Andaman Islands

ABOUT : Andaman Islands

The Andaman Islands are an dry land in India’s Bay of Bengal.Roughly 300 islands are known for their palm-lined, white-sand beaches, mangroves and rainforested parts. Covered with coral reefs that support marine life including sharks and rays, there destinations for scuba diving and snorkeling. There also popular for water skiing, windsurfing and fishing. Oceanside camping and hiking is possible on some islands.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands are a group of over  570 Islands, islets and rocks(36 of which are populated) in the Bay of Bengal, South-East of the Indian mainland.  The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is  near to Myanmar, Indonesia and Thailand than the Indian  mainland.

Andaman & Nicobar Islands extends over a length of more than 750 kms from North to South. Some of large Islands are Middle Andaman, North Andaman, South Andaman, Baratang and Little Andaman islands.The northern most point is Landfall Island and the southern most, Indira Point.

The Nicobar group of Islands is out of bounds for Tourism activities.And only the Andaman group of Islands  are famous for Tourism. Because of the majority of the people are living in these Islands are Tribals.

Fact File

Location  :  Bay of Bengal 92o to 94o East Longitude 6o to 14o North Latitude
Total  Area  : 8,249 sq.km. (Andaman-6408 sq.kms., Nicobar-1841 sq.km.)
Total Islands : 572
Inhabited Islands : 36
Capital  : Port Blair
Districts  :  3 (Andamans, Nicobars & North and Middle Andaman)
Altitude  :  Varies from Sea level to 732 metres Highest Point
Andaman Islands :  Saddle Peak (North Andaman Island : 732 Metres)
Nicobar Islands   : Mount Thullier (Great Nicobar Island : 642 Metres)
Forest Cover :    92 %
Climate  : Tropical and Humid. Humidity ranges between 70% and 90% with a gentle breeze blowing at all times. The weather is generally pleasant   with a minimum temperature of 23°C and maximum 30°C.
Ideal Tourist Season : Every year from October to May
For Monsoon Holidays : Every year from June to September
Rainfall  :   3000 mms (May to mid-September and November to January)

Relative Humidity :  75% to 90%

The major languages in Andaman & Nicobar Islands are Bengali, Hindi, Malayalam, English, Tamil, Nicobarese and Telugu.

visiting to the Andaman And Nicobar Islands is a memorable lifetime experience.

KASHMIR TOURIST PLACE

TOURIST DESTINATIONS IN J&k

Information About J&K:
Mughal emperor Jahangir discovered the striking beauty of the Kashmir valley in the 17th century, and said, “Gar firdaus, ruhe zamin ast, hamin asto, hamin asto, hamin asto.” i.e., “if there is a paradise anywhere on the earth, it is here.” Since then this Paradise on Earth located in North India has been receiving millions of tourists locally and from around the globe, annually.
Attractions of the state include Srinagar, Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Patnitop, Zanskar, Leh and Ladakh and Jammu City.
Houseboats are the floating hotels of this awe-inspiring holiday destination. Carved from sturdy yet light oak and walnut wood, these accommodations offers a unique experience. Budget hotels & Luxury suites for tourists available all round the year.

Jammu and kashmir is a state in northern India. It is located mostly in the Himalayan mountains, and shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south. Jammu and Kashmir has an international border with China in the north and east, and the Line of Control separates it from the Pakistan-controlled territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan in the west and northwest respectively. The state has special autonomy under Article 370 of the Constitution of India.

Area: 222,236 km²
Elevation: 327 m
Founded: October 26, 1947
Population: 12.55 million (2011)

Capitals: Jammu (Winter), Srinagar (Summer)

Things To Do:

The inclined meadows, craggy terrains, astounding mountains and arrogant hills offer a vantage point for adventure activities – trekking, rock climbing, camping, skiing, snow boarding and Paragliding. The gurgling streams, brooks, and rivers invite you to river rafting, water skiing, and fishing/angling. The lush valley offers a great opportunity to play golf in the summers, while the same valley during the winters turn into the ice skating grounds for the visitors.

