Is It Safe to Travel in India?
A quick introduction to India Travel and what to expect...
With its varied landscapes, ancient history and buzzing eccentricities; India is a mesmerising country and the perfect playground for travel. It’s a land of extremes: spicy in its flavours, fluorescent in its colours and utterly frantic from head to toe! There’s nothing in India that’s ever boring and what might seem like an ordinary activity back at home – such as going to the shops or travelling on a bus – will often become the most adrenaline-charged moment of your day.
Take a walk through any of India’s cities and you’re likely to witness some of the most astonishing sights you ever saw. Overcrowded vehicles with passengers hanging off the edges, buffalos, monkeys and elephants brushing past people in busy bazaars or three generations of a family riding the same bicycle while the grandmother pushes the pedals!
Although a trip to India might feel like riding on a rollercoaster at times, it’s actually a thrilling, fun and surprisingly safe place to travel. Plenty of tourists come here each year without any serious issues at all. But, with all the poverty, muck and crowds, India can also be a challenging place to visit and it’s essential to adopt a cool and calm approach when travelling here. Come with an open mind and treat your trip as more of an adventure (as opposed to a holiday). Become a traveller (as opposed to a tourist) and you’re guaranteed to have one of the most unforgettable experiences of your life.
GETTING AWAY FROM THE CROWDS
Moving on from the hustle and bustle of India’s hectic urban centres and you’ll soon discover the country’s more serene side. The golden sand beaches of the South-Western Coast offer the perfect place for stunning sunsets and lazy days by the beach. There are many National Parks scattered throughout the country, which provide a welcome sanctuary away from all the honking horns and are a great setting for nature walks and wildlife. The hill stations deliver clean air, outstanding vistas and a fantastic trail for trekking. There are many opportunities throughout India to visit either a tea or spice plantation, with many serving up delicious local food. Spirituality is becoming an ever more popular theme for foreigners traveling to India and there’s a whole range of excellent yoga retreats and ashrams to satisfy all levels of intensity and experience.
INCREDIBLE INDIA'S SCENIC LANDSCAPE
India’s expansive borders encompass a diverse range of landscapes and its stunning scenery is indisputably amongst the most varied and beautiful in the world. The vast foothills of the Himalayas stretch across the northern edge of the country and transpose from high-altitude deserts in the west to some of the world’s wettest rainforest regions in the east. The Gangetic plains sweep from the wet and fertile delta of Bengal through to the dry deserts of northern Rajasthan and the south of the country ranges from humid tropical coastlines and rainforests to dry and rocky plateaus inland. One of the key advantages to travelling in India is the fact that you can traverse through such a diverse range of eco-systems, climates and landscapes all conveniently under the roof of one country.