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  • ADVENTURE TRAVELING IN INDIA-FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR
    ADVENTURE TRAVELING-FOR CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR




    White Christmas?
    Whether or not we believe in Christmas, snow is an unfamiliar thrill for most of us. Perennial ‘snow points’ like the Rohtang Pass offer stale patches of the stuff even in summer, but to experience a snowfall you’ll either have to climb a peak or wait for winter. In the right place. Last January saw a relatively heavy snowfall in Himachal; even Kasauli received snow for the first time in five years. But to maximis
  • Ecotourism- Kodai in Bloom-INDIA
    Ecotourism- Kodai in Bloom


    Kodaikanal is hotting up as a destination for ecotourists.the eco-conscious can build their own holiday cottages there.

    In the Kodai EcoVillage, ad agency O&M’s dream theme, a plot costs between $19000 to $55000 an acre. Buyers have to sign an eco-pledge that restricts construction to 2,800 sq ft (per acre per level) and mandates green construction material, rainwater harvesting, etc. Pondicherry’s Auroville Building Centre is des
  • TRAVELING ADVENTURES-IN INDIA
    TRAVELING ADVENTURES-I

    Heli- Skiing

    Adventure- sports enthusiasts climb a hill, strap on a pair of skis, and come rushing down snow-covered slopes. That’s skiing. Committed adrenaline junkies fly in a heli-copter to a tall mountain, strap on their skis, and make their way down steep slopes in a skilful hurry. This is heli-skiing.
    Heli-skiing isn’t for everyone---you need to be an experienced skier, fit, and wealthy (heli-sking tours are expensive: Himachal Helicopter skiing offer packages
  • ADVENTURE TRAVELING-IN INDIA-PART-IV
    ADVENTURE TRAVELING-PART-IV

    Rann of Kutch (Gujarat, India)
    The desert is not always a waste. Head for the 18,000 sq km area in the north of Gujarat to find out how much of a waste it isn’t. The Great Rann was originally an extension of the Arabian Sea, closed off by centuries of silting. In Alexander the Great’s time it was a navigable lake, but it is now an extensive mudflat, inundated during the monsoon. No visitor to the Great Rann has yet been disappointed; it’s a stark and strange terra
  • ADVENTURE TRAVELING -INDIA-PART-III (RAJASTHAN)
    ADVENTURE TRAVELING -PART-III (RAJASTHAN)



    Horse Safaris, Rajasthan

    Amid the havelis of Shekhawati, the fort at Nawalgarh is the base for Shekhawati Brigade Horse Safaris. A well-oiled operation brings you the best of riding experiences: 22 Marwari, Kathiawadi and Sindhi horses can take you cross-country in unspoilt terrain. A team of one outrider, an ex-army cooks, a camp in charge, and folk musicians escort you through semi-desert terrain, forests, salt lakes, marshes .

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