Tanglang La

Do you love to visit the dangerous places? You will be surprised that Tanglang La is the route of India located in Leh region that is full of insecure curves and tiny roads. However, it is the most beautiful place because the maximum area is covered in the snow. The elevation of this town is 5,328 meters claimed as world’s 2nd uppermost route. 

Tanglang La is listed in most dangerous routes around the world, and that attracts the visitors so much especially the adventure lovers. This is the reason why the strength of visitors is increasing at this place. Frankly, this place requires some attention, and visitors must do essential steps for safe travel to Tanglang La. Local tourism buses, and private taxies are available for this high route, but if you are planning to go by your own vehicle, then you must carry the first-aid kit, warm clothes and a road map. 

​It could be the enjoyable journey, or it can be the most dangerous travel if you are not fit and mentally prepared for this location. The road is completely unpaved dirt, and the most dangerous part of this route is the top 20 km distance that is full of loose stones. You might feel difficulty of breathing on uppermost area because of low oxygen level. 

Tanglang La is a highway that connects Leh to other cities of J&K. You might face traffic on peak as the heavy vehicles are using this route as a transport medium. The impressive part of Tanglang La you will find the Buddhist flags of prayer in complete pass.

​The place is not holding any particular location for attraction, but the route that you are going to cross itself is the major attraction point of this town. The low oxygen and chilled temperature are enough to freeze your blood. Be careful if you have decided to visit this amazing tourist place of India. 

During the route, you will get lots of deep valleys. Take a break and enjoy the beautiful nature of Leh region. Tanglang La is full of dry mud but the high mounts, and the peaks are wonderful. Winter is the season when the maximum area is covered with snow that means if you reach Tanglang in winter you will face lots of difficulties to travel. 

​You can plan the trip after seeing the amazing videos of Tanglang La available on various media websites. The striking route and wonder scenery is enough to make the moment memorable. Risk is always there with challenging places, but the excitement level is also high of these locations. Both conditions match with Tanglang La pass. Enjoy watching Yak and several other animals during the journey. Stay in the village located near the Tanglang pass and take some rest, then continue your journey back to your destination. 

How to reach Tanglang La?
​The nearest big station for this pass is Jammu. The international airport is located at Srinagar that is close to Tanglang. Traveling to Leh allow visitors to connect Tanglang route. 

Gulmarg - Hill Station of J&K

“धरती पर कहीं स्वर्ग है तो वो कश्मीर है।" 

This is the famous dialog that people say about Indian state Jammu and Kashmir. However, Kashmir’s maximum part is covered with high hills and snow. Our todays target for voyagers is Gulmarg that is one of the finest natural beauty spots of India. Gulmarg is the all-time favorite, though winter is chilled season and not easy for people to visit at such a period. It is the hill station popular for skiing event. If you have made your mind to reach this place, then you have to start your journey from Baramula (another hill station of Kashmir). 

​Gulmarg is located on LOC that separates the Pakistan from India. The view of Himalaya range is clear from this town. You must view the amazing pictures of this place before justifying that if the place is best to visit or not. The scenery, snow covered mounts, green valleys and twisted roads on hills are major attraction of this place. 

Climate: the important factor that needs attention while planning for Gulmarg visit. If you want to enjoy the greenery and the rose valleys then you can visit the town from April to October. Snow fall and the snow-covered peaks are visible from November to February. Maximum temperature of Gulmarg is recorded around 33 degrees celsius, and average minimum temperature is -4 degree Celsius. You will be surprised the town got the lowest temperature of -38 degree few years back. It becomes really difficult for voyagers to stay in winter season. 

​If you go through historical evidence, the city is named after Goddess Parvati. Here the Gauri (Parvati) + Marg (Meadow) turns into Gulmarg. Literature meaning for this word is Meadow of Mata Parvati. Lord Shiva’s temple is located in the middle of Meadow. In an ancient period, Gulmarg was the prime location for Hindu rulers. 

Gulmarg is absolutely reachable from Srinagar. If you are coming from abroad cities, then you can easily get the flights for Srinagar International Airport. Srinagar is the capital of Kashmir, and it is another tourist destination of India. The distance between Srinagar and Gulmarg is just 2 hours. Private taxi and buses are available from the outer area of Srinagar station. Tangmarg is the town comes between the journey of Srinagar and Gulmarg. 

​Nature lovers always look at the places that are full of beauty, scenery and stupendous valleys. Gulmarg is the Indian tourist place having amazing spots made by nature itself. 

​An attraction of Gulmarg:
Gondola: Initial place of Gulmarg is Gondola that is the breathtaking place famous for Cable Car and skiing event. Gondola is just 1 km away from city bus stand. Lift ride of Gondola separates it into two segments. One starts from Gulmarg to Kongdoor and other from Kongdoor to Apherwat. The average height of this lift is 2690 meters to 3090 meters.

