10 Must Visit Hill Stations of South India

29 AUG, 2023 Sweta Gupta

1. Munnar, idukki

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2. valparai, coimbatore

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3. vagamon, kottayam

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4. kolli, namakkal

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5. chikkamagaluru

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6. yercaud, salem

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7. wayanad, kerala

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8. araku, andhra pradesh

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9. meghamalai, theni

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10. kodaikanal

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