India is one's of the world's most amazing tourism destinations. India offers a range of tourism options to every tourist who travels to India. From culture and history, adventure and wildlife, beaches and mountains, meditation and festivity, Ayurveda and discotheques, busy cities and quiet backwaters - you'll find all this and more in India.

If its history and culture that interests you than India has a range of marvellous monuments - from the mesmerizing Taj Mahal to the grand monuments of the Mughals in Delhi and Agra, the forts and palaces of Rajput kings in Rajasthan, the monuments of central India, including the fort at Gwalior, the palaces of Orchha, the world-famous temples of Khajuraho and the marvellous Ajanta and Ellora Caves near Aurangabad. Further south is the legacy of the Nizams in Hyderabad, the Hoysala temples of Halebid, the temples of the Vijayanagar Empire in Hampi and the spectacular temples of South India in Madurai, Kanchipuram, Mahabalipuram and Rameshwaram.

You can go trekking and mountaineering in the highest mountains in the world - the Himalayas, you can swim in the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal and the Indian Ocean. You can relax on the sandy beaches of Goa, Kerala and Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. You can ride a camel over miles of sand dunes or trek through miles of tropical jungle. You can see majestic tigers and elephants in their natural environment, and many more rare animals and birds in the national parks and wildlife sanctuaries of India, on your India tour.

You can feel the pulse of life in India's busy and rapidly growing cities, or you can rejuvenate yourself with the age-old goodness of Ayurveda at a luxury spa or ayurvedic resort in idyllic Kerala, on tours of India. Ayurveda, a traditional system of healing practised in India for centuries, has gained popularity worldwide as a natural method of relieving stress and lifestyle diseases and of improving the strength and resistance of the body by curing it from within and by a series of massage therapies. You'll find your worries disappear and your mind and body feel soothed and relaxed after a stay in an Ayurveda resort in India.

You can stay at some of the best hotels in the world on your India tour. From fairytale palaces in Rajasthan to exotic beach resorts in Goa and Kerala, from quaint hill resorts with panoramic views of the Himalayas, to modern hotels that are part of international chains in the metropolitan cities of India, your India tour can be a luxurious vacation and can make you feel like royalty. India is also the favourite of the back packer, with many budget hotels and lodging houses, providing affordable lodging. Basic transportation is inexpensive and English is spoken and understood widely across India, making communication easy for the international tourist in India.

If its art and craft that interests you, then India is a handicraft treasure chest. Each region of India has its own craft traditions with skills passed on for generations within families of master craftsmen. Gems and Jewellery, wood carving, painting, carpet weaving, pottery, brassware, silk and cotton fabric weaving, dyeing, textiles, embroidery, traditional toys, bamboo and cane crafts… the handicraft wealth of India has to be seen to be believed. You're sure to enjoy shopping for handicrafts as gifts for yourself or as souvenirs for your family and friends while on India tours.

India has something special in store for every tourist that visits this fascinating country. Explore the wonders of tourism in India with India Travel Portal.