India Tourism

When you’re ready for an adventure, do something more than go to your local Wal-Mart before back to school. You should really get out more, and heading to India might be a great way to enhance your life experiences, while also helping you to create some memories and some great bragging rights. But when you look at India, it can be difficult to decide where you want to start on your visit. So many cities, so many things to see, no one article could ever contain everything that you need to see.

Destinations to See in India

Yes, there are a number of things you can do in India, and even if you just wandered around the country with a map, you would have a good time – assuming you’re the adventurous type. But here are a few of the destinations most travel guides recommend for the everyday traveler:

• Agra
• Bangaluru (Bangalore)
• Chandigarh
• Chennai (Madras)
• Dharamshala
• Goa
• Hyderabad
• Jaipur
• Jaisalmer
• Khajuraho
• Kolkata (Calcutta)
• Mumbai (Bombay)
• New Delhi
• Trivandrum
• Varanasi
• Ahmedabad
• Ajmer
• Alleppey
• Alsisar
• Aurangabad
• Badami
• Bangalore
• Belur
• Bharatpur
• Bhavnagar
• Bhiwadi
• Bhopal
• Bikaner
• Calangute
• Chennai
• Chittaurgarh
• Cochin
• Darjeeling
• Fatehpur Sikri
• Gandhinagar
• Ghaziabad
• Gokarna
• Gulaothi
• Gurgaon
• Gwalior
• Hampi
• Haridwar
• Indore
• Jalandhar
• Jhunjhunu
• Jodhpur
• Kabini
• Kanpur
• Karwar
• Khimsar

Okay, so you’re probably not going to see all of these cities and destinations, no matter how many rupees you have in your pockets. If you wanted to see everything, it might possibly take you a few years of extensive traveling.

Things You Must Do in India

When you’re traveling to India, there are a few things you should certainly put on your schedule, especially if you have a limited time in the country.

• Go to the beaches
• Enjoy a festival
• Wander to religious sites
• Take a motorbike ride
• Eat the local foods

When you are traveling in a foreign country, it can be tempting to do the safe things as you don’t want to hurt yourself or be too excited. But that’s a boring trip, in all fairness to you. You want to do things that are completely different from the things that you do in your everyday life.

Otherwise, why would you spend thousands of dollars to get to India?

Take a few guide books out and decide on a few things that you must do in the major cities, i.e. visit the Ganges during a festival, tour the coast for street foods, etc. And on the other days, make sure that you schedule time only for exploring. This will allow you to get a much more personal trip and experience of India. And don’t be afraid to talk to the locals to see what you should do – they’re a much better resource for the things you want to see when you’re there.