important circuit tourism of India

this ppt gives you a small introduction to circuit tourism . also some of the important circuit tourism of india .
uploaded on march 2018.

1. IMPORTANT TOURISM CIRCUITS IN INDIA MARCH 2018

2. Definition of a Tourist circuit A tourist Circuit is defined as a route on which at least three major tourist destinations are located such that none of these are in the same town, village or city . At the same time they are not separated by a long distance. It should have well defined entry and exit points.

3. INDEX GOLDEN TRAINGLE GOLDEN TRAINGLE OF SOUTH CHAR DHAM CHOTA CHAR DHAM BUDDHIST CIRCUIT SEVEN SISTERS OTHER TOURIST CIRCUITS

4. GOLDEN TRIANGLE New Delhi, Agra (Uttar pradesh ) and Jaipur (Rajasthan) combines and form golden triangle. It covers 720 km by road . Delhi – Red fort , I ndia gate , Q utub minar , P residents house building . Agra – T aj mahal , A gra fort , A kbar toms , J ama mosque. Jaipur – H awa mahal , J antar mantar , City palace, J al mahal .

5. DELHI RED FORT INDIA GATE

6. AGRA TAJ MAHAL AGRA FORT

7. JAIPUR HAWA MAHAL JANTAR MANTAR

8. GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF SOUTH Bengaluru , Mysore and Ooty is also referred as golden triangle tour circuit of south India. It covers upto 600 km to & fro by road . Bengaluru ( Karnataka) – lal bagh , iskon temple , technology museum . Mysore ( karnataka ) – folk lore museum , mysore palace , mysore zoo. Ooty ( tamil nadu ) – ooty lake , tea garden , government rose garden .

9. BENGALURU LAL BAGH ISKON TEMPLE

10. MYSORE MYSORE PALACE ZOO

11. OOTY OOTY LAKE TEA GARDEN

12. CHAR DHAM YATRA In hindu religion, char- dham yatra is considered as a pilgrimage travel to achieve Moksha. Char- dham includes Badrinath ( Badrinath Temple), Dwarka ( Dwarkadhish Temple), Puri ( Jagannath Temple), Rameswaram ( Ramanathaswamy Temple). Every human being should consider visiting these four Holy places at least once in their lifetime.

13. CHOTA CHAR DHAM Located in the Garhwal region in the state of Uttarakhand. The religious chota char dham circuit consists of four pilgrimage sites—Yamunotri , Gangotri , Kedarnath and Badrinath. The day of Akha-Teej marks the beginning of the Char Dham Yatra. The ‘Yatra’ typically closes 2 days after Diwali, on the day of Bhai-Dooj.

14. BUDDHIST CIRCUIT Bodhgaya, Vaishali and Rajgir in Bihar, Sarnath in Varanasi, Shravasti and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh. The circuit connects nepal , bihar , varanasi and uttar pradesh . The circuit distance is approx one thousand km. Buddhist people from all around the world visit these places.

15. BODHGAYA The place where Prince Siddhartha found enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree. After meditating for 49 days, he became Lord Buddha, the Enlightened One. Believers of buddha visit this place and meditate.

16. SARNATH Sarnath is about 10 km from the holy city of Varanasi . It was at Sarnath that Buddha established his sangha or first disciples to promote his new doctrine . The famous lion capital pillar or the Ashoka pillar was erected by King Ashoka originally at Dhamekh Stupa .

17. This place is located in the Gorakhpur district in eastern Uttar Pradesh, India . It is en route to Kapilavastu , the place where Lord Buddha fell ill and died in 543 BC. This is the place where Lord Buddha attained salvation. KUSHINAGAR

18. LUMBINI Lumbini is the place where Lord Buddha was born. Situated in the Rupan-dehi district of Nepal. Today , it is an important Buddhist pilgrimage site . Being a neighbour country, Lumbini is also sometimes included in the Buddhist Circuit in India by tour operators.

19. SEVEN SISTERS

20. ARUNACHAL PRADESH Local language is Nyishi . Tawang town , Jawaharlal nehru musem , parshuram kund , pang- sau pass are some of the tourist destinations.

21. ASSAM Local language is A ssamese. Assam is famous for momos fest , K aziranga national park , Tea gardens, A ssam state zoo kum Botanical garden .

22. MANIPUR Local language is manipuri . Tribal museum, S onamahi dam, Polo ground , manipur state museum , S hree G ovendjee temple are some of the major tourist attractions.

23. MEGHALAYA Local language is Garo . Root bridges , Nohkalikai Falls , Air Force Museum, Elephant Falls, golf course are some of the famous tourist attractions,

24. MIZORAM Local language is M izo . Aizawl (capital) , Lung-lei , M urlen national park, Tam D il lake , State museum are some of the famous tourist destinations.

25. NAGALAND Local language is N agamese . State museum , Common wealth world war II cemetry , K ohima zoo , Kohima museum , K ohima war memorial are some of the tourist destinations.

26. TRIPURA Local language is Kok - bor -ok. Agartala palace , J agarnath bari temple , U daiur temple , Haveli temple , Nehru park are some of the famous tourist attractions.