Ellora is an archaeological site, 30 km (19 mi) from the city of Aurangabad in the Indian state of Maharashtra built by the Rashtrakuta rulers. Well-known for its monumental caves, Ellora is a World Heritage Site.Ellora represents the epitome of Indian rock-cut architecture.
The 34 “caves” – actually structures excavated out of the vertical face of the Charanandri hills – being Buddhist, Hindu and Jain rock cut temples and monasteries, were built between the 5th century and 10th century. The 12 Buddhist (caves 1–12), 17 Hindu (caves 13–29) and 5 Jain (caves 30–34) caves, built in proximity, demonstrate the religious harmony prevalent . . . → Read More
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Are you an adventure lover? Does your strength allow you to take up trekking challenge? Then August and September are surely your months. Once more people’s favorite tour arranger Vxpor.com has come up with an idea of taking young and enthusiast to an adventure tour across the chilling hills of Garhwal, making you trek towards Badrinath via Auli and Vally of Flowers. As per the itinerary presented by the company, there is about 50 Kms of trekking adventure involved in the tour which is expected to come up as an eye-catcher for the masses. The tour will be consisting of 9 adventurous . . . → Read More It seems like vertigo is no more existing in this world with so many sporty individuals asking for more and more adventure sports in the country. The latest demand coming in light is of rock climbing which seems more dangerous than how much it looks. However, in India, not many would be having any problem in spotting an exciting rock climbing place. While looking for the same, I recently found that there are numerous places in south India, dedicated to this much demanded adventure sport. Starting from a metro city Bangalore, where the artificial rock climbing spots are created, one can reach . . . → Read More A mere imagination of going for adventure travel has the potential to create that stir in one’s mind and soul. Such is the thrill and excitement, the adventurous activities usually generate. I wasn’t wrong with my ideas on the same; the thought became even stronger when I had my first tryst with adventure last summer. Besides its heritage and culture, India is also getting promoted under the banner of adventure tourism. From north to south and east to west, one can find a place for several kind of adventure sports. Be it skiing adventure in Kashmir or rock climbing in Rajasthan, the country is being recognised through numerous adventure sports. No one can doubt the potential of tourism in the Indian continent as the world is now getting familiar about its heritage, history and culture. Besides this, the scenic beauty of mountains and sea side relaxation is also attracting the tourists from all over the world. The wish that remained unfulfilled, ever since I realized I’ve grown up and ready to take on the world, turned into reality only the last month. It was my 22nd birthday, when I was gifted one of the most exciting presents I could ever think of, from my big brother. He arranged for a thrilling trip, which promised an unforgettable experience for adventure travel. I was further given a word that the trip was redeemable for another gift, if at all, it wasn’t worthwhile for a complete adventure realization. Amazing trip it was…Caving was EXTREME ADVENTURE,pitch dark, under earth mineral water streams,was like crawling into the cracks of hard sharp rocks with enough space only to squeez in… I didn’t have much of a problem this time around planning for my winter vacation, as I already had a great experience last year with ‘vXplor’ when I went ahead with their caving expedition. I wanted to try snow traveling this time or in plain words, skiing. |
   
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