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Sunday, 23 March 2014

Gangtok is knocking

View of Gangtok Mt Kangchendzonga Gangtok is situated at 5,047ft, in the Eastern Himalaya in the little state of Sikkim. It is 97km from Darjeeling, 114km from Siliguri. Gangtok offers much to do, there are many sightseeing spots like Ganesh Tok, Hanuman Tok, Tashi View Point but to truly...

Friday, 14 March 2014

Shantiniketan --- Heritage hangout

Chatimtala Prayer Hall Black House Sculpture Shantiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal. It is approximately 200 km from Kolkata. In the middle of the 19th century  Maharshi Devendranath Tagore purchased 20 bighas of land from the zamindars...

Kaziranga National Park

In Kaziranga National Park Elephant safari in Kaziranga A group of  Elephant in Kaziranga  One  horn Rhinoceros  Kaziranga in Central Assam is the state’s premier wildlife habitat and stretches east to west along the south bank of the Brahmaputra, which marks...

Wednesday, 12 March 2014

Jungle safari-----------Corbett National Park

Jeep Safari A group of Elephant Tigers territory Good luck Corbett National park is located in the Ramnagar Valley near the Himalayan foothills. It is 19km from Ramnagar and 263km from Delhi. The ideal tourist season is between mid-November and April. The park closes for the monsoon...

Camping at Sattal

Adventure time View of the Himalayas Camps inside the forest Sattal lake A holiday in Sattal--- a group of seven lakes set against a backdrop of oak and pine trees beyond which tower the Himalayas is about  bonding with your family combined with the grand taste of a wildlife escapade....

Rafting in Shivpuri

Camps beside the river Laxmanjhula at Rishikesh Adventure all the way Rafting on the Ganga Shivpuri is the base for rafting trips on the Ganga River Above Rishikesh. It is 16 km from Rishikesh and 240 km from Delhi. During the monsoon months between June and August  rafting...

Sunday, 9 March 2014

Skiing in Auli

skiing in Auli snow desert view of Himalaya from Auli The slopes of Auli lie between 9,500 and 10,500 ft in the Great Himalayan Range, near the border of Nanda Devi in Upper Garhwal. Auli is surrounded by many snow peaks such as Nanda Devi, Trishul, Kamet, Neelkanth etc. It is 16 km South-East...

Wednesday, 5 March 2014

Raichak on Ganga river

view of Ganga Kutir Night view of the resort Beauty of the river A panoramic view of the resort GANGA KUTIR  is located right by  the Ganga  River at Raichak in 24 Parganas district.  It is 50 km from Kolkata. The weather in Raichak is pleasant throughout the year.This  resort’s...

Monday, 3 March 2014

Royal retreat

Room in the fort Night view of the fort  Sunrise Panoromic view Neemrana Fort-Palace is located on a small hill in the Aravallis, midway between Delhi and Jaipur. It is a15th century fort, 2hours drive from Delhi. Lovely terrace, courtyards and poolside. Spread across a hill,...

Sunday, 2 March 2014

The Golden Mile

Kovalam beach - view from lighthouse Kovalam beach Sunrise Panoramic view of the beach Kovalam is close to the capital of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, at the southern extremity of the Kerala coast. Once you are there, you can’t remain unmoved by the magic that is Kovalam. It’s in the...

Saturday, 1 March 2014

Misty Tales

Kempty Falls Sunset in Mussoorie Mysterious Mussoorie Panoramic view of Mussoorie Mussoorie  is a long, narrow stretch of ridge on a hill at an altitude of 6,580 ft , at the head of the Doon Valley in north-west Uttarakhand. It is 34 km N of Dehra Dun, 269 km NE of Delhi. The...

Mountain Masala

Mall road Shimla mall in winter Christchurch Shimla in winter The seven picturesque hills of Shimla are in southern Himachal, in the Shivalik Range, at an altitude of 6,890 ft. It is 115 km NE of Chandigarh, 342 km N of Delhi. Shimla is built on a longish mountain ridge, along which...