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Deccan The Historical India
Duration: 18 Nights / 19 Days
Destinations: Mumabi - Aurangabad -Hyderabad - Gulbarga - Bijaipur -
Badami - Hospet - Hampi - Hubli - Goa
Day 01 : International Flight - Mumbai
Upon arrival in Mumbai International airport Kai representative will welcome,
assist and provide transfer to respective hotel for immediate occupancy.
Day 02 : In Mumbai
Morning depart for sightseeing tour of Elephanta Caves by boat its half day
sightseeing tour, afternoon sightseeing tour of Mumbai visiting Gateway of India,
Kamla Nehru Park, Mani Bhawan, Hanging Garden & Prince of Wales Museum,
after visit return to hotel for overnight.
Day 03 : Mumbai - Aurangabad ( Flight)
Morning after early breakfast Kai representative will assist and transfer to
domestic airport to connect flight to Aurangabad. Upon arrival Kai representative
will assist & provide transfer to the hotel. Afternoon depart for sightseeing
tour of city visiting Bibi Ka Maqbara, Daulatabad, Grave of Aurangzeb, the last
of the Mughal King, after visit return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 04 : In Aurangabad
Full day sightseeing of Ajanta and Ellora Caves, they are one of the most famous
caves in India and boast of Indian art and sculpture about 2000 years ago, after
visit return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 05 : Aurangabad - Hyderabad via Bombay
Kai representative will provide transfer in time to domestic airport for flight
to Hyderabad via Bombay one has to change the plane in Bombay and check in baggage
once again for further connection to Hyderabad. Upon arrival Kai representative
will assist & provide transfer to the hotel. Afternoon visit Birla Mandir
built on a hillock and one gets a nice view of the artificial Lake Sagar and
the city, after visiting drive to Salarjung museum, after visit return to the
hotel for overnight.
Day
06 : In Hyderabad
Morning visit Old city and Char Minar and in the afternoon visit famous Golconda
fort and the Gombus of Nizams of Hyderabad, it has become a pick nicks spot
for the locals interesting architecture, after visit return to the hotel for
overnight.
Day 07 : Hyderabad - Gulbarga
Morning depart for Gulbarga, upon arrival check into hotel. Leave for sightseeing
of City visiting Jama Masjid, inside a ruin fort complex and temple, after visit
return to hotel for overnight.
Day 08 : Gulbarga - Bijapur
Early morning depart for Bijapur, this town boast some of the finest Muslim
monuments of Deccan it is often billed as "the Agra of south". Upon
arrival check into hotel. Afternoon visit Bara Kaman, Gol Gumbaz, the 16th century
cannon known as Malik-i-Maidan, Ibrahim Rauza, the Mathari & Astar Mahal,
after visit return to the hotel for overnight.
Day 09 : Bijapur - Badami via Aihole
Early morning depart for Badami enroute visiting Aihole 6-12th century Chalukan
capital visit Durga temple, Shiva shrine in a cave & Meguti Jain temple
on top of a hill continue drive to Badami. Upon arrival check into hotel for
overnight.
Day
10 : In Badami
Early morning depart for Pattadakal on the shore of river Malaprabhal served
as a site of Chalukan coronation between 7-8th century here is a cluster of
various Hindu temples which are very interesting after visiting drive to Badami
via Mahakutta. Afternoon visit the Badami caves, after visit return to the hotel
for overnight.
Day 11 : Badami - Hospet
Early morning depart for Hospet a small town just 13 Kms short of Hampi. It
is the jumping off place for the extra ordinary ruined city of Hampi, a comfortable
place to stay for overnight. Afternoon drive to Hubli to visit Hampi bazaar,
Virupaksha temple, Riverside temple & the big Nandi. After visiting return
to the hotel for overnight.
Day 12 : Hospet - Hampi - Hospet
Full day visit of Hampi visiting the Vitthala temple, Krishna, temple,
the great Lingam, Narsimha figure, the processional Rath, Lotus Mahal elephant
stables & Queens bath, here in Hampi are thousand of monuments but few are
still in condition to see. The city of Hubli was once known as Vijaynagar Empire,
and was the richest empire in the Deccan region, after visit return to the hotel
for overnight.
Day
13 : Hospet - Hubli
After breakfast depart for Hubli, just short of Hubli visit temples of Ittagi
& Kukunur of Vijaynagar dynasty Shiva temples. Upon arrival check into respective
hotel. Afternoon drive 65 Kms to visit temple of Devdasi & fort, after visit
return to respective hotel for overnight.
