5 National Tourist Places in India

India is a country which has a unique situation. The north is guarded by mountains and the South is guarded by three big oceans. So, India is a big source of natural diversity. Let’s talk about some of them.

  1. Darjeeling:

Position: Darjeeling is a hill town in West Bengal which situated in the foot of Himalayan range.The height of place is 2.042m from sea level. It is under UNESCO World Heritage site. Kanchenjunga world’s third highest peak is also here. The tourist places in Darjeeling are Tiger Hill (it is famous for beautiful Sunrise View), BatasiaLoop (spiral Railway), Himalayan mountaineeringInstitute (this is one of the old and famous mountaineering learning place), Night gale park, Darjeeling ropeway, Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, Darjeeling Rock Garden

(also called Barbotey Garden), Sandakphupeak (at 11941 feet height) world famous tea farms, River drafting, Singalila national park and many more .

  1. Shillong:

Position: Shillong is situated in the Meghalaya state in the North East part of India. This town is above 1495 from sea level. It is called the Scotland of India or Scotland of East. It is capital of Meghalaya state. The tourist places in Shillong are — Shillong peak, elephant Falls (fall with the structure state of elephant feet) ,laitlum Canyon, Don Bosco Museum,Mawphlang, Mawlynnong (the cleanest village). Mawsynram (the wettest place in world), spread Eagle Falls, Khasi hills, Garo Hills, Air Force museum, butterfly and ever living Museum, ward’s lake and many other places.

  1. Cherrapunjee: It is a high attitude town of Meghalaya which is situated in the Northeast part India. It has another name Sohra. The height of this place is High 1430m from sea level.  the best time for visiting this place is October. The popular places in Cherrapunji are double decker living root Brigade gate, which is made from the root of rubber tree ,Nohkalikai Falls, seven sister Falls ,Mawkdok Dympep Valley, Wakaba falls, Khasi Monoliths, Krem Mawmluh ( 4th longest cave in India ), Dainthlen Waterfall, Kyrrem falls, Mawsmai Cave, Mawsynram village (famous for rain. It is also believed that it is the rest place of rain God) any many more.
  1. Coorg: It is a district of Karnataka popular for nature tourism.Its current name is Kodagu. It is under Malandregion. Every time can be better to visit Coorg as it is depending on what you want to see in Coorg.So, tourist places of Coorg are Abbey Falls, kopatty Hills Trek, dubara elephant camp(famous for Elephant)Somwar pat, Honey Valley, CauveryNisaragadhama(among bambous), Tadiandamol peak,Honnomana Kera Lake,mallalli Falls,pushpagiri wildlife sanctuary, chalavera Falls,barapole river (famous for rafting), Nagarhole National Park ,Brahmagiri peak,Nishani motte( famous for tracking)and other places.
  1. Manali: It is a Himalayan High attitude town of Himachal Pradesh in India.The high from sea level of this place is 2050m. It is under the district of Kullu.It is situated in the base of Beas river. The famous natural tourist places are verhisht hot water spring,  Nehru Kund(near the Leh National highway), jogini Falls,Solang Valley, Kothi(a beautiful village),rahala waterfalls ,naggar village ,chandrakhani pass ,Gulaba , Arjunguha, van vihar sanctuary of Manali, Rohtang Pass, Beas Kund Trek (famous for Campion) great Himalayan National Park, Bhrigu Lake ,Kullu ,bhuntar,  Jana water falls ,homptapass ,tirthan valley, Kheerganga and many other places.

Some Historical Tourists Places in India

Travelling is the part of human life. Travelling give knowledge, inner peace, change of mind. India has a glorious history of past. All around India we can see the footprint of history. They are the great tourist attraction of India. Delhi & Agra is the main tourist attraction in the case of historical tourist places as there are  many monuments ,construction are situated here.  Let’s talk about some of them ––

1.India Gate: It is situated in Rajpath in New Delhi , the capital of India . It is the symbol of the capital of India, Delhi. The designer of India Gate was Sir Edwin Lutyens. It was constructed on 12th February on 1931.It is a 42m tall war Memorial. India Gate of constructed in the memory of the 70000 British Indian Army soldiers who sacrificed their life during the first world war and in the third Anglo Afghan war. There is a ritual that in every Republic Day Prime Minister of India will visit the gate ‘Amar Jawan Jyoti’ canopy is also the part of India Gate.

India Gate

2.Golden temple: It is situated in Amritsar in Punjab. It is a pilgrimage tourist place. Its construction was completed in the year of 1604. It’s another name is Harmandir Sahib (which mean abode of God). It is very remarkable shrine with the concepts of purity, virtual reality and spirituality for not only Sikhs but also for other religions. Guru Arjan contributed a copy of Adi-Granth in 1604 in Golden temple. There is an artificial pool called Sarovar as a source of holy water. It is acknowledged as UNESCO World Heritage site.

Golden temple

3.The Lotus Temple: It is situated in New Delhi in India. It is a worship house. This construction was completed in 13th November in the year of 1986. It was made by architect Fariborz Sahba. It is a huge construction with the model of lotus flower. It was devoted to worship of Bahai Faith. Its unique structure of blooming lotus flower attract lots of visitors from all around the world.

The Lotus Temple

4.Agra Fort: it is situated in Agra of Uttar Pradesh. It is acknowledged as the UNESCO World Heritage site. It is also called Red Fort of Agra. The whole construction was made by red sandstone. This was constructed by Mughal emperor of India, Akbar in the year of 1565 to 1573. It was made when Akbar came Agra and made Agra the capital of his ruling region. It is also the sign of Indian rebellion in the year of 1857.

Agra Fort

5.Red Fort: It is situated in Old Delhi in India. Its other name is Lal Qila. It is also acknowledged as UNESCO World Heritage site. It was made by Mughal emperor Shah Jahan in the year of 1573. The architect of these construction was Ustad Ahmad lahori. It was the main abode of Emperor Shah Jahan .It is significant for the shifting of the capital from Agra to Delhi. It is a ritual that in the Independence Day of India (15th August) Prime Minister will host the national flag in Red Fort.

Red Fort