GLIMPSES OF SOUTH INDIA

It will be more appropriate to call it the southern part of India than calling it simply South India as it is done for ease to understand. This part of India is separated from the northern part of India by the Vindhya mountain range. Surrounded by ocean on the three sides this region is full of grandeur and pristine beauty.

This zone has everything to offer on a tour to India. The lush green tropical vegetation in the coastal areas and the Nilgiri hills, the virgin sea beaches, the backwaters and the rich culture, primeval architecture- this zone has everything for tourists on tours to India. The Dravidian civilization, as it developed here, still is at the core in spite of foreign influences.

As the southern culture evolved years before the states of southern part of India were made, there lies a major similarity in the culture and the lifestyle of the people here and thus the zone is sometimes mistakenly or otherwise called "South India".

India tours is never complete without a trip to the backwaters of the Arabian sea, without touring the ruins of Hampi, a World Heritage Center, of the 14th century lying scattered in about 28 square km. area amidst giant boulders and vegetation silently narrating the story of grandeur splendor & fabulous wealth.

Tours to India is also not complete without indulging into Yoga and meditation in the serene calmness of Pondicherry. Tours in India can never be imagined without traveling the above places of tourist interest which this part of India has to offer. You have to just explore India and it is rightly said that India is an unfolding drama and surely you will develop an abiding passion for it. It is advisable not to forget South India on holidays in India.