Land based Adventure Tourism

1 Mountaineering
2 Trekking
3 Skiing
4 Heli Skiing
5 Motor Rally
6 Safari
7 Bungee jumping

Mountaineering

It requires implicit physical ability and suitable equipment. The higher peaks need better equipment which is also rather costly. Yet the challenge ensure heal pressure for the climbers. Standing on the summit is only part of total enjoyment and satisfaction that one achieves from mountaineering and more so in the Indian Himalayas for most of the people Indian Himalayas are not climbable and one conjures up the version of in accessible mountains, hauling winds, freezing cold and terrible disasters. But for many it is a sport where having once gained the basic skills and attitudes, one can be in love with the mountains, passionately. 

Principally there are three Indian states which tend to be the playgrounds for Indian and foreign expeditions.
1 Jammu and kashmir
2 Uttranchal

3 Himachal pradesh  -













In Himachal Pradesh the peaks around Manali form an interesting exercise for the beginners to go into Beaskund region only two days away from Manali. Here are the lower peaks of Hanuman Tibba(5,932 m).
Across the Rohtang pass into the Lahaul area are several interesting clusters of peaks of the Chandra, Bhaga range, the Koa kong range, and the Mulkila ranges. These peaks rise upto 6,500 m and offer the climbers a choice in technically difficult peaks, easy suoplod peaks or even rocky peaks.

Travel India Expertise provides mountaineering packages - http://www.travelindiaexpertise.com/special-interest.php

About other land based adventure sports we will write in next article.

Indian Tourism Terms

1A - 1st Air-conditioned - Air conditioned sleeper first class with top most facilities on Indian Trains

2A - 2nd Air-conditioned - Air conditioned sleeper on India Train


3A - 3rd Air-conditioned - Air conditioned sleeper on India Train


2S - Non Air conditioned - sitting class on Indian Trains available for day trains (short distances)


A&A - Airline and Aviation 


A la carte - Meals ordered out of menu 


ABF  - American Breakfast 


ACK(abbr.) - Acknowledge 


Adult - A person who has reached his/her 12th birthday as of the date of commencement of travel


ADV (abbr.) - Advice

ADVR(abbr.)- Advise Rate

AGT (abbr.)  - Travel Agent

AI (abbr.)      - Air India

AI                  - All Inclusive - Used when quoting rates for hotels, meaning including all taxes, surcharge and                  
                        service charges   eg ., 'INR 5000 CP AI' meaning including all taxes etc., the cost of room 
                        with breakfast is Rs 5000/- 

ALTN (abbr.)  - Alternative

AM                  - Morning - In travel terminology it denotes morning hours.

American Plan - A payment plan in which the room rate includes breakfast, lunch, and dinner1\o651. Same
                          as Full Board

ARR               -  Arrival

ASAP             - as soon as possible

ASTA             - American Society of Travel Agents

B&B               - Bed and breakfast accommodations

Back Water     - Water held or pushed back by or as is by dam or current

Bed Tax           - City or country ax added to the price of a hotel room

Blackouts         - Dates when lower rates do not apply.
                           eg., holidays and special occasions

Buffet               - Fixed menu meals served in hotels, pre-laid meals served in restaurant for a fixed price per
                          person.

C                     - Business Class

C.O.D             - Cash on delivery

CHTR             - Charter

CIP                 - Commercial Important Passenger

Indus Valley Civilization

Indus Valley Civilization

Art by its nature is a visual commentary or a concrete manifestation of thought, which is abstract and invisible.

The field of art is wide consisting mainly three forms - architecture, sculpture and painting. The term architecture applies only to buildings.

Indus Valley Architecture 


The journey of I.A begins with Indus Valley Civilization (3rd millennium BC). The remains of Harappa and Mohenjodaro cities reveal a remarkable sense of town planning. The buildings made of burnt and unburnt bricks, often of two or more storeys, were arranged on grid pattern. were strictly utilitarian, without decorative motifs or plasters, and seem to have been built with skill and a sound knowledge of building principles. Pillars, corbelled arches, stair cases etc were used.

The most outstanding examples, of architecture of this phase are the great bath at Mohenjodaro and the citadels and granaries of two cities.

Beaches of Goa

Couple At The Beach

Beach tourism is very popular among the affluent societies as well as in the middle class section.
Beach tourism activities include water and land resources use. The water usage comprise swimming, surfing, sailing, wind surfing, water sccotering, motor boat skiing, motor boat skiing, para sailing, snorkeling etc. many water based activities.
On the other hand the land use has multifaceted; sunbathe on sands, beautiful background of rocks and vegetation are meant for tourists activities

Water Sccotering

Beaches of North Goa

1 Miramar
2 Dona paula
3 Fort Aguada and Candolim
4 Calangute and Baga
5 Anjuna
6 Chapora and Vagator



Beaches of South Goa

Sunset at Calangute

1 Margao (Madgaon)
2 Bogmalo
3 Colva and Benaulim
4 Varca and Cavelossim
5 Betul
6 Agonda
7 Rajbag
8 Palolem

In other articles we will write about beaches of Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala and Orissa.

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Canoeing And Kayaking

In all shorts of river water sports the real adventure begins upstream where water is wild and white as it flows between thunderous rocky outcrops namoeing gorges and as the gradient drops sharply. There is a pleasure of gentle canoe trip in a light weight alloy - metal craft which holds two to three people.The gradient best suited for canoeing is the stage near the river's entry into the plains where the trip can be combined with moderate in king a naturalist holiday in the forest.

Canoeing And Kayaking

The suitable areas are Rishikesh, Dakpathar and Ramganga in Uttaranchal.

 For the slightly more adventures Kayaking is appealing as it enables innovation on the river by a solitary oarsman or two seated in tandem. The degree of difficulty would depend on the river gradient and its rapids.
Experience of paddling is desirable.

The suitable period for all sorts of river running depends on the adequacy of water volume. September to November and March to April and May are the most appropriate.

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Modern Wonders of World

The campaign to pick the seven new wonders was begun in 1999 by Swiss adventurer Bernard Weber. His Switzerland-based foundation, received 200 nominations from around the world.
One of the conditions for a monument to be declared a wonder was that it must be man made, and reasonably well preserved.

The new seven wonders selected in 2007  -

Christ Redeemer

1 Brazil's Statue of Christ Redeemer

2 Peru's Machu Picchu          

3 Mexico's Chichen Itza pyramid

4 The great Wall of China






                  

5 The Jordan's Petra                                

6 The Colosseum in Rome                    

7 The Taj Mahal in India  


















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Medieval Wonders of World

You have read about the seven wonders of the Ancient World in previous article. Wouldn't you like to know something about the wonders of the Medieval world ?

This is the period between the fall of the western Roman Empire in the 5th  century, to the beginning  of the Renaissance in the 15th century.

1 Stonehenge in Britain
2 The Colosseum at Rome
3 The Catacombs of Kom El Shaquafa
4 The Great Wall Of China
5 The Porcelain Tower at Nanjing, Hagia Sophia and the Leaning Tower of Pisa
6 The Abu Simbel temple in Egypt
7 The Tajmahal in India

In further articles we will also explain why these structures were built. What was their purpose and many more interesting facts about every individual wonder of the world.