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Indian Visas for Adventure Tourism
June 6th, 2010
When you think of India, what comes to mind? Elephant rides? Temples? The Taj Mahal? Paragliding? Aside from the normal touristy stuff, India is also a great place for adventure tourism. This post from the Environmental Graffiti blog has the scoop on the best regions of India for adventure tourism.
For example, you can go paragliding, skiing or whitewater rafting in Manali, located in the north of the country, or go for a hike off the beaten path in Leh and Ladakh. Nainital is a great place for boating, horseback riding and rock climbing. Goa is an excellent place for water-based adventures, such as parasailing, waterskiing and scuba diving. There are also dolphin watching tours and something called a "crocodile tour."
If you're planning a trip to India, it's essential to have the co
Indian Visa Requirements to Travel the Grand Trunk Road
May 23rd, 2010
The Grand Trunk Road is one of India's oldest, longest and most important highways. Here's how Rudyard Kipling described it in his novel Kim:
"Look! Brahmins and chumars, bankers and tinkers, barbers and bunnias, pilgrims -and potters - all the world going and coming. It is to me as a river from which I am withdrawn like a log after a flood. And truly the Grand Trunk Road is a wonderful spectacle. It runs straight, bearing without crowding India's traffic for fifteen hundred miles - such a river of life as nowhere else exists in the world."
Winding 2,500 kilometers from Bangladesh, through India and into Pakistan, the road passes a variety of interesting destinations of cultural, historic and religious significance, including the Taj Mahal and the city of Varanasi, where Hindi
Indian Visa Requirements To Visit Goa
May 13th, 2010
Goa is the smallest state India, but it's the most popular tourist destination, bringing in approximately 2 million visitors every year. One look at Goa's flawless white-sand beaches, and it's easy to understand why!
Crystal-clear sea and dazzling white sand are the main attractions here. However, Goa, which was originally a Portuguese colony, has a rich and interesting history that shines through in its architecture, food and culture.
Starting in the '60s and '70s, Goa became a destination of choice for hippies and other counterculture types. Open-air beach parties and raves that last all night are still quite common.
Necessities for visiting Goa include sunscreen, swimsuits and an Indian visa. Visas are required and you must apply for yours ahead of time. Indian visa application
India Visa Requirements to Visit Kaziranga National Park
May 1st, 2010
Tucked away in the Indian state of Assam, the Bengal tiger is making what could be its last stand in Kaziranga National Park. Scientists studying the tigers there have shown that Kaziranga has the highest density of wild tigers in the world: 32.64 per 100 square kilometers (h/t Gadling). There are only about 1,300 and 1,500 Bengal tigers left in the wild, and according to Wikipedia, over the past 100 years their population has declined by 90%.
Kaziranga National Park is open to tourists. You can see the interior via a guided tour in a jeep, four-wheeler or on top of an elephant. Hiking in the park is strictly forbidden for reasons that should be obvious: There are many tigers in the park, and they are all faster than you.
Almost every decent-sized zoo in the US has a tiger exhibit.
Indian Visa Requirements For Medical Tourism
April 11th, 2010
It's no secret that medical care in the United States can be quite expensive if you aren't covered by insurance. One solution that is gaining popularity is medical tourism, which involves going overseas for treatment.
Since the cost of advanced medical care is often much lower in other countries, medical tourism can offer tremendous savings for certain procedures, even when you factor in the cost of airfare and lodging .
India is one of the fastest-growing centers of medical tourism. Wikipedia outlines the advantages:
Most estimates claim treatment costs in India start at around a tenth of the price of comparable treatment in America or Britain.[7][76] The most popular treatments sought in India by medical tourists are alternative medicine, bone-marrow transplant, cardiac bypas
