Monday, May 25, 2009

Hotels in Ooty

Ooty has always been one of the most popular tourist destinations. Whether its family vacations, honeymoon vacations, wildlife vacations or adventure tours, Ooty is the answer for everyone. Ooty is also famous for its resorts and hotels which is an important feature of Ooty tourism. Most of the big hotel chains of the country have their hotels or resorts in this beautiful hill station. The hotels in Ooty offer special packages like honeymoon packages, adventure tour packages and so on. This makes staying in these places more attractive.

A lot of cottage resorts are built on the old English cottage style that it's charming and has a lot of aesthetic appeal. A common feature of all Ooty hotels and resorts is that all of them have a beautiful garden to their credit. In most cases these Ooty hotels and resorts are by themselves great tourist attractions. Gift shops, Ayurveda spas, Fitness centers, restaurants, coffee shops, playgrounds and recreation centers make these hotels really interesting for tourists.

The tourist town of Ooty has hotels that belong to different categories, like star hotels and budget hotels. Some of the famous hotels in Ooty include Sterling Holiday Resorts, Hotel Sullivan Court, Hotel Sinclair, Hotel Savoy - a part of the Taj group, Regency Villas Palace, Hotel Monarch and Hotel Lake View to name a handful. Each has its distinct charm. What is common with all the hotels in Ooty is their inherent beauty. The presence of so many great hotel destinations in this small hill station creates a lot of healthy competition. Hence the rates are highly affordable and standardized. The possibility of making bookings online through the hotel's websites or the tour operator's website or any other travel site makes it really convenient for the tourists. The hotels themselves provide provisions for site seeing and travel. Hotels in Ooty are definitely one of the best in the country.

Saturday, May 9, 2009

A Visit to Shillong in North-Eastern India

The Scotland of East, Shillong is one of the charming place in the Northeastern Part of India. This capital city of Meghalaya holds the magical power of captivating ones body and mind. The splendid visions of rows of pine trees, lush hills and quaint cottages is the best of its kind in India. It is learnt of that the name of the city is derived from 'Leishyllong', the super God who is believed to have spend his life in protecting the city's wonder. This small hilly area can be easily traced during a journey to Assam. Sightseers can also complete its tour on foot.

The outstanding beauty of Shillong lies in bamboo houses constructed in a typical cottage style. The houses sized small or big has a must have extended portion-balcony decorated with natural flowers bloomed in the beeline clay pots. A refreshing looks comes with the colorful paintings of the houses. Geographically Shillong is nestled on the Khasi Hills in the Eastern Himalayas and is high enough with an altitude of 5,000 feet above the sea level. The main town is clogged with the plentiful houses of bricks and bamboos; shops and and the bustling market space. In addition to these, the city treasures some spectacular attractions like the Shillong Peak, Cherrapunji, Sohpetbneng Peak, Golf Course, Meghalaya State Museum, Anglican Cemetery, Kyllang Rock(a mammoth sized circular granite rock), Mawsynram and Jaintia Hills Caves. The place is popular for a large number of waterfall like the Bishop and Beadon Falls, Elephant Falls, Spread Eagle Falls or Urkaliar Falls, Sweet Falls, Crinoline Falls and Rengthiam Falls. Also the place Jakrem is blessed with the hot springs of sulphur water, which are believed to have medicinal properties.

Visit Rajasthan

Looking for an ideal destination for a mesmerizing vacation in India? Well, your search ends here. Come to India and embark on Rajasthan travel and tourism. Drenched in to royal grander, the royal state of Rajasthan is a great place to visit. It is a globally famous tourism and holiday destinations of India. The state depicts its magnificence and royalty in every walk of life.

It is known for cultural heritage tourism offering tourists wonderful opportunities to see and explore some of wonderful architectural structures of India like City Palace, Lake Palace, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Mehrangarh Fort, Junagarh Fort, Golden Fort, Kumbhalgarh Fort, Amber Fort, Neemrana Fort, Castle Mandawa Fort, etc. Some of forts & palaces of the state now have converted into grand heritage hotels offering world class accommodation as well as wonderful holiday experiences. Vacationers observe excellent hospitality and age old charm at the heritage & palace hotels of the state. Lake Palace, Umaid Bhawan Palace, Neemrana Fort & Palace, Fateh Prakash Palace, etc are some of famous palace hotels of Rajasthan, India.