The majestic beauty of the Ivory-white Taj Mahal remains in your mind forever
The royal architecture of India is a reminder of the bygone eras, mystical kingdoms & rulers
The leisure of houseboat and marine life
Delightful summer getaways endowed with pleasant climate and natural beauty
The abode of bygone ruins, rusty colors and fascinating landscape
At the bank of river Jhelum, amidst the bright pink almonds and promising maples, resting in its houseboats, is this city.
Gateway to Sikkim
Sun, sand, sea and festivals for your mind, body and soul
India is a home to many exquisite wildlife and bird sanctuaries. One can have an adventurous trip while visiting these places. There’s so much more to discover like - water sports in still waters like boating, rowing, river rafting. Visitors flock in here in huge numbers every year to experience the natural flora and fauna, along with the wildlife. These wildlife reserves, are adventurous as well, they host all sorts of animals and migratory birds. A walk down these places will definitely make you experience the utmost adventure. Places in India can certainly leave anyone in awe of the world. Everything to plan to explore on your trip is available in India.
The flourishing structures in the form of temples, mosques, churches, gurdwaras, monasteries of different religions, cultures and faiths is the wealth of Indian tourism.
Visiting heritage sites in India and partaking in the amalgamation of its diverse culture is an experience that will be embedded in your mind forever.
Yoga is the science of achieving absolute union with the divine. The term ‘Yoga’ is derived from the Sanskrit root ‘YUJ’, meaning ‘to join’ or ‘to yoke’ or ‘to unite’.
The State of Odisha situated in the eastern seaboard of Indian subcontinent is endowed with amazing array of incredible tourism products. Traditionally, famous as a hub of cultural destination, but of late has emerged as one of the beautiful state in the country with rapid progress in all front including travel & tourism sector.
Odisha offer something that is very unique and a tourist visiting to the state get everything on a platter what they wants from Odisha. It has a chequered history of temple constructions with stunning temples and monuments, long coastlines of 480 kms, 35% of thick & dense forest cover, Buddhist heritage, 62 ethnic tribes, scintillating classical dance of Odissi, largest brackish water lake of Asia-Chilika, the criss-crossed mangroves forest of Bhitarkanika, so many and so forth.
The Department of Tourism s the apex body for formulation of plans, programmes, policies and coordinates with various line Departments, both Central & State Governments and private sectors for promotion and development of tourism in the State.
The Department is headed by the Minister of State, Tourism & Culture (Ind. Charge) and the administrative head of the Department is Secretary Tourism. The Director & Addl. Secretary is the head of the Tourism Department / Directorate which is composite in character. The Department has 33 Field Offices, 6 Tourism information Counters. The Offices functioning outside the State works primarily as a bulwark for tourism promotion and marketing, the offices inside the state cater information, facilitate tourist visit and oversee overall tourism infrastructure, promotion and publicity.
The main objective of Tourism Department is to increase the tourist traffic to the state, extend their duration of stay, promote & position Odisha as one of the preferred tourist destinations both in domestic and international markets. To achieve the above objectives, the DoT has adopted a multi-prong strategy - creating tourism infrastructure and destinations within the state, participate in national and international travel fairs and exhibitions, organise unique cultural programmes within the state to attract more and more tourists to the state.