Ladakh: Ladakh is a region in the Indian Administered Jammu and Kashmir that currently extends from the Kuen Lun mountain range to the main Great Himalayas to the south, inhabited by people of Indo-Aryan and Tibetan descent.

Main Attraction: In this area is Bactarian Camels (Shaggy double hump Camel) around sand dunes, Deskit & Samstanling monasteries and Khardung la Pass ( the world highest motor able road.)
Best Time to visit: May to October

 Ladakh is home to some very beautiful lakes. As peak winter temperatures hover near – 35  degrees for days at a time, everything in Ladakh freezes. The Indus and Zanskar become broad highways of ice, and the great lakes, Pangong and Tso Morari, freeze to a depth of several meters.

Khilanmarg:
Jammu & Kashmir, India is a small valley about a 6-km walk from the Gulmarg bus stop and car park. The meadow, carpeted with flowers in the spring, is the site for Gulmarg’s winter ski runs and offers a fine view of the surrounding peaks and over the Kashmir Valley. It’s a 600-metre ascent from Gulmarg to Khilanmarg and during the early spring, as the snow melts, it can be a very muddy hour’s climb up the hill. The effort is rewarded, if it’s clear, with a sweeping view of the great Himalayas from Nanga Parbat to the twin 7,100-metre peaks of Nun and Kun to the southeast.

Amarnath Temple:

Amarnath cave is a Hindu shrine located in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The cave is located at an altitude of 3,888 m (12,756 ft), about 141 km (88 mi) from Srinagar, the capital of Jammu and Kashmir and reached through Pahalgam town. The shrine forms an important part of Hinduism,and is considered to be one of the holiest shrines in Hinduism.The cave is surrounded by snowy mountains. The cave itself is covered with snow most of the year except for a short period of time in summer when it is open for pilgrims. Thousands of Hindu devotees make an annual pilgrimage to the Amarnath cave on challenging mountainous terrain to see an ice stalagmite formed inside the cave.

Manali, Himachal Pradesh

About:Himachal Pradesh &Manali,
Himachal Pradesh, a northern Indian state in the Himalayas, is known for its trekking, climbing and skiing, and scenic mountain towns and resorts such as Dalhousie. Host to the Dalai Lama, Himachal Pradesh also has a strong Tibetan presence, reflected in its Buddhist temples and monasteries, cuisine heavy on noodles and dumplings, and vibrant Tibetan New Year celebrations.
Area: 55,673 km²
Founded: January 25, 1971
Elevation: 2,319 m
Capital: Shimla

Population: 6.856 million (2012)
MANALI:
Manali is a high-altitude Himalayan resort town in India’s northern Himachal Pradesh state. It has a reputation as a backpacking center and also honeymoon destination. Set on the Beas River, it’s a gateway for skiing in the Solang Valley and trekking in Parvati Valley. It's also a jumping-off point for paragliding, rafting and mountaineering in the Pir Panjal mountains, home to 4,000m-high Rohtang Pass.
Manali is a small town as of the 2011 census of India, its population was 8,096.In 2001, Manali had an official population of 6,265.
The climate in Manali is predominantly cold during winters, and moderately cool during summers. The temperatures range from 4 °C (39 °F) to 20 °C (68 °F) over the year. The average temperature during summer is between 04 °C (39 °F) and 15 °C (59 °F), and between −15 °C (5 °F) and 05 °C (41 °F) in the winter.

Elevation: 2,050 m

Population: 8,096 (2011)

                Vashisht Temple in Manali.

KANYAKUMARI TOURISM PLACES

ABOUT KANYAKUMARI:-

Kanyakumari is a coastal town in the state of Tamil Nadu on India's southern tip. Jutting into the Laccadive Sea, the town was known as Cape Comorin during British rule and is popular for watching sunrise and sunset over the ocean. It's also a noted pilgrimage site thanks to its Bagavathi Amman Temple, dedicated to a consort of Shiva, and its Our Lady of Ransom Church, a center of Indian Catholicism.

