An independent traveller is a traveller who organises his or her own trips, without buying package holidays. Independent travellers tend to be environmentally aware, enjoy experiencing new ways of life and are enthusiastic, off the beaten track explorers. The independent traveller's vacation or holiday is compiled from suggestions from friends, forums, speciality providers or others, creating the idea around which a trip is built.
Orissa. The capital of Orissa, Bhubaneswar is famous for its superb Jain monastic caves and Nandankanan zoo. One of India's most important pilgrimage centres, the seaside town Puri is dominated by the towering Jagannath temple. Journey from Puri to Chilika lake brings alive the rustic life of Orissa. Empty beach is full of crabs and turtle's corpses. This part of the ocean coast is found between Puri and Konark. Konark, the Sun temple. Baptist church in Pipli.
Andhra Pradesh. The busiest port in India, Visakhapatnam, also known as Vizag, is full of sights for tourists. Towards the north of the town, beyond Lawson's Bay, is Kailasagiri, a forested hill which has several lookout points for a panoramic view of the city. Experience a day trip with Andhra Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation Limited: Araku valley, Tribal museum, Horticulture nursery, Tribal dancing & Borra caves.
Tamil Nadu. The southernmost tip of the Indian subcontinent, where the Indian Ocean, the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal meet, Kanyakumari enchants visitors with its spectacular views. Hotels in Kanyakumari. Vivekananda rock memorial stands on one of two rocks located about 500 meters off mainland of Vavathurai, India's southernmost tip. Sanguthurai beach is a beautiful beach which is 13 km from Nagercoil and 15 km from Kanyakumari through West Coast road. Suchindram is an important pilgrim centre and the site of the famous Thanumalayan Temple. A few pictures of Chennai.
Kerala.Night photography. Thiruvananthapuram, formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital of the Indian state of Kerala. Zoo and aquarium are located near Napier museum in Thiruvananthapuram. Veli tourist village is full of fish ponds and landscaped gardens. Uday Samudra beach. Kovalam beach is located around 13 km from the central business district of Thiruvananthapuram. Varkala & Varkala beach (Papanasam). Welcome to Keralam, the beautiful and benign. The celestial land, one must experience at least once in a life time. Have a pilgrimage through the dreamland, the must see destination. Parippally Gajamela - pageant of caparisoned elephants. Kerala is undoubtedly blessed with a unique feature called the backwaters.
The road from Kollam to Madurai.
Uttar Pradesh.Taj Mahal in Agra. Situated on the west bank of the Yamuna river, Agra Fort was built by Emperor Akbar between 1565 and 1573. Agra Fort is the treasure house of early and later master pieces of Mughal architecture. Miscellaneous pictures of Agra.
