Sunday, June 1, 2008

INCREDIBLE WEST INDIA TOURISM - GUJARAT

The state of Gujarat is renowned for its silks and the birth place of Mahatma Gandhi throughout the world and continues to allure forever with its age-old palaces, famous temples, spectacular animals and birds in lush green forests as well as its vibrant colorful festivities. Some important tourist attractions in Gujarat are: Ahmedabad, Sabarmati Ashram, Dwarka, Bhuj, Patan, Somnath Temple, Champaner, Junagadh and Sasangir. 3. GoaGoa has a number of tourist attractions bearing the testimony of Portuguese rule and their love for architecture. Goa tour packages involve the gothic churches, crumbling forts, temples, beaches, coconut groves and villages. Some famous beaches are the Calangute beach, the Baga beach, Anjuna beach, Dona Paula beach, Colva beach, Agonda beach, Miramar beach and many others. Some famous churches are Goa Basilica of Bom Jesus, Goa Se Cathedral, St Francis of Assini, Church of Lady of Rosary and Church of St Cajatan. Some famous temples of Goa are the Saraswat Temples, the Shanta Durga temple, the Ganapati temple, the Maha Lakshmi temple and the Shri Nagesh Maharudra temple.

INCREDIBLE WEST INDIA TOURISM – MUMBAI (BOMBAY)

Mumbai, the principal metropolis of Western India, the capital of the state of Maharashtra, is a pleasant seafront with a palm-lined promenade and attractive beaches such as Juhu, Versova, Marve, Madh and Manori. Some other tourist destinations of Mumbai are Gateway of India, Mani Bhawan, Prince of Wales Museum, Marine Drive, Juhu, Hanging Gardens, Kamla Nehru Park, Chowpatty, Aarey Milk Colony, Tower of Silence, Jain Temple and Ajanta and Ellora.

INCREDIBLE EAST INDIA TOUR – MEGHALAYA

Meghalaya, the abode of the clouds, the wettest place in the world where it rains most, is one of the most picturesque tourist destinations of India with breathtaking waterfalls, pristine caves, placid crystal clear lakes, thick verdant woods with exotic flora and fauna, tucked away on the Himalayan foothills between Assam and Bangladesh. Here are some important tourist attractions in Meghalaya: Shillong Peak, Sohpetbneng Peak, Ward's Lake, Shillong Cathedral, Nartiang, Spread Eagle Falls, Elephant Falls, Crinoline Falls, Noh Kalikai Falls, Dain Thlen Falls, Mawsmai Falls, Imilchang Dare, Mawsmai Cave, Krem Mawmluh, the Cave of Eocene age, Krem Kotsati, Krem Umshangktat, Siju-Dobkhakol, Tetengkol-Balwakol etc.

INCREDIBLE EAST INDIA TOUR - ASSAM

Assam, an up coming tourist destination where the raging Brahmaputra flows, tea gardens brim, the nature work comes alive with wildlife reserves, national parks and sanctuaries. Some of the notable tourist attractions in Assam include: Kamakhya Temple, Haflong, Sibsagar, Majuli Island, Manas National Park, Kaziranga National Park, Assam Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Assam State Museum, Majuli and Sibsagar.

INCREDIBLE EAST INDIA TOUR - SIKKIM

Sikkim, the land of beautiful scenic views, plethora of Alpine flora and fauna with lovely monasteries, temples and lush greenery catch the tourists from all over the world. This tourist destination of India Travel is a paradise for trekkers, mountaineers and rafter. Some of the major attractions of Sikkim are Changu Lake, Yumthang Valley, Gangtok City, Rumtek Monastery, Tsomgo Lake, Pelling (Pemyangtse), Khechepalri Lake, Orchid Sanctuary, Tashi Ling, Namgyal Institute, Tsuk la Khang, Pelling, Yuksom, Namchi, Tashding and Dudbi Monastery. The nearest railheads are Darjeeling and Siliguri, on the slow but spectacular line of India’s northeast frontier railway.

INCREDIBLE ORISSA

Orissa has several popular tourist destinations with its extensive palm fringed coast-line running to 482 kms. serene holiday beaches, pronounced rural environs, charming blue hills rising here and there abruptly from the plains and the plateau, green wood-lands, rock caves, fascinatingly sculptured temples like Jagannath, Konark, Lingaraj etc. and other monuments, picturesque mud villages set in greens, colorful and gay tribals and so rich and varied handicrafts make Orissa a miniature India. In addition to the above mentioned tourist attractions there are many other popular spots in Orissa like Bhubaneswar, Konark, Puri, Udaigiri, Ratnagiri, Khandagiri Caves, Dhauli Hill and Chilka Lake.

