India Places to Visit & Tourist Attractions

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India is a land apart, a destination like no other: mysterious, colorful, exotic, and always memorable. A visit to the country is a changing spectacle of religions, customs, festivals, sights and sounds. With a historical backdrop of 5,000 years, India is one big package of culture and legend that never fails to captivate the imagination of the visitor. But there are also endless natural splendors like the mighty Himalayas that straddle the north, the vast Indo Gangetic Plains, lush tropical jungles teeming with wildlife, and a long coastline embellished with golden beaches. India is a spiritual land, a land where the religion and philosophy have attained their cultivating points.

India has so much to offer on and off the tourist trail, English spoken, good transport, cheap and just plain brilliant. But take it easy and do a little bit at a time. This really is one of the few places on the globe you can still get serious culture shock and sensual overload. Following are the few places that you should not miss on your next trip to India.

Kerala : God's own Country

Kerala is an enchantingly beautiful, emerald green land, flanked by the Western Ghats on one side, the Arabian Sea on the other, and strewn with rivers, lagoons, backwaters and rich vegetation in between.

For Visitors, Kerala offers nature on a platter. Sandy beaches of Kovalam, blue Lagoons at Veli, Hill stations at Ponmudi and Munnar, backwaters of Kollam and Alappuzha, enchanting waterfalls of Athirampally and Vazhachal, greenland plantations in the highranges, wildlife, high mountain peaks, picturesque valleys and intricately decorated temples - Whatever one can ask for.

Must See/do

Backwater Ride
Ayurvedic Massage

Kerala 50 Places of a life Time:

National Geographic Traveller's classification as one of the `50 must see destinations' in the world.

Spices: Spice capital of the world.

Flora: Kerala covers 1% of the total land area of India and has over 25% of India's 15,000 plant species. Among them include endangered and rare species, flowering plants, fungies, lichens and mosses.

Kerala is a bizarre anomaly among developing nations, a place that offers real hope for the future of the Third World. Consider: This small state in India, though not much larger than Maryland, has a population as big as California's and a per capita annual income of less than $300. But its infant mortality rate is low, its literacy rate among the highest on Earth, and its birthrate below America's and falling faster. Kerala's citizens live nearly as long as Americans or Europeans. Though mostly a land of paddy-covered plains, statistically Kerala stands out as the Mount Everest of social development; there's truly no place like it.

Goa : Backpackers Paradise

Goa is also known as 'the pearl of the east' and is known for its Gothic churches, age old ruins, palm fringed beaches, coconut groves, cosmopolitan lifestyle, fairs, festivals, fenni, and bubbly folk music.

With its long coastline, Goa is an important destination in every tourist's itinerary. Sun, sand and sea being the major attractions, Goa is a perfect heaven for the ones who need and want relaxation.

Wine & Dine In Goan Style

Mouth watering Goan dishes to suit every palate-from Chicken Xacuti and Pork Sorpatel to Prawn Balchao- are a must of every visitor's itinerary. Apart from the ubiquitous sea food, Goa offers some of the very best of Chinese, Punjabi, Continental, South Indian, and course, Portuguese restaurants. Cashew feni and Coconut Palm feni complete the heady experience of dining in Goa. Appreciated the world over, drinking Feni is a singularly Goan experience. It is potent, has a very distinctive aroma, and is an experience not to be missed.

Goa Carnival

Three days a year Goa surrenders to the spirit of fun & frolic and celebrates the Carnival. A Portuguese legacy,Goans celebrate the Carnival with dances, music, food and festivities and float parades in all the major towns. Held usually in February, the Carnival exudes the spirit of joie de vivre, with tourists and locals dancing in the streets.

Goa Beaches

Goa's best-known feature is its lovely languorous golden beaches that stretch across the 60 miles long coastline. While, some of them are well prepared for tourists and appointed with every facility, be it hotels and resorts, beach shacks and small restaurants serving delicious but affordable food, or beach bazaars with colorful balloons, the others are sandy and isolated retreats perfect for unwinding and relaxing.

The recent surge of adventure activities has provided a new dimension to these beaches where apart from the soothing ocean winds and relaxing waves various adrenalin pumping activities such as Parasailing, Paragliding, Water surfing, Banana and Ringo rides, Diving, Dolphin and crocodile watching etc have become a compulsory part of the tour itinerary. The beaches are clean and well maintained and the presence of Life Guards at all times is sure to boost the confidence of the wave watchers.

Goa Nightlife

A heady mix of delicious sea food and cocktails wafts in the air of Goa and the nights turn colorful and exciting with the steady beats of music ranging from the soft 60s to the wild and rocking trance as well as psychedelic. With free availability of liquor and party joints, not to mention the vast shoreline, the nightlife in Goa rocks with every passing moment after sunset. The carnival festivities of the beaches slowly shift to some sophisticated, many conjured up discotheques, clubs, pubs where the din grows and reaches a crescendo till the swaying bodies tear with fatigue, and tired limbs fall apart.

