The Top 10 Tourist Destinations in India

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The Top 10 Tourist Destinations in India

Agra

Agra’s Taj Mahal is one of the most famous buildings in the world, the mausoleum

of Shah Jahan’s favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal. It is one of the New Seven onders of

the world, and one of three orld !eritage Sites in Agra.

"om#leted in $%&', the T(j Mahal was built b) the Mughal *ing Sh(h Jah(n as the

+nal resting #lae for his beloved wife, Mumt(z Mahal. -inished in marble, it is

#erha#s India’s most fasinating and beautiful monument. This #erfetl)

s)mmetrial monument too* )ears /$%'01$%&2 of hard labour and 0,000

wor*ers, masons and jewelers to build and is set amidst landsa#ed gardens.

Jaipur / Udaipur

Jaipur is also #o#ularl) *nown as the Pink City , is the a#ital of the Indian state of

3ajasthan. Jai#ur is a ver) famous tourist and eduation destination in India.

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4ots of #eo#le 5o* to Jai#ur to view the various forts and monuments in Jai#ur

whih re5et its glorious #ast. Tourism is a signi+ant #art of Jai#ur’s eonom).

Some of the world’s best hotels are loated here.

Forts & Monuments

• !awa Mahal

• Amber -ort

• Jaigarh -ort

• Nahargarh -ort

• "it) 6alae

• Jantar Mantar

• Jal Mahal

•

3ambagh 6alae

• "handra Mahal, The "it) 6alae, Jai#ur

• 7iwan1e1Aam, "it) 6alae

• "entral Museum, /Albert !all Museum2


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Goa

8oa is -amous for its #ristine beahes, infat 90: of all the tourism in 8oa ha##ens

onl) for its beautiful beahes in "oastal Areas. 8oa has two main tourist seasons;

winter and summer. In the winter time, tourists from abroad /mainl) ed lifest)le ?

Kashmir

@ashmir was one alled !eaven on


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The State of Jammu B @ashmir has main three geogra#hial regions *nown as CThe

4esser !imala)asD or the CJhelum Ealle)D /@ashmir2, CThe Inner !imala)asD or CThe

Indus Ealle)D /4ada*h B -rontier areas2 also alled CTrans1!imala)asD, and CThe

Futer1!imala)asD or CThe Southern mountain rangeD /Jammu2. The area of Jammu B

@ashmir is , ,'% sGuare *ilometers.

Kanyakumari

Though there are several #laes of tourist1interest in the town and distrit,

@an)a*umari is es#eiall) #o#ular in India for its s#etaular and uniGue sunrise

and sunset. The on5uene of three oean bodies the Ha) of Hengal, the Indian


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Fean, and the Arabian Sea ma*es the sunrise and sunset even more s#eial. Fn

balm), full1moon evenings, one an also see the moon1rise and sunset at the same

time on either side of the horizon.

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@erala, situated on the lush and tro#ial Malabar "oast, is one o the most

popuar tourist destinations in India. Named as one of the Cten paradises o the

$ordD and C'0 pa#es o a ietimeD b) the National 8eogra#hiTraveler magazine, @erala is es#eiall) *nown for its eotourism initiatives,

Heautiful Ha*waters and Alternative healing massages.

(d Dehi

7elhi, "a#ital of India has man) attrations li*e mosGues, forts and other

monuments that re#resent India’s histor). The im#ortant #laes in Fld 7elhi

inlude the majesti 3ed -ort. New 7elhi on the other hand houses man)

government buildings and embassies, a#art from #laes of historial interest.

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The utub Minar, 3ed -ort and !uma)un’s Tomb have been delared orld

!eritage Sites.

A)anta *ora

Ajantha B


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The aves are loated just outside the village of Ajantha


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M)sore is a tourism hot s#ot within the state of @arnata*a and also ats as a base

for other tourist #laes in the viinit) of the it). The it) reeives the ma>imum

number of tourists during the #eriod of the 7asara festival when festivities ta*e

#lae for a #eriod of $0 da)s. Fne of the most visited monuments in India,

the Ambavilas 6alae /also *nown as M)sore 6alae2 is the enter of the 7asara

festivities.

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Leh Ladakh

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The 4ada*h a#ital it) of 4eh lies near the eastern #arts of Jammu and @ashmir, on

the rossroads of the histori CSil* 3outeD from Sin*iang to est Asia and to the

#lains of India. The humbling monasteries of She), !emis, Alhi, Thi*se and

4ama)uru will nurture )our s#iritual needs, and the landsa#e of 4eh #rovides for a

number of adventure ativities inluding mountaineering, white1water rafting and

tre**ing along the Mar*ha Ealle).

Gangtok

Gangtok

The a#ital of the state of Si**im, 8angto* is an attrative tourist destination,

re5eting a uniGue ambiene whih derives from its ha##) blend of tradition and

modernit). Alongside the dee#l) felt #resene of stu#as and monasteries, 8angto*

also bustles li*e an) other thriving town. Some of the *e) #laes to visit inlude

3umte* Monaster), 7o17rul "horten,


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-irst and foremost, 3ohtang 6ass is one of the ver) few #laes in India where )ou

will +nd snow throughout the )ear if )ou love s*iing, )ou annot miss this #lae.

!owever, do he* )our alendars #ro#erl) as this #lae is losed in the winter

months for nearl) si> months. The season starts from A#ril1Ma) and runs until

Ftober, after whih this #lae gets lots of snow and the #lae is losed. Afterall,

this is $',000 feet above sea level?

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