Bhimtal has many tourist attraction,Para-gliding, Island restaurent in Bhimtal lake, Nakuchiatal and seven lakes cluster in Sat Tal, a picturesque picnic spot
Visit to Nainital-Bhimtal-Nakuckhiatal
Lakes has always been tourist attraction for children at their tender age as it is life experience to see water between the hills in form of springs.Colorful peddle , rowing-boats plying on the lakes make the place look more beauitful as the children and tourist take nice long drive with various boats peddling mannually .
This facilities are well managed in Northern State of India, Uttarakhand tourist towns Nainital,Bhimtal, and Nakuchiatal the trio cities within radius of 30Km, but is not given due publicity at national or International tourist maps.Trio towns attarct thousands of tourist round the year especially in Summers when the entire hotels are booked and children along with parents and tourist making beeline to these cities.
Bhimtal has many tourist spots like Island restaurent in Bhimtal lake, Para-gliding, Nauchiatal and seven lakes cluster in Sat Tal, a picturesque picnic spot where Ghatokach of Mahabharat fame lived in these hills with his mother.Bhimtal is very approachable as from road and rail it is hardly five hours journey approximately 250Km from Delhi and highway is extremely safe and well maintain except some short patches.Near Bhimtal is another mid way city on route to Nainital is Bhowaili which has cantonment plus shppers market with various temples famous as Ghanti temples.Wishes of the devotees gets fullfiled as one comes to these temples.
As we move from Delhi by road we cross philkhua , Moradabad, Rampur, Rudrapur, Haldwani,Kathgodam then the first hill town enroute is Bhimtal which is about 20Km from Kathgodam and it is about 4250 ft above sea level,three to four Km south of Bhimtal is Naukuchiatal.
The twin city of Bhimtal -Nakuchiatal has nice arragments of boats peddling and Lakes are quite bigs where one enjoys the fresh air and cold environment .Two city has enough tourist accomodation as it has many hotels on the periphery of the two lakes.The hotels are not very costly and moderately priced for stay and in lean seasons the rates are too economical specially for senior citizen cateogory.Just 20 Km from Bhimtal lies the most beautiful city of Naini Hills called Nainital which has its beauty of its own withs hotels line-up in one side of the lakes and on the other side -the Grand Hill which gives a majestic view for the tourist with city downtown and uptown markets for daily needs.
NainiTal is about 6000ft above sea level and is cooler than Bhimtal and Naukchiatal.The Naintal which has main source of income from hospitality or hotel industry is busy round the years as tourist come from all part of the country to see the queen of Hills Nainital.Nainital is mid town to go to other tourist spots like Rani Khet,Almora, Kausani and other places of religious fervour.Experience to these cities makes you believe that India lives in hills with a quite,serene, life, with peoples worshipping and leading a pious life.Their houses are well kept with flowers and kindergarden well suited for their daily supply of vegetables,fruits and lush green lawns make their living more posh.
Cold breeze round the year,fresh uncontaminated environment and frugal traffic makes the city nice place to recharge ones energy.Bowali,the city on the midway has Lodge of International theosophical society,which has Library and spiritual meeting are held by the local theosophist,but this society is under the federation of Delhi region.Kathgodam to Naini hills many small towns like Rampura,sat Tal,Bowali,Naukchiatal,having hundred years old churchs and temples give its majestic look with natural scenes adds to its beauty.
During the month of April,May and June,july when the plains in Delhi are getting too much hot then the best weather to enjoy during summers are the Nainihills close to capital 280 Km with five hours drive to these cities with most economical lodging and foods, a paradise for health conscious people.
source:http://www.pr-inside.com/summer-cottage-near-paragliding-in-r550068.htm
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10/19/2007
Cape Town targets cruise liners
Already famous for being one of the most beautiful tourist cities in the world, Cape Town has unveiled its ambition to become one of the best passenger cruise liner destinations in the world, in hope of securing a slice of the lucrative US$29-billion market.
The city seeks to benchmark itself against the likes of Miami, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne and even Auckland, which have all developed as favoured cruise liner destinations.
"The time could be ripe to re-establish Cape Town as one of the great passenger liner destinations of the world by promoting itself and the southern African region as a base for destination cruises," said the city councillor in charge of economic development and tourism, Simon Grindrod.
He said he was disappointed, however, that Cape Town and southern Africa had largely failed to benefit from the fact that cruise liner operators were seeking new destinations.
Areas such as the east coast of Australia and New Zealand have become popular cruise liner destination bases experiencing 28% annual growth between 2002 and 2004.
