The tourism industry has always been one of the best industries in India so far, owing to our country’s natural beauty and varied topography. It has made India economically stable over years and added to our development and promotion. India itself represents the culture, tradition, taste, style and ethics with variety and richness. Let us look into some of the popular kinds of tourism of our incredible India:
Beach tourism
India has a vast coastline of both sides-east and west. This provides the scope and ample opportunities for beach spots or tours that are a splendid visit for any season. Beach itself is a huge attraction for millions of people worldwide for its beautiful view and aura. Large numbers of people flock around beaches and spend leisure weekends.
In India, the best beach destinations include Goa, Kerala and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal.
Eco-tourism
India has rich biodiversity and eco-tourism has grown recently. It entails the sustainable preservation of a naturally endowed region. This is also creating ecological development in all aspects. People get to view nature at its best, undergo jungle safari and study the varied biodiversity in our country through these trips. Eco-tourism has increased tourism value by many folds as it is directly related to nature study and conservation awareness.
Best ecotourism tours in India can be hailed from Kaziranga National Park (Assam), Gir National Park (Gujarat) and Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh).
Medical tourism
India has been providing cost-effective medical treatment and recovery for many years now. Masses throng to our country from abroad to avail these services with superior quality healthcare in terms of general medicine or surgical procedures. Several medical institutes that have recently opened up have paved their way by proving magical remedies to deadly diseases. They even cater to foreign patients and charge on an Indian basis without the urge to make any foreign revenue profit.
One can visit the city of Chennai and Vellore in the state of Tamil Nadu known for its renowned medical treatment best treatment possible.
Adventurous tourism
This kind of tourism has recently grown in our country that involves exploration, expedition and experimentation of remote areas, mountain passes, trekking and visit to exotic locales while engaging in various interesting activities and inventing things. People prefer skiing, paragliding, bungee jumping and several other fun-filled thrill activities that not only arouse love for their own country but has also opened access to many inhabited areas of beauty that would otherwise have remained a mystery.
Such places in India include trekking in Ladakh, Sikkim. Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir are some beautiful destinations to practise skiing. White water rafting in Assam and Uttaranchal are also on the list.
Cultural tourism
Our country has always been known for its cultural heritage and an element of mysticism. That is why both Indian and abroad tourists come here to relish and cherish the taste of our culture in various states of India. People can enjoy various traditional fairs and festivals and enjoy the special delicacies coming from particular traditions. This kind of tourism preserves and enriches our heritage and also influences other nations in several aspects.
Some of the traditional fairs to be visited are the SurajKundMela in Haryana, Pushkar Fair in Rajasthan, etc. sites like Ajanta &Ellora caves in Maharashtra, temples of Mahabalipuram in Tamil Nadu, monuments like TajMahal in Agra and HawaMahal in Rajasthan are a must-visit.
Wildlife tourism
The rich biodiversity cover of India is because of its huge forest cover and dense ecological biosphere. There are beautiful and exotic animal species some of which are even endangered and rare. This has boosted wildlife tourism by many folds and that is why many non-Indian residents visit our country each year for research, study, knowledge, gathering of information and photo-shoot of wildlife.
Core wildlife-rich areas in India to be visited are Sariska Wildlife Sanctuary and Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan and Uttarkhand’s Corbett National Park.