Himalayas India - India Vacation Packages

Himalaya hold different meanings for different people - for some it is just a range of mountains, for pilgrims it is abode of Gods, for the thrill seekers it is the ultimate destination for adventure and sports and for the tourists they are the most exotic and picturesque locations with best holiday resorts found on earth. The Himalayas extend from India to Nepal, Bhutan, and Tibet.

India
Himalayan range covers the entire northern part of India, covering five major states - Jammu and Kashmir, Uttranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and North Eastern Seven Sisters(Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Meghalaya and Mizoram).

In India, Himalayas have been a land for worshiping and the abode of Lord Shiva. Most of the tourists are attracted towards Himalayas for its lovely trekking hikes; dense forested areas lying just a mountain range away from barren cold deserts; and the lovely people of the mountains with their unique hospitable lifestyles.

Nepal
Nepal is the home of the World's highest mountains and the forested plains. The Himalayan ranges extend to Nepal as well, infact the Mount Everest lies in the same area.

The altitude of Nepal Mountain Region ranges between 4877-m.- 8848 m. It includes 8 of the highest 14 summits in the world, which exceed altitude of 8,000m including Annapurna, Dhaulagiri and others.

Bhutan
Bhutan, the land of the Thunder Dragon is still the worlds most exclusive tourist destination. This unspoiled country with majestic mountains embued with a certain mystique; a unique cultural heritage preserved intact and with a continuity of many centuries; an architectural style like no other; a land of full of warm hearted and friendly people. Bhutan is also called the mountain kingdom.

Situated in the heart of the great Himalayas, Bhutan is flanked on the north and north west by Tibet, the plains of North-East India to the south and south west and the hills of India's north eastern state of Arunachal Pradesh to the east.

Tibet
Tibet is one of the those destinations where adventure lurks around every corner. It is called the "Roof of the world". Even the valley bottoms of Tibet are higher than the highest mountains elsewhere.

The on road adventure is a drive of over about 970-kms. This Trans-Himalaya drive goes through the four mountain passes. The major highlights of visit to tibet are - The Buddhist monasteries of Drepung; the amazing palaces of Dali Lama, the Jokhang- a spirtual centre, and Norbulingka or the Summer Palace and the Potala - the Traditional Seat.