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BEACHES Goa
37 Reviews Yes, I think you mean Baga! Never mind but one of the most scenic walks really a long time ago,with a bit of a climb is to be had there. I guess most travelers dont know about it but I happenned to do...
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DAY TRIPS AROUND MUMBAI Mumbai
60 Reviews Within Sanjay Gandhi National Park there are several public walking trails. The popular Ashok Van trail winds up through thick forest to a dense cluster of Ashoka trees that are a welcome half way...
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Tips collections Delhi
20 Reviews Valley Of The Dolls. One can find just about every kind of a doll one needs to see in Shankar's International Dolls Museum. There are about 6,000 dolls collected from over 85 countries and a third of...
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Places around Hyderabad Hyderabad
8 Reviews 200 km fron Hyderabad. once the heartland of telugu culture, the capital of Kakatia rulers, Warangal is endowed with great architechtural buildings and its natural surroundings. (APTDC Punnami Hotel,...
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OTHERS Goa
44 Reviews There are several dozens of very stately mansions in Goa, most of which were built in the 18th and 19th centuries. There are also several hundred smaller mansions spread out amongst Goa's numerous...
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MISCELLANEOUS Mumbai
32 Reviews Palace on Wheels Tour Duration: 8 days Rate: USD 2626 - Single traveler. USD 1999 - Twin sharing. This is the closest you can get to living like a maharajah. One of the top ten luxury train...
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Agra - Taj Mahal Delhi
4 Reviews I think most people know about this place and have seen tons of pictures of it. But when you see it for the first time in real life, it still takes your breathe away for its shear beauty and...
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Everyday a Sunday Hyderabad
4 Reviews Try and find a local guide and take a ride. Get to know the local people, thier lifestyle, their habits and aspirations. Its fun and amusing aswell, but it teaches you a lesson or two in optimism....
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RELIGIOUS SITES Goa
13 Reviews I recently went on a pilgrimage to Meherabad and loved it. It is home to the Samadhi or Tomb-Shrine of Avatar Meher Baba, who claimed he was God in human form. Engraved on Baba's gravestone is the...
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INDIAN MOVIE SCENE Mumbai
8 Reviews Castella de Aquada(“Fort of the waterpoint”) is also known as the Bandra fort. It is located at Land’s End in Bandra and was built by the Portuguese in 1640 as a watchtower Overlooking Mahim Bay,the...
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Parks Delhi
6 Reviews The Buddha Jayanti Park is situated in southern part of the Delhi ridge in New Delhi.A beautifully gilded statue of Buddha stands under a pavilion in an artificial island in the park. The park laid...
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PROMENADES Mumbai
2 Reviews Located northwest of South Bombay, Bandra is one of the wealthiest suburbs/ neighbourhoods in greater Mumbai. It was once a completely separate port town from Bombay, but rapid urban growth swallowed...
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Coronation Park Delhi
2 Reviews Kingsway camp, on the outskirts of Delhi, was the venue of King-Emperor George V's Coronation Durbar in 1911. After much intense debate about the merits of the capital remaining in Calcutta, or moving...
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FESTIVALS Mumbai
3 Reviews International Film Festivals in Mumbai The Pumelo Independent Film Festival(PIFF) ( http://www.pumelo.com ) is from February 25th to 1st March of 2007 in Mumbai, India. They have a competition for the...
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Safdarjung's Tomb Delhi
4 Reviews This marble domed mausoleum is the last famous Mughal monument built in Delhi in 1753-54, by the son of the second Nawab of Awadh Shuja-ud-Daulah. It is a son's tribute to his father, the Wazir of...
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ENTERTAINMENT Mumbai
5 Reviews SUPERDOME- Superdrome is one of the best sports- cum-leisure centres in the city. Conveniently located in Tardeo, it offers an entire gamut of facilities There are 4 AMF Bowling lanes as well as 6 AMF...
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Humayun's Tomb Delhi
4 Reviews More pictures of Humayuns tomb here... The design is said to have inspired the design of the Taj Mahal, which was built by Humayun's grandson- Shah Jahan. You can look up more info on the monument at...
