Top 20 places to visit in india

Top 20 Places To Visit in INDIA

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Goa EAST MEETS WEST IN THIS SUN-SOAKED STATE GOA,

IS THE MOST HAPPENING AND FUN HOLIDAY DESTINATION IN INDIA. IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS PRISTINE BEACHES, ITS PORTUGUESE AND INDIAN CULTURE, HISTORIC MONUMENTS, MOUTH WATERING CUISINES AND ITS FRIENDLY LOCALS. . IT IS PERFECT DESTINATION FOR THOSE SEEKING A WAY TO GET CLOSE TO NATURE AND AT THE SAME TIME ALSO BE ABLE TO ENJOY THE BEST OF MODERN AMENITIES.

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Leh SITUATED IN THE FOOTHILLS OF THE

KARAKORAM, BUT STILL AS HIGH AS 11,500 FEET, LEH AND ITS ALTITUDE TAKES SOME GETTING USED TO. THE CAPITAL OF THE LADAKH REGION OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR, LEH IS THE MOST TOURISTY PART OF IT AS WELL. THE TOWN HAS NO DEARTH OF LITTLE CAFES AND SOUVENIR SHOPS, BUT SOMEWHERE ALONG THE WAY YOU’LL SPOT RUINED CASTLES AND MONASTERIES HIGH ON THE HILLSIDE, GIVING THE CITY A KIND OF ANCIENT, OTHER-WORLDLY FEEL.Powered by: www.antilogvacations.com

Manali MANALI, WITH ITS SOOTHING BACKDROP OF

THE HIMALAYAS, OFFERS A BLEND OF TRANQUILITY AND ADVENTURE THAT MAKES IT ONE OF NORTHERN INDIA'S MOST POPULAR TRAVEL DESTINATIONS. YOU CAN DO AS LITTLE OR AS MUCH AS YOU WANT THERE. IT’S A MAGICAL PLACE BORDERED BY COOL PINE FOREST AND THE RAGING BEAS RIVER, WHICH GIVE IT A SPECIAL ENERGY. THE TOWERING PEAKS AND VERDANT TERRAIN OF MANALI ATTRACTS ADVENTURE TRAVELERS, WITH HELI-SKIING, HIKING, MOUNTAINEERING AND RIVER RAFTING THE FAVORED ACTIVE PURSUITS


Jaipur THE OPULENT PALACES, THE PINK SANDSTONE

STRUCTURES, THE IMPOSING FORTS, THE BRILLIANT COLOURS OF TURBANS AND GEMS AND SARIS—JAIPUR WAS BUILT TO BE LOVED. AND DO WE LOVE IT—IT SEEMS THERE ARE NEVER ENOUGH PALATIAL HOTELS, RESTAURANTS, FESTIVALS OR JEWELLERY STORES TO SATISFY THE THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS THAT DESCEND ON IT ALL YEAR-ROUND, BUT ESPECIALLY IN JANUARY, FOR THE FAMOUS JAIPUR LITERATURE FESTIVAL, WHERE WORLD-FAMOUS AUTHORS COME TO READ—OR PERHAPS, JUST TO TAKE IN THE COOL WINTER AIR AND DELECTABLE CUISINE.


Havelock IslandsHAVELOCK ISLAND IS ONE THE LARGEST ISLANDS

COMPRISING OF THE GREAT RITCHIE’S ARCHIPELAGO WHICH ARE CHAIN OF ISLANDS STRETCHING TO THE EASTERN SIDE OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS. THE ISLAND COMPRISES OF MANY RESORTS AND IS ONE OF THE BEST TOURIST DESTINATIONS ALL AROUND THE GLOBE. THE ISLANDS ARE ALSO FAMOUS FOR ITS EXCELLENT SEA FOOD AND CLEAN ABUNDANT BEACHES. THE WATER SURROUNDING THE ISLAND IS OUTSTANDING FOR THE NEW ADVENTUROUS WATER SPORTS. PREMIUM SCUBA DIVING AND SNORKELING ARE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GORGEOUS HAVELOCK ISLAND, THE MOST POPULAR OF THE ANDAMAN ISLANDS.


