Places To See In North India

By Author: Jay Kajaria
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When you are planning to see some of the beautiful places in India, a trip to North India is a must. The northern region of India has desert, hills, and holy places. The article will explain more about the places to visit and things to see in North India.

India is a beautiful and magnificent country and has various picturesque locations for tourists to see. North India has many breath taking sites to see such as snow laced mountains of the Himalayas, hill stations of Shimla, beautiful valleys of Jammu, breath taking desert of Rajasthan etc.

The capital New Delhi itself boasts of several historic sites such as Jantar Mantar, Red Fort, Rashtrapati Bhawan, Humayun's tomb, to name a few. The Mughal dynasty has left behind many beautiful mosques with the Badi Imam Shahi Mosque being a unique masterpiece. The marble domed mosques are present in almost all the places where Mughals ruled.

The world's famous epitome of love The Taj Mahal is situated 200 km away from the capital; in the city of Agra .This city has many Mughal palaces situated in close vicinity. The Mughal architecture is extremely beautiful and the ...
... construction of each palace is unique in its own way. The city has Mughal gardens situated close to Taj Mahal and should not be missed. Fatehpur Sikri is another tourist attraction with elegant palaces.

The north India tour packages include the Golden Triangle which consists of visit to the Agra, Jaipur and Delhi. Each city has great sites worth seeing. Jaipur, also known as the pink city has many beautiful and magnificent palaces, forts, and architecture marvels.

This city is situated between the Aravalli hills and is called pink city because of the pink houses. The Hawa Mahal is another landmark to see .Close in vicinity is Udaipur which is another tourist attraction as it is famous for its bazaars and lakes. Rajasthan has many cultural sites to see such as the Jain temples.

Since many religions are followed in India, there are many religious sites worth visiting and millions of pilgrims visit these places throughout the year. The char dham or the four abodes is a holy pilgrimage circuit which consists of visit to Badrinath, Keradnath, Gangotri and Yamunotri. This Hindu pilgrimage tour is considered sacred among Indians.

The Muslim pilgrimage site is the shrine of Moinuddin Chishti located in Ajmer and is religiously visited by Indians of all origin .The Hart Balance shrine is another holy site for Muslims. The Jain temples are other holy places to see.

North of India has many wildlife sanctuaries. The famous National parks are mostly situated in northern and north east part of the country. Jim Corbett National park in Uttarakhand and Keoladeo sanctuary in Rajasthan is world famous of tor its wildlife. Many ornithologists visit this park to witness the hibernal season. The Ranthambore National park is a tiger reserve where the tigers are slowly regaining their population. Jim Corbett National park is the most visited among them. This park is present near the foot hills of Himalayas and has variety of wildlife present.

In fact the whole of North India has various exotic destinations worth seeing and these can be best experienced by taking a North India tour packages. Most of the tour packages are inclusive of your stay and travelling expense & assistance of a guide who has in-depth knowledge about monuments, sanctuaries, holy sites, and other important sightseeing places in North India.

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