Generally, the parties are conceived and decided on the beaches by like-minded groups. Thus, a rave party or a psychedelic party venue is generally under the wraps till a close associate discloses the location to all and the party scene shift. Some of these parties go on for hours and some even for days with a regular shift in venue. The parties are an experience not to be missed, if not for the enjoyment then for the novelty.

Caution

However, one must guard self from the rowdies and thugs who are on a lookout for vulnerable targets. As a rule, avoid lifts to strange venues from total strangers. Also, avoid drinks and smoke offered by strangers, no matter how innocent and appealing they look and behave. Check out Ingo's Night Bazaar, Anjuna's Market, Tito's, Kamaki, Mambo's, Congo Lounge, and Geoffreys for more information.

Must See/do

Saturday Night Market: This market starts at five in the evening at a beach area called Arpora and goes on till eleven. Foreigners and Indians alike flock here to buy and sell their wares. Prices are sky high but bargaining is acceptable.

It is not only the shopaholic but also the regular tourists who cannot resist the charms of the local Goan markets. Anjuna�s Wednesday market, Colva�s Sunday market, Ingo�s Saturday night market, Velha Goa galleria, Government Emporium and scores of different markets are usually flooded with crowds enjoying the festive atmosphere and indulging in some binge shopping on the spur.

Basilica of Bom Jesus: The church houses the sacred relics of St. Francis Xavier, patron saint of Goa, who died while on a sea voyage to China in 15th century. The following year, while transferring his remains to Goa, in accordance with his wishes, it was found that the saint's body was as fresh as the day it was buried. This miraculous phenomenon continues to attract the devout from all lands, and an Exposition or public viewing of his body every ten years attracts millions of pilgrims.

Sunset Cruise: The state capital is famous for its cruises along the Mandovi river.The most popular one is the sunset river cruise.There are many boats/ferries offering this cruise,the most popular one being the Santa Monica offering a variety of dances and beverages.

Palace on Wheels : Luxury Train of India

Relish the lifestyles of the kings of yore on board the Palace on Wheels, while listening to the silent tales of glory and valor told by the majestic forts and splendid palaces of Rajasthan.

The journey starts with colorfully attired men and women garland the guests and accord a ceremonial welcome at the Delhi Cantonment Railway Station from where the journey starts. For the next seven days, the guests live in regal splendor as the train winds its way to the Pink City of Jaipur, historical Chittaurgarh and the Lake City of Udaipur, fascinating Sawai Madhopur, the magical desert cities of Jaisalmer and Jodhpur, Bharatpur and Agra, site of the Taj Mahal, one of the world's seven natural wonders.

Golden Triangle tour in India
India Visit is the coverage of three most famous cities of the India tour circuit � Delhi, Agra, and Jaipur. A fine trip to India that makes the original golden triangle tour in India. These cities of Incredible India provide the essence of ancient and recent history and colourful culture in a single India Tour, when the Taj Mahal in Agra, Amber Fort in Jaipur, Qutub Minar in Delhi, and many excursions around them mesmerize you.

Taj Mahal : Agra, India

There is no other monument in the world, which can match the beauty and grandeur of the Taj Mahal. Located at the city of Agra in the State of Uttar Pradesh, the Taj Mahal is one of the most beautiful masterpieces of architecture in the world. Agra is situated about 200 km south of New Delhi, Capital of India.

Different people have different views of the Taj but it would be enough to say that the Taj has a life of its own

Taj Mahal Tours offers small tour packages including same day trip to taj mahal india.

There are a number of other attractions scattered across India and lot of it depends upon individual taste.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Attractions
Kept in splendid isolation from Indian mainland are the isles of Andaman and Nicobar, a rare testimony to nature�s brilliance. These huge cluster of small and large islands crowning the Bay of Bengal boast of immense bio diversity that inspire Eco-tourism profusely. These islands are over 1,000 km east of India, between India and Myanmar (Burma).

The Andaman and Nicobar islands are the best place for for adventure water sports like scuba diving, skiing, sailing, parasailing, wind surfing, snorkeling along with the options of trekking through their dense evergreen forests and island camping in the beach front forests.

Lakshadweep Attractions, Things to do, Places to Go
The Lakshadweep archipelago located 200 miles off the Malabar Coast, is a cluster of 36 islands of which only 10 are inhabited. The other non-inhabited islands are famous for its exquisite scenic beauty. The silver colored crescent shaped beaches fringed with palms and the endless azure expanse provides any visitor an exhilarating experience.

India is a spiritual land, a land where the religion and philosophy have attained their cultivating points. India travel is very special because India has a very rich and dynamic culture that attracts every traveller. India is like a reward to every traveller who explores this mysterious country.



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