Whenever you think about vacation in India, only a few places come to your consciousness. Why should you stick to Ooty, Shimla and Kashmir for vacations in India? There are a lot of exotic and rare places that are hidden in India. These places are least visited by tourists because these have only one single attraction element. But, in many cases, this single element would be more than enough to make an everlasting experience in you.
Tarkarli is in Maharastra and has beautiful beaches with sparkling waters. It is one of the most peaceful places to enjoy a beach getaway.
Tarkarli
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This place is located in Andhra Pradesh. This is a rare place where you can experience snowfall in South India. The temperature would be less than ten degrees all through the year.
Lambasingi
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Osian is a small village in Rajasthan. It is an oasis lying in the Thar Desert. It has a lot of ancient architectures and other historic places.
Osian
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Keibul Lamjao is a floating park in Manipur. The park floats on the Loktal Lake. This is because of the decomposing plant wastes. You have to visit this only natural floating park in the world.
Keibul Lamjao
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Are you someone who loves trekking and other wildlife activities? Visit Gavi in Kerala. It is one of an exotic natural reserve in Kerala.
Gavi
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Lonar Crater is in Maharashtra. It is a place where you can see the hole created by a meteor that struck the earth some five hundred thousand years ago. The crater is filled with saline water which is rich in salts.
Lonar Crater
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Are you someone who loves exploration? There are a lot of natural caves that are waiting to be explored. Visit Krem Mawluh in Mehgalaya.
Krem Mawmluh
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Haflong is a beautiful hill area in Assam. It is known for its beautiful lakes, cool climate and abundant liquor shops.
Haflong Lake
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True, Wayanad is famous for its backwaters. But, you have missed some Neolithic paintings and writing in Edakkal caves. The place is lush with green just like every other part of Kerala.
Wayanad
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Auli is the Switzerland of India. Snow skiing and other snow related activities can be found here. It has an artificial lake where many championships are conducted.
Auli
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This is a natural waterfall in Arunachal Pradesh. It is one of the most attractive places in Arunachal Pradesh and can be seen in a lot of Bollywood songs as background.
Nuranang Falls
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Pichavaram is a backwater in Tamil Nadu. The mangrove margined water, exotic environment and cool climate makes this place a wonderful tourism spot. Boating experience on these backwaters would be once in a lifetime experience.
Pichavaram
Picture credits: http://www.travel-notes.org/north_tn.html |
This is not an exclusive list. There are a lot more rare places like Unakoti, Ziro, Killar-Kishtwar Highway, Crank’s Ridge and many others.
Are you a true traveller? A true traveller always wants variant and experience. These places have these elements in abundance.
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