Top 12 Most Popular Travel Destinations in India

There are so many famous and beautiful tourist sights and attractions in India located at every

part of the country. Some of the famous tourist attractions in India are beaches of Goa,

temples of Varanasi, jungle safari in the wilderness of Corbett and the backwaters of Kerala.

Here is the list of 10 top tourist destination of India as per popularity.

Ladakh

ManaliNainital

Khujaraho

Jaisalmar

Goa

Coorg

Alleppey

Darjelling

Shillong

Ooty

Andaman

LADAKH

Ladakh is the Jewel of mountain, located between the Kunlun mountain and Great

Himalayas. The highest plateau of Jammu and Kashmir state home to some of the high-

altitude lakes and one of the largest Buddhist monasteries in India. Leh and Ladakh are

one of the most popular tourist destinations in India.

Manali is one of the most beautiful hill station in India nestled in the mountains near the

Kullu Valley. The tourist attractions of Manali hill station includes adventure snow sports,

Hindu temples, Himalayan lakes,Buddhist monasteries and snow clad mountains. Kullu

Manali, the Lahaul and Spiti Valley are best destination in the state to visit.

MANALI

The popular hill station is situated in the foothills of kumaon range in Uttarakhand state.

District Nainital is situated at high altitude of 2084 meters and surrounded by mountains.

Nainital is famous for its Lakes, Naini Devi Temple, Snow View and the famous Jim

Corbett National Park.

NAINITAL

Khajuraho is a town located in Chhatarpur in the state of Madhya Pradesh and known for its world

famous temples of erotic sculptures. Khajuraho has Group of Monuments of medieval Hindu and

Jain temples along with erotic sculptures and exquisite architecture. It is one of the most popular

tourist destinations in Madhya Pradesh along with Orchha and sonagiri.

KHAJURAHO

The jewel of Desert, Jaisalmer is lies in the heart of the great Thar Desert of Rajasthan.

Jaisalmer is the driest place in India and offers tourist attractions like Desert

Festival,Museums,jaisalmer palace,Gadsisar Lake and the great Jaisalmer Fort, one of the

largest forts in the world also known as golden fort of the great Thar Desert.

JAISALMER

PANAJI

Goa, The smallest state of India but richest state with GDP of the country is located in the

region called the Konkan. Panaji is the capital of Goa situated on the bank of the

Mandovi River and home to the the largest church in India Se Cathedral. Goa is famous

for its exotic beaches, Konkani sea cuisines, culture and natural beauty.

Kodagu is known as Coorg, a hill station nested at eastern slopes of the Western Ghats in

Karnataka and border with Kannur and Wayanad district of Kerala. Coorg is known for its

coffee plantations and great warriors and home to main river of south India the Kaveri or

Cauvery.

COORG

Alleppey is one of the most beautiful city of Indian state Kerala and important tourist

destination too. Alleppey is a town with long canals, backwater lakes and white sand sea

beaches along with lagoons. The Backwaters of Alleppey offers houseboat tour, Ayurveda

Center and Picturesque lush green canals with coconut tree around.

ALLEPPEY

The Himalayan city is situated at the foothills of the Himalayan Mountain range in north

side of Kolkata in West Bengal. Darjeeling hill station is renowned as a major tourist

destination of India along with its famous tea gardens. The hill city host major religious

festivals and offers scenic view of snow-clad Himalayan ranges, Deep valleys and third

highest mountain peak.

DARJEELING

The capital of Meghalaya and home to some of the largest waterfalls of India and world

too. Shillong is situated at latitude and high elevation and surrounded by rolling hills of

the Khasi and Jaintia Hills between the Brahmaputra and Surma valleys. Climate of

Shillong makes it one of the best choice for tourist in north east India along with other

attractions like highest waterfalls, lush green mountains and

adventures Mountain Sports.

SHILLONG

Its the most popular hill station of Tamil Nadu, situated in the deep valley of the Nilgiri

hills or blue mountains and famous for its natural beauty, Doddabetta Peak, Pine forest

and lakes. This hill region is home some of the unique animals such as Nilgiri thar and

the long-billed vulture.

OOTY

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the youngest tourist destination in India and

offers a wide range of activities. Adventures sports such as scuba diving, snorkeling and

islands diving are the major attractions along with white sand beaches and tribal tour.

ANDAMAN