Since we know that every nation has their own calls of occasion and festivals which they look to celebrate with bang
and through this article today we are going to talk about some of the colourful festivals of the world.
and through this article today we are going to talk about some of the colourful festivals of the world.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta which is held during the early call of October is the prevalent hot air ballooning fair of the world where thousands of participator comes with their multi coloured balloons and host the height with the calls of their distend.
It was in 1972 when few numbers came in to take part in festival and soon after realising its importance and initiative many gathered around the site of New Mexico which is renowned for topographical features and flew their ways to the height.
The weeklong festival which goes down under for actually 9 days relates the joy of the people where traveller from all across the world comes to witness the lights of the event and appreciates the call of unification.
Carnival of Rio de Janeiro
Before the commencement of Lent every year the entire city of Brazil gets into action for six days and it is during the call of the six days the traveller from across the world gathers to enjoy the flamboyant occasion of Brazil.
Renowned as carnival of Rio de Janeiro, the streets of Brazil during this festival is sprawled by the might of colours, performers, artist, samba dancer, musician and many more. It would be more than just a pleasure to see them enjoying the course of festival and the amount of entertainment you will witness here are sure to carry your mind away.
Chinese New Year
Chinese New Year is obviously the biggest holiday in China, starting from the eve of New Years Eve which last till the day of Lantern festival. During the eve of New Year the local people rinse their house to exfoliate the dirt and to mistune their ill-fortune. Beside that they decorates doors and windows to welcome prosperity with red paper and celebrates the calls by cracking firecrackers and lights up the sky with eternal sounds of it.
The New Year parade starts off the proceeding with their performances but it is lantern festival that steals the voice of crowds, imagine letting those lantern take the height when whole of the world sleeps a night of dreams it is them who illustrates the night with the vivid call of Lantern.
Harbin International Ice Festival
Wish to see the international festival of ice and snow than walk down the north eastern part of China where dale of Harbin will welcome you with its coolest festival of winter. A month long festival which starts from 5thJanuary is literally the coolest festival on earth.
When it comes to the main attraction of the festival then one must witness the ice lantern show at night, the Snow Sculpture Art Expo on Sun Island, and beautiful diving performances on the frozen Songhua River.
As they the beauty of this festival was started during the call of 1985 and today the festival is one of the most colourful and designated festivals around the world.
Holi
The festival of Holi is a yearly festival where every households plunges in to celebrate the festival of colours. As per the belief the auspicious occasion removes the entire negative rudiments and spurs in the prosperity and opulence.
Dry colour and coloured water which are sprinkled and foiled in each other course is the main attraction of the celebration and for farmers the festival relates the call of springs because after the days of it the whole country portrays the vivid and vistas of blossoms and marks the end of winter.
Kerala the state in South India is world renowned for its amazing beauty of nature and man-made wonders.
Among the many tourism attractions, the houseboats of Kerala, which are considered to be the most important tourism attractions
are quite popular among one and all, as it provides wonderful opportunity to explore the scenic sprawling backwaters that manicured the state beauty by manifolds. Houseboats have various features and according to their services and facilities, houseboats are categorized. Among the many tourism attractions, the houseboats of Kerala, which are considered to be the most important tourism attractions
Here in this article we will look in the various aspects of Luxury houseboats and the encompassing beauty of the Kerala backwaters.
The backwaters of Kerala are chain of scenic lagoons and lake that lies parallel to the Arabian Sea forming the coast of Kerala in the southern part of the country. It consists of meandering inland lakes networked by canals and stretch over a distance of about 1900 km. The most significant backwater destinations of Kerala are Alleppey, Kumarakom, Kottayam and Kollam.
Among the backwater destinations of Kerala, Alleppey is renowned as the “Venice of the East”, due to the large network of canals that runs through this town.
Vembanad Lake is the largest fresh water lake in Asia, covering an area of about 200 sq km and it connects places like Alleppey, Kottayam and Ernakulam. Cruising along the backwaters of Kerala will certainly provide you a unique experience.
A trip to Kerala is never complete without cruising along the picturesque backwaters of Kerala on a houseboat. Kerala Houseboat Tours will provide you family tours, honeymoon tours and packaged tours through the backwaters of the state. The houseboats of Kerala will provide you a memorable experience while cruising through the tranquil and scenic backwaters.
These houseboats are designed in an eco-friendly manner. Earlier, these house boats were known as Kettuvallam. Kettuvallam were used as a chief means of transport before the development of roads and bridges in the Kerala region.
