Wanderlust in a neat package
Planning a trip and can’t find a place that is perfect? Things have just got easier. Buy this book now.
How often have you started planning a holiday somewhere in India only to find that most packages on offer do not measure up to your specific needs? Luxury tour operators and even star resorts offer you beach vacations and adventure breaks. But what sort of an adventure? Is there a holiday for a food lover? Or for someone who is a loner?
India Today Travel Plus’s latest offering: 500 Romantic Holidays (in association with LG Mobile), answers many of these queries successfully. From adventure holidays to breaks for beach freaks and even holidays to tingle your culinary buds—there’s something for everyone in locations spread across six countries—India, Bhutan, Nepal, Myanmar, Sri Lanka and Tibet.
The book is divided into 10 sections catering to the discerning traveller. It tells you what to do and what to see while staying at any of the 500 luxury resorts as well as basic details like how much a night’s stay costs. Each hotel also gets a rating on its “romance quotient”. It tells you what’s the most romantic thing you can do when staying there.
For instance, loners are lured to, among other places, the Java Moon Villa in Colombo, Sri Lanka where you are advised to take a row boat from your private pier and head off to the lake for a starry ride. For nature lovers, the House of Shambala in Lhasa, Tibet is positioned as a place where you can relax in the Meditation Tea Terrace with a flaming Dakini (lassi, cointreau and rum) and stare for hours at the north face of Mount Everest.
There are a host of holiday destinations, too, for idlers, culture vultures, shopaholics and foodies. For confused souls, the book has a fun quiz at the beginning. Answer the questions truthfully and you will know where you ought to be headed.
Complete with contact details and photographs of the locations—this is cool reading material when planning a holiday or going on one. And hey, even if you are not set on a luxury vacation right now, day dreaming about these fabulous places is reason enough to grab a copy now. 500 Romantic Holidays India & Around—Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet.
Price: Rs 199
Pp: 320
A useful guide
The book is divided into 10 sections catering to the discerning traveller. It tells you what to do and what to see while staying at any of the 500 luxury resorts as well as basic details like how much a night’s stay costs. Each hotel also gets a rating on its “romance quotient”. It tells you what’s the most romantic thing you can do when staying there.
For instance, loners are lured to, among other places, the Java Moon Villa in Colombo, Sri Lanka where you are advised to take a row boat from your private pier and head off to the lake for a starry ride. For nature lovers, the House of Shambala in Lhasa, Tibet is positioned as a place where you can relax in the Meditation Tea Terrace with a flaming Dakini (lassi, cointreau and rum) and stare for hours at the north face of Mount Everest.
There are a host of holiday destinations, too, for idlers, culture vultures, shopaholics and foodies. For confused souls, the book has a fun quiz at the beginning. Answer the questions truthfully and you will know where you ought to be headed.
Complete with contact details and photographs of the locations—this is cool reading material when planning a holiday or going on one. And hey, even if you are not set on a luxury vacation right now, day dreaming about these fabulous places is reason enough to grab a copy now. 500 Romantic Holidays India & Around—Bhutan, Myanmar, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Tibet.
Price: Rs 199
Pp: 320