Day 14 : Hubli - Goa (180 Kms.)
After breakfast depart for Goa. Upon arrival check into respective hotel. Rest
of the day at leisure for personal activities. Overnight at hotel.
Day 15 : Goa
After breakfast half day tour of Goa (Old Goa) & Panjim. Afternoon at leisure
on the beach. Overnight in hotel.
Day 16 : In Goa
Full day at leisure on the beach. Overnight at hotel.
Day
17 : Goa - Mumbai
Morning at leisure. Afternoon Kai representative will assist & provide transfer
to the airport in time to connect flight to Mumbai. Upon arrival transfer to
the hotel for dinner few room will be kept for wash & change after meals
Kai representative will provide departure transfer to International airport
for your flight back home.
el.
Day 18 : Mumbai - Back Home
On international flight Kai services terminate bon voyage.
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People & Tribes of Himalayas
The
population, settlement, and economic patterns within the Himalayas have been
greatly influenced by the variations in topography and climate, which impose
harsh living conditions and tend to restrict movement and communication. People
living in remote, isolated valleys have generally preserved their cultural identities.
However, improvements in transportation and communication, particularly satellite
television programs from Europe and the United States, are bringing access from
the outside world to remote valleys. These outside influences are affecting
traditional social and cultural structure.
Nearly 40 million people inhabit the Himalayas. Generally, Hindus of Indian
heritage are dominant in the Sub-Himalayas and the Middle Himalayan valleys
from eastern Kashmir to Nepal. To the north Tibetan Buddhists inhabit the Great
Himalayas from Ladakh to northeast India.
In central Nepal, in an area between about 1830 and 2440 m (between about 6000
and 8000 ft), the Indian and Tibetan cultures have intermingled, producing a
combination of Indian and Tibetan traits. The eastern Himalayas in India and
nearby areas of eastern Bhutan are inhabited by animistic people whose culture
is similar to those living in northern Myanmar and Yunnan province in China.
People of western Kashmir are Muslims and have a culture similar to the inhabitants
of Afghanistan and Iran.
The economy of the Himalayas as a whole is poor with low per capita income.
Much of the Himalayas area is characterized by a very low economic growth rate
combined with a high rate of population growth, which contributes to stagnation
in the already low level of per capita gross national product. Most of the population
is dependent on agriculture, primarily subsistence agriculture; modern industries
are lacking.
Mineral resources are limited. The Himalayas has major hydroelectric potential,
but the development of hydroelectric resources requires outside capital investment.
The skilled labor needed to organize and manage development of natural resources
is also limited due to low literacy rates. Most of the Himalayan communities
face malnutrition, a shortage of safe drinking water, and poor health services
and education systems.
Agricultural land is concentrated in the Tarai plain and in the valleys of the
Middle Himalayas. Patches of agricultural land have also been carved out in
the mountainous forested areas. Rice is the principal crop in eastern Tarai
and the well-watered valleys. Corn is also an important rain-fed crop on the
hillsides.
Other cereal crops are wheat, millet, barley, and buckwheat. Sugarcane, tea,
oilseeds, and potatoes are other major crops. Food production in the Himalayas
has not kept up with the population growth.
The
major industries include processing food grains, making vegetable oil, refining
sugar, and brewing beer. Fruit processing is also important. A wide variety
of fruits are grown in each of the major zones of the Himalayas, and making
fruit juices is a major industry in Nepal, Bhutan, and in the Indian Himalayas.
Since 1950 tourism has emerged as a major growth industry in the Himalayas.
Nearly 1 million visitors come to the Himalayas each year for mountain trekking,
wildlife viewing, and pilgrimages to major Hindu and Buddhist sacred places.
The number of foreign visitors has increased in recent years, as organized treks
to the icy summits of the Great Himalayas have become popular. While tourism
is important to the local economy, it has had an adverse impact on regions where
tourist numbers exceed the capacity of recreational areas.
Historically, all transport in the Himalayas has been by porters and pack animals.
Porters and pack animals are still important, but the construction of major
roads and the development of air routes have changed the traditional transportation
pattern.
Major urban centers such as Kathmandu, Simla, and Srinagar, as well as important
tourist destinations, are served by airlines. Railways link Simla and Darjiling,
but in most of the Himalayas there are no railroads. The bulk of goods from
the Himalayas, as well as goods destined for places within the Himalayas, generally
come to Indian railheads, located in the Tarai, by road. The pack animals and
porters transport goods from road heads to the interior and back.
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