India, an ancient civilization, influenced by diverse and distant cultures, India has a rich and versatile heritage which, is reflected in numerous outstanding monuments spread across the country, exuberant festivals and a distinctive yet varied cuisine. Coupled with exceptional natural beauty and friendly people, it ranks among the world's most remarkable - and exotic - destinations. India, is the land of a rich & varied heritage and culture, has mesmerized many a people from far and near for centuries, now home to a billion and more.

India is a large, triangular-shaped peninsular country located in South Asia, with the Himalayan Range in the North, the Arabian Sea, Indian Ocean & Bay of Bengal in the South. It is bordered by Pakistan in the northwest region, with China, Nepal and Bhutan to the north, and Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east. Sri Lanka is an island country located off its southern tip. India happens to be the seventh largest country in the world with a land area of approximately 3,287,000 sq km (1,281,930 sq mi), though disputed borders with Pakistan and China renders the figure arbitrary. The boundary separating India and Pakistan is known as the Line of Control, that separating India and China as the 'Line of Actual Control'.

A trip to India is an all-out assault on the senses. You'll be traveling through dusty heat (or snowy cold in the north), sharing roads with a parade of bicycles, auto-rickshaws, sputtering motorcycles, tinsel-draped trucks, camel carts and the occasional cow. At India