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Which Is A Popular Holiday Destinations In India

The best place in India to visit

It’s REALLY tough to do all of these in 9 days in India, especially in December, so I’ll request you to moderate your expectations somewhat, and have a relaxed, enjoyable stay.

Given it’s December, Ladakh is snowed in and you can’t really get there – but you can go skiing in Gulmarg near Srinagar and/or heli-skiing in Himachal Pradesh. But both of those require a few days in themselves.

The serious rafting (grade 5 stuff) happens a lot on the Ganges near Rishikesh – which, cultural plus, is just up the river from Haridwar, one of those “holy” spots, but you might need to Google to see if anybody’s offering rafting trips around then. My sense is most rafting operators tend to slack off then, but I could be wrong.

Rajasthan is pleasant to visit -warm in days,  biting cold at nights – and seeing places among the dunes is a super cultural experience.

All of that is in northern India. Along with Varanasi which, I must add is directly connected not to Mumbai but New Delhi, our big city in the north – where you might want to fly into instead of Bombay / Mumbai if you choose to be in the north.

A good 9-day itinerary in this part of India would be – land in Delhi, spend a day going to and coming back from the Taj Mahal in Agra – also visit Fatehpur Sikri there. Then fly/take a train to Haridwar. Spend a day there. Drive up to Rishikesh which is just 30 km away – catch a 3-day rafting trip if one is available – else see if you want to head further up the river to some of India’s holiest spots – the “Char Dham”. Back to Delhi will take you a day. Head to Rajasthan (Jaipur / Jaisalmer) for a couple of days. Spend a day in Delhi and your 9 days are over:-)

Or you might want to avoid the cold and head south. Fly into Bombay. There will probably be some Grade 4 rapids about 100 km from Bombay. A 45-minute flight gets you to Goa where you can laze on the beach and take in some tropical culture, massages, and sun-tanning. While paragliding, snorkeling, scuba or more on the coast. Spend at least 3 – 4 days in Goa – visit beaches in North, Central and South Goa.

Then take off and head for 2 – 3 days to Kerala. Head to Kumarakom or some other seaside destination. Catch some Malayali food, massages, dances and culture. Live on a boat in the backwaters. Fly back to Mumbai – spend a day or so in extreme partying. And your 9 days will be over before you know it.

Once again, 9 days is way too little – I’d suggest you spend it in just one part of the country, and come back for the rest in the years to come

The list here is not in chronological order. I just summarized some places as I stumbled upon it.

Yumthang Valley – Sikkim

Yumthang Valley is a grazing pasture surrounded by the Himalayan mountains in North Sikkim. At a height of 3,564 meters above sea level, it’s popularly known as the ‘Valley of Flowers’.

Tea garden hill of Munnar

Munnar is a town that’s situated in the southwestern region of Kerala. It’s practically covered fully with Tea plantations, some as high as 7000 feet above sea level.

Stok Kangri

At 20,000 feet, Stok Kangri in Stok Range has is a popular mountain among climbers and mountaineers. It’s often considered as a practice run for Everest.

Goa

Goa is visited by large numbers of international and domestic tourists each year for its beaches, places of worship and world heritage architecture. It also has rich flora and fauna, owing to its location on the Western Ghats range, which is classified as a biodiversity hotspot.

Taj Mahal

Of course. Everyone must visit this place before you die. One of the seven wonders of the world, it enhances it beauty on a full moon night.

Nanda Devi

It’s the second highest mountain in India. While the peak is not that easy to climb for regular folks like us, but the surrounding Nanda Devi National Park is a must visit at least once in a lifetime.

Mumbai

Mumbai is the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India. It is also one of the world’s top ten centers of commerce in terms of global financial flow. The city houses important financial institutions such as Reserve Bank of India, the Bombay Stock Exchange, the National Stock Exchange, the SEBI and the corporates headquarters of numerous Indian companies and MNCs.

The Long Lake

The Lonar Lake is a saline soda lake located at Loner in Buldana district, Maharashtra, India which was created by a meteor impact.

Mathurin

The smallest hill station in India, Mathurin which is only 90 km from Mumbai, provides a pretty dramatic view of the sunset and the sunrise.

Leah

The capital of the Himalayan kingdom of Leach is best experienced via road trips from New Delhi.

Key Monastery

Key Gompa is a Tibetan Buddhist Monastery located on top of a hill at an altitude of 13, 668 feet above sea level close to the Spite river in Himachal Pradesh. It reportedly was started by 100 monks in 1855.

Kashmir

It’s not called paradise on Earth for anything.

Hoggenakal Falls

This waterfall in South India on the

Deodar Forest, Himachal Pradesh is sometimes also referred to as the “Niagara Falls” of India.

Andamans

It has 325 islands which cover an area of 6,408 km2, with the Andaman Sea to the east between the islands and the coast of Burma.

Sources- Quora