India GOPlaces to visit near Isha Yoga Center
Ooty & Coonoor
The twin Nilgiri hill stations of Ooty and Coonoor run on tea, eucalyptus air and faded English charm, linked by a UNESCO toy train that creaks up through the clouds. Botanical gardens, lakes and viewpoints in the classic sweater-weather escape of the south.
~50 km as the crow flies
Munnar
High in the Western Ghats, endless corrugated tea gardens roll away into mist, waterfalls and the odd colonial bungalow. The coolest, greenest escape in the south: hill walks, tea estates, and slopes that turn blue with the once-in-twelve-years neelakurinji bloom.
~100 km as the crow flies
Kochi
Kerala's seafaring crossroads, where Arab, Portuguese, Dutch and Jewish traders met: old Fort Kochi with its Chinese fishing nets, the synagogue and Jew Town, spice markets, antiques and evening Kathakali performances. The gateway to Kerala's famous backwaters, too.
~130 km as the crow flies
Mysore
Genteel Mysore runs on sandalwood, silk and royal pageantry: a palace that lights up with 100,000 bulbs, the hilltop Chamundi temple, and a Dasara festival that still parades elephants. The grandest palace in the south, and the home of Ashtanga yoga.
~150 km as the crow flies
Bengaluru
India's tech capital keeps its older selves in plain sight: a rock-cut cave temple under a hill, a palace modelled on Windsor Castle, and the market lanes of Malleswaram and Gandhi Bazaar. Filter coffee and dosa at dawn, craft beer and bookshops after dark, and a plateau climate that stays mild all year.
~240 km as the crow flies
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