim
Pench National Park (Turia) Madhya Pradesh
Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) Maharashtra
Phawngpui (Blue Mountain) Mizoram
Pilibhit Tiger Reserve (Chuka) Uttar Pradesh
Pinjore (Yadavindra Gardens) Haryana
Piprahwa (Kapilavastu) Uttar Pradesh
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary (Mayong) Assam
Point Calimere (Kodiakkarai) Tamil Nadu
Polo Forest (Vijaynagar) Gujarat
Ponmudi Kerala
Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Prayagraj (Triveni Sangam) Uttar Pradesh
Pulicat (Pazhaverkadu) Tamil Nadu
Puri Odisha
Pushkar Rajasthan
Rajdari & Devdari Falls (Chandraprabha) Uttar Pradesh
Rajgad Fort Maharashtra
Rajgir (with Nalanda) Bihar
Rajim Chhattisgarh
Rakhigarhi Haryana
Ramappa Temple (Palampet) Telangana
Ramgarh Crater (Bhand Deva) Rajasthan
Ranakpur Rajasthan
Rangat (Amkunj & Dhani Nallah) Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Ranikor (Kynshi river) Meghalaya
Ranipur-Jharial (Soma Tirtha) Odisha
Ranipuram Kerala
Rann of Kutch (Dhordo) Gujarat
Ravangla Sikkim
Reiek Mizoram
Renuka Lake (Renuka Ji) Himachal Pradesh
Rishikesh Uttarakhand
Roing & Mayudia Pass Arunachal Pradesh
Sahastrakund Falls Maharashtra
Sakleshpur Karnataka
Salkhan Fossils Park (Sonbhadra) Uttar Pradesh
Sambhar Lake (Phulera) Rajasthan
Sandakphu West Bengal
Sannati & Kanaganahalli Karnataka
Sariska Tiger Reserve Rajasthan
Sasaram & Rohtasgarh Fort Bihar
Sasihitlu Beach Karnataka
Satkosia Gorge (Tikarpada) Odisha
Satpura National Park (Madhai) Madhya Pradesh
Sevagram (Wardha) Maharashtra
Shantiniketan (Bolpur) West Bengal
Shilloi Lake (Latsam) Nagaland
Shillong Meghalaya
Shivpuri (Madhav National Park) Madhya Pradesh
Shravasti (Sahet-Mahet) Uttar Pradesh
Sidhpur (Bohra Havelis) Gujarat
Siju (Dobakkol Caves) Meghalaya
Silent Valley National Park (Mukkali) Kerala
Silvassa Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Simlipal National Park (Baripada) Odisha
Sirpur Chhattisgarh
Sirsi & Sahasralinga Karnataka
Sitamata Sanctuary (Dhariawad) Rajasthan
Sittanavasal Tamil Nadu
Sittong (Orange Village) West Bengal
Sivasagar Assam
Somnath Gujarat
Sonagiri (Jain temple hill) Madhya Pradesh
Srisailam Andhra Pradesh
Statue of Unity Gujarat
Sultanpur Lodhi Punjab
Sultanpur National Park (Bird Sanctuary) Haryana
Sundarbans West Bengal
Surajkund Haryana
Suryalanka Beach (Bapatla) Andhra Pradesh
Susunia Hill (Bankura) West Bengal
Tal Chhapar Rajasthan
Talakona Falls Andhra Pradesh
Talwandi Sabo (Takht Damdama Sahib) Punjab
Tamia & Patalkot Valley Madhya Pradesh
Tapola (Shivsagar Lake) Maharashtra
Taptapani Odisha
Tarnetar Gujarat
Tawang Arunachal Pradesh
Tezpur Assam
Thalassery (Tellicherry) Kerala
Thanamir (Mount Saramati) Nagaland
Thanjavur Tamil Nadu
Thattekad (Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary) Kerala
Thekkady (Periyar) Kerala
Thenmala Kerala
Thenzawl (Vantawng Falls) Mizoram
Thirunelli (Brahmagiri) Kerala
Thrissur Kerala
Tiruchirappalli (Trichy) Tamil Nadu
Tiruvannamalai Tamil Nadu
Touphema Village Nagaland
Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary (Belonia) Tripura
Tura (Garo Hills) Meghalaya
Tuting (Pemako) Arunachal Pradesh
Ubbalamadugu Falls (Tada) Andhra Pradesh
Udaipur Rajasthan
Udupi-Malpe & St Marys Island Karnataka
Ujjain Madhya Pradesh
Vadnagar Gujarat
Vagamon Kerala
Vaishali Bihar
Valiyaparamba (Nileshwar backwaters) Kerala
Valley of Flowers Uttarakhand
Valmiki Nagar (Valmiki Tiger Reserve) Bihar
Valparai Tamil Nadu
Vanjangi (Paderu) Andhra Pradesh
Varanasi Uttar Pradesh
Varkala Kerala
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary Tamil Nadu
Velas (Turtle Village) Maharashtra
Velavadar (Blackbuck National Park) Gujarat
Vellore Tamil Nadu
Vengurla Maharashtra
Vijayapura (Bijapur) Karnataka
Vikramshila (Antichak) Bihar
Visakhapatnam (Vizag) Andhra Pradesh
Vizianagaram Andhra Pradesh
Vrindavan-Mathura Uttar Pradesh
Wahkhen (Mawryngkhang Bamboo Trail) Meghalaya
Wakro (Parshuram Kund & Glao Lake) Arunachal Pradesh
Walong (Dong & Kibithoo) Arunachal Pradesh
Wankaner Gujarat
Wari Chora (Emangre) Meghalaya
Wayanad Kerala
Yaganti Andhra Pradesh
Yana Rocks Karnataka
Yelagiri Tamil Nadu
Yellapur (Sathodi & Magod Falls) Karnataka
Yuksom Sikkim
Ziro Valley Arunachal Pradesh
Zuluk Sikkim

Shoulder season in June

Fewer people, cheaper beds, and a real chance the weather does not cooperate. 114 places sit in shoulder season this month.

