India is a land with great tourism possible.
It’s a land with amazing beaches, theatrical temples, exotic rain forests,
colossal mountains, eternal deserts, lively cities, and the Indian peninsula makes
an ultimate attraction for the travelers across the globe. Bright and varied in
culture, heritage and language, India is given with rich natural beauty that
adds to its stillness.
The picturesque hill stations, the spotless
beaches, the unique and halcyon pilgrim destinations, the vast deserts,
historical buildings to modern structures and from snow capped mountains to
boat rides on the peaceful backwater yards; India is a land of endless chances
for explorers who desire to explore best of India.
If traditional destinations don’t
fancy you enough, we have amassed a list of best of India travel offbeat
destinations for you.
NORTH INDIA
Arrogant mountains, plunging
valleys, effusive rivers and jittery wildlife make for enough action to put
the northern part of India on top of your precedence list for offbeat places in
India. While historical monuments, wasteland life and royalty add to the allure
of Rajasthan, the Indo-Genetic Plains and the Himalayas isolate the country
from Tibet and Middle Asia.
North India also host amount of
offbeat destinations for adventurous activities to add thrill to your life.
Mountain biking, mountaineering, paragliding, rafting, skiing, trekking are few
amongst a variety of activities you can undertake.
Here’s a short list of some of North
India’s best off beat travel destinations:
1. Roopkund Lake - The
Mysterious lake of Skeleton:
Roopkund Lake, better known as
“Skeleton Lake,” is one of those terrible secluded places, located in the most unfriendly
regions of the Himalayan Mountains. This extremely frightening area of
Himalayan Mountains is known for the hundreds of corpses between 300-600
skeletons, which date back to the 15th century AD.
What would have killed these people
and why were so many of them on such a grueling journey in the middle of
nowhere? Did they die in ritualistic suicide or in a plague? According to the
local folklore, the entourage earned the fury of the local deity, Latu. They
were caught in a terrible hailstorm and were thrown into the Roopkund Lake.
2. Khajjiar -
The Mini Switzerland of India:
Khajjiar
Khajjiar, often called as India’s
Switzerland, is a hill station in Chamba District of Himachal Pradesh. The hill
station is picturesquely set in the center of magnificent ‘Deodar’ forests. The
clump of reeds and the green field add an exquisite charm to this place. A
small plateau in its green turf of dense pine and Deodar forests along its outer
edge adds to the pastoral scenery.
This offbeat place in India has the
rarest mixture of three eco systems. The lakes, the meadows and the forests
come together to make a visit to this place a unique experience. Hence, it is
also popularly called the Mini Switzerland of Himachal Pradesh.
3. Experience the frosty Drass
You may have heard about Markha
Valley, but very few people know about Drass. Drass, a charming valley bustling
on riverbanks, starts from the base of the Zoji La pass. It is often referred
to as ‘The Gateway to Ladakh’ and is located in the Kargil District of Jammu
and Kashmir. It has a prevalent of extensive copse along the river. The valley
is situated at an height of 10990 feet from sea level and the mountain ridges
range from 16,000 to 21,000 feet.
This offbeat destination is famous
as the “Second Coldest Colonized Place in Asia” by virtue of the utter cold
that cascades upon it along with the powerful snowfalls during winters. The
temperature can tumble as low as 60 degree Celsius below freezing point.
However, during spring and summer, the valley becomes very picturesque as the
hillsides turn into lush green pastures with variety of bright and animated
wild flowers.
4. Attractive hill
- The magical
mountains of Ladakh:
Can you ever envisage a vehicle
moving up a steep hill with the ignition off? Sounds amazing? The Magnetic Hill is
located near Leh in beautiful Ladakh, at a height of 11,000 feet above sea
level and is known to possess strong attractive properties which have the
strength to pull cars up-hill.
Attractive hill is one of the famous
offbeat destinations of India. In reality, it is just the optical illusion
effect and there is no attractive disturbance at all. This self-profound attractive
hill is one of the popular stops for domestic tourists to experience nature’s
mysterious ways.
5. Malana
- The Little Greece of India:
Malana is a small unique village
with about 100 houses and is situated to the north-east of Kullu Valley in
Himachal Pradesh. It is believed that one of the finest Charas or ” Malana
Cream” is grown in this region. It is believed that Malana Cream is the most
strongest and top-notch Charas till date.
This ancient lonely village in
Malana is isolated from the rest of the world. The regal peaks of Chandrakhani
shadow the village and it is among the must visit offbeat places in India. They
are measured to be one of the first democracies in the world and do not follow
the Constitution of India. They follow an indigenous system and they believe
they are independent and superior. Malana is also called as the “Little Greece
in Himachal Pradesh” as the Malanis believe that they are the descendents of
Alexander-The Great!
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