Gangtok THE CAPITAL CITY OF GANGTOK IS THE PRIDE OF

SIKKIM. SURROUNDED BY BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAINS AND DEEP MISTY VALLEYS, GANGTOK IS AN IDEAL PLACE TO WATCH THE TOWERING MT. KANCHENJUNGA AND OTHER PEAKS LIGHT UP BRILLIANTLY AS THE SUN RISES EVERY MORNING. THE SPARKLING SNOW-CAPPED MOUNTAINS ARE AN AWE-INSPIRING SIGHT. IN AND AROUND GANGTOK IS A COLLECTION OF CHOICE MONASTERIES. THE ROYAL CHAPEL, TSUK-LA-KHANG, IS THE PRINCIPLE PLACE OF WORSHIP AND A REPOSITORY OF A NUMBER OF BUDDHIST SCRIPTURES. NEARBY IS A LOVELY ORCHIDARIUM WITH A WIDE RANGE OF MORE THAN FOUR HUNDRED SPECIES OF ORCHIDS.


Kashmir THE VALLEY OF KASHMIR IS AS RICH WITH

HISTORY AND POLITICAL CONTROVERSY AS IT IS WITH CULTURE AND NATURAL PHENOMENA. SAMPLE EXQUISITELY SPICED NATIVE CUISINES AND FESTIVE TEAS, THEN WALK OFF YOUR MEAL ALONG THE RUGGED TREKKING ROUTES TO THE NORTH. MARVEL AT THE FAMOUS HOUSEBOATS OF SRINAGAR AND TAKE A SPIRITUAL MOMENT TO REFLECT AT ONE OF THE MANY PILGRIMAGE SITES AND RELIGIOUS SHRINES THAT DOT THE REGION. OF COURSE, NATIVE CRAFTSMANSHIP MAKES FOR EXCELLENT SOUVENIRS—CARPETS AND TEXTILES ARE AN ESPECIAL SHOPPING MUST.


KolkataTHIS FORMER BRITISH COLONIAL STRONGHOLD

BOASTS EVIDENCE OF OVER TWO MILLENNIA OF HABITATION, WITH ORNATE, ARCHITECTURALLY DIVERSE BUILDINGS, RANGING FROM CRUMBING RUINS TO VICTORIAN TREASURES. HOME TO LIVELY FESTIVALS AND A VIBRANT ARTISTIC COMMUNITY, CLAMOROUS MARKETS AND PACKED TEMPLES, THIS CITY IS CROWDED AND POLLUTED, BUT ULTIMATELY INVIGORATING.


AmritsarAMRITSAR IS AT THE EPICENTRE OF THE SIKH FAITH,

FOR IT IS HOME TO THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, THE HOLIEST OF SIKH SHRINES. PEOPLE FROM ALL FAITHS COME TO THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, A TRIBUTE TO THE SYNCRETIST TRADITIONS OF A FAITH WHOSE HOLY BOOK IS A COMPILATION OF THE WRITINGS OF MEN OF DIFFERENT FAITHS. OUTSIDE THE SACRED PRECINCTS OF THE GOLDEN TEMPLE, YOU CAN ENJOY THIS CHAOTIC CITY WHILE YOU GORGE ON PUNJABI SPECIALITIES LIKE MAKKI KI ROTI, SARSON DA SAAG AND GUR DA HALWA. IT IS RUMOURED THAT MORE DESI GHEE IS CONSUMED HERE THAN ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD.


Mysore KARNATAKA’S FAVORITE TOURIST SPOT WILL

ALWAYS BE MYSORE. IT IS KNOWN AS THE CITY OF PALACES. ONE WOULD DEFINITELY NOT MISS THE MYSORE PALACE WHILE ON THEIR VISIT TO THE CITY. THERE ARE SO MANY SPOTS THAT TWO DAYS ARE NOT ENOUGH. THESE CAN BE SEEN BY THE TRAIL LEFT BY THE DYNASTIES THAT ONCE RULED IN THE CITY. MYSORE TRULY OFFERS A MEMORABLE EXPERIENCE THAT WOULD BE CHERISHED ALL THROUGH ONE’S LIFE. IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA MYSORE IS THE THIRD-LARGEST CITY.


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ShimlaSNOW-CAPPED HIMALAYAN PEAKS AND GREEN PASTURES SURROUND SHIMLA, THE CAPITAL OF HIMACHAL PRADESH. ENJOY A HERITAGE WALK THROUGH SHIMLA’S VICTORIAN-ERA ARCHITECTURE, LABYRINTHINE BAZAARS AND LENGTHY PEDESTRIAN SHOPPING MALL. DON’T CAUSE TOO MUCH TROUBLE TAKING IN THE TOWN FROM SCANDAL POINT, A LARGE, OPEN SQUARE; KEEP IN MIND THAT SHIMLA WAS A RETREAT DESTINATION FOR MAHATMA GANDHI, WHO FREQUENTED A GEORGIAN MANSION IN SHIMLA’S SUBURBS FROM THE MID-1930S TO ’40S.