Snow Events: If you are the sports lover and want to enjoy the skiing events, afterwards reach Gulmarg. This city is also having snowboarding events that make it special destination then other locations of India. In winter, the whole area gets covered with thick white sheet of snow. The natural slopes Gulmarg hills are perfect for skiing beginners. You can also enjoy the paragliding and some other sky events in this place as well. 

Alpather Lake: Reach the next-best tourist place of Gulmarg established at the only gap of 13 km. It is the lake famous for serene and stunning view. Its shape is triangular placed perfectly with the picturesque surroundings of snowcapped peaks. The estates and gardens near the lake add charm to the beauty this place. Lake water gets a freeze in winter, though in summer you can enjoy watching floating ice pieces with flowing crystal-clear water. 

Baba Reshi Temple: Constructed in 1480 dedicated to Muslim Saint Reshi Baba. Baba was the imperative person during the ruling period of Monarch Zain Ul Abidin. The structural design of the temple is similar to structure of Mughals and Persian architecture. 

​St Mary's Church: An important place of worship located in the shepherd's valley of Gulmarg. This church was constructed by the British East India Company around 150 years back. 

Maharani Temple: Constructed in 1915 also known as Mohineshwar Shivalaya. The idol of Lord Shiva with Goddess Parvati is amazingly structured. Mohini Bai Sisodia was the constructor of this temple. It was built under the ruling of Maharaja Hari Singh of J&K. 

​Golf Club: Do you like to pay golf on high hills? Golf Club of Gulmarg was founded by British Government in 1911. The splendid green golf grounds are the best part to view in the club.

Travel options for Gulmarg: 
By Air: Closest domestic and international airport for Gulmarg is Srinagar located at only 56 km distance. Flights for Srinagar are available from Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata and many other cities of India. 

​By Train: Jammu Tavi railway station is the big rail hub to reach Gulmarg. It is located at distance of 290 km from Gulmarg. 

By Bus: Srinagar is the capital having beautiful roads with greenery. If you really want to enjoy the Gulmarg, then go by road. Direct buses are available for Gulmarg from Srinagar, Sonmarg and many nearest towns of Jammu and Kashmir.

Top 10 Indian Tourist Places

Traveling to India is always precious because there are numerous destinations where voyagers can visit on their holidays. Top 10 must visit destinations of India are mentioned in this short note so that visitors can easily plan their trip to India especially for foreign travelers. 

1. New Delhi: The capital of India is having countless attractions like Red Fort, India Gate, Lotus Temple, etc. Delhi is best place to reach because it holds one of the biggest airports of India. Reaching Delhi allow voyagers to reach other tourist destinations as well because train, air and buses for various cities of India are available from Delhi. 

Akshardham Temple, Delhi

2. Agra: Another big tourist spot that is attracting travelers from around the world. Taj Mahal is one of the 7 wonders of world and people are reaching Agra regularly for their vacations. Red fort is another best monument to visit in Agra City. 

Taj Mahal

3. Kashmir: If you believe in heaven then you must attain to Kashmir. It is one of the beautiful places of the world having high hills with covered snow. If you are attaining to Kashmir in winter then take warm clothes as the temperature goes below minus (-) degree in winter. Reach Vaishno Devi a holy place from Kashmir and take blessings of Goddess Vaishno Devi.

4. Kanyakumari: A place that is recognized as last point of Indian border. It’s the peaceful place popular for Vivekananda Smarak located in the sea. Reaching Kanyakumari is possible easily as trains are easily available from every corner of the nation. Temperature is always moderate so no worries about the weather in Kanyakumari.

Vivekananda Smarak

5. Goa: Beach lovers can enjoy the favorite beaches of India at Goa. Goa is one of the smallest states of India popular for wine and fanny. You can enjoy the modern culture of Portugal in Goa as maximum people are shifted from such region.  

6. Jaipur: Learn Indian history by visiting Jaipur the best place of India. However, summer is not a good period to reach Jaipur located in Rajasthan State, India. Weather is so heat in summer so better to reach Jaipur in winter season. Enjoy the traditional food of Rajasthan and don’t miss to watch amazingly built fort by Rajput rulers of India. 

7. Kerala: A water state of India is next destination for visitors to India. Kerala is the greenest state of India having countless attractions. Munnar is one of the best places to visit in state serving visitors with high hills and calm weather. 

8. Darjeeling: Another heaven of India having high hills and green valleys. It’s a queen of hills popular for peak locations. Kanchenjunga is the world’s 3rd largest peak located in Himalaya ranges. Kanchenjunga is easily viewable from the hills of Darjeeling. 

