Saturday, November 7, 2009

Deccan Odyssey Destinations

The Deccan Odyssey, the newest luxury train of India starts its wonderful journey from C.S.T. Mumbai and from here starts your most fascinating tour that covers some of the very famous tourist destinations of India.

Mumbai : Famous as the commercial capital of India, Mumbai is a very famous city of India. The most popular tourist destinations in Mumbai include the Gateway of India, Nehru Planetarium, Mahalaxmi Temple, Tadoba (a tiger reserve in andheri) and Sanjay Gandhi National Park.

Jaigadh, Ganapatipule and Ratnagiri : Jaigadh is famous for the Fort here, which is situated on a cliff giving a spectacular view to its visitors. The boat ride from Rai jetty to Jaigad Fort gives you immense pleasure and fun. While in Ganapatipule you can explore the finest beach all along the Konkan coast. Ratnagiri is famous for Ratnadurg Fort, Lokmanya Tilak Smarak and Ratnagiri Bazaar.

Sindhudurg, Tarkali and Sawantwadi : One time naval base, Sindhudurg Sea Fort is the main attraction here .You take a boat from Malvan Jetty to reach to this sea fort. Tarkali is famous for its virgin beaches. You can enjoy boat riding in Tarkali Creek on your way to Kalsa Jetty. Sawantwadi is popular as the entry point to Goa. This colorful and elite heritage destination is famous for Jagannathrao Bhosale Garden and 'Shilpa Gram', a craft village offering numerous beautiful crafts items.

Goa : Though Goa is world famous for its beautiful and exotic beaches; it also houses some of the best monuments of India. The famous tourist spots here include Basilica of Born Jesus Church, Se Cathedral Church and the Church of St. Francis of Assissi (a museum for Goan antiques). In Panjim you can visit Dona Paula, a small palm fringed beach with casuarinas groves and tranquility and Fontanhas, the Latin quarters.

Pune City : Pune is famous as the cultural capital of Maharashtra. Famous tourist places here include Kelkar Museum which houses a variety of artifacts of the 17th-19th centuries, the world famous Osho Asharam, the Tribal Museum, the Aga Khan Palace and the 'Sound and Light Show' at Shaniwarwada.

Aurangabad : The popular tourist spots in Aurangabad are the historical Daulatabad Fort, Ellora caves, Shivaji Museum, Aurangabad Caves No. 7 and 8 and Bibi Ka Maqbara (a replica of Taj Mahal).

Ajanta Caves & Nashik : a World Heritage Site, Buddhist caves of Ajanta are famous in all over the world. It has some of the finest paintings and sculptures of the 2nd century A.D. Nashik is famous for Panchawati Ghat and Sula Winery Yard.

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