4.Chapter 10.S.St.Travel and Tours

Chapter 10

Travel and Tours

a Vikas and his father, Mr Marwah.  went to Incentive Travels Defense Do You Know?  Colony to meet the travel agent A brochure is flyer, Mr Gujral.  He showed them brochures pamphlet or leaflet that is of various holiday packages to different used to give information parts of India and abroad.  Some about some place.  BO packages included everything - air / train fare, boarding, lodging, sightseeing, hotel bookings, meals, etc.  But some om packages were limited to air fare and lodging only.  sw KASAHOOD KARNATAKA WYNAG Vikas and his father decided to take the brochures home to finalize theme M KERALA LEVIT99 Samal holiday programme.  Vikas's mother and Deprem VO OSTATE CAPITAL SI sister studied the brochures and the KANNUR family decided to visit Kerala - God's Own Country.  It is a popular tourist KOZHIKODU destination.  Mr Marwah paid the travel agent by cheque for their air tickets, MALAPORAN booking at the resort, sightseeing and PALAKAD meals.  THRISUR ARABIAN SEA TAMIL NADU PERLU INGIA KOTTAYAM ALAPPU Munnar Vikas's family took a flight from Kamraj terminal of Chennai airport and reached Cochin airport.  A taxi took them to the resort at Munnar, a distance of 105 kilometres from the airport.  PATHALITHITTA KOLLAM THIRUVANANTHAKURAM 79

The resort arranged the sightseeing tour for the Marwah family by taxi.  In three days, they visited many places like Mattupetty Dam.  Echo Point, vast tea plantations, tea museum, Nilgiri Reserve, Anai Mudi - the highest peak of south India, etc.  The family was overjoyed to see numerous waterfalls.  They also enjoyed massages at an ayurvedic center.  Do you know?  Kerala is a popular tourist destination for traditional Ayurvedic treatment especially the massages.  On the fourth day, Vikas and his sister joined a group of tourists and went on bicycle ride to explore the beauty of tea gardens around Munnar.  They also enjoyed an elephant ride.  The Marwah family decided to see the famous Periyar Tiger Reserve.  It was a fascinating ride over water.  They managed to see a tiger as well.  A tea garden AXCOCTORS EDS 21A PEREAR TIRER ATRAL ma 80

After spending five more wonderful days, the family came back to Cochin.  They went for a houseboat cruise to enjoy the backwaters of Kerala.  Backwaters Kathakall Vikas's family enjoyed the spicy food of Kerala and Kathakali dance during the cruise, which was included in the package.  Do you know?  Backwaters are inland lakes that are formed by the to and fro movement of sea water at beaches.  The backwaters of Kerala are connected by a network of canals.  India - a tourist paradise Los SW India - a tourist paradise India has always been a popular tourist destination for domestic and foreign tourists.  It is well - known for hospitality, wonderful monuments and diversity in culture.  Different tourists take interest in different types of tourism in India.  Some 81

of them are given below: Adventure Tourism It includes exploration of remote areas and adventurous activities.  Trekking is popular in places like Ladakh, Sikkim or Himalayas.  Skiing is popular in Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir.  Water rafting attracts adventure tourists to Uttrakhand, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.  Do you know?  Malavath Pooma, a mountaineer, became the youngest girl to climb Mount Everest at the age of thirteen.  She hoisted the Indian Tricolour there.  Trekking Wildlife Tourism India has a rich forest cover that shelters a large variety of wildlife.  But some species like Ganges shark, blue whale, snow leopard, Asiatic lion, royal Bengal tiger, etc.  Some of them are endangered and need to be protected.  Jim Corbett National Park Do You Know?  Endangered animals are facing threat and are on the verge of extinction.  Extinct animals are those which have disappeared from the face of earth.  82

Pilgrimage tourism India is famous for temples, churches, mosques, gurudwaras, monasteries, etc.  Thousands of pilgrims visit the Vaishno Devi temple, Golden Temple, Ajmer Sharif Hemis Monastery, St.  Cathedral, etc.  E Modical Tourism UE Do You Know?  India has become a popular destination for medical tourism.  Many foreigners come here for medical treatment.  The tourists can use a variety of means of transport like car, jeep, bus, aeroplane, train, helicopter, etc.  It is important to make bookings in advance for a comfortable travel.  The payment can be made in cash, check or by credit card, which is also known as Plastic Money.  The foreign tourists can pay in the currency of their own country to the travel agents or can get travelers cheques exchanged and pay in the local currency.  Steps to improve tourism in India BIGO LIVE ||  - People should exhibit the spirit of Atithi Devo Bhavada Better transport facilities.  balranide 3 Improved infrastructure - better roads, hotels, restaurants.  Better policing to control the crime rate.  Cleanliness everywhere especially at the tourist sites.  Banning disfigurement of monuments.  Po be more Tourist assistance centers.  ago Do You Know?  The tourism ministry has decided to reward those state governments that ensure cleanliness and provide necessary facilities to the tourists at the places of tourist interest.  83