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Tips To Book Rooms In Cheap Hotels In Cancun By: zuno thomas
Using internet you can search out a wide range of accommodation in cheap rates during your trip to Cancun? The first step you have to take prior to browsing is to fix the destination place and the travel date.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Wayanad Hotels - Unmatched Luxury By: Rashmiranjan Patil
Wayanad, nestled among the mountains of Western Ghats, is a clean, verdant and pristine hill station. Situated on the southern tip of the Deccan Plateau, Wayanad has deep valleys, plantations, waterfalls, shrines, rugged terrains, forest and wildlife.
Wayanad hills are adjacent to sanctuaries in Madumalai in Tamil Nadu and Bandipur in Karnataka. This stretch is famous for wildlife. Wayanad enjoys a strategic location because some of the major tourist centres in South India like Ooty, Coonoor, Mysore and Bangalore are located near this region.
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, waterfalls at Chethalayam, Meenmuty and Soochippara, Edakkal Caves, Tirunelli Temple, Pookote Lake, Jain Temple at Sultan Bathery, Pazhassi Raja Museum, Kuruva Islands, Karappuzha Dam, Tiger Valley and Chembra Hills are among the prominent tourist sites in Wayanad. Misty hills in Wayanad are suitable for trekking and mountaineering.
Wayanad enjoys a pleasant climate all round the year. The temperature falls to 10 degree centigrade in winter in the high altitude areas. The best time to visit Wayanad is from October to May. Wayanad district gets an average annual rainfall of 232 cm. The dale Lakkidi has the highest average rainfall in Kerala (400 cm).
The district headquarters of Wayanad district is Kalpetta. This place is 95 km from the Karippur airport in Kozhikode. Kozhikode is also the nearest railway station (75 km). Wayanad is well connected by road. Kozhikode-Mysore National Highway passes through Wayanad.
Wayanad has large number of hotels. There are two five-star, one four-star and nine three-star hotels in Wayanad. Besides, there are several mid-range and budget hotels. The room rent in Wayanad hotels is slightly on the higher side.
Among the costlier Wayanad hotels are Green Magic and Tranquil Resorts. They charge a minimum daily rent per room of Rs.12000 and Rs. 8500 respectively. Popular Wayanad Resorts are, Vythiri Resorts, Seagot Banasura Resorts and Villas, Wayanad Resorts, Blue Ginger, Grassroots, Banasura Hill Resorts, Puzhayoram Gardens and Kliffsview charge a daily rent of Rs.5000 or more per room.
Among the Wayanad hotels, which charge a daily room rent of more than Rs.2500 per room, are Elefantapass Resort, Annapara Home Stay, Coffee Vista, My Garden of Eden, Fringe Ford, Pranavam Holidays, Coffee Country Resorts, Green Magic Resort, Sharoy Resort, Treasure Trove Homestays, Green Gates Hotel, Edakkal Hermitage, Ente Veedu, Green Paradise Resorts, Jungle Retreat, Olive Homestay, Spice Garden, Sun Bird Gardens Resort, Planet Green Plantation Resort and Karapuzha Village Resort.
Among the cheaper Wayanad hotels are Issac Hotel Regency, Blooms Green Farms, Kudajadri Drizzle Homestay, Heritage Resorts, The Woodlands Hotel, Wynberg Resorts, Green Mount Cottage and Tropical Forest Homestay. Travellers can also stay at the tree top houses and mud huts to enjoy the thrills of the jungle life. Hotels in Wayanad are scattered in Vythiri, Sultan Battery, Lakkidi, Mananthavaadi and Kalpetta.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Jaipur Hotels - Providing Royal Accommodation By: Rashmiranjan Patil
Jaipur, popularly called the 'Pink City' is believed to be India's first ever planned city. Jaipur was built in accordance with Vaastushastra, the ancient Indian Architectural Science. A prime example of Hindu architecture, Jaipur is built in the form of Pithapada, an eight part mandala. Constructed by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, who was a patron of astronomy, Jaipur is a favourite tourist destination of India, especially among the international travellers visiting the country.
The major attractions of Jaipur are the Amber Fort, Sheesh Mahal, Ganesh Pol, Hawa Mahal, Jal Mahal and Nahargarh Fort among others. Jaipur also offers numerous adventure activities like paragliding, hot air ballooning, rock climbing and camel riding, to name a few. Excursions to places like Bairath, Karauli, Ranthambore National Park and Bagru can also be undertaken while in Jiapur.