Today, the houseboat act as an important attraction for the tourists visiting the state. The Kettuvallam are converted into luxurious houseboats including all the modern day facilities like bedrooms, modern toilets, cozy living rooms, kitchen and even a balcony, where you can leisurely lay down or enjoy angling. Parts of the curved roof of wood can be slide to provided shade or allow uninterrupted views of the stars during the night.
Every houseboat has a crew involving a cook, a captain and an oarsman. The houseboats are also equipped with a kitchen and a professional chief that provides you different varieties of Kerala traditional food. While enjoying the picturesque scenes of the backwaters one can also enjoy the delicious fresh sea food on the houseboats of Kerala. The houseboats are generally divided into three categories that is luxury, deluxe and premium.
The luxury houseboats of Kerala are generally equipped with A/c. Front living area and bedrooms have a beautiful wooden ceiling with overlapping logs to give it a contemporary feel. The wooden ceiling of the living room has 200 fiber optic lighting points to emulate the stars of the night. One can adjust the intensity or the glow of these lights.
Additional lighting with terracotta lamps with candles are provided in the living room to offer a perfect romantic setting. The windows of luxury houseboats have wide windows to offer you uninterrupted views of the picturesque backwaters of this region. Many other facilities are attached to the luxury houseboats as according to the tour agencies.
Enjoy the luxury of the houseboats in Kerala where you will have to do nothing except for enjoying one of the finest blessings of God. The luxury houseboats will definitely make your tours along the captivating backwaters of the region even more comfortable and memorable.
Tea Tourism has been recently added to the new concept of world tourism and Darjeeling is highly banking on it.
This pristine hill station of West Bengal is a Mecca of extensive tea gardens. The hill station is a home to around 80 odd operational tea gardens that stretches over acres of land on open hill slopes.
This pristine hill station of West Bengal is a Mecca of extensive tea gardens. The hill station is a home to around 80 odd operational tea gardens that stretches over acres of land on open hill slopes.
The pleasant mist covered weather and the cool breeze of Darjeeling is perfect for producing one of best tea leaves that is found nowhere else in the world. Here are some of the top tea gardens of Darjeeling hills and its surrounding areas.
Happy Valley Tea Gardens- The Happy Valley tea gardens is one of the finest places to visit in Darjeeling. It is one of the easily accessible tea estates from Darjeeling town. This sprawling tea garden is part of the most of the sightseeing tours in the hill station and it covers an area of about 435 acres.
Tourists should certainly visit this tea garden as it gives to the wonderful opportunity to observe the actual process involved in making the finest tea, from picking of the leaves to manufacturing.
The teas estate applies the orthodox method of preparation, where the fresh handpicked leaves are first died by fans on withering trenches, rolled and pressed to trap the flavor and then left to ferment. After this they are taken out and re-dried and graded according to the quality of the tea.
Glenburn Tea Estate- This tea estate of Darjeeling is a family run business. The estate covers an area of about 100 acres on a hill slope with two streams passing through it. Earlier, Glenburn Tea estate was established in the year 1859 and run by a Scottish tea company during the British rule. Later, it was taken over by the Kolkata based Prakash family and now has gone under the four generations of the family.
It provides general and expensive home stays for tourists. The estate also has bungalows amid the extended gardens that offer breathtaking views of the valleys and the mountain range.
The original planter's bungalow, known as the Burra Bunaglow was restored in the year 2002. The restoration was done while retaining the primeval colonial charm with the addition of luxurious facilities to facilitate the visitors with a comfortable stay.
The bungalow has four large suites that includes king size beds. Another bungalow was added to this tea estate known as The Water Lily Bungalow, which also offers four large suites for comfortable accommodation for the visitors.
Tumsong Tea Estate- The tea estate belongs to the well know Chamong group that owns several other gardens in Darjeeling. Tumsong Tea Estate is situated in Ghoom area, at a distance of about 28 km from the main town of Darjeeling. Earlier, the tea estate covered an area of about 2000 acres and was owned by a German planter JA Wernickle.
Over the years, the garden has been extended to an area of about 186 hectares after it was taken over by the Chamong group. Out of the total area, 114 hectares are used for tea plantations and the rest for factory, retreat areas and office.
The estate has been named so because of the temple locate at the centre of the garden, where the local people worship the Tamsa Devi goddess. The temple existed even before the tea was garden was established at this place.
This tea estate is abounded Himalayan Mountains and over here, one can enjoy the scenic view of the towering Mount Kanchenjunga. As for the accommodation to the tourist visiting this place, there is a colonial house which is also the Manager’s Bungalow.