Abbott Mount (Lohaghat) Uttarakhand
Ajanta-Ellora Maharashtra
Amboli Maharashtra
Badami-Aihole-Pattadakal Karnataka
Bandhavgarh National Park Madhya Pradesh
Bandipur National Park Karnataka
Barot Himachal Pradesh
Belghar (Kandhamal) Odisha
Belur-Halebidu Karnataka
Benreu (Mount Pauna) Nagaland
Bhadra Tiger Reserve (Muthodi) Karnataka
Bhandardara Maharashtra
Bhimashankar Maharashtra
Bir Himachal Pradesh
Bogatha Falls Telangana
BR Hills (Biligiri Ranganatha) Karnataka
Champakulam (Kuttanad) Kerala
Chandratal Himachal Pradesh
Chorla Ghat Goa
Courtallam (Kutralam) Tamil Nadu
Dalhousie Himachal Pradesh
Dudhni Lake Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Gaganbawda Maharashtra
Gokak Falls Karnataka
Gulmarg Jammu and Kashmir
Hampi Karnataka
Hanol (Mahasu Devta) Uttarakhand
Hasanur (Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve) Tamil Nadu
Hogenakkal Falls Tamil Nadu
Hyderabad Telangana
Igatpuri Maharashtra
Iruppu Falls (Kurchi) Karnataka
Jageshwar Uttarakhand
Jawhar Maharashtra
Jibhi Himachal Pradesh
Jim Corbett (Ramnagar) Uttarakhand
Jog Falls Karnataka
Kaas Plateau Maharashtra
Kabini Karnataka
Kanatal Uttarakhand
Kanha National Park Madhya Pradesh
Kanthalloor Kerala
Karsog Valley Himachal Pradesh
Kasauli Himachal Pradesh
Kasol Himachal Pradesh
Khajjiar Himachal Pradesh
Kokernag & Verinag Jammu and Kashmir
Kukru (Khamla Plateau) Madhya Pradesh
Kullu Himachal Pradesh
Lansdowne Uttarakhand
Lonavala Maharashtra
Machail (Paddar) Jammu and Kashmir
Madhavpur Ghed Gujarat
Madhugiri Karnataka
Mahabalipuram (Mamallapuram) Tamil Nadu
Mahal (Purna Sanctuary) Gujarat
Mahanandi (Nava Nandi) Andhra Pradesh
Maheshwar Madhya Pradesh
Mainpat Chhattisgarh
Malana Himachal Pradesh
Manali Himachal Pradesh
Manapad Tamil Nadu
Mannavanur Tamil Nadu
Markha Valley Ladakh
Martand Sun Temple (Mattan) Jammu and Kashmir
McLeod Ganj Himachal Pradesh
Miyar Valley (Urgos) Himachal Pradesh
Morni Hills Haryana
Mount Abu Rajasthan
Munsiyari Uttarakhand
Mysuru Karnataka
Naggar Himachal Pradesh
Nagzira (Pitezari Gate) Maharashtra
Naldurg Maharashtra
Nandi Hills Karnataka
Narkanda & Thanedar Himachal Pradesh
Nirmand (Srikhand Mahadev) Himachal Pradesh
North Sikkim (Lachen-Lachung) Sikkim
Omkareshwar Madhya Pradesh
Padmanabhapuram Palace (Thuckalay) Tamil Nadu

Festivals in June

Champakulam (Kuttanad), Kerala: Jun/Jul: Champakulam Moolam Vallamkali, the oldest snake boat race
Lamayuru, Ladakh: Jun/Jul: Yuru Kabgyat masked dances (5th Tibetan month)
Puri, Odisha: Jun-Jul: Rath Yatra
Raigad Fort, Maharashtra: Jun: Shiv Rajyabhishek Din, coronation day on 6 June

Best states to visit in June

Himachal Pradesh (22)Jammu and Kashmir (17)Ladakh (14)Uttarakhand (9)Karnataka (1)Kerala (1)

Common questions

Where should you travel in India in June?

64 of the 745 destinations in this catalogue are in peak season in June, with another 114 in shoulder season. The states with the most places at their best are Himachal Pradesh (22), Jammu and Kashmir (17), Ladakh (14) and Uttarakhand (9).

Where should you avoid in India in June?

500 places in this catalogue are marked avoid in June: closed park gates, snowed-in passes, cancelled ferries, landslide roads or plain 45 degree heat. Abhaneri (Chand Baori), Agartala & Unakoti, Agasthyakoodam (Athirumala), Agatti Island (Lakshadweep), Agra and Ahmedabad are among them.

Is June a good time to visit India?

June falls in the monsoon season. It is a narrower month, roughly 9 per cent of the catalogue is at its best, so it pays to pick the region carefully rather than the country.