Chambal The National Chambal Sanctuary consists of a 400 km stretch of the Chambal River. The habitat includes mud cliffs and tropical dry scrub forest and is home to a wide range of birds, mammals and reptiles. Because the river has negative connotations in the...
Amritsar Amritsar in the Punjab was founded in 1577 by Guru Ram Das and is best known as being home to the beautiful Golden Temple, the spiritual centre of the Sikh religion. This shrine is said to attract more visitors than the Taj Mahal. While at Amritsar you can...
Chandigarh Chandigarh is India’s first planned city, distinct from the rest of the country with its organised layout. Chandigargh whilst being the capital of both Haryana and Punjab, is not actually part of either state, but is a union territory, administered...
Varanasi Varanasi is a great Hindu city stretching along the banks of the River Ganges, India’s holiest river. There has been a settlement here for more than 2000 years and it is said to be one of the oldest living cities in the world. Pilgrims come here from...
Lucknow Lucknow is the state capital of Uttar Pradesh. In the past Lucknow was under the influence of the Mughals and then the British Raj. Today it is a vibrant city experiencing an economic boom and is among India’s top ten fastest growing metropolitan cities. Most...
Delhi Delhi is India’s capital city and has a major airport with good connections to the rest of the world as well as other parts of India. It is consequently often the starting or finishing point of a holiday in North India. Delhi City Most people will choose...
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