9. Masuri: A next beauty of India listed in top 10 places to visit. Masuri is best attraction for east India. Green hills, dense forest, snow and green valley’s are special thing to watch in this city. Buses are good method to reach the destination from various parts of the nation. 

10. Visakhapatnam: A port city with properly managed roads is next location for visitors. This place is listed on 10 positions for best tourist destinations of India. The city is also known as Vizag and its famous for amazing ports, temples and mountains. Museum is also best attraction of Vizag.

Anantnag

Famous religious place Anantnag is our next target. This is the small city of Jammu and Kashmir popular for Hindu and Muslim religious values. Anantnag is the capital of Kashmir Valley surrounded with greenery everywhere. 

When we talk about the tourist attraction in Anantnag the first thing comes to mind is valleys. There are countless interesting places, though valleys are most vital areas. Visitors can enjoy hot springs, temples, lakes, shrines and some other spots for their vacations. The two sulpher springs are able to heal maximum type of skin infections. There are many natural springs that are providing fresh water to the city. Salag Nag, Nag Bal and Malik Nag are key springs of Anantnag. 

Famous shrines of city are Goswami Gund Ashram, Hazrat Baba Rashi, Shilagram Temple, KBAS (Khanna Baranain Triposundari Astapan Devsar), Nila Nag, etc. 

Around 7 Hindu shrines are available in the area that is famous. However, many small temples are also available in the city, but the famous spots are Hanuman Temple, Ganesh Temple, Sita Temple and Shiva shrine.

Anantnag is located in 55 Kms distance towards south-east direction of Srinagar. Average population of city is 8.50 lacs. Anantnag city is bordered by Srinagar city in north, Pulwama in north-west and famous Kargil north-east. Once you reach this city you will find best surrounding areas that are also famous for natural beauty spots like in south-east you will get border of Udhampur and Doda whereas west is bounded with Rajouri. 

Attraction of Anantnag:

Mattan: a temple and a monument place is first choice for visitors. A temple of lord Shiva is famous located between Pahalgam and Anantnag. The shrine is placed between the deep ponds.

Martand: an archaeological site is next destination for travelers. It’s a place having temple in middle part of courtyard and rectangular arcade. Martand is demanding spot and a starting point of Amaranth cave that is located at 48 Kms distance from Pahalgam. This place is sufficient to attract devotees all time. 

In this region the famous temples like Lukbhavan, Anantnag, Bijbehara, Deviangan, Akingam, and Goswami Gund are existing.

If you want to attain a BZUDW (Bab-Zain-Ud-Din Wali) shrine then you have to reach Aishmuqam. In Anantnag Baba-Hyder shrine is located. 

Nearby attraction: 

Anantnag is the Bread Bowl of Valley in Kashmir region, but there are many landscape areas as well. 

Pahalgam: popular hill station of north India is Pahalgam that is located at 45 Kms distance from the city. It’s a great tourist spot known as finest health resort of India. This Indian tourist place is positioned o the bank of Lidder River. Things to watch in Pahalgam valley are pine forests, Snow Mountains and the immense spread fields and fields. 

Acchabal: the next nearby spot of Anantnag is Acchabal that is another vital Indian tourist place located at 8 Km distance from Anantnag. Ancient spring and greenery spread in surrounding is major attraction of this place. The gardens developed during the Mughal rulers are exciting spots of Acchabal. Upper area of garden is recognized as Begum Bag Abad. 

Some more nearby cities and towns for visitors are Kokernag, Verinag, and Daksum. 

Trekking: if you are adventure lover and looking for trekking parts then attain to Anantnag. You can do trekking at Pahalgam, Chandanwari, Sheshnag, Panchtarni, Amaranth and Sonamarg. Some other trekking parts near Anantnag are Rangamarg, Humpet, Kanital, Lonivilad, Panikhar and Kargil. You can also reach to Kolahoi glacier that is only 36 Kms away from Pahalgam. 

However, Tarsar Lake is also available for trekking. It’s just 35 Kms away from Pahalgam. 

Attaining to Anantnag: 

Possibilities to reach Anantnag from different places makes it easy reachable spot. You can go from Mumbai, Chennai, Coimbatore, Mangalore and Jaipur. Anantnag city is properly linked to many big cities of India. 

By Train: Anantnag railway station is available and connected to few big cities. It’s better to reach Jammu station that is connected to almost every part of the nation. You can easily reach to Anantnag from Jammu station. 

By Air: big nearest airport is Srinagar linked to domestic airbases of India. Flights for Srinagar are available from Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and many other cities. 

By Road: State transport is having buses for Anantnag from various parts of state. Buses from Srinagar and Jammu are available in frequent quantity.