Welcome to India Tour Guide
India Travel Tourism, India is one of the prominent destinations of the World Tourism map with Cultural heritage monuments Like Taj Mahal, Red Fort & Fatehpur Sikri, Jaipur, Pushkar, Thar dessert of India etc. It is more just a decadent country of graveyards and stones, but it is a vibrant centre of Culture, Art and Religious philosophies that have enriched mankind and shaped human thought over centuries.
Tourism Guide in India is offering you a wide range of customized and independent travel opportunities. We are experts at tailoring unique itineraries for individuals, corporatism, a group of friends or for families. You choose the dates you wish to travel and the length of the program. You may use the suggested itineraries in this section to begin your planning or simply call one of our specialists to discuss your travel options! Also, any of our itineraries can be taken as a private program for your friends and family, and many can be modified to incorporate your own unique travel
Why Travel to India?
India Travel Tourism, This is a truly incredible land of dramatically diverse cultures all under one flag, all of them unearthly, and some - like Rajasthan - positively barmy.
The sights are endless, from the Taj Mahal, through the forts and palaces of Rajasthan, the erotic temples of Khajuraho, the carved caves of Ellora to the wandering cows on busy highways and garish Bollywood posters.
And then there are the people sights...saris, huge clunky silver jewelry, handlebar moustaches, brown fishermen in pink thongs, pilgrims bathing in the Ganges at Varanasi while bodies float past, sadhus and their bizarre habits, snake charmers, glorious weddings, funny head waggles meaning yes [or is it no?] and so on.
Beaches are huge, towns are noisy but enthralling and the endless, wacky festivals are world-class mind-bogglers.
It's pretty safe, inexpensive, has good weather if you get your timing right and is populated by relaxed, friendly people. Though rather too many of them..
Downside:
- Visa aquisition can be time-consuming.
- Towns are often crowded, noisy, dusty and polluted by bikes and auto-rickshaws.
- There is limited food choice [with occasional questionable hygiene], especially if you don't like Indian food, though vegetarians are unusually well-catered for.
- Travel between sights can be very time consuming as distances are huge and the transport infrastructure sometimes shaky.
- Pushy beggars, especially the deformed, are a pervasive and depressing sight in many locations.
Where to Tourism Guide in India:
For the Indian beaches guide see further below:
Rajasthan: [best November-March] is one of the more distinctly Indian states and most traveller's first target, offering deserts, stunning palaces, fortified towns, turbaned and mustachioed men, women in clunky jewelry and red saris, etc etc.
A hire-car road trip connecting the main towns is the premium approach.
Udaipur: India Travel Tourism, an India icon of prettily painted houses, lake isolated palaces and a marvellously relaxed ambience, though recently water levels have fallen dramatically and that may well tarnish the scenery, depending on the season and recent rainfall.
Bundi: relatively unvisited and undeveloped, this walled town holds not only a monster fort and evocative old town but also one of Rajasthan's best palaces, 'the work of goblins rather than of men' according to Kipling.
Jaipur:should be on the itinerary with some stunning pink buildings including the iconic Wind Palace, the great Amber Fort a short elephant ride away and superb shopping in the bazaars. The town is, however, overcrowded and suffers dust and noise pollution.
Jodhpur: en route from Jaipur to Jaisalmer is not of huge interest apart from a vast and magnificent palace [which is also a hotel] and many houses painted in Brahmin blue.
Jaisalmer: was an awesome fantasy fortified town surrounded by the Thar desert but sadly these days also encircled by hotels, shops and houses servicing tourist visitors. Mud medieval styling and camels galore, this is still a must-see.
Many tourists do camel travel from here, from a few hours to a few days though the short trips are very short of romance. It's best October-February.
Jaisalmer is a long way out but buses and trains generally work.
Agra:. India Tour Guide, The Taj Mahal is one of the world's top sights and deservedly so. Magnificently huge, but also impressively macro, the colourful semi-precious stones set into white marble are stunning.
The environment around and beside the Yamuna River is peaceful, and nearby Agra Fort and the Moghul palace complex of Fatehpur Sikri offer more stunning architecture.
At 200km [125mls] from Delhi this can be a long day trip so it's way better to stay overnight and wander around early or late.
Delhi. A big city version of traditional India which does not suit those in search of tranquility, but there are enough strange sights, great buildings and interesting cultural activities to keep most tourists happy for a few days.
Mumbai also known as Bombay, this Bollywood-on-sea has to be seen, briefly, with its grand colonial architecture, new millenium 'scapers, love of cricket, sophisticated life and appalling poverty.
Ellora cave temples and Ajanta Caves*** near Aurangabad [M], 400km [250mls] north-east of Mumbai.
Ellora offers 34 superbly carved caves alive with sculptures lurk in an escarpment, including shrines, halls and platforms.
Ajanta's high points - other than sculptures - are a more spectacular location and stunning, well-preserved murals painted by 200 monks that used to live here.
Madurai [TN] is a modern city and has the usual problems of congestion and pollution but with one staggering, kaleidoscopic temple positively writhing with mythical figures at its heart, the Meenakshi-Sundareshwarar.
Khajuraho: [MP] is India's erotic temple centre with an amazing collection of beautifully crafted, outrageous carvings on a cluster of temples in pastoral surroundings. It's a bit of a problem to reach, however.
Gwalior: [MP]120kms [80mls] south of Agra, is a nothing town but is overseen by a cluster of rock-hewn Jain sculptures and a wonderful, tiled hillfort containing six palaces and three temples.
The Ganges at Varanasi** [aka Benares or 'The City of Light. UP] This is a place to die for, literally. It's so holy that anyone, of any religion, dying here, goes to heaven.
On the stepped banks of the Ganges hundreds of pilgrims bathe, meditate and are cremated here. It's a gripping, colourful spectacle, and so, so Indian.
Calcutta: [Kolkata], with its roots firmly in the British Raj era, is a fascinating, crammed, dilapidated city with a heart of gold and - fortunately - an energetic renovation program. Locals are proud of their wit, their hospitality and their avant-garde art and theatre, while their grand old buildings refuse to collapse under the weight of numbers. It's best October-February.
Gujarat state in the west is a detuned Rajasthan - without the tourists but with plenty of temples, palaces, forts, desert, colourful people and fine handicrafts.
- Kashmir is cool, mountain-ringed but still out of play unfortunately, due to border tension and occasional terrorist attacks.
Dharamsala: [HP. aka McLeod Ganj] in the Himalayas is home of the Dalai Lama and centre for Tibetan refugees as well as their Hollywood hangers-on.
It is relaxed and scenic and also makes a good base for mountain treks.
December-March is the snow season but warm clothes will be needed at night all year round.
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