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Corbett national park Delhi
3 Reviews A convenient and popular weekend getaway from Delhi is Corbett National Park. Its a wildlife reserve, located in the foothills of the Himalayas and is a great place to see the tiger and other animals...
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Nainital Delhi
1 Review Nanital is Suited in Uttranchal state North India Kms 330 from Delhi by road.Nainital is known as the Lake City as it is located around the 'Nayana Tal'. The city is a beautiful mixture of all the...
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Purana Qila Delhi
1 Review Visiting Purana Qila was unexpected: we had wanted to see Humayum's tomb but found it closed - since some minister was visiting it. We looked at our map and Purana Qila seemed pleasantly near. In a...
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Qutab Minar Delhi
3 Reviews At the Quitab Minar complex you can find several buildings, with windows like these. When the sun shines through you can see little stars being reflected on the ground. More abou the Quitab Minar...
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Lotus Temple Delhi
2 Reviews I came across the Bahia Faith Lotus Temple by accident - and what a pleasant surprise! The Temple is a marble representation of a lotus flower and is located in the South of Delhi. I visited on a...
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Raj Ghat Delhi
1 Review Something that maybe is less than spectacular to most, but made a deep impression on me, is the place where Ghandi was cremated. It is surrounded by short walls in the city, but once inside it is...
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Looking at lonely planet map elephant beach looks so close to beach7. beach7 a magnificent beach including lagoon, jungle elephants and pure white sand. What I thought would be 30min work turned to be a three hour adventure. Kerry and I walked through jungle, waded through water not seeing a soul. Beautiful walk! I recommend this journey!the snorkeling here is diamond!
If you'll be starting from Gangotri, it's around 18 kms uphill to Gaumukh. Depending on your experience that should take between 5-7 hours.The terrain is along the mountain edges all the way till camp 14km. Then you ascend towards the middle of the mountain, so no danger of falling off!Surface is pretty even. There are no reflective markers to help navigation if it's dark & a moonless night! Hence plan accordingly & leave early morning.It will be HOT in the daytime, especially around mid-day, but past 1600 hours, the temperature plummets rapidly!! I was quite surprised!Carry glucose powder for energy, and some water, plus an empty bottle for collecting clean water from some streams you will encounter.Going from camp 14km to Gaumukh is steeper & rockier surface, so decent boots are recommended. And expect large blocks of jagged ice to challenge your approach to the cave mouth (Gaumukh).I...
with the background of the 4700 years old civilization with arts and culture still on in the local semi nomadic life of various tribes of the unconventional deserts called "Rann" in the extreme west of India - which is the land of the Sakas", Huns", Kushanas"- laterly known as the Gujjar Rastra, the Indian state of Gujarat is waiting for the people from all over the world with all it's great traditions, arts, architectural wonders, colourful people and their eventful life, fairs & festivals through out the year. Though quite unknown and untouched by the modern world, Gujarat, which is rightly said the land of unknown colours - if properly visited, offers a massive range of various tribal life, tradition, folk art and festivals. Can one imagine even till today the tribal semi-nomadic and even the modern people are still carring on their lifestyle as it was more than 1000 years ago. Their...
India is one of the top destinations in the world for adventure sports. Because of its diversity, almost all adventure sport is possible- and in levels of degree that cater for all ages and different levels of fitness.There is trekking, cycling, gentle hiking, horse-riding, fishing, kayaking, white -water rafting, and skiing in winter.Camel safaris can be organised in the desert regions, and in certain parts of north-east India elephant treks are available.So go- do something different. Its a memory that you will always treasure.Most importantly, get a good guide. I recommed Sanjeev Mehta- (Mohans Adventure Tours) he is one of the very best, and will advise you on any form that you may choose, He will devise and plan a personal trek/adventure for small or larger groups.
Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost and one of the most sparsely populated states of India. Its a land of forests, mountains and rivers, with the Himalayas along its northern border and Burma to the east.There are several tribes inhabiting the area. Most of them derived from original Mongoloid stock but their geographical isolation from each other has brought amongst them certain distinct characteristics.
If you are considering volunteering with Non Profit Organizations in India it would be better if you get in touch with the NGO or NGOs that you want to work with and settle the following before you even land here. Figure out if the NGO can make use of your services - Send them your CV; read about the work that they do; ask them to let you know specifically what they would need from you.Figure out if the NGO wants to make use of you - Sometimes, despite your willingness to help, there being a perfect match between your skills set and NGO's work, the organization in question may not want your services. This is especially the case with short-time workers. In my past experience, i'd rather go about doing my job than be burdened with a volunteer who has come for a brief period, and by the time they learn the ropes they have to leave. It can be draining for the NGO.Figure out the nature of the...
hi, hope this will help youAuli - Chitrakantha (3310 mts/10857 ft) 15 kms/6-7 hrsChitrakantha - Kuaripass (3640 mts/11940 ft) Dakhwani (3300 mts/10824 ft) 14 kms/5 hrsDakhwani - Pana (2450 mts/8036 ft) 14 kms/5-6 hrsPana - Ramni (2550 mts/8364 ft) 17 kms/5-6 hrsRamni - Ghat (1330 mts/4363 ft) 15 kms trek/4 hrs - Srinagarif you are in a group...take a local guide...available there...its the best way to enjoy the trek without tour agency...as you can take the full advantage of the journey..else you are bount by the itinery
I suggest heading for HP (Himachal Pradesh). Then you have the choice of Nainital, Kullu-Manali, Simla.Depending on political climate, you could then also consider Kashmir & Ladakh, or in UP head for Uttar Kashi & then aim for Gaumukh (origin of the river Ganga!) The latter is quite an experience, as it's 12000 feet, and 18 kms from base camp (Gangotri)!! Winding climb, with sheer drops on one side!! No lighting except moonlight at night, so timing the ascent is fun. There is another camp (at 12 kms) enroute. I did this climb as an unprepared & inexperienced 'hiker', and it was really cool ;-) You sure start running out of oxygen a bit at that altitude! I learnt never to squat for a breath, as when you stand up you get dizzy! Weird!! So later we just leant against the rock whenever we wanted a little rest!From Mumbai, best to take a flight to cut down on the travel time. Many budget...
Hi, We used to ask our hostel/hotel porters/rickshaw drivers/cleaners to take us to meet their family. Sounds strange, but we'd get talking, they'd show us pictures and tell us about their children/family who were often in VERY remote villages, hence why they were in more built up areas to earn money to send home.They were (in our experience) totally overjoyed, for several reasons. Firstly, because we would arrange to go on their day off, so we would travel together, so of course we would be paying their travel costs too, something they would not often be able to do, secondly because it was such a novelty for the people in their villages to see white/western people, in our experience most had only seen westerners in films, some had not ever seen a TV and thought we were aliens! ...and thirdly because often tourists/travellers in India may take the lead of some well-off Indians and not...
India is blessed with different rituals and festivals. Deepavali \ deewali is one such festival celebrated all over India. The kind of activities \ mode of celebration varies in different parts of India for the same. (will be coming back more on this soon.. usha)
Neemrana Fort-Palace State of Rajasthan
2 Reviews and 233 Opinions This is such a lovely place, whether for a couple celebrating their love or for a singleton,...
Taj Lands End Mumbai
4 Reviews and 519 Opinions 22,000 square feet of meeting space connected by pre-function areas suitable for exhibitions ...
Leela Goa
5 Reviews and 458 Opinions hallo was meeting adam pyotr mancic in the surfclub arambol. best friend at this time. every night...
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Q: Hello folks, I am thinking to travel to India from July 28-Aug 28 2012. It includes both north and south India. I heard about...
A: 1. If you limit your travels to the plains of India during Jul 28-Aug 28, 2012, you'll experience high humidity, heat and quite a few showers. As it is, South India is...
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