Monday, September 3, 2007

Adventure Travel India



Adventure Travel India
India is one of the popular tourist destinations in Asia. Surrounded by the Himalayan ranges in the north, and surrounded on three sides by water like, the Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean, with a long history and diverse culture, India offers a wide array of places to see and things to do. In 2004, foreign tourists visiting India and spent US$ 15.4 billion - the ninth highest in the world. India is also ranked among the top 3 adventure tourism destinations.
Tourism states in India are:
Andhra Pradesh: Andhra Pradesh is very good place for tourism. The weather is mostly tropical. June to September are the monsoon months and travel is not advised during this time. November to January are the best time to visit. Andhra Pradesh has a rich cultural heritage & variety of attractions including beaches, hills, wildlife, forests and temples.

Assam: Assam is the central state in the North-East Region of India and gateway of rest of the Seven Sister States. For the purposes of tourism there are wildlife preserves like the Kaziranga National Park (pictured). The weather is mostly sub-tropical. Assam experiences the Indian monsoon and has one of the highest forest densities in India. The winter months are the best time to visit.

It has a rich cultural heritage going back to the Ahom Dynasty which governed the region for many centuries before the British occupation. Other notable features include Majuli, the world's largest river water island on the Brahmaputra River, the mystery of the bird suicides in Jatinga, the numerous temples, ruins of palaces, etc.



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