Hampi HAMPI IN NORTH KARNATAKA IS LOCATED WITHIN

THE RUINS OF VIJAYANAGARA, THE FORMER CAPITAL OF THE KING KRISHNADEVARAYA. PREDATING THE CITY OF VIJAYANAGARA, IT CONTINUES TO BE AN IMPORTANT RELIGIOUS CENTRE, HOUSING THE VIRUPAKSHA TEMPLE, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHER MONUMENTS BELONGING TO THE OLD CITY. WITH ITS MAJESTIC BOULDERS AND GRITTY LANDSCAPE, IT’S A GREAT PLACE TO SPEND A FEW DAYS WANDERING AROUND AND DISCOVERING THE RICH, VIBRANT HISTORY OF INDIA WHILE ALSO GETTING THE QUIETUDE THAT ONE WANTS WHEN ON A VACATION. WITHIN THIS ARID LANDSCAPE LIES A LITTLE OASIS WITH LUSH PALM, BANANA, AND MANGO TREES NESTLED NEAR THE RIVER


Bangalore KNOWN AS BOTH THE "GARDEN CITY" AND "THE

SILICON VALLEY OF INDIA," BANGALORE IS A TECHIE’S PARADISE, BOASTING THE HIGHEST CONCENTRATION OF IT COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY. IT IS A HEAVEN FOR TOURISTS AS THE CITY IS VERY WELL CONNECTED TO OTHER PLACES AND SPORTS MAJOR TOURIST ATTRACTIONS LIKE THE JAWAHARLAL NEHRU PLANETARIUM, LAL BAGH, CUBBON PARK, THE AQUARIUM, VENKATAPPA ART GALLERY, THE VIDHANA SOUDHA, AND BANNERGHATTA NATIONAL PARK, WHICH ARE MUST VISIT LOCATIONS.


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MatheranA WORLD WITHOUT THE CONSTANT DRONE OF

AUTOMOBILES AND THE FILTHY SMOKE THEY SPEW MAY SEEM LIKE A PARADISE YOU’ E UNLIKELY TO FIND TODAY, BUT THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT MATHERAN IS. ALL VEHICLES ARE BANNED IN MATHERAN; A LAND OF IMMENSE BEAUTY WITH SOME OF NATURE’S MOST INVALUABLE TREASURES, AND ONE WHICH YOU’LL BE GLAD TO EXPLORE ON FOOT! PERCHED ATOP A VERDANT MOUNTAINSIDE AMONG THE ANCIENT SAHYADRI HILL RANGES, THE FABULOUS FOREST COVER, THRIVING BIODIVERSITY, CASCADING STREAMS AND WATERFALLS, AND THE BRIMMING LAKES ALL MAKE MATHERAN A DESTINATION WELL WORTH PRESERVING FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS


Mount AbuSITUATED AMIDST LUSH GREEN, FORESTED HILLS

ON THE HIGHEST PEAK IN THE ARAVALI RANGE, MOUNT ABU IS THE SUMMER CAPITAL FOR THE INDIAN STATE OF RAJASTHAN. IT HAS FORESTS, WATERFALLS, RAVINES AND ENORMOUS ROCK FORMATIONS IN FLAKEY SHAPES. THE HILLY RETREAT IS KNOWN FOR ITS ENJOYABLE CLIMATE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR AND WAS A FAVOURITE SUMMER RESORT OF THE BRITISH. MT. ABU SURROUNDS A LOVELY LAKE AND IS SITUATED AT A HEIGHT OF 1,220 M ABOVE SEA LEVEL. THE ONLY HILL TOWN OF RAJASTHAN IS VISITED FOR ITS BEAUTIFUL LOCALES AND EASYGOING LIFESTYLE.


