1. The factors like hill stations, natural parks, wildlife sanctuaries, beautiful beaches, famous places of pilgrimage and places of historical importance such as forts, etc. make the Western Ghats and the Western Coast the favored destination of tourist.
2. The Ghats have a number of noteworthy hill stations like Saputara in Gujarat, Mahabaleshwar in Maharashtra, Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu and Munnar in Kerala. Besides these hill stations, several national parks and wildlife sanctuaries also attract many tourists.
3. The beautiful beaches like Srivardhan and Guhagar in Maharashtra, Kolwa and Kalangut in Goa, Karwar beach in Karnataka and Kovalam beach in Kerala are quite famous tourist destinations.
4. Places of Pilgrimage as well as places of historical importance like forts also attract tourists.
