Indian Weekend Getaway

Since Indian economy is booming and due to theKhandala and Matheran etc. However, one may
job pressures in most of the organizations, thealso take a flight and can travel to other
outings and small trips have become very populardestinations of India as Rajasthan and Taj Mahal
among the professionals. These small trips couldetc. Taj Mahal is one of the seven wonders in the
be done on weekends. These outings can beworld, therefore most of the crowd wish to see
called weekend getaways as well. The weekendit once. Agra where the Taj Mahal is located has
tours are the very good stress buster for theregular flights from Delhi and Jaipur. Agra also has
corporate as these trips will keep them fresh andvery good train connection from the major cities
energetic. Most of the weekend getaways areof India.
organized from the metro cities or the businessFrom Kolkata, the weekend options are
hubs.Sunderbans National Park, Darjeeling, Sikkim,
In India, the tour operator organize the weekendJaldapara, Kalimpong and the cultural places of
tours starting from Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata,Orissa. Orissa also has few national parks and
Chennai, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Guwahati, Jaipur,wildlife sanctuaries which attracts weekend
Bhubaneshwar and Pune etc. The weekend tourtourists.
can be started on Fridays or Saturday and areThe India Beaches are also very famous and can
the duration of 02 Nights & 03 Days. In India, thebe enjoyed on the weekend. The famous beach
weekend getaways are of many categories asspots of India are Goa, Kovalam & Marari
culture, adventure and wildlife etc. In India, there(Kerala), Gopalpur on Sea (Orissa), Andaman
are many national parks, hill retreats, culturalIslands, Lakshadweep Islands and few other
places, historical destinations and trekking &beach destinations in South and Central India.
rafting gateways. These places have goodCentral India is extremely famous for its wildlife
accessibility from the major cities and thesanctuaries and national parks, which can be
corporate and other travelers may take thecovered on weekend. The major destination
weekend tours easily.visited on weekend tours are Kanha National Park,
In Rajasthan, the popular weekend destinationsBandhavgarh National Park, Pench National Park
are Jaipur, Ranthambhore National Park, Sariskaand Panna National Park.  Madhya Pradesh also
National Park, Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, Jodhpur,has cultural sites as Khajuraho temples and
Udaipur and few other places. Jaipur is the capitalOrchha. Other than these sites, the state has hill
city of Rajasthan and is connected through air, railstations like Pachmarhi that may be visited on
and road by major places of India. Jodhpur andweekend.
Udaipur also have flights from Delhi, Mumbai, JaipurIn Himalayan states like Jammu & Kashmir,
and few other prominent cities and can beHimachal Pradesh and Uttranchal are also famous
reached via rail and road as well. Otherfor weekend tours. In these states, the famous
destinations fall close to these cities and don'tweekend getaways are Rishikesh for white water
have any accessibility problem. Rajasthan is veryrafting & small trekking tours, Shimla, Manali,
close to Delhi and National Capital region hence it isMussoorie, Srinagar, Mata Vishano Devi Shrine,
a favored weekend option for the travelers.Corbett National Park, Ranikhet and Nainital etc.
In Maharashtra state its capital city is Mumbai hasThe tourist can choose any destination as per his/
also got many weekend options. One can travelhe interest and connectivity from the business
to Tadoba and Nagzira National Parks which arehub. Since weekend tours are of small durations
located near to Nagpur. Other than national parksand the travelers may visit frequently to these
far from city, the travelers of Mumbai can visitplaces to remove the stress.
the hill retreats of Maharashtra as Lonavala,