Area: 25.89 km²
Elevation: 30 m
Weather: 32°C, Wind E at 13 km/h, 54% Humidity

Population: 29,761 (2012)

Gandhi Memorial

 Vivekananda Rock Memorial

OOTY TOURISM PLACES

ABOUT OOTY:-

Udhagamandalam and abbreviated as Udhagai and Ooty is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located 80 km north of Coimbatore and is the capital of the Nilgiris district.

Ooty is located in the Nilgiri hills. The name meaning blue mountains in Tamil name might have arisen from the blue smoky haze given off by the eucalyptus trees that cover the area or from the kurunji flower, which blooms every twelve years giving the slopes a bluish tinge.The beautiful mountains and green valleys led to the epithet Queen of Hill Stations.

Elevation: 2,240 m
Weather: 23°C, Wind E at 8 km/h, 55% Humidity
Getting there: 1 h 20 min flight. View flights
Population: 88,430 (2011)

Ooty Lake

Catherine Falls, also known as St. Catherine's Falls, is located in the area that surrounds Coonoor. This beautiful waterfall falls from an impressive 250 feet. It can clearly been seen from the top of Dolphin's Nose if seeing the entire waterfall as one total impression is what you are looking for. It is also possible to take a road to the top of the falls. This vantage point allows you to truly appreciate the awesome power that Mother Nature has contained within a waterfall as you look down the 250 feet to the pool of water and its surrounding landscape below. To reach here the top of the hills tourist should take a diversion at Aravenu on Kotagiri - Mettupalayam road

Ooty Catherine Falls

DARJEELING TOURISM PLSCES

About Darjeeling:-

Darjeeling is a Famous city in West Bengal state in India , in the Himalayan foothills. Once a summer resort for the British Raj elite, it is remains the terminus of the narrow-gauge Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, or “Toy Train,” completed in 1881. This place very famed for the distinctive black tea grown on plantations that dot its surrounding slopes. Its backdrop is Mt. Kanchenjunga, among the world’s highest peaks.

This is the land of the muscatel flavoured Darjeeling tea revered by connoisseurs across the globe. This is the land of the world heritage Darjeeling Himalayan Railway where the century old miniature steam engine still chugs uphill vying for space with the fast disappearing Land Rovers.

"Flowers are everywhere. The days are cold and the sun almost seems to play hide and seek with us".  Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.

It is certainly that Darjeeling in the post modern era comprises of six T’s -Tea, Teak, Tourism, Toy Train, Tiger Hill and Trekkers’ paradise And etc....

Elevation: 2,042 m
Area: 10.57 km²
Weather: 19°C, Wind S at 8 km/h, 60% Humidity
Getting there: 5 h 25 min flight, around ₹ 32,165
Local time: Sunday 2:31 PM
Population: 107,197 (2001) UNdata
Government body: Darjeeling Municipality

MAHARASHTRA TOURISM PLSCES

ABOUT MAHARASHTRA:-
Maharashtra state spanning west-central India, is best known for its fast-paced capital, Mumbai (formerly Bombay). This sprawling metropolis is the seat of the Bollywood film industry. It’s also famed for sites like the British Raj-era Gateway of India monument and the cave temples at nearby Elephanta Island. To the south is the rustic, beach-lined Konkan coast, and its temple town of Ganpatipule.
Maharashtra attracts many tourists from different states and foreigners too and is the most visited state by domestic tourists in country in 2010. Aurangabad is the tourism capital of Maharashtra.

Major urban centers include : Mumbai, Pune, Nashik, Aurangabad, Nanded and Nagpur.

