Great Outdoors | Nat Geo Traveller India

Kasol, situated in Himachal Pradesh's Parvati Valley, is known for its gorgeous landscapes and offers a serene getaway from the city.

Yugant Arora

The Khardung La pass in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir is 17,582ft above sea level, and is one of the highest motorable roads in the world. This shot was taken a few minutes after snowfall.

Ankita Bhasme

The Atlantic Ocean skims against the giant dunes of the Namib desert in Namibia. Desert safaris get travellers up close with the desert's diverse flora and fauna.

Shubhashish Beura

The Mendri Ghumar waterfall, near Chitrakot in Chhattisgarh, is small but gorgeous.

Ankur Shekdar

"I shot this image on a trek to Kedartal, a glacial lake in Uttarakhand's Garhwal region of the Himalayas."

Subhrangshu Bhandary

Boat rides around Karnataka's Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary afford sightings of white ibis, cormorants, egrets, herons and spot-billed pelicans like the one pictured here.

P Krishna Raja

"I took this photo on a weekend in Valparai, Tamil Nadu with my friends. I rode to the top of a hill and saw it rain in to the valley. What a beautiful sight it was—the river and rain both pouring into the valley together."

Venkatesan Elumalai

Meghalaya's Mawlynnong, the cleanest village in Asia, is home to living root bridges, nursed into existence from the roots of ancient rubber trees.

Dipabrata Sur

The snow-clad pine trees in Gulmarg, Kashmir shone golden in the early morning sun. While you can visit all year round, skiing season starts around November when the winter sets in.

Rahul Mistry

Who needs diamonds when you can dress up in dew drops every morning? This image was taken in Rewari, a city in Haryana.

Tanya Gupta

Nagarhole National Park in Karnataka is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and home to big cats like leopards and tigers as well as birds like this white-rumped vulture.

Raghav Ramaiah

The limestone formations called the Pinnacles in the desert of Nambung National Park in western Australia are striking. Even more so when it's a full moon and the heavens are lit up.

Chandramauli KS

Keylong, on the Leh-Manali highway in Himachal Pradesh, is accessible only between June and October, when it isn't snowing. The region affords gorgeous views, like this one, of the striking Himalayas.

Amit Kumar

This Indian chameleon was spotted in a garden in Bhubaneswar, Odisha, where the photographer lives.

DK Pattnayak

"This is the Menmecho Lake in East Sikkim. I think I was extremely lucky to capture this sea of clouds during my trip along the Old Silk route."

Sanjib Basak

The endangered lion-tailed macaque is found in forests across the Western Ghats of India. This one was spotted at Kudremukh National Park in Karnataka.

Angad Achappa

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