subject: India A Globetrotters Delight [print this page] So, you have decided to tour India. Bravo! This country will spoil you for choice with its myriad exotic locales. Hill enthusiasts can pick from South Indias picturesque Ooty and numerous other spectacular spots to Northern Indias tremendously beautiful destinations like Manali, Srinagar, Gulmarg, Mussourie the list goes on. In skiing, Gulmarg is among the top five global skiing destinations. Dont miss the riot of colours at the Valley of Flowers or the adrenalin soaring white water rafting at Rishikesh, which bewitched all from Sir Edmund Hillary to Brad Pitt.
Recreate colonial times at the little known quaint town of McCluskey Ganj. This erstwhile nation of snake charmers also satiates the spiritualist. Mythology, complete with fakirs and sadhus comes alive at the banks of the Ganges in Rishikesh and Benaras among other myriad cultural hot spots. See the images of Kamasutra carved in the stone sculptures of Khajuraho. From the Char Dham Yatra of the Himalayas to the Durgah at Ajmer and scores of mosques, temples and churches it is easy to lose yourself in a religious frenzy.
Beach enthusiasts would do well to visit the former Portuguese settlement of Goa. The sun kissed beaches are perfect for water sports or sheer lazing around. Superb cuisine tantalises the gourmet.
Heard of Jim Corbett, the famous British hunter who became a terror for man eating tigers and leopards in India during colonial times? Explore his hunting grounds on a jungle safari to the Corbett National Park. The Sunderbans Delta with its man eating Royal Bengal Tigers and the Kanha National Park are further jungle destinations among many others.
India stuns with its plethora of sights, smells, tastes and heart touching people. In this land of contradictions, you might actually see a bullock cart and a Jaguar vying for space in a narrow street.
by: Jack Olivor
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