Golden Triangle and the Ganges
You can find more to this country than Taj Mahal and the river Ganges. For many who have spent extensive time in India, the country represents undoubtedly a possiblity to investigate the realms of a person’s spiritual being, of reaching out to the unidentified, to find out the more complete reality that is life. There is no other land on earth that is known to produce such an exceptional variety of ethnicities and landscape! Only in India!
If you haven’t visited India, take your first trip, and soon, as India is changing, and fast.
Wheather you will arrive via Delhi or Mumbai, in between is Rajasthan, a must-see state, an excellent starting point to experience India. It does not matter if you include Pushkar Fair or not, as that is one of those places often mentioned to first time would be visitors. There are countless great sites all over Rajasthan.
Most head to Agra, from there to Jaipur and back to Delhi, following the route of the Golden Triangle. But virtually anywhere you go in Rajasthan you will not be disapointed.
Though it is bit out of the way, if you get a chance, take a tour to Jaisalmer, a walled city rising out the desert, harboring scores of fine temples and palaces. The ambiance is medival and unforgettable.
If you would like to see the celebrated Indian tiger, tailor in Ranthambore National Park. There are many other parks in India but Ranthambore can be visited en route Agra to Jaipur.
Your introduction to India should include visit to Varanasi, the Hindu holy city on the banks of the Ganges. From Varanasi you can add a side trip to Sarnath. Sacred to Buddhists, it was here that Buddha preached his first sermon.
For a sheer experience of the variety of temples, you must include also the temples of Khajuraho and the palaces of Gwalior, before returning back to Delhi.
Above all, do not hurry, you need to savor India!
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