INCREDIBLE INDIA TOUR TO BIHAR

The word Bihar is derived from the ancient word "Vihara" which means monastery. It is a land of monasteries, where the two major religions – Buddhism and Jainism – took birth, where India's first major empires rose and fell, where the ruins of the worlds' earliest university slumber in the void of time. The tourist destinations of Bihar can be divided into various circuits like Buddhist Circuit which includes Vaishali, Patna, Rajgir, Pawapuri, Bodhgaya, Nalanda and Kesaria. Jain Circuit includes Rajgir and Pawapuri. Ramayan Circuit includes Tar (Bhojpur), Ahirauli (Buxur), Pretshila Hills (Gaya), Giddheshwar (Jamui), Kako (Jehanabad), Singheshwar Asthan (Madhepura), Phullahar (Madhubani), Sita Kund (Munger), Ramchura (Vaishali), Ahilya Asthan (Darbhanga), Janki Temple (Sitamarhi), Haleshwar Asthan (Sitamarhi), Panth Pakar (Sitamarhi) and Chanki Garh (West Champaran). Sufi Circuit includes Maner Sharif (Patna), Khankah Mujibia (Phulwari Sharif), Khankah Emadia (Mangal Talab, Patna City), Dargah Sharif, Bari Dargah (Bihar Sharif, Nalanda). Gandhi Circuit includes Motihari (East Champaran), Hazarimal Dharamshala and Betia (West Champaran).

HILL STATION INDIA TOUR - DARJEELING

Besides its incomparable natural beauty, Darjeeling offers one of the great railway journeys of the world through ‘Toy Train’ which starts from New Jalpaiguri to Darjeeling. There are no places in Darjeeling which cannot be visited, however, for the tourists convenience, famous tourist places are Dhoom Gompa, The Mall, Chowrasta, Observatory Hill, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Darjeeling Rangeet Valley Passenger Ropeway, Tibetan Refuge Camp, Lloyd's Botanical Garden, Tiger Hill, Phalut and Sandakphu, Pashupati, Kurseong, Mirik, Siliguri / New Jalpaiguri, Kalimpong, Batasia Loop, Happy Valley Estate, Natural History Museum, Kanchenjunga View, Darjeeling Zoological Gardens, Bhutia Busty Monasteries and Samten Choling Monasteries.

INCREDIBLE EAST INDIA TOUR TO KOLKATA (CALCUTTA)

Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal became the centre of all cultural and political movements in entire India. The 19th century Renaissance and Reformation in India was pioneered in this city. Raja Rammohan Roy, Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, Sri Ramakrishna Paramhansa, Swami Vivekananda, Rabindra Nath Tagore, Jagadish Chandra Bose, Satyendra Nath Bose, Amritya Sen and many more eminent personalities enhanced the cultural heritage of the city of Calcutta. The city is filled with many tourist attractions which include The Victoria Memorial, Dalhousie Square, Academy of Fine Arts, The Asiatic Society, Asutosh Museum of Indian Art, Birla Academy of Art and Culture, Birla Planetarium and Indian Museum.

INCREDIBLE INDIA - ANDAMAN and NICOBAR ISLANDS

The Andaman and Nicobar is a cluster of 572 Islands lying in the South Eastern Part of the Bay of Bengal. Islands offer a serene life and solitude of virgin nature with endemic strains of flora and fauna, sea food delicacies and many more. Adventure tourism like trekking, Island camping, snorkeling, Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) diving etc. and other water sports are the real attractions. Famous tourist destinations of Andaman and Nicobar are Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Fisheries Museum, Chatham Saw Mill, Samudrika Museum, The Anthropological Museum, Forest Museum, Marina Park, Sippighat Agricultural Farm, Mount Harriet, Chidiya Tapu, Mini Zoo and Cellular Jail. Some famous islands of tourist attractions are Havelock Island, Barren Island, Rangat, Mayabunder, Diglipur, Neil Island, Long Island and Little Andaman Island.

