Friday, March 29, 2013

Famous Holiday Spots Of India

By Bethann Webb


India is a country of exotic holiday destinations, blessed with attractive colours. It has lots of scenic landscape that are surrounded by magnificent beaches, backwater destinations, cultural treasures and historical and heritage places. There is an endless list of popular holiday destinations in India. Whether it is summer holidays, winter vacations or honeymoon trips, India is one of the most desired nations flocked by a large number of tourists every year from around the world.

Northern part of India features a large number of hill stations that are primarily famous for summer vacations because of its cool climate and serene environment. However Southern India tourist destinations are renowned for their golden beaches and backwaters. In Western part, in which India boasts of its princely cultural heritage and splendid deserts, on the other part, North east India has a lots of hill stations famous for adventure sports and tea gardens.

The capital city Shimla is made famous by its moniker ' Queen of the Hills'. Found in the lap of Shimla, Himalayas had been a summer capital during British period. Shimla still maintains its colonial legacy and charm. It is also famous as one of the most clustered honeymoon destinations of India.

Gulmarg is also known as Switzerland of India and it is situated in the northern most region of Jammu and Kashmir. Covered by the snow capped mountain ranges, primarily renowned for skiing, Gulmarg is thronged by a large number of adventure sports enthusiasts throughout the globe each year.

Varanasi is recognized as a sacred city and it is found on the banks of Ganga river in Uttar Pradesh. It's one of the eldest inhabited city of the planet and it has been cultural and religious center from historical period. It's also a center of literature, education and art that is known by the name of city of temples.

Jaipur is the capital city of Rajasthan and it is famous as 'Pink City of India'. It offers the variation of being the first planned city of India. Some of the famous monuments of Jaipur are Jantar Mantar, Hawa Mahal and Amber Fort. It is also noted for its creative gardens and temples.

Kerala, also known as God's own Country', is home to Alleppey. It's one of the most popular backwater destination as it has an abundance of lakes, rivers and beaches. It is connected to the Arabian Sea on the west side. It is also recognized for Ayurveda therapy.

Goa, on the other hand is famous for its beaches and white sands. Situated in Southern part of India, Goa offers some of the finest seashores in the world such as Calungute, Kolava and Anjuna. It's also one of the famous honeymoon destinations of India. Three famous things about Goa are fish, feni and cruise ride.

Ooty is one of the famous tourist destinations of India, that is located in Tamil Nadu. Every year a large number of tourists visit Ooty to relaxed them selves in the natural splendor serene atmosphere of this hill station.




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