The ‘Land of Perpetual Winds’ to the outside world but the tableland is in the south eastern corner of the Garo Hills. It has an importance for both Garo and Hindu religious beliefs. Balpakram, which is declared as a National Park in 1987, is the land of scenic beauty, lying at an altitude of nearly… Read More
East India
Places to visit in East India
Kaziranga is a National Park that is located in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts of Assam state. It comes under one of the UNESCO, World Heritage Sites. It was established in 1905 reserve forest. This park is world famous for its One-horned Rhinoceroses. In 2006, it was declared as a Tiger Reserve and since then… Read More
Renowned for being the only floating park in the world, the Keibul Lamjao National Park lies 53 km away from Imphal, in Bishnupur district of Manipur. Islands formed by mats of dense aquatic grass gives it an appearance of floating on the lake. The unique wetland ecosystem of the national park is spread over 40… Read More
Khangchendzonga National Park, situated in North Sikkim bordering Nepal, covers an area of 850 sq. km. and was set up on August 26, 1977. The area of the park, named as a Biosphere reserve with an elevation ranging from 1830m to over 8550m, is enclosed by some impressive mountain peaks and glaciers on all but… Read More
A crucible of rich culture, history, literature and art; the first capital of British India, the birthplace of Nobel Prize winning writer-thinker Rabindranath Tagore, and a paradise for food lovers – Kolkata is a city you’re unlikely to forget. The streets bear symbols of a vibrant past that’s somewhere stuck in the present. The iconic… Read More
Set about 30kms away from the usual hustle bustle of Port Blair, in the Bay of Bengal, Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park is a cluster of 15 uninhabited islands with the most spectacular marine life and coral reefs in the country. Be it the dense, lush mangrove cover that makes for a tropical experience of… Read More
Manas National Park is a UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam. The only tiger reserve in Assam and also famous for the rare golden langur and the red panda, Manas is one of the best-kept national parks in India. Manas is recognized not… Read More