Holidays in India  by india_insideout
 

India has fascinated travellers for ages. Over the last two years, the country has shown a growth of 45.5 percent in the tourist inflow and the number of travellers arriving in India is sure to swell in the years to come as well. After the Red Fort being declared a World Heritage Site and the Taj Mahal being included in the list of modern 7 wonders of the world, India has to witness a boom in the tourism industry and the government is all set to take measures to promote as many aspects of Indian tourism as possible.  

Travellers coming to India always have questions about what to do and what to see in India. And most importantly, they wish to know how to plan a safe trip through the cities and towns of India. The country offers visitors with almost everything they might be looking for during their vacation. No matter, whether you are an adventurer, a pilgrim, a nature lover, a culture freak or a plain sightseer, holidays in India have to offer you a lot and your trip to India is definitely going to be one of its kind.

Planning your holidays in India can be an easy process if you go by themes including adventure, Ayurveda, meditation, culture and nature among others. Right from Jammu & Kashmir in the far north to Kanyakumari in the furthest south and from the expansive deserts of Rajasthan to the tribal eastern India, you have a wide range to choose from. Given below are options in terms of themes to help you decide what you would like in India and whether it matches your disposition.

Ayurveda/Spa Holidays   Cultural Holidays          Heritage Holidays
Spiritual Holidays          Romantic Holidays     Nature/Wildlife Holidays
Adventure Holidays        Coastal Holidays           Shopping Holidays

After you are sure of your preferred theme, you can immediately get in touch with an experienced Indian travel operator and inform them of your interests. They will now find it easy to customise a tour that just matches your essentials and requisites. Give them your travel plan in detail so they may provide you with the choicest of options for your holidays in India.

It would really be a nice idea to list all the above mentioned themes along with the theme-specific destinations. Have a look at the cities and towns mentioned against each theme and, if interested, you can also choose to read in detail about these destinations. The destinations shown here are some of most highly rated and tourist preferred. 

Ayurveda/Spa Holidays - Alappuzha, Idukki, Kannur, Thrissur, Trivandrum, Kottayam, Palakkad, Kollam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Rishikesh

Spiritual Holidays -  Haridwar, Rishikesh, Gangotri, Yamunotri, Joshimath, Varanasi, Mathura-Vrindavan, Sarnath, Tiruapti, Bodhgaya, Ajmer, Amritsar, Vaishno Devi, Amarnath, Puri 

Adventure Holidays - Rishikesh, Garhwal, Kumaon, Billing, Kufri, Auli, Gulmarg, Leh, Manali, Zanskar

Cultural Holidays - Pushkar, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Shekhawati Villages, Leh, Goa, Varanasi, Kumarakom, Kottayam, Idukki, Kannur, Gangtok, Shillong, Manipur 

Romantic Holidays - Udaipur, Goa, Alappuzha, Munnar, Darjeeling, Mt. Abu, Srinagar, Shimla, Gangtok, Nainital, Manali

Coastal Holidays - Baga, Colva, Mobor, Calangute, Anjuna, Bogmalo, Dona Paula, Alappuzha, Kovalam, Beypore, Marari, Varkala, Kumarakom

Heritage Holidays - Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur, Agra, Khajuraho, Delhi, Kolkata, Tanjore, Mysore, Bangalore, Sravanbelagola, Hassan, Belur, Halebid, Hampi, Badami, Hyderabad, Aurangabad 

Nature/Wildlife Holidays - Bharatpur, Bandhavgarh, Sariska, Ranthambore, Gir, Thekkady, Munnar, Bandipur, Nagarhole, Annamalai

Shopping Holidays - Agra, Delhi, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Kolkata, Munnar, Cochin, Alappuzha, Trivandrum, Leh-Ladakh, Jammu, Kashmir Valley, Orissa

Healing Holidays (or Ayurveda Holidays) are also much in demand today. Medical tourism industry of India is growing by the rate of 30 percent and fetches an amount of Rs 1,200 crore to Rs 1,500 crore. According to a recent study done by CII-McKinsey, the medical tourism industry alone can contribute up to Rs 10,000 crore extra revenue to the upmarket tertiary hospitals, imparting 3-5 percent of the total healthcare delivery market. 

In terms of wildlife too, India is no less inviting. The country has 80 national parks and 441 sanctuaries where you can come to witness around 350 exotic species of mammals and around 1200 species of birds, both domestic and migratory along with numerous species of reptiles. Bandhavgarh National Park, Corbett National Park, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Ranthambore National Park, Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanha National Park, Gir National Park, Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary and Sunderbans National Parks are some of the most visited wildlife havens in the country.
 

Keywords : holidays in india, trip to india
 

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