SOUTH INDIA TOURISM - ANDHRA PRADESH

Andhra Pradesh, "Rice Bowl of India", is the 4th largest state in India by area and population with its capital at Hyderabad offers two major rivers, the Godavari and the Krishna and Visakhapatnam, the fourth-largest port. Famous tourist attractions are Charminar, Golconda Fort, Qutab Shahi Tombs, Osmania University, Ramoji Film City, Asman Garh Palace, Falaknuma Palace, Purani Haveli, Chandragiri Fort, Salar Jung Museum, Nizam's Museum, Araku Valley and Borra Caves, Araku valley, Belum Caves, Nagarjuna Konda, Amaravati, Lord Venkateswara Temple, Bapatla Beach, Ramakrishna Beach and Rishikonda Beach, Ethipothala Waterfalls, Kuntala Waterfalls and Pochera Waterfalls.

INDIA TOUR AND TRAVEL TO KARNATAKA

Karnataka is known for many things like ancient and medieval heritage, finest specimen of South Indian temple architecture, the development of world-class information technology. Major tourist destinations of Karnataka are Belur, Halebid, Sravanabelgola, Aihole, Mohammed Shah Wali, Gulbarga, Bijapur, Badami, Pattadakal, Somnathpur, Bangalore, Belgaum, Hampi and Mysore.

INCREDIBLE SOUTH INDIA - KERALA

The small state of Kerala is considered to be one of India's most beautiful tourist places with national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and bird sanctuaries, beaches, backwaters hills and temples etc. Some of the Tourist attractions in Kerala are: Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Kovalam Beach, Allapuzha, Kumarakom and Kairali Ayurvedic Health Resorts.

SOUTH INDIA TOUR TO TAMIL NADU

Tamil Nadu is deservingly called “The Land of Enduring Heritage”. Some important tourist destinations are: Mahabalipuram, Kanchipuram, Madurai, Tanjore, Western Ghat ranges, Ooty, Kodaikanal, Mudumalai Wild Life Sanctuary, Tiruchirappalli and many more.

THE SOUTH INDIA TOUR TO CHENNAI

Chennai formerly known as Madras, the capital city of Tamil Nadu is the cradle of the ancient Dravidian civilization and the gateway to Southern India located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. The major tourist destinations of Chennai are Marina Beach, Valluvar Kottam, Theosophical Society, Kapaleshwara Temple, National Museum, Art Gallery and Connemara Library, Fort St. George, St. Thomas Mount, Guindy National Park and Snake Park, Kalakshetra and Crocodile Bank.

INCREDIBLE INDIA TOUR JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Kashmir is known for its unearthly beauty, which has earned it the sobriquet of being the "Paradise on Earth" embodies majestic ice capped mountains, verdant woods, lively rivers and placid lakes form the poetry of nature, which no human language can interpret in words. The state can be divided in three distinct regions, namely: The foothill plains of Jammu, Kashmir Valley and Mountainous Ladakh. Some of the famous tourist attractions of Jammu and Kashmir are Srinagar, Gulmarg, Pahalgam, Leh, Zanskar, Kargil, Patnitop, Raghunath Temple, Bahu Fort, Peer Baba, Mubarak Mandi Palace, Katra, Dal Lake, Pahalgam, Hemis Gompa, Namgyal Tsemo Gompa and Shanti Stupa.

NORTH INDIA TOUR TO HIMACHAL PRADESH

Himachal Pradesh is an enchanting part of the Indian Himalayas and is often referred to as the magical showcase of nature's splendors. Verdant green meadows and wide valleys set against imposing snow-clad mountains; limpid lakes, torrential rivers and gushing streams; fruit laden orchards and gentle terraces of corn and tea all characterize this state. Honeymoon Resorts in Himachal Pradesh are great places to stay. Some other famous tourist attractions of Himachal Pradesh are Manimahesh, Bharmaur, Bhandal Valley, Pangi Valley in Chamba District. Inner and Outer Seraj, Jalori Pass, Shoja and Aut in Kullu District. Joginder Nagar, Jhantigri, Barot, Shikari Devi, Tattapani, Prashar Lake in Mandi District. Nurpur, Masrur, Maharana Pratap Sagar, Bir and Billing in Kangra District. Bahadurpur, Swaraghat, Kot Kehlur, Gobind Sagar in Bilaspur District. Rajgarh, Shillai in Sirmaur District. Arki, Nalagarh in Solan District. Sarahan, Chanshi, Chopal in Shimla District.

INDIA TOUR TO MADHYA PRADESH

This land is a fascinating amalgam of scenic beauty, history and is famous for its legendary tourist destinations such as the temples of Khajuraho, the majestic forts of Gwalior, Buddhist stupas of Sanchi and the various wildlife sanctuaries. Amongst the worth visiting tourist destinations in Madhya Pradesh are Bandhavgarh Park, Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Kanha National Park, Karera Bird Sanctuary, Mandu, Orcha, Panchmarhi, Panna National Park, Pench National Park, Sanchi, Shivpuri National Park, Ujjain and Chitrakut.

