Famous Holiday Destinations 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.

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 it is located in the northernmost state of Jammu and Kashmir. Coated by the snow capped mountains, mainly famous for skiing, Gulmarg is thronged by a great number of adventure sports fanatics 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 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 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's also recognized for Ayurveda treatment.

Goa, on the other hand is famous for its beaches and white sands. Located in Southern part of India, Goa has most of the finest beaches on the globe like Kolava, Anjuna and Calungute. It's also one of the popular honeymoon spots of India. Three famous things about Goa are cruise ride, feni and fish.

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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