The advantage of cruise liners, Grindrod said, was that they could berth at ports with limited landside facilities as they were basically equipped like floating resorts. In addition, approximately 50% of passengers expected to return to places that they have visited while on a cruise.
"Given this position, areas which have previously been fairly inaccessible to this type of tourists as well as the traditional nodes could also benefit," he said.
Grindrod said that at present, Cape Town and Durban featured on the schedule of "round-the-world" cruises and vessels that are on appropriate repositioning cruises, but that this was a limited market.
Multi-purpose terminals
Cape Town has been perceived to have the perfect opportunity to develop a multi-use cruise liner terminal, though Grindrod said cruise liner terminals were not profitable investments on their own, but "given this position trend worldwide, would construct a multi-purpose use facility" that can be used as a cruise liner terminal as well as for other use.
Durban is also planning to build a cruise liner terminal as part of the re-development of the Point.
"If destination-based cruise liner business is to expand in this region, then terminals at the potential home-ports of Cape Town and Durban are probably essential," he said.
"It is stated that in the KwaZulu-Natal commissioned work that more than 85% of cruise passengers believe that cruising is an important vehicle for sampling destinations to which they may return."
Cape Town's executive director for economics, social development and tourism Mansoor Mohamed said a major challenge was that a few major players dominated the industry.
"We need to contact the cruise liner operations to market the region to these countries to assess what is required to induce them so that Southern Africa can be included on their list of cruise destinations," he said.
"Our marketing bodies also need to be prominent at the relevant trade shows around the world to promote the region as a cruise liner destination."
The cruise liner industry is the fastest growing global tourism sector and the average growth rate of the sector has been 8% per annum since 1980. Over 12-million people went cruising in 2006 and the number is expected to grow to 16-million by 2009.
The industry is estimated to be worth about US$29-billion and it sustains approximately 559 000 jobs.
Source:http://www.southafrica.info/plan_trip/holiday/cities/ctcruise-191007.htm
The city seeks to benchmark itself against the likes of Miami, Vancouver, Sydney, Melbourne and even Auckland, which have all developed as favoured cruise liner destinations.
"The time could be ripe to re-establish Cape Town as one of the great passenger liner destinations of the world by promoting itself and the southern African region as a base for destination cruises," said the city councillor in charge of economic development and tourism, Simon Grindrod.
He said he was disappointed, however, that Cape Town and southern Africa had largely failed to benefit from the fact that cruise liner operators were seeking new destinations.
Areas such as the east coast of Australia and New Zealand have become popular cruise liner destination bases experiencing 28% annual growth between 2002 and 2004.
The advantage of cruise liners, Grindrod said, was that they could berth at ports with limited landside facilities as they were basically equipped like floating resorts. In addition, approximately 50% of passengers expected to return to places that they have visited while on a cruise.
"Given this position, areas which have previously been fairly inaccessible to this type of tourists as well as the traditional nodes could also benefit," he said.
Grindrod said that at present, Cape Town and Durban featured on the schedule of "round-the-world" cruises and vessels that are on appropriate repositioning cruises, but that this was a limited market.
Multi-purpose terminals
Cape Town has been perceived to have the perfect opportunity to develop a multi-use cruise liner terminal, though Grindrod said cruise liner terminals were not profitable investments on their own, but "given this position trend worldwide, would construct a multi-purpose use facility" that can be used as a cruise liner terminal as well as for other use.
Durban is also planning to build a cruise liner terminal as part of the re-development of the Point.
"If destination-based cruise liner business is to expand in this region, then terminals at the potential home-ports of Cape Town and Durban are probably essential," he said.
"It is stated that in the KwaZulu-Natal commissioned work that more than 85% of cruise passengers believe that cruising is an important vehicle for sampling destinations to which they may return."
Cape Town's executive director for economics, social development and tourism Mansoor Mohamed said a major challenge was that a few major players dominated the industry.
"We need to contact the cruise liner operations to market the region to these countries to assess what is required to induce them so that Southern Africa can be included on their list of cruise destinations," he said.
"Our marketing bodies also need to be prominent at the relevant trade shows around the world to promote the region as a cruise liner destination."
The cruise liner industry is the fastest growing global tourism sector and the average growth rate of the sector has been 8% per annum since 1980. Over 12-million people went cruising in 2006 and the number is expected to grow to 16-million by 2009.
The industry is estimated to be worth about US$29-billion and it sustains approximately 559 000 jobs.
Source:http://www.southafrica.info/plan_trip/holiday/cities/ctcruise-191007.htm
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