Wayanad WAYANAD IS LOCATED IN THE WESTERN GHATS

OVER AN ELEVATED PICTURESQUE MOUNTAINOUS PLATEAU AT A HEIGHT OF 700 TO 2100 METERS ABOVE SEA LEVEL. TOWARDS THE EAST OF WAYANAD ARE THE NILGIRIS AND IT SHARES A BORDER WITH CALICUT AND CANNANORE DISTRICTS ON THE WEST, MALAPPURAM DISTRICT ON THE SOUTH AND COORG DISTRICT OF KARNATAKA TOWARDS THE NORTH. THE SURROUNDING FOREST AND DISTANCE FROM THE MEAN SEA LEVEL RESULTS IN A HEALTHY WEATHER. WAYANAD IS ONE OF THE MOST LOVELY HILL STATIONS IN KERALA. HERE ONE CAN FIND A UNIQUE TERRAIN DUE TO THE VALLEYS, ROCKS AND HILLS.


CoorgKNOWN AS THE SCOTLAND OF THE SOUTH, COORG CAN BE QUITE ADDICTIVE. THIS PICTURE POSTCARD HILL TOWN IS REMARKABLE IN ITS SCENIC BEAUTY, ITS LUSH VALLEYS, COFFEE PLANTATIONS, TEAK WOOD FORESTS AND AWESOME MOUNTAIN RANGES. COORGIS TOO AREA SPECIAL PEOPLE -- THEY DRAW THEIR LINEAGE FROM THE BRAVE MARTIAL RACE OF KODAVAS WHOSE TRADITION AND DISTINCT CULTURE IS VISIBLE IN EVERYDAY LIFE TO THIS DAY. FOR ADVENTURE TRAVELERS, COORG IS A FEAST -- TREKKING, GOLFING, ANGLING, YOU NAME IT. AWAY FROM ADVENTURE ONE CAN ALWAYS INDULGE IN A SPECIAL AYURVEDIC MASSAGE AND RETURN HOME A REJUVENATED SOUL.


RishikeshRISHIKESH IS SITUATED 43-KMS FROM

DEHRADUN & 24-KMS FROM HARIDWAR. THE BEAUTY OF THIS PLACE ENHANCES WITH ITS CALM ENVIRONMENT, IMPRESSIVE WATERFRONT, AND DENSE FOREST AND HILLS. RISHIKESH IS ALSO RICH IN TERMS OF MAJOR TOURIST FRIENDLY PLACES. LAKSHAMAN JHULA IS ONE OF THE MAJOR ATTRACTIONS IN ITS VICINITIES. RAM JHULA IS ANOTHER SUSPENDED IRON BRIDGE THAT HAS BEEN RECENTLY CONSTRUCTED BETWEEN SHIVAN AND ASHRAM AND SAWARG ASHRAM.


Dharamshala THE HILL STATION OF DHARAMSHALA SITS ON A

NARROW RIDGELINE ALONG THE DHAULADHAR RANGE. DHARAMSHALA TOWN IS ROUGHLY DIVIDED INTO TWO SECTIONS – THE LOWER TOWN WITH ITS TRADITIONAL SETTLEMENT AND MARKET AREAS AND THE UPPER TOWN OF MCLEODGANJ, FAMOUS FOR ITS CELEBRITY RESIDENT, HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMASURROUNDED BY PINE FORESTS, THE GRAND DHAULADHAR RANGES TOWER LIKE SHEETS OF ROCK OVER DHARAMSHALA, MAKING THIS A GREAT PLACE FOR THE ADVENTURE LOVER. THE INFLUX OF TIBETAN REFUGEES AFTER CHINESE OCCUPATION IN 1959 CHANGED ALL THAT. THE DALAI LAMA SET UP HIS TEMPORARY RESIDENCE AT MCLEODGANJ, THE UPPER TOWN AND HAS CONTINUED TO STAY HERE.


UdaipurUDAIPUR, KNOWN AS THE VENICE OF THE EAST, BOASTS SEVERAL SPARKLING LAKES AGAINST A BACKDROP OF THE ARAVAIL HILLS. THE TOWN’S OLD QUARTER CENTRED AROUND LAKE PICHOLA IS UNFAILINGLY PICTURESQUE, IF NEVER SUBLIME; IT EXUDES THE SORT OF CHARM THAT ENHANCES — AND IS ENHANCED BY — COMPANIONSHIP. YOU WILL FIND MANY PLACES IN INDIA WITH GRANDER MONUMENTS, BUT FEW THAT ARE AS ATMOSPHERIC AS UDAIPUR. THE TOWN CAN BOAST OF THREE LAKES, TWO LAKE PALACES AND SEVERAL MANSIONS AND GARDENS


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