POPULAR DESTINATIONS 5 Popular Destinations
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POPULAR DESTINATIONS 5 POPULAR DESTINatIONS AGRA Taj Mahal (closed on Fridays), Agra Fort, GIR A National Park and Wild Life Sanctuary and the MAHABALIPURAM Shore Temple, Arjuna’s Jehangir’s Palace, Dayal Bagh Temple, Kinari Bazaar last stronghold of the Lion Population outside Africa. penance, Rathas, Krishna Mandapam. (Market Place). Nearby: Fatehpur Sikri, Salim Chisti’s It also supports a large number of Panthers, Hyenas, MUMBAI (Bombay) Gateway of India, Hanging Tomb, Itmad- Ud-Daulah, Sikandra, Mathura, Deer, the worlds only 4-horned Antelope, Blue Bull, Gardens, Marine Drive, Jehangir Art Gallery, Juhu Vrindavan. Marsh Crocodile and the Wild Boar. Beach, Prince of Wales Museum, Haji Ali Tomb, AMRITSAR (Its name means " Pool of the Nectar GOA Beaches, Churches, Fort Aguada, Dudhsagar Mahalakshmi Temple, Mani Bhavan, Chowpatty Beach, of Immortality") Harmandir Sahib or Golden Temple, Water Falls, Kesarval Spring, Mayem Lake, Wildlife Malabar Hill - an exclusive residential area, Victoria a sacred shrine gilded with 100 kilograms of gold. The Sanctuaries, Museums and Art Galleries, River Cruises, Terminus, Crawford Market. Nearby: Elephanta Island, important sights to visit are Golden Temple, Jalianwala Shri Mangesh Temple, Anjuna Flea Market, Se- Kanheri Caves, Ganeshpuri, Essel World, Matheran, Bagh, Durgiana Mandir, Baba Atal Rai Tower & Wagha Cathedral, Bondla Wildlife Sanctuary Khandala. Border. GWALIOR Mansingh Palace, Jain Sculptures, Teli Ka MYSORE Mysore Palace, Rajendra Vilas Palace, AHMEDABAD “The Manchester of India” - the Mandir, Gurjari Mahal, Jai Vilas Palace and Museum, Mysore Fort, Chamundi Hills, Brindavan Garden, cotton centre. The old city, Jama Masjid, Citadel, Gwalior Fort, Vivaswan Temple. Big Statue Of Nandi, St. Philomenia’s Church, Nasa, Sabarmati Ashram, Gandhi’s Home, Shaking Minarets, Somnathpur, Sriranagapatnam. Around Mysore: HYDERABAD Char Minar, Mecca Masjid, Birla Calico Museum, Shreyas Folk Museum. Nearby: Nagarhole National Park, Belur, Halebid, Bandipur, Mandir, Hussain Sagar Lake, Golconda Fort, Falaknuma Modhera, Bhavnagar Port, Lothal, archealogical site of Sravanbelagola, Coorg, Madhikeri, Madumalai National Palace, Chowmohalla Palace, Purana Haveli, Tank Bund, the 2nd Millennium B.C city. Park. Salar Jung Museum. AURANGABAD Ajanta and Ellora Caves, Bibi PATNA Gateway to visit places of Buddhist JAIPUR Amber Fort, Hawa Mahal, Maharaja Sawai ka Maqbara, Panchakki, Daulatabad, Grishneshwar, importance, such as Vaishali, Nalanda, Rajgir, Gaya and Mansingh II Museum, Sisodia Rani Garden, Jantar Khuldabad, Paithan. Bodhgaya, Gorakhpur, Pawapuri and Shikarji. Mantar, Gaitor (Cenotaphs), Tiger Fort, Samode, Johari BANDHAVGARH A National Park that is famous for Bazaar, (sarees, gems, jewellery)/Tripolia (brassware, PONDICHERRY Aurobindo Ashram, Auroville its healthy tiger population. carvings) Bazaar, City Palace. Township, Pondicherry Marine Drive, Museum. BANGALORE Bull Temple, Tipu Sultanss Palace, JAISALMER The Thar Desert, Forts, Havelis, Gadisar SAWAI MADHOPUR / RANTHAMBORE Botanical Garden, Whitefield Ashram, Nrityagram, and Museum (for Folk Art), Aakal. Nearby: The A Game Reserve which presents one of the best Lalbagh, Cubbon Park, Nandi Hills, Ulsoor Lake, traditional villages of Amarsagar, Sam, Khuri. opportunities in India to see the Royal Bengal Tiger. Coorg/Mercara - Irruppa Falls, Madikeri Fort, Vidhana JODHPUR Meherangarh Fort, Umaid Bhawan Palace Soudha, High Court, Banerghatta National Park SHIMLA Toy Train, Chadwick Falls, The Mall Road, Museum, Old City, markets. Nearby: Bishnoi Tribal (21kms). Jakhu Temple. Nearby: Kufri, Chail, Solan, Kasauli, villages, Sardar