The bungalow offers four suites that have been kept simple with some antique furniture that gives you the feel of the bygone colonial era. You can enjoy a nature walk through the garden or even watch the tea processing.
A local cultural dance program is also performed for tourists around a bonfire in the evening. One can also camp or play picnic near the river side. The estate also provides day excursion to the close by villages and Darjeeling town.
Makaibari Tea Estate- This tea estate is one of the most important estates in the Darjeeling region. Its significance is because it was the first to establish a factory in Darjeeling, in the year 1859. It is located in the Kurseong area within the Darjeeling district.
The Makaibari Tea Estate has run by the same family over the past four generations. The estate was founded by the Banerjees who came to this place from South Bengal. Rajah Banerjee is the last single owner of the family who looks the estate.
Rajah Banerjee is the first person in the Darjeeling to introduce organic farming in the region and hence giving up the old prevailing practices and protecting the nature. The Makaibari Tea Estate is the first garden in the world to be certified by 'Fare Trade' and also the first to appoint women in a supervisory position. It is one of the finest tea gardens in the world that imposes highest prices at the tea auctions for some of its quality brands like Silver Tip.
There are several home stays dotted in the region of this estate that are provided by the villagers and the tea garden workers. These home stays will offer you an opportunity to stay at this place for some days to enjoy the garden and the surrounding areas. The home stays come at very cheap rates which include three times meal along with the stay.
One of the largest high altitude zoos of India, Padmaja Naidu Zoological Park which owes its name to Padmaja Naidu,
the governor of West Bengal (1900-1975) is placed at an altitude of 2,134 meters above the sea level in Darjeeling town of the Indian state of West Bengal.
The park was formerly known as Himalayan Zoological Park but in 1975 it was dedicated to the memory of Padmaja Naidu (1900-1975) by the then prime minister of India Late Indira Gandhi owing to which it came to be known as Padmaja Naidu Himalayan Zoological Park. the governor of West Bengal (1900-1975) is placed at an altitude of 2,134 meters above the sea level in Darjeeling town of the Indian state of West Bengal.
The zoo is renowned for housing snow leopard, red panda and Himalayan wolf which are all endangered species. The zoo attracts an annual average of 3 lakhs visitor per year including national and international visitors.
Spread over an area of 67.5 acres of land, the zoo was established in 1958 with an aim of preserving the endangered and some common species of animals and birds. Today, seeing at the zoo every visitor feels that the zoo has done everything to preserve the common s well as endangered animals.
The most amazing thing about the zoo is that it provides opportunity to the general public to adopt some of the animals at a cost. The party who wants to adopt an animal should choose an animal from the zoo and sign an agreement with the department of the zoo to adopt. This zoo is also the first South Asian Zoo to breed the snow leopard and the Siberian tiger which was talk of the town.
Fauna:
Some of the fauna that reside inside the zoo are Himalayan goral, lazzy bear, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan Tahr, yaks, Siberian tigers, Himalayan wolf, squirrel, blue ship etc. The zoo is famed for the protection of Himalayan salamander, Red panda, Tibetan wolf and the snow leopard which are all endangered.
Avian Fauna: Grey peacock pheasant, blood pheasant, satyr tragopan, hill mynas, ring necked pheasants, blue gold macaw, rose ring parakeets and Himalayan Monal are some of the beautiful avian faunas residing inside the zoo.
Fess and Timing:
The entry fee for the people of SAARC which includes Indian is Rs. 20, Rs. 50 is charged for an entry of a foreigner and one should pay Rs. 10 for a still camera.
The zoo remains open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm in summer as well as winter season on all days except Thursday.
Remember:
Ø Not to carry plastic bottle, polythene bag and bring any pet animals inside the premises of the zoo.
Ø Not to feed or tease any animals of the zoo and not to enter any animals enclosure.
Ø Not to litter or breach any regulations of the zoo.
Best time to Visit: The best time to visit the park is from March to June and from September to January as the climatic conditions remains agreeable and ideal to watch the animals and relish the immaculate beauty of the park.
Accommodation: As Darjeeling is one of the major tourist destinations of India, large numbers of luxurious, mid range and budget hotels are positioned in and around this hill beauty. Some of the hotels and resorts located close to the park are May Fair Hotel, Hotel Spandan and Central Nirvana.
How to Reach: Once you reach the main town of Darjeeling (Chowrasta), there are two possible means to reach the zoo. Either you can walk for about 25 minutes from the Mall or you can hire a vehicle and park at the Lebong Cart Road and relish a 5 minutes uphill trek to reach the entry gate.
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