Famous Holiday Destinations Of India

By Bethann Webb


India is a country of exotic holiday destinations, endowed with resplendent 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 unending listing of famous tourist destinations in India. Be it summer holidays, winter vacations or honeymoon trips, India is one of the most desired countries clustered by a large number of vacationers every year from around the world.

The northern part of India has scores of hill stations which contributes to its serene and cool environment. However Southern India tourist destinations are famous for their golden beaches and backwaters. In Western part, where India boasts of its princely cultural heritage and opulent deserts, on the other part, North east India has a lots of hill stations renowned for tea gardens and adventure sports.

Shimla is famous named 'Queen of Hills' and is the capital of India. Found in the lap of Shimla, Himalayas was really a summer capital throughout British era. Shimla still retains its colonial charm and legacy. It's also popular as one of the most clustered honeymoon destinations of India.

Gulmarg is also known as Switzerland of India and is located in the northernmost region of Jammu and Kashmir. Coated by the snow capped mountain ranges, primarily renowned for winter sports, Gulmarg is thronged by a great number of adventure sports fanatics from all over the globe every year.

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

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

Alleppey is situated in Kerala, 'God's Own Country'. It is famous as one of the most desired backwater holiday destinations, that has been blessed with immense natural beauty, located on the West side, a vast network of lakes, rivers and Arabian Sea. It's also recognized for Ayurveda treatment.

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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