India Himalayas
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
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.
Major Indian Himalayan Regions
Jammu &
Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir are really three regions: the foothill plains of Jammu;
the lakes and blue valleys of Kashmir rising to alpine passes, the high
altitude plains and starkly beautiful mountains of Ladakh, which lies
beyond those passes. It's enough to move one to poetry. Srinagar is
Kashmir's summer capital and Jammu, the winter capital. Among the most
attractive part that this Indian state has is the adventure oppurtunities
that can be seggragated into trekking, mountaineering and Trans Himalayan
Jeep Safari.
What can make a mountaineering expedition, an adventure one could never
forget? If its done on the glaciers that are still craving to be explored.
The Himalayan range offers some of the most rigorous mountaineering
challenges one can ever come across. The glaciers of Ladakh and Kashmir
regions can test one's survival to the fittest and most testing of them
all is the Siachen glacier, known as the largest glacier outside the Polar
Regions.
Himachal Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh is the land of snow, lofty peaks, cascading streams,
alpine meadows & lush fruit-laden valleys. Many parts of the Himachal
state have a distinctly Austrian look with conifer-clad mountains,
chalet-like huts with overhanging balconies and serene blue valleys
watered by snow-fed streams. Shimla the capital of Himachal Pradesh, is
still very much a Raj township in appearance and atmosphere.
Himachal also store numerous wonderful hill stations, which are
particularly cool in summers. Shimla, Dalhousie, Kullu, Manali and Kufri
are a few of the hill Stations in Himachal Pradesh which offer
breathtaking scenery and countless options of adventure sports.
Dharamshala, where the Dalai Lama lives, is another important centre on
the tourist map.
Uttaranchal
Lying in the north of the vast and bountiful expanse of India and cradled
in the awesome beauty and calm serenity of the stately Himalayas,
Uttaranchal - the "Devbhumi" that has attracted tourists and
pilgrims from world over since time immemorial. Comprising of eight hill
districts and an area and population that equals the state of Himachal
Pardesh, Uttaranchal is an expression of divinity, austerity, meditation,
penance and attainment.
Uttaranchal is a paradise for adventure sports. The sheer variety ranging
from Mountaineering, Trekking, Skiing, Skating, Water Sports to Aero
Sports like Hang Gliding, Paragliding make Uttaranchal one of the most
attractive destinations for adventure sports not only in India but the
world over.
Sikkim
A
former kingdom , Sikkim is now the 22nd State of India. It is rooted to
the Himalayan Massif like a scale on the neck of a Dragon. One of the
smallest states of India, it is bounded by Nepal to the west and Bhutan to
the east; by the Tibet Autonomous Region of China to the north and
northeast and by West Bengal to the south.
Shrouded in heavy mist, the guardian deity Kangchenjunga both protects
and terrifies the inhabitants of the magical kingdom of Sikkim. An
awe-inspiring mass of rock clothed in dazzling white snow, this Himalayan
giant in the world's third highest peak at 8,590m (28,199ft). The name
itself means 'house of five treasures' represented by its five soaring
summits.
The
North Eastern States - Seven Sisters
The reason has so much to see, so much to experience and so much to write
about that it would take volumes. The region of northeastern India will
whet the appetite of the traveller, the tourist, the anthropologist, the
observer. It is impossible to describe the nuances that make this area
unique, challenging and interesting. Get to any one place and the result
will be that you will return for more.
The seven sisters comprise of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland,
Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram. While the seven sisters are
unique in their own way, the major Himalayan destination over here is
Arunachal Pradesh. The state provides abundant scope for angling, boating,
rafting, trekking and hiking. Besides, there are a number of wild life
sanctuaries and national parks where rare animals, birds and plants will
fascinate the visitor.
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