Wildlife & Eco Travel Tips
Before choosing India as your destination it’s better to have a little knowledge of this land of diversity. Since its inception in tourist books, India’s tourism sector continuously increase in dimension and popularity and today the country becomes one of the most striking destination in the world and is host to scores of international tourist every year. To make your visit simpler, effective and more enjoyable, India presents well-organized infrastructure covering all the aspects of tourism. Apart from the exotic and colorful places, India offers a profusion of hotels of all shapes and sizes right from the reasonable budget hotels to state-of-the-art luxury hotels and heritage hotels that can even vie with the foremost hotels of the world in the field of comfort and hospitality.
Just as its varied landscape, the climate of the country varies too – from the arid deserts of Rajasthan to the coolest and wettest valleys of Assam. Practically India moves on with three seasons a year –hot, wet and the cool. The sun starts to grow hotter in the Northern Plains around February and by April it becomes almost unbearable, and monsoon in the form of huge rainstorms kick start around the month of June.
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Essentials Documents
If you are an outsider and visiting India, carrying proper identification is inevitable. Like any other place in the world a proper identification in the form of passport and visa is necessary and should be always with you throughout your journey period. Besides the originals, a photocopy of your passport, visa, air ticket and other travel documents should be maintained.
Health & Immunization
When someone is at a new place other than his home country it is obvious that he will face a different ambiance there - different climate, food, water and different people. So health precaution is very important for a visitor. He should avoid drinking water from unknown places and should used genuine brands like Bisleri, Kinley, Aqua Fina, Himalaya etc. (mineral water). He should also be careful not to approach for spicy dishes at the very outset of his arrival to the country or have to bear an upset stomach for the most part of his journey.
Use insect repellent in mosquito prone areas. The risk of Malaria exists throughout the year in almost the entire country excluding parts of Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Sikkim. A course of anti-malarial pills is highly recommended for travelers visiting India.
When a case of Yellow Fever is reported from any country that country is regarded as infected by Govt. of India, and accordingly the person visiting from that area will be subjected to all the rules and regulations framed against it.
It is wise to travel with a reserve stock though most of the modern medicines are available over the country’s drugstores. So don’t forget to carry a small health-kit with all your important aids to meet any emergency.
Travel Insurance
Wherever you go the element of risk is always there with you like a shadow. And travelling to a foreign country can make the risk unnecessarily bigger. So it is wise to shed this uncertainty of life by insure against it. What happen if you find that your luggage and other personal valuables disappeared after arrival, or a medical emergency arises during your stay or some personal emergency that demands an early return to your homeland? Your travel insurance will defend all financial crises during such fragile moments of your visit.
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