This week’s UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Week is a set of two national parks in India, Nanda Devi and Valley of Flowers. Nanda Devi is India’s second-highest mountain, rising 25,643 feet into the air. It is often referred to the patron goddess of the Uttarakhand Himalaya.

Nearby, the lush beauty of the Valley of Flowers offers a pleasing contrast to the jagged peaks of Nanda Devi. As you might expect from the name, Valley of Flowers is covered in so many flowers that locals legends say it is inhabited by fairies!

UNESCO named both parks World Heritage Sites in 2008, saying:

“Together they encompass a unique transition zone between the mountain ranges of the Zanskar and Great Himalaya, praised by mountaineers and botanists for over a century and in Hindu mythology for much longer.”

To visit these parks, you will need an Indian tourist visa. You must apply in advance-visas are not available at the airport.  To get an Indian tourist visa, you need the following documents:

• Your valid US passport

• 2 recent passport-sized photos

• A completed Indian visa application form. To ensure that your visa application is approved, make sure that you write neatly and that you do not make any mistakes on the application. Make sure that you enter in “tourism” in the section that asks you to state why you are traveling to India.

• A photocopy of your plane tickets or your itinerary.

• A clear photocopy of your driver’s license or utility bill.

India has what is known as a “jurisdictional” visa system. That means that you must submit your visa application to the correct embassy or consulate for your home state.

RushMyTravelVisa can help you apply for your Indian visa. We’ll assist you with the application, and then deliver it directly to the appropriate embassy or consulate for the fastest possible processing.

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Tags: India, Indian visa, UNESCO World Heritage Sites

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