NORTH INDIA TOURISM - RAJASTHAN

Rajasthan is a vibrant, exotic state where tradition and royal glory meet in a riot of colors against the vast backdrop of sand and desert. Rajasthan is famous for the majestic forts, intricately carved temples and decorated havelis, which were built by kings in previous ages. Jantar Mantar, Dilwara Temples, Chittorgarh Fort, Lake Palace Hotel, City Palaces, Jaisalmer Havelis are part of the true architectural heritage of India. Jaipur, the Pink City, is noted for the ancient houses made of a type of sand stone dominated by a pink hue. Some other tourist attractions are Ajmer, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Dungarpur, Ghanerao, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Kanota, Kota, Mandawa, Mount Abu, Nawalgarh, Pushkar, Samode, Sariska, Sawai Madhopur and Udaipur.

NORTH INDIA TRAVEL TO UTTAR PRADESH


Uttar Pradesh, known for its traditions, features a lot of places of religious and historical importance. The state is also known for its cultural centres through which flows the sacred River Ganges, where the World’s one of the seven wonders Taj Mahal is situated, where India’s holiest city of Varanasi is famous all over the world. Some of the main tourist spots in Uttar Pradesh are Agra, Fatehpur Sikri, Mathura, Lumbini, Sarnath, Allahabad, Ayodhya, Balrampur, Faizabad, Gorakhpur, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Kapilvastu, Kushinagar, Lucknow, Meerut, Shravasti, Varanasi and Vrindavan.

NORTH INDIA TOUR TO DELHI

Delhi is divided into two parts: New Delhi and Old Delhi. New Delhi is the capital and the seat of Government of India offers wide tree-lined boulevards, spacious parks and the distinctive style of Lutyens’ architectural design while Old Delhi is a city of several centuries old, teeming with narrow winding streets, temples, mosques and bazaars. Some tourist destinations of Delhi are India Gate, Purana Qila (Old Fort), Jantar Mantar, Humayun's Tomb, Chandni Chowk, Safdarjang's Tomb, Parliament House, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Birla Mandir (Laxmi Narayan Temple), Akshardham Temple, Red Fort, Jama Masjid, Cremation Sites Of National Leaders - Raj Ghat (Mahatma Gandhi); Shanti Van (Jawaharlal Nehru), Vijay Ghat (Lal Bahadur Shastri), Shakti Sthal (Indira Gandhi) and Vir Bhumi (Rajiv Gandhi), Qutub Minar, Tughlaquabad Fort, Nizamuddin, Lodi Gardens, Haus Khas and Bahai Temple etc.

INCREDIBLE INDIA - HOME OF ALL TOURIST SEASONS

The soil and climate of India are so excellent and so varied that one can find the cool mountain pastures beside the glaciers, through windy plateau, to warm river valleys and burning deserts. Holidays in India has four major seasons to celebrate - Winter (January-February), Summer (March-May), Monsoon (June-September), and Post-Monsoon (October-December).

INCREDIBLE INDIA - PLACE OF ALL TOURIST DESTINATIONS

The land of India represents an example of diversified geographical features with its mountain ranges, valleys, desert regions, tropical rain forests, fertile plains, dry plateaus, coastal areas etc. that attracted the tourists from all over the world to give a glimpse to this mysterious land of geographical diversities. The land is interlocked by the Himalayan ranges in the north, and three sides by water - the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean - with a long history and diverse culture.

INCREDIBLE INDIA - HUB OF RELIGIOUS TOURS AND HOLIDAYS

India had become the centre of religious and spiritual activities where four major world religions - Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism originated, while Islam, Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism arrived in the first millennium and shaped the region's variegated culture of India. That is why India is called the homeland of spiritual figures in the forms of rishis, munis, saints and faqirs.

INCREDIBLE INDIA – AN INTRODUCTION

Incredible India is the most sough-after tourist destinations of traveler since the ancient time when the Indian subcontinent was explored by the outsiders. India had become a home to many visitors and invaders starting from the Aryans invasion during the pre-historic era of India. Thereafter, this mysterious land of India was explored by the Persian and Greek, Scythians, White Huns, Seljuks, Tartars, Mongols, Sassanians, Turks, Mughals and Durranis making successive inroads into the territories beyond Peshawar Valley and Indus and intermixed with the local people to enrich the Indian life and culture.