2 Nights 3 Days Poovar Island Tour

Yet there are many more to explore in Kerala, an island of almost indescribable beauty awaits you, just 30 minutes from Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city of Kerala. So far away from the hustle and bustle of the city, hidden amidst swaying coconut palms, endless golden sands and lush vegetation. A boat cruise along the palm-fringed shores of bewitching backwaters. And you have arrived at the Poovar Island Resort. A place where nature is at her enchanting best; picture-perfect. Swaying coconut palms, endless golden sands, deep blue sea, emerald green backwaters, red-orange sunsets and verdant green vegetation. Nature has used all the colours of her palette to create this dreamscape around the Resort. Blue sea meets the green backwaters here and time stands still. Peace and tranquility reigns. Stress, tension, deadlines, and pressure become mere sounds, words without meanings. Rush hour traffic is just a rumour.

Package Rates

Period Land Cottages Floating Cottages Single Double Single Double 01/04 - 30/09 7,999 7,999 01/10 - 19/12 11,999 11,999 12,999 12,999 20/12 - 10/01 14,999 14,999 15,999 15,999 11/01 - 31/03 11,999 11,999 12,999 12,999 Lunch : 500 per person per day Dinner : 625 per person per day Extra Person Rate : 1,500 per person per day Extra Child Rate (5-12 years) : 600 per person per day Christmas Eve dinner supplement : 3,500 per person New Year Eve dinner supplement : 5,000 per person per day

Package Includes

All rates in INR currency on MAP (Half Board) Basis. Accomodation for 2 nights / 3 days and includisve of all taxes. To be sold by domestic travel agents for Indian nationals. Arrival and Departure boat transfers to and from Poovar Jetty. Welcome drink on arrival. Breakfast and Dinner Included. Eevening sunset cruise on the backwaters. Packages extendable on prodata basis. All meals served in the restaurant (Buffet / Set Menu).

DAY TOUR OF MOSCOW

While in Moscow, you will be escorted on an in depth tour of this fascinating Russian capital. Enjoy the grandeur of Red Square and the Russian White House. See magnificent Moscow University, the former KGB headquarters building and central Moscow. Experience a deep sense of history as you trace the footsteps of the legion of princes, paupers and poets who have passed through this ancient city. Visit Novodevichy Convent or the exquisite palaces and churches of the Kremlin. Whatever your interest, our local hosts ease your way by making all arrangements for tours, theater, ballet, opera or circus tickets. This tour takes you to the heart of the city the Kremlin.This former Moscow citadel "Kremlin"means "fortress" houses exquisite palaces, presidential buildings lovely churches and scores of major historical monuments. Your tour of the Kremlin will also include a visit to the fascinating State Armory, the oldest museum in Russia. As its name implies, it contains many ancient weapons and armor, as well as a treasure-trove of gorgeous crown jewels, golden crusted icons, bejeweled royal scepters and exquisitely carved thrones. All these lovely treasures eloquently tell the history of Imperial Russia.

Miss Bikini International 2010 Picturing on Simatai Great Wall

20/05/2010 Travel Expert

64 contestants of 35th Miss Bikini International arrived in Beijing May 15, 2010, and yesterday (May 19, 2010), they toured the Beijing Simatai Great Wall for photography and film shooting. Their fashion show lightened the ancient and rugged Simatai Great Wall.

Miss Bikini World Shining on Simatai Great Wall

Miss Bikini World Posing on Simatai Great Wall

Miss Bikini World will never forget their beautiful memory here

Simatai Great Wall witnesses the beauty of Miss Bikini World

Miss Bikini World take photos on Simatai Great Wall

Miss Bikini World will never forget their unique tour

Land of the Thunder Dragon

Few places on Earth can match the great natural beauty and rich cultural heritage found in the remote Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. Located between India and China in the high Eastern Himalayas, Bhutan rises within just a few hundred miles of the steamy plains of Assam to some of the world’s highest peaks along its northern border with Tibet. This diversity of ecosystems, representing most of the climatic zones found on Earth but packaged within an area only about the size of Switzerland, provides refuge to many thousands of species of birds, plants, insects and mammals, making Bhutan one of the world’s most treasured biodiversity wonders.

The history of Bhutan is closely associated with the parallel spread of Buddhism throughout the Himalayas, and Bhutan is the last place on Earth where the Vajrayana form of Mahayana Buddhism is practiced as a way of life that influences all aspects of society.  Never colonized or occupied by any foreign invaders since the arrival of Buddhism more than 1,000 years ago, Bhutan’s cultural heritage and traditions remain authentic and intact.  The authenticity of its robust cultural life also stems from the fact that Bhutan remains largely isolated from the rest of the modern world, with the first road to the outside (India) constructed only in 1962 and a limited number of tourists admitted to the kingdom still averaging below 20,000 annually. Bhutan was recently featured in Vanity Fair and the New York Times. This special  journey from Bhutan’s Western highland areas to the important cultural sites in Bumthang – with time for witnessing the rare masked-dances at historic Jampa Lhakhang and  a stop-over in Phobjika where black-necked cranes from Tibet will be arriving for the winter -- is designed to provide an introduction to the environment of the Eastern Himalayas and the gentle way of life of the Bhutanese people  --  an intellectually and spiritually exciting journey designed to provide a sense of discovery, adventure, and renewal. 

