Important Indian Tourism Sites

A compilation of the official sites of the Indian tourism landscape is listed here.

www.tourismofindia.com (The official site by the Ministry of Tourism, India) is presented in English, Spanish, Dutch and French. It is a wealth of information on India tourism. It is the best place to know India tourism in a nutshell. Different kind of tour ideas and typical circuits are listed based on your interest (beach, heritage, wildlife etc). A good place for self-learning. Also it lists a number of tour operators in your countries.

The following are the official (government run) sites of different state tourism departments and related organizations. Each state has its own policy on tourism and practically competes with the each others to lure people into it.

For example Karnataka, Tamilnadu and Rajastan encourages large number of (low or high spending) tourists. Kerala and A&N encourages small but high spending tourists. Mostly these state policies are made to suite to many local factors like the ecology, infrastructure, kind of themes to offer etc. But there is something for everyone everywhere.

Going through each site itself is a sort of virtual tourism. You can feel the difference in the offering at the sites itself. And you’ll be more confused than convinced about what is right place for you. In simple terms you’ll understand why you need a long vacation in India.

www.wbtourism.com (The Bengali speaking West Bengal is located at the east of India. Exotic in its own way)

www.up-tourism.com (The land of the mythical India. Uttar Pradesh is the home to Taj and the oldest living city in the world, Varanasi)

www.rajasthantourism.gov.in (The seat of Maharajas. Rajastan can be described as a kaleidoscope of culture and customs )

www.rajasthantourismindia.com (The site of Rajastan Tourism Promotion Corporation)

www.tourisminpondicherry.com (Pondicherry, a small but historic place nursing the French nostalgia)

www.orissatourism.gov.in (The Oria speaking land of classical Indian dances. A temple enthu will never be disappointed at Orissa)

www.konark.nic.in (Where the chariot of Sun God rests)

www.nagalandtourism.com (The land of Nagas. Wild, Exotic and buried deep in the beauty of nature, Nagaland is special)

www.keralatourism.org (God’s own country. The backwaters awaits you at the Malayalam speaking Kerala )

www.ktdc.com (The site of Kerala State Tourism Development corporation )

www.jktourism.org (If there is a heaven on earth…..The Jammu & Kashmir is the Mecca & Medina of Indian tourism )

www.patnitop.nic.in (The site of The Patnitop Development Authority)

www.htc.nic.in (Haryana, the land of green have it all for both the adrenalin driven and the lazy )

www.gujarattourism.com (The Gujarati & Sindhi speaking Gujrathis the home of Mohandas Karamchand GANDHI. The land of lions)

www.goatourism.org (Goa,where the east merge with the west, the beach state of India )

www.cgtourism.nic.in (Lost in the wildness of culture, heritage and history Chhattisgarh stands at the heart of India)

www.arunachaltourism.com (Arunachal Pradesh beams at the corner of India where the countless rivers makes jewels for the Himalayas)

www.aptourism.com (The land of Nizams and spicy Biriyani. The Telugu speaking south Indian state of Andhra Pradesh )


www.himachaltourism.nic.in ( Himachal, the mother of all hill stations in India)

www.hptdc.nic.in (Site of Himachal Pradesh Tourism Development Corporation)

www.tamilnadutourism.org (Tamilnadu,the Indus valley of Dravidian civilization has it all )


www.ptdc.nic.in (The land of the Sikhs, the Punjabi speaking Punjab glitters around the Golden Temple )
www.citco.nic.in (The site of Chandigarh Tourism Development Corporation)

www.meghalayatourism.com (Meghalaya , home of clouds. The name says it all)

www.maharashtratourism.gov.in (Maharastra,the land of the Great Maratas has every thing from the puzzling Mumbai to the dark cave complexes of Ajanta)

www.mptourism.com (Madhya Pradesh, the landlocked capital of tribal India. Home to the erotic temples of Khajuraho)

www.kstdc.nic.in (The Chalukyas, Hoysalas, the mighty Vijayanagara Empire all ruled here. The poetry of history marvelously carved on stones are standing mighty at all over the Kannada speaking Karnatadaka)

www.andaman.nic.in (Andaman & Nicobar Islands, lost in the middle of the ocean with exotic beaches and Scuba diving )


www.meadev.nic.in/states/dnh/dnh.htm (Dadra & Nagar Haveli, the tribal beauty at the Arabian sea coast)

www.daman.nic.in (Daman & Diu presents a bizarre mix of the east & the west)

www.lakshadweep.nic.in (Lakshadweep where the blue coral sea fallen in love with the emerald islands)

www.ua.nic.in/site/index.html (Nature's masterpiece at its best. The snowy peaks rises above the valley of flowers.Uttaranchal is a pilgrims paradise & nature lovers dream )

www.assamgovt.nic.in (God painted Assam with green and blue before sending the smiling people there)

www.bihar.nic.in/Depts/Tourism/Tourism.htm (The seat of Buddhism.Bihar is the land of contradictions )

http://delhitourism.nic.in (Delhi can assault all your senses. The epicenter of Indian history)

www.manipur.nic.in (Literally Manipur is a tiny jewel of India)

www.sikkim.nic.in , http://sikkim.nic.in/sws/tour_off.htm (Sikkim,the gate way to the silk route)

www.tripura.nic.in (Thripura is the less known beauty queen of the north east)

www.mizoram.nic.in (Mizoram is the land of Mizos, the friendliest people in India)



(Now you know why there is so much to see in India)

To add to the list above :

http://www.kmvn.org/ ( The website of Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam, Uttaranchal state, an area that includes the hill-stations of Nainital, Almora, Ranikhet, Kausani and Pithoragarh, among others )


http://www.gmvnl.com/index.asp ( The website of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam, Uttaranchal state, an area that includes Dehradun, Mussoorie, Haridwar and Rishikesh, among others )

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Here is another one for the eastern himalaya
http://www.east-himalaya.com

What about Indian Railway?
http://www.indianrail.gov.in/ It is also very important site for tourist.

Great info

thanks dear all... was looking for these

....and another important addition is www.incredibleindia.org, do not forget to have a look at this also.

You missed Allepy tourism development corporation.
Can't get their url on google.

There are on Jetty Road in Allepy. They have about 20 Kettuvellam (Houseboats) and their 24 hr backwater cruise is great.

Just came accross this site while surfing seems useful to me thought of sharing with you guys
http://www.vegetarian-restaurants.ne...uide/India.htm
Lot of information is avilable "state wise".

A couple of years ago I read the Train Info that John Howley had added to that website, it's really good, very detailed.

Specially I liked the detailed description given for GOA on this site. It's really good.

Great info here.

Some additions
http://bstdc.bih.nic.in/ (Bihar tourism)
http://www.chandigarhtourism.gov.in/ (Chandigarh Tourism)
http://www.jharkhandtourism.org.in/

Ronak.

Great list Beach. Has this site been changed? Anyway, I find this Ministry of Tourism website http://tourism.gov.in/ , has a wealth of links to regional tourism boards, as well as this handy link that one Steve just came up with : GOI Directory (Directory of Indian Government Websites) Tourism & Hospitality links.

Just came across this old thread.
But the very first line has wrong information.
"www.tourismofindia.com (The official site by the Ministry of Tourism, India)"
The offical website is http://incredibleindia.org