Destinations - What's Hot?

We have so many places in India, that are off-beat and many of us do not even know about them. In this article, I would like to provide some of the destinations that are not so hot, yet hot for the people who love to take not so oft-repeated destinations.

• CHITRAKOOT: "The hill of many wonders" is located peacefully in the northern spurs of the Vindhyas. The Vindhyas which are know for its tranquil forests, placid rivers. Travel to Chitrakoot, to enjoy the tranquility, draw inspiration, from its natural beauty, which has been inspiration to many poets, visionaries for ages together.
• CHIKMAGALUR: Chikmagallur is situated in the Baba Budan hills, which is serene, and calm. This is full of surprises - includes hills, valleys, streams, and snow white coffee blossoms. It is a trekker's delight, with its rugged hills and other adventures. Towards north of Chikmagallur, you have another hill station - Kemmanagundi, where Hebba waterfalls is there.
• NALANDA: Nalanda is situated about 90 Kms from Patna and this happens to be one of the earliest universities of our country. It was a flourishing university with 10000 students and 1500 teachers. It is believed that Hiuen Twang, the Chinese traveller spent three years in this university and has left detailed notes about this university.
• VARKALA BEACH: Varkala beach is situated about 51 kms away from Thiruvananthapuram and is a secluded beach. This beach offers a perfect beach holiday apart from Ayurvedic treatment, Yoga and meditation course. It is called Papnasam beach and lies to the south west coast of India. It is believed that dip in the holy waters of the beach will cleanse you of your sins.
• KANGER VALLEY NATIONAL PARK: This valley is in Chattisgarh and about 34-km long with an average of 6-km in width. The valley is completely hilly and happens to be last few pockets of virgin forests left in the peninsular region. This forest is proposed to be biosphere reserve and has fauna, that includes, such as tiger, panther, wildcat, cheetal, samber, barking deer, wild boar, jackal, langur, rhesus, macaque, sloth bear, flying squirrel, python, hyena, rabbit, crocodile, otter and civet.
• PRAGPUR: This small hill station is hidden away in the Kangra region and is about 4-hour drive from Chandigarh via Ropar and Anandpur Sahib. You can reach this place by train from Pathankot. This heritage village provides panoramic view of Himachal Pradesh and it houses some of famous paintings of Kangra School of paintings.
• TADOBA NATIONAL PARK: This is one of the oldest national parks in Maharashtra. If you love to walk and happen to be a wildlife enthusiasts, then this park should be must go in your list. This place charms you with its splendid flora and fauna, with attractions, such as thousand species of birds, animals, insects, tigers herds of cheetals, sambars, barking deers, chausings, neel gais, sloth bears, Indian bisons, wild dogs, wild boars, leopards, and other inhabitants.
• BENAULIM BEACH: This beach is about 3 to 4 kms away from Margao village in Goa. This place runs between Vasco de Gama and Mobor as a strip of land and has few restaurants, smaller guest houses. You can just sit and enjoy yourself at the beach without any disturbance. You can just walk to the beach, using the walk through between the green paddy fields, palms and other wading birds.
• ANGSANA RESORT & SPA: From Bangalore city, you can reach this place. Tucked away in the western ghats section, it invites you to come and enjoy the curative power of nature ensconced in the lavish greenery and vast space of picturesque Northwest county.
• DEVIGARH: This beautiful 18th century fort is nestled in the Aravali hills of Rajasthan in the Delwara village and commands three main passes into the valley of Udaipur. This fort palace has been renovated and converted into a 39 suite luxury hotel with emphasis on design and detail using local marbles and semi-precious stones.