Top 10 Exotic Places in India

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Top 10 Exotic Places in India
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• India is well known to be a land of enormous
  variety. It is obvious that we will find a lot
  here that is exotic, exciting and experiential.
  Listed below is my take on 10 places in India,
  which make for King of Exotic, and which make
  traveling to these places, a dream to fulfill.
  Read on, and decide if you are really game for
  these. Tawang is bundled up in a corner of
  Arunachal Pradesh, close to the Tibetan border.
  Its a 2 day drive from Guwahati (510km) or a 1
  day labor from Tezpur.

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• Foreigners will need a protected area permit
  (PAP) and Indians will need an inner line permit
  (ILP). Still, die hards and enthusiasts keep
  coming every year. Tawang a place that is
  untouched, but at the same time you can sense
  that it is so vital for political as well as
  religious reasons. The monastery there, dates
  from late seventeenth century and is the place
  where the 6th Dalai Lama was born. Then there
  also are the Bomdila and Sela passes, which are
  museums of our 1962 war.

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• Dhanushkodi on the Pamban Island beyond
  Rameswaram is now an abandoned town. If you look
  up its location on the map, you wont be able to
  control the urge to make immediate plans to check
  this out. It perhaps is part of the mythical Ram
  Setu of Ramayana.

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• Anyways, Sri Lanka is 19 nautical miles away.
  While this small town was quite historical, a
  cyclone in 1964 swept every life away. The town
  ruins tell you how eerie it can be in that place.
  Its better to visit the place in groups during
  the day and return before sunset high tide, no
  electricity and strong waters of Arabian Sea make
  travel risky otherwise.

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• The lake of Pangong, towards the north-east of
  Ladakh has come into limelight in India since 3
  Idiots was shot. It is an ultra-beautiful lake
  which has a mere 20 of it in Indian control and
  the remaining flowing into Tibet. Depending on
  the sky above, you can find the lake changing
  colors from grey to green to pristine heavenly
  blue. If you have the lungs, you can stay
  overnight in the camps along the lake shore at
  Merak.

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• Its an adventurous, beautiful but grueling 7
  hours one side drive from Leh. One has to drive
  thru Changla pass the second highest motorable
  road in India and then thru the awesome cold
  deserts of Changthang. Just when you think you
  have been through all and get a glimpse of the
  lake from far, comes the Pagal Nala   a stream
  of water that swells too much during afternoon
  and beyond for cars to cross. It is advisable to
  cross in first half or in the evening.

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• Dzongri Yuksom in Sikkim is another place that
  awaits the courageous nature lover. It takes a 6
  hour taxi ride from Bagdogra (airport) or New
  Jalpaiguri (train) in upper West Bengal to reach
  Yuksom. Yuksom, which is part of the Kanchenjunga
  national park area becomes the base camp to stay
  and trek up to Dzongri and back. That itself is a
  4 day return journey. What you get for such labor
  is priceless. At a height of 4000m in west
  Sikkim, Dzongri peak provides unmatched and
  spiritual conversations with Kanchenjunga and her
  sister peaks. On clear days, a much larger
  Himalayan panorama is yours for a song.

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• Lakshadweep is news to most Indians. It is
  connected by air only to Cochin (90 mins flight),
  and ships from Cochin or Mangalore take 14-18
  hours in the Arabian Sea. Of the 36 known islands
  there, only 5 are open to us and 10 are open to
  natives. As usual you require a permit to enter.
  For the uninitiated, Lakshadweep will be Maldives
  Seychelles Bali rolled into one.

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• Great beaches, lot of water sport, corals and
  just peace and tranquility (sans traffic). Being
  there, you will know that you are amongst the
  very few human beings who have (and who will)
  visited this place.

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• Key Monastery in Spiti, is another place where
  nature and Buddhism have left us wondering agape.
  Made on the top of a hill at 13,500 feet, with
  the swirling Spiti River wrapped all around, Key
  is an amazing place to visit. It is also perhaps
  extremely old, dating back to 900 years ago from
  present.

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• From Simla as a base, it will take you 2 days to
  reach Key even in todays time. You will take
  9-10 hours to reach Rekong Peo from Simla and
  then another 8 hours from there to Kaza. From
  Kaza its 60 minutes to reach Kibber (15 km) and
  then another hour to reach Key (7km). God doesnt
  come to those who do not have time or patience.

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• Nanda Devi National Park is a journey in
  Uttarakhand that starts at Joshimath (10 hour
  drive from nearest rail head at Kathgodam or
  Rishikesh). Nearest airport is at Dehradun (300km
  away). Thereafter, it is a trek to various parts
  of the national park.

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• The park envelopes Nanda Devi peak the highest
  in Garhwal Himalayas and the entirety of it is
  located above 11,500 feet. You get to feast on as
  many as 25 peaks which are higher than 6000m as
  well as rapidly flowing glacial rivers like Rishi
  Ganga. The much famed Valley of Flowers and the
  beautiful views of Himalaya outlined first by
  Shipton and Tilman in 1934 are yours for free.

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• Amarnath is not just for the pilgrims. Its a
  destination in itself. Firstly, you should admire
  the fact that it is less than 90km from the line
  of actual control. Secondly, getting there is a
  task from Jammu its 180km to Baltal. Once
  there, it is a 2-day 16km arduous trek to
  Amarnath from the steeper climbs. Easier trekking
  routes take 4-5 days from Pahalgam or Baltal.
  Its exotic because of its location and the
  awesome natural formation of ice. The routes are
  scenic and beautiful in all seasons. Ofcourse, at
  the end of the road, there is God!

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• Kedarnath is also a place to go find God. The
  valley at a height of 12,000 feet in the lap of
  Kedarnath peak is equally sublime. The barrenness
  of the town, juxtaposed on the scenic valley and
  the majestic door of the Kedarnath temple creates
  a desire for a link with the almighty even in an
  atheist. With the limited time window to visit
  the place (May Oct), you can time yourself to a
  place with very few people and a lot of thought.
  It takes 10 hours to reach Gaurikund from
  Haridwar (train) or Dehradun (air). From there
  on, it is best done on foot with a 14km trek to
  Kedarnath.

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• Athirapally waterfalls in Thrissur, Kerala is
  perhaps Mani Ratnams favorite hunting ground
  (Roja, Dil Se, Guru, Iruvar, Ravan and many more
  being shot here). Even Bahubali was shot here.
  Now you get the placeJ. It isnt as remote as the
  other counterparts in this list, being 55km from
  Kochi (airport) and 50km from Thrissur (train).
  Come over and enjoy the Niagara of India.

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