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Travel To India |
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Travel To India is one of the most popular tourist choices as far as travel and tour operators are concerned. India is the largest country of the Indian sub continent. India is bounded by the Arabian Sea in the West, the Indian Ocean in the South, and the Bay of Bengal in the East. India shares its borders with countries like Pakistan in the West, and the North West, Nepal, China, and Bhutan in the North, Bangladesh in the East, and Burma or Myanmar in the East, and the North-East. India plays a crucial role in the political, and economic scenario of the Indian Sub Continent.
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For foreign travelers, if you want to travel to India, a visa may be obtained from the Indian embassy, or the Indian High Commission or the consulate , that is located in your country. India has embassies, or high commissions or consulates, at most major countries.
You will find an Indian embassy or a consulate or a high commission,
- at Buenos Aires in Argentina,
- at Brussels in Belgium and Luxembourg,
- at Sao Paolo in Brazil,
- at Vancouver and Ottawa in Canada,
- at Shanghai, Hong Kong and Beijing in China,
- at Havana in Cuba,
- at Cairo in Egypt,
- in the cities of Berlin and Bonn in Germany,
- at London in the United Kingdom,
- in Singapore,
- at the city of Jakarta in Indonesia,
- at Tehran in Iran,
- in the city of Kathmandu in Nepal,
- at Muscat in Oman,
- at Lima in Peru,
- at Moscow in the Russian Federation,
- at Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, at Slovakia in Bratislavia,
- at Johannesburg in South Africa,
- at Stockholm in Sewden,
- at Bangkok in Thailand,
- and at Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
When you travel to India, please remember that certain regions are off limits to tourists, especially if they are traveling on their own. Some of the restricted areas include the sensitive area in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, and certain areas of the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat. These are chiefly the border areas. Please make sure that you are aware of the travel taxes that you may have to pay.
The Indian Railways has one of the most expansive railway networks. You can travel to almost any part of the country by train. There are numerous domestic flight operators in India, flight rates are usually very affordable. You can also go for car rentals, and tourist buses.
Domestic airlines like Indian Airlines, Jet Airways, Kingfisher Airlines, Air Deccan, Indigo Airlines, and Sahara Airlines, offer good service to passengers. International airlines like SwissAir, Air France, Lufthansa, Continental Airlines, Air India, Emirates, Malaysian Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific, and United Airlines, to name a few of them.
Once you reach India, it is a good idea to plan your tour region wise. There are special tour packages for north, west, east, and south of India.
Few people in the world have not heard of the Taj Mahal in Agra. If you are visiting India, it would be a mistake to go for one of the Golden Triangle Tours. These Golden Triangle Tours are organized by most travel and tour operators. These tours operate tours connecting the major sightseeing attactions in the cities of Delhi, Jaipur, and Agra in the northern half of India.
For example a tour of South India should include one of the Temple Tour Packages, the southern half of India contains numerous magnificent temples. The backwaters of Kerala, a state whose beauty has earned it the reputation of being 'God's own country,' should not be missed either.
The list of tourist attractions is quite endless. The Elephanta Caves in Maharashtra, the Sun Temple in Orissa, the Sunderbans in West Bengal, are just a handful of the numerous other options.
In case you encounter a medical emergency there are many good hospitals like the Apollo Hospitals Group, the Wockhardt Hospitals Group, the Vellore Christian Medical College, the L.V.Prasad Eye Institute, the Escorts Heart Institute And Research Centre, and the Hinduja Hopital in Mumbai. |
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