Area:307,713 km²
Founded: May 1, 1960
Capital: Mumbai
Population: 114.2 million (2012)
Government body: Government of Maharashtra

LONAVALA:-

Lonavala is a hill station surrounded by green valleys in western India near Mumbai. The Karla Caves and the Bhaja Caves are ancient Buddhist shrines carved out of the rock. They feature massive pillars and intricate relief sculptures. South of the Bhaja Caves sits the imposing Lohagad Fort, with its 4 gates. West of here is Bhushi Dam, where water overflows onto a set of steps during rainy season.
Elevation: 624 m
Area: 38 km²
Getting there: 1 h 10 min flight, around ₹ 11,260. View flights
Weather: 30°C, Wind NE at 5 km/h, 47% Humidity

Shirdi:-

Shirdi is a town and falls under the jurisdiction of municipal council popularly known as Shirdi Nagar Panchayat, located in Rahata Taluka (Sub-division) in Ahmednagar District in the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is accessible via the Ahmednagar - Manmad State Highway No.10, approximately 83 km from Ahmednagar and 15 km from Kopargaon. It is located 185 km east of the Western Seashore line (the Ahmednagar - Manmad road), which is a very busy route. Shirdi is best known as the late 19th century home of the popular guru Shirdi Sai Baba.It is one of the richest temple organisations.

Shirdi is located approximately 296 km from Mumbai, capital of Maharashtra in India. It is called the Land of Sai. The closest and most highly connected city from Shirdi is Ahmednagar city

Elevation: 504 m

Weather: 33°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 34% Humidity

Population: 36,004 (2011)

Mahabaleshwar:-

Mahabaleshwar is a hill station in India's forested Western Ghats range, south of Mumbai. It features several elevated viewing points, such as Arthur’s Seat. West of here is centuries-old Pratapgad Fort, perched atop a mountain spur. East, Lingmala Waterfall tumbles off a sheer cliff. Colorful boats dot Venna Lake, while 5 rivers meet at Panch Ganga Temple to the north.

Located about 120 km (75 mi) southwest of Pune and 285 km (177 mi) from Mumbai, Mahabaleshwar is a vast plateau measuring 150 km2 (58 sq mi), bound by valleys on all sides. It reaches a height of 1,439 m (4,721 ft) at its highest peak above sea level, known as Wilson/Sunrise Point.

Mahabaleshwar comprises three villages: Malcolm Peth, Old "Kshetra" Mahabaleshwar and part of the Shindola village.

Mahabaleshwar is located at 17.9237°N 73.6586°E.It has an average elevation of 1,353 metres (4,439 ft).

Elevation: 1,353 m

Area: 137.2 km²

Weather: 27°C, Wind SE at 5 km/h, 49% Humidity

Population: 12,737 (2011)

           

AURANGABAD:-

Aurangabad is a city in the district of Maharashtra state in India. Aurangabad ("Aurang City") is named after the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb. The city is a tourism hub, surrounded by many historical monuments, including the Ajanta Caves and Ellora Caves, which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, as well as Bibi Ka Maqbara.

The administrative headquarters of the Aurangabad Division or Marathwada region, Aurangabad is titled "The City of Gates" and the strong presence of these can be felt as one drives through the city. Aurangabad is Tourism Capital of Maharashtra

Area: 219 km²

Getting there: 5 h 25 min flight, around ₹ 10,055. View flights

Weather: 36°C, Wind S at 5 km/h, 20% Humidity

Population: 873,311 (2001) UNdata

Named for: Aurangzeb

Aurangabad Caves

                                                               Ajanta Caves 

KHANDALA:-

Khandala is a hill station in the Western Ghats in the state of Maharashtra, India, about 3 kilometres from Lonavala and 7 kilometres from Karjat.

Khandala is located at one (top) end the Bhor Ghat, a major ghat (meaning valley in Marathi) on the road link between the Deccan Plateau and the Konkan plain. The ghat carries an extensive amount of road and rail traffic.The Mumbai-Pune Expressway high way, the main link between the major cities of Mumbai and Pune, passes through Khandala location only..
Due to the ease of accessibility from nearby cities, Khandala is a common area for hiking. One destination is the nearby peak of Duke's Nose, which offers a panoramic view of Khandala and the Bhor Ghat.

The route near Khandala sunset point and khopoli has been there since centuries used to connect the coastal cities like Sopara to Pune. The transport from base of khopoli was by carts both hand pulled and horse drawn, which was tarred during British time somewhere in 1840.

Rajmachi Fort Lonavala and Khandala