Under the reign of Rana Kumbha in mid 15th century Chittorgarh reached its cultural zenith. It was also the apex of territorial expansion by the Mewar as a whole. He is credited with construction of a number of forts, temples and monuments. None other expresses the accomplishments attained by the Chittor warriors following Rana Kumbha’s […]
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First it was the train and now it’s the flight. More connectivity is being added to make it convenient to access the city of the Taj Mahal. The Union Minster of Civil Aviation in the Government of India has assured air connectivity to Agra. This comes as a New Year’s gift to the tourism industry
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January 2013-It”s the start of a new year and, according to the Maya calendar, the beginning of a new era. What better way to celebrate than to set out for brand new places and bid adios to the well-trod tourist trail. To that end, our partners in Guatemala have created four new tours that are
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Every great city deserves its own iconic cultural edifice, one that is an integral part of it and bears testimony to its glorious history. In Bombay, now Mumbai, in 1903 the Taj Mahal Palace hotel was completed and it truly became one of the original grand hotels of the world. Since the day it opened
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Day 1：Arrive in Chengdu Arrive in Chengdu and transfer to hotel to check in. Day 2: Chengdu/Rilong-B, L, D After breakfast, depart Chengdu and travel to Rilong. At Yingxiu Town, witness ravages of earthquake. Then continue to Siguniangshan National Park, lit. meaning Four Girls National Park. Visit Shuangqiao Valley, the most accessible valley with vistas
The tremendous ethnic diversity and the physical isolation into which the Himalayan topography has separated the different ethnic groups in Nepal are the prime constituents why even today most Nepalese people in the countryside think still about their country primarily in terms of only the region of the Kathmandu Valley. From the earliest times, the
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Schedules 2015 Panama Canal Tour Schedules Availability Dates – Schedules 2015 The most visited tour in Panama. Here are the dates for the year 2015 where ships still have availability. The remaining dates are not listed since they are fully booked and sold. To ensure space on one of the ships we suggest to book as early
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The most awaited religious festival of the decade is scheduled to take place at Allahabad, India this month through February. The Maha Kumbh Mela which takes place once every 12 years, witnesses millions of pilgrims and thousands of Naga Sadhu’s who camp at the confluence of the sacred rivers Ganga and Yamuna for almost two
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Being some 210 feet tall, the Grand Buddha of Leshan is the hailed as the biggest Buddha in the world. Starting in AD 713 it took nearly 100 years to carve out of the cliff face at the confluence of Dadu and Min rivers in a town of Leshan in Sichan Province, western China. Many
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Finally its here ! Operational and making a sector that has long suffered poor rail connectivity – The Shatabdi Express, connecting Agra and Jaipur. Flagged off from Jaipur on a maiden run on November 29th, the long overdue Express train arrived in perfect time at the historical Agra Fort Railway Station. Agra to Jaipur will now be a
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