There is no dearth of accommodation options in Jaipur. There are more than five hundred Jaipur hotels to choose from. A traveller will find that the Jaipur Hotels are conveniently located all over the place and easily accessible from the transit points. As Jaipur is a hotspot tourist destination, the Jaipur Hotels are fully equipped to meet the continuous inflow of tourists here. A well-known feature of these Jaipur Hotels booking is that they offer their guests the unique opportunity to live in palaces of the erstwhile kings.
Jaipur Holiday Packages provide different types of hotels which can be classified into B&B, Guest House, Hostel, Lodge, Star rated hotels, Home stays and Heritage Hotels among others. At the top end are the Jaipur Hotels which are actual palaces and royal residences of previous kings that have been converted into luxury/heritage and boutique hotels, wherein the guests can take pleasure in all the magnificence that is enjoyed by the royals. These Jaipur Resorts and Hotels are the prime examples of blending ancient heritage with ultra-modern comforts and offer luxury travelers a memorable stay. While the budget class Jaipur Hotels is lighter on the pocket of the guests, they provide only the bare minimum facilities. The Jaipur Hotels falling under the luxury segment will undoubtedly cost more, but the amenities available are world-class.
Almost all Jaipur Hotels offer basic services like room service, in-house restaurant, car parking, laundry services, and car rental services to their guests. On the other hand, the luxury hotels in Jaipur might offer some additional amenities like spa, health club, gymnasium, conference hall, 24-hour coffee shop, swimming pool, Wi-Fi internet and on call medical services, to name a few. In addition to these, on certain occasions, the Jaipur Hotels also offer their guests attractive holiday packages at discounted rates. However, it is advisable to do advance booking with Jaipur Hotels, especially if one is planning to the destination during the peak season, which extends from October to March.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Chauffeur Service: Hand-picked Service With A Wide Smile By: GS Chauffeur
Getting a Chauffeur service for you is also easy and user friendly. You can select any agent online and can book a car for you. You can also ask for the quote for the same beforehand and then after making up the mind can book the most applicable one for you.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Bangalore Packages - The It City By: Rashmiranjan Patil
Bangalore, the capital of Karnataka, is often referred to as the Garden City. Strategically located at an altitude of 1000 metres above sea level, Bangalore, also known as Bengaluru, has a very pleasant climate throughout the year. This cool climate has attracted a lot of retired people to make Bangalore their home giving the city another nickname 'The Pensioner's Paradise'.
Bangalore is also called the core for India's information technology sector with numerous soft ware companies opening offices here.
Bangalore got its name from the word 'Bendha Kaalu' (which means boiled beans in Kannada). The story is that once King Veera Ballala of the Vijayanagara Kingdom was lost in a forest and he came across a hut where an old woman lived. The lady offered the King the boiled beans, and thus the place came to be known as 'Bendha kaalu ooru' (the land of boiled beans). Bendha kaalu ooru later came to be known as Bengaluru.
Bangalore was found by Kempe Gowda. Bangalore was also ruled by a number of rulers and dynasties, including the rulers of the Vijayanagara Empire and Tipu Sultan.
A lot of travel agents and tour operators offer tailor made Bangalore Packages to the numerous visitors coming to Bangalore.
If you are a nature lover choose a Bangalore Package which would include a visit to the numerous parks and gardens in around the city. The main gardens in Bangalore are Cubbon Park, Lumbini Gardens, Bugle Rock Park, and Lal Bagh Gardens. Flower shows and exhibitions are organised in these gardens. It also includes different types of Bangalore Hotels and Resorts in Bangalore.
A visit to the Bannerghatta Biological Park will be an ideal option for the kids. Here visitors are taken around the park in caged vans and can enjoy the wildlife.
Most of the Bangalore Packages would include the other main attractions in and around Bangalore that are the Bangalore Palace, Vidhana Soudha, Visvesvaraya Museum, Gavi Gangadeshwara Cave Temple, HAL Aerospace Museum, Bull Temple, Bangalore's Secretariat and State Legislature building, Bull temple, ISKON temple, Tipu's palace, and Nandi hills.
One can also take one day trips to nearby places like Bandipur, Nagarhole, Srirangapatna, Coorg, Mysore, Chikmagalur, Ooty and Wayanad.
Bangalore has an efficient public transport system, Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC), that have a fleet of air conditioned buses for the convenience of the tourists.
The Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) and private buses connects Bangalore to all the major cities in Karnataka and other states. Bangalore City Railway station and Yesvantpur Junction are the main railway stations in Bangalore. The mass rapid transit system in Bangalore is called the Namma Metro and has currently started operation.
Bangalore, being a cosmopolitan city, has all the modern amenities and facilities at a world class level.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Agra Packages - Marble Works By: Rashmiranjan Patil
An Agra package, offered by tour operators, would include a day itinerary, followed by the majority of tourists who come in to Agra. This day trip would include a mandatory visit to the Taj Mahal, followed by one to Agra Fort, Sikandra and then on to Fatehpur Sikri, on the outskirts of the city.
A visit to India is incomplete without a tour to the city of Agra, where Taj Mahal, the seventh wonder of the world is situated. Taj Mahal symbolises love and is one of the most graceful and extravagant monuments in India.
Situated in the district of Uttar Pradesh, Agra attracts thousands of tourists every year, to view the epitome of endless love and devotion of Emperor Shah Jehan to his beloved queen Mumtaz Mahal.
Taj Mahal, the mausoleum of Mumtaz, is also known as an architectural marble wonder. Taj Mahal was built after 12 years of hard labour of about 20,000 labourers and millions of rupees went into its making.
Taj Mahal has a main gateway or 'Darwazah', the garden with its ingenious waterways or 'Bageecha', the mosque or 'Masjid', the rest house or 'Naqqar Khana' and the main tomb building or 'Rauza'. The graves are kept inside the Taj Mahal and the cenotaphs are placed just above them to be viewed by the general public.
Agra Fort took eight years and thirty-five lakh rupees to complete and is one of the largest fortified residences built by the Mughal Empire. Shah Jahan was imprisoned by Aurangazeb inside the Agra Fort. From the Agra Fort he could view her tomb daily.
Fatehpur Sikri , originally named Sikri, was founded when Fatehpur (Victory Town) was erected to celebrate Akbar's conquest of Gujarat in June 1573. Emperor Akbar was laid to rest at Sikandra another architectural marvel. It was also the famous dwelling place and khanqah of Shiekh Salim Chishti, the famous Sufi saint whom Akbar revered for blessing him with child.
Akbar started building his own mausoleum, but his son Jehangir completed his tomb, popularly known as Sikandra after Sikandra Lodi. The tomb has three-storeyed red sandstone minarets and beautiful gardens surrounding the mausoleum.
Agra is also home to other structures like Itmad-Ud-Daulah's Tomb, often referred to as ‘Baby Taj', owing to the similarity in architecture between the two, Chini Ka Rauza and Soami Bagh Samadh which are included in most of the Agra packages. Even such packages offer budget hotels in Agra and affordable resorts in Agra for the convenient of the travellers.
Agra has one of the largest leather industries dealing with leather products ranging from footwear, bags and jackets. The other important item to shop for in Agra is marble items. Agra Petha, a sweet made with sugar and ash gourd is also worth a try.
Agra is well-connected and easily accessible by road, rail and air.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Hire A Taxi Service To The Beach Cities Like Pondicherry And Goa From Bangalore By: travelvirtual city
Pondicherry is one of the most important gateways from Chennai. Once it has been the capital of French colonies it contains the French culture and it makes the more attractive to Pondicherry(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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The Historic Trip Of Delhi Agra Jaipur By: Sanyukta Jain
India is a country, which is once visited, get into your heart and does not go. Everyone gets stunned by the richness of the land, its lush beauty and exotic architecture, by its ability to overload the senses with the pure, concentrated intensity of its colours, smells, tastes, and sounds.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Offer Infinite Possibilities By: Kaana Vaasuk
The tour and travel agents offer several tours of India. They can be custom made according to varied needs and requirements of the traveler. There are numerous online travel agents that offer you reasonable tours due to the competition existing here.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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Goa The Emerald Paradise By: Sanyukta Jain
Goa, an emerald paradise, has won the hearts of hundreds and thousands of tourists with its breathtaking beauty. Goa literally meaning fun and frolic and it is one such place which reverberates with parties and carnivals throughout the year. Well if you are fed up with your hectic schedule and wish to invigorate yourself then there wouldn't be any better option than Goa well famous as beach capital of India. It is one such a state where all the sources of entertainment are available. From throbbing nightlife parties to regional fests, discotheques to beach parties, it has every thing to offer to its visitors.(read entire article)(posted on: 2012-07-11)
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