Cost per person, double occupancy: $6,950
Schedule: October 18 - 30, 2010
Number of participants: 10
Duration: 13 days
Overnight stays:  Hotels and lodges
Itinerary: Paro, Thimphu, Wangdue, Trongsa, Jakar (Bumthang) & Masked Dance Festival at Jampa Lhakhang, Phobjika (Gantey), Punakha, Paro

Costs

This trip is offered at US$6,950 per person, and includes round-trip economy airfare from Bangkok to Bhutan, all hotel accommodations in Bhutan on twin-sharing (double-occupancy) basis, all meals/tea in Bhutan (breakfast, lunch and dinner), local transportation by private vehicle while in Bhutan with professional guides and drivers, entrance fees to all places of interest in Bhutan, Bhutan visa and handling fees, and all other fees and taxes charged by the Royal Government of Bhutan.
The cost does not include airfare or other routing to Bangkok, transit hotel or other costs in Bangkok, extra baggage charges, ‘bar’, laundry, single room supplement (if requested), internet, telephone, tips, and other personal expenses.

Setting of the Tour in Bhutan

Weather-factors are highly variable in Bhutan (depending on the season).  Late autumn and mid-spring are ideal times to travel to the eastern Himalayas (although a trip can be planned for any month of the year).  Daytime temperatures typically range from the high-50s to mid-70s with nighttime temperatures ranging from the low-30s to mid-50s throughout most of the year (and depending on location).  The black-necked cranes arrive in Bhutan only in the autumn.
Customized excursions to Bhutan are developed with an eye towards maximizing visitors’ opportunities to experience direct and close-up the rich diversity of life found throughout the Kingdom.

Health Information

There are no immunization requirements for entry into Bhutan.  Anti-diarrhetics (it can happen) and motion-sickness pills (because of the mountain roads) are recommended.   Bottled water is available throughout.

Traveling into Bhutan

Travel from Bangkok or Delhi to Paro, Bhutan is provided by DrukAir - the only airline permitted to fly into the Kingdom.  Entry visas are secured in advance as part of the tour program.

Over-land travel in Bhutan is provided by four-wheel-drive sports utility vehicles as required.  Roads range from paved to rocky or muddy and all are narrow.
Transportation logistics allow for maximum possible flexibility: two people per vehicle plus driver and guide whenever possible.

High-Altitude Considerations

The elevation of most lodgings is between 6,500 ft –9,500 ft, depending on locale.  Short passes as high as 12,000 ft may be experienced on the road.

Adrenaline junkies think new extreme sport is the coolest thing going

The thought of racing down an active volcano with only a board for protection is enough to get most people hot under the collar.
But for thrill-seeking sports fanatics, boarding down a 2,380ft volcano at speeds of 50 mph is the coolest sport around.
Thousands of travellers are heading to the foothills of Nicaragua's Cerro Negro mountain to take part in the new sporting craze, according to its creators.

   

A volcano boarder shows how it's done as he makes his way down the 2,380ft high Cerro Negro in Nicaragua

Surfers, dressed in protective jump suits, knee-pads and helmets, can reach speeds of up to 80 km/h (50mph) on their specially-constructed plywood boards.
Phillip Southan, owner and manager of Bigfoot Hostel and Green Pathways Tours, said the unique trip is a world first.
'We started offering this trip on 2005 and its has become so popular,' the 26-year-old from Barbados said. 'This is a unique tour as nowhere else in the world can you board down an active volcano.

A group of boarders climb to the top of the volcano Cerro Negro summit before making the thrill-seeking 500m descent to the bottom

'What we offer is a tour for everyone with absolutely no experience necessary. One of the greatest attractions of the tour is that you get a bit of everything.
'Nicaraguan rural culture, hiking, amazing views, walking in an active volcano and then of course the high adrenaline boarding down the volcano.' 
Despite only starting the tours four years ago, volcano boarding has attracted more than 10,000 participants.
'This is the fourth year and to date we have taken over 10,000 people on this tour,' said Mr Southan. 'It is a 45 minute hike of easy to moderate difficulty.

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Boarders make their way down the volcano and reach speeds of up to 50mph

'Once you complete the 45-minutes around the back of the volcano to its summit, surfers can enjoy the amazing views and the experience being close to an active volcano. After a training session its a 500 metre descent down the volcano.' 
Standing at 726 metres, Cerro Negro is Central America's youngest volcano.

Born in April 1850 it has been one of the most active volcanoes in Nicaragua, which last erupted in 1999 - the 20th time in its history.

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A group of boarders are pictured at the foot of the volcano after taking part in the new extreme sporting craze

Yet despite its unstable reputation, Mr Southan insists that all safety precautions are taken and considered when boarding down the active volcano.
'When you are on top you will have the opportunity to walk in to the crater up close with a smoking volcano. But the biggest risk is the risk is getting some scratches if you fall off,' he said.
'Many years of experience has taken this tour to a level where it is safe but still fun and for some people a little scary. We are always working on ways to continue improving it for the future.

Space Tourism and Unique Holiday

Have you ever been in unique tour or travel? Did you ever ride a space ship? Did you know what does it feel to be an astronaut? Today, this a new kind of holiday we can take that unique holiday such as wearing astronaut gears, join in astronaut training for 10 days, try zero-gravity flight with total weightlessness, or get North Pole Facts – geographic, climate, population, discovery. There is a tour operator of aviation and space tourism which give you a unique experience.
People will know how wonderful this kind of vacation as people already bore with the old same holiday or vacancy activities. This kind of service offers people the tour of Baikonur during the Launches of Manned Space Flights or Cargo Flights. They also provide an opportunity for people who never visit the North Pole, people can see North Pole village that will give people a unique experience. However, space a travel is their best offer of all, because you can feel the way astronaut do their job such wear astronaut suit, do some activities in zero-gravity flight with total weightlessness, or try to flying space ship. Just turn your internet on, start to find this kind of tour and feel the new sensation of vacation.