Samand, Rohet Garh. Naldehra, Fagu, Scenic Mountains. BODHGAYA The Mahabodhi Temple, The Bodhi KANHA National Park - Famous Tiger Reserve with Tree, Shaivite Monastery, The Buddha Archeological SRINAGAR Pahalgam, Sonmarg, Gulmarg, Mughal heavy population of tigers. This area, “Kipling Country”, Museum, and The Jagannath Temple. Gardens, Dal Lake. is where all the Jungle Books of Rudyard Kipling were CHANDIGARH Rock Gardens, Pinjore, Rose conceived. THEKKADY/PERIYAR Amidst Cardamom Hills, Garden - biggest in Asia, Sukhna, an artificial Lake. Tea Gardens, Coffee and Pepper growing plantations, KHAJURAHO Thousand year old carved stone Rubber Estates. Lake Periyar and the Wildlife Sanctuary. CHENNAI (Madras) Kapaleeshwar Temple, Santhome temples. Cathedral, Fort St. George, Sriparthasarthi Temple, THIRUVANATHAPURAM (Trivandrum) Sri KOCHI (Cochin) Dutch Palace, Koonam Kurishu Mary’s Church, Snake Park, Kalakshetra, Marina Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Napier Museum, Sri Shrine, Jewish Synagogue, Gundu Islands, Fort Kochi, Beach, Museum. Around Chennai: Kanchipuram, Chitra Art Gallery, Observatory Hill and Zoo. Around St. Francis Church, Santa Cruz Basilica, Chinese Fishing Mahabalipuram, Tirupati. Trivandrum: Cape Comorin (Kanya Kumari). Nets, Willingdon Island, Bolgatty Islands, Shiva Temple, DARJEELING (also known as “The Queen of Parikshith Thanpuran Museum, Museum of Kerala UDAIPUR Lake Pichola, Lake Palace Hotel, Jagmandir Himalayas”) Toy Train. Nearby: Sunrise on Tiger History, Hill Palace Museum, Kumarakom, Alleppey. Island, Fatehsagar, Saheliyon Ki Bari, Shilpgram - a must Hill, Himalayan Mountaineering Institute, Kurseong, if you are interested in traditional Rajasthani handicrafts, KOLKATA (Calcutta) (known as “The City Of Joy”) Sandakphu, Jaldapara Wild Life Sanctuary, Kalimpong, City Palace, Jagdish Temple, Bhartiya Lok Kala Museum. St. Paul’s Cathedral, Eden Gardens, Victoria Memorial, The Ghoom Monastery, Mirik. Around Udaipur: Eklingi, Nagda, Nathdwara (Sri Nathji Birla Planetarium, Kali Temple, Howrah Bridge, Belur Temple), Kumbhalgarh, Ranakpur, Chittorgarh. DELHI Red Fort, Humayun’s Tomb, Bahai temple, Math, RamKrishna Mission, Jain Temples, Botanical Qutab Minar, India Gate, Rajghat, Shanti Van, Shankar’s Garden, Marble Palace. UDHAGAMANDALAM (Ooty) Botanical Gardens, International Doll Museum, National Gallery of Modern Ooty Lake, Doddabetta, Kothagiri, Kalahatti Falls, Sim’s KONARK Sun Temple, known as the Black Pagoda. Art, Jama Masjid, Laxminarayan Temple, Parliament Park, Loz Falls, Mukurthi Peak and Mukurthi National House, Rashtrapati Bhavan. LAKSHADWEEP ISLANDS Coral Islands - Park, Ketty Valley View, Pykara, Glenmorgan, Avalanchi, Bangaram - resort for International tourists and diving. Mountain Railway. DHARAMSALA The home of Dalai Lama. Kavaratti - the administrative capital. Agatti has beautiful Dhauladhar Range of Himalayas, Mcleodgunj and 40 VARANASI Ganga Ghats, Kashi Vishwanath Lagoons. Buddhist Monasteries, Nupur - famous for Pashmina Temple,Sarnath - Buddhist Architecture, Banaras Shawls, Jwalamukhi - Eternal flames emerge from LEH (LADAKH) Mountainscape, Monasteries, Hindu University, Bharatmata Temple, Durga Temple, Rocks, Kangra Valley, Kinnaur, Sarahan, Thanedar - The Khardungla Pass, Lamayuru, Rafting, Trekking. Tulsimanas Mandir, Brocade Silk Sarees Bazaar. apple Belt, Chinmaya Tapovan - a modern Ashram by MADURAI Sri Meenakshi Temple, Thirumal-ainayakar Swami Chinmayananda. Mahal, the Temple Art Museum, Koodal Alagar Temple, GANGTOK Capital of Sikkim. Monasteries, Gandhi Museum, Mariamman - Teppakkulam - Tank. mountains and scenic beauty. Nearby: Rameshwaram. TELEPHONE 08444 930 403 | WWW.TRAVELPACK.COM/BROCHURES.