Top 10 Valleys In India You Must Visit

20 JULY, 2023 Sweta Gupta

10. parvati valley

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9. valley of flowers

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8. nubra valley

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7. yumthang valley

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6. dzokou valley

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5. spiti

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4. dibang valley

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3. liddEr valley

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2. sharavathi

[{"selector":"#anim-a0971828-be21-4dd6-ae70-0ccc4e21e796","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-434eac21-505e-47d4-a02f-6149bb348d81","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 100.50091%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":1000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-41be64a6-4220-459d-a2a5-44df7055d377","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3e1ff3d4-8e45-4dcf-883f-26a3208e7d55","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -934.79056%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-19c6bd62-5359-4aac-b4c4-3bfbb189819c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-170668ba-75bf-4684-87c4-e524ab3bb797","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 113.38689%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9aa21dbe-dc49-4141-8bee-720add07a361","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ca1320f9-547e-4e1c-83ed-ffc1565f2fd5","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 819.34204%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":2000,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-314ae92c-0619-468e-967c-6ffa9710662d [data-leaf-element=\"true\"]","keyframes":{"transform":["translate(-0.6060018762514439%, 0%) scale(1.5)","translate(0%, 0%) scale(1)"]},"delay":0,"duration":2000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(.3,0,.55,1)","fill":"forwards"}] Situated on the Sharavathi river basin in Karnataka, in the Western Ghats, it houses exotic animals like the lion-tailed macaque and various big cat species. Its backwaters offer great opportunities for water sports like canoeing, kayaking, and wind surfing.

1. araku

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