Himalaya Travel Destinations
Major Himalayan Peak: Mount Everest, Mount Kanchenjunga, K2 Mountain
Himalayan Adventure Sports: Himalayan Motor Rallying, Paragliding & Parasailing, Skiing in Himalaya
Himalayan Destinations: Lahaul & Spiti, Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh
For
the rest of the world Himalayas is a mountain range that encloses the
Highest peaks of the world. For the thrill seekers, Himalayas is the
ultimate adventure sports destination. And for the tourists they have the
most exotic and picturesque holiday resorts found on earth. But for the
pilgrims they are the most sacred and revered mountain ranges in the
world. From ancient times these holy mountains were considered the abode
of Lord Shiva. It was here in the mist shrouded crags of these mystic
ranges that the legends and myths of Hinduism were born and thrive to this
day.
Drive along ancient pilgrim trails, visit the remote Himalayan temples
and shrines and experience the serenity and tranquillity of the Himalayas.
Travel on the same trail used by pilgrims for centuries to visit sacred
pilgrimage site such as Kailash Mansarovar, the Holy Mountain in Tibet and
the Char Dhams Kedarnath, Badrinath, Yamunotri, and Gangotri. In the
Trans-Himalayan regions the Monasteries, often built on steep slopes,
still dominate social life and religious practices that continues in much
the same way.
Indian Himalayas
Himalayan range covers the entire northern part of India, nestling five
major states of the country within it. The ancient Indian pilgrims who
have travelled in these mountains since time immemorial coined a Sanskrit
word for the Himalayas meaning "Abode of Snow". Some of the
reasons why people have been so fascinated by the Indian Himalayas is
because of the Hindu pilgrim routes, the low valleys that abruptly rise up
in high mountain ranges, the lovely trekking hikes, densely forested areas
lying just a mountain range away from barren cold deserts, and the lovely
people of the mountains with their unique hospitable lifestyles.
Bhutan Himalayas
Bhutan, "the land of the Thunder Dragon", this mountain kingdom
is still perhaps the worlds most exclusive tourist destination. An
unspoiled country with majestic mountains embued with a certain mystique;
a unique cultural heritage preserved intact and with a continuity of many
centuries; an architectural style like no other; a land of full of warm
hearted and friendly people. Situated in the heart of the great himalayas,
the world's mightiest range; Bhutan is flanked on the north and north west
by Tibet, the plains of North-East India to the south and south west and
the hills of India's north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh to the east.
Nepal Himalayas
Nepal - a country of amazing extremes, is the home of the World's highest
mountains, historic cities and the forested plains where the lordly tigers
and the great one-horned Rhinoceros trundle at ease. in fact enchantment
is everywhere for anyone in search of Shangrila!
Nepal, a sovereign independent Kingdom, is bounded on the North by the
Tibetan Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China, the
East-south and West by India. The length of the kingdom is 885-kms
East-West and it's breadth varies from 145-241-kms North-South.
Tibet & The Trans-Himalayas
Tibet,
one of the extra ordinary destinations where indeed adventure lurks around
every corner. Its name the "Roof of the world" is not a mere
statement. The valley bottoms of tibet are highter than the highest
mountains elsewhere. Adventure on the road is never short on the beautiful
Trans-Himalaya drive of over 970-kms, through four mountain passes,
promising a panorama of a cultural and scenic diversity unsurpassable
anywhere. The Buddhist monasteries of Drepung, once the largest; the
Jokhang- a spirtual centre, and the awesome palaces of the dalai lama.
Norbulingka or the Summer Palace and the Potala - the Traditional Seat are
some of the highlights of visit.
Adventure on the road is never short on the beautiful Trans-Himalayan
drive of over 970-kms, through four mountain passes, promising a panorama
of a cultural and scenic diversity unsurpassable anywhere. The Buddhist
monasteries of Drepung, once the largest; the Jokhang- a spirtual centre,
and the awesome palaces of the dalai lama. Norbulingka or the Summer
Palace and the Potala - the Traditional Seat are some of the highlights of
visit.
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