Top Valentine's Day Destinations In North India

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Monday, June 1, 2009, 16:33

This valentine's day, celebrate your love relationship in India"s top romantic destination. Get binded with its history, its blissful environment and go gala with your love, with the banner at the back, “ Do not disturb, love birds at love play..."

Dal Lake In Srinagar

Tranquil lake, with the soft cooing of the birds and cold breeze is an apt place to celebrate valentines day inside the warmth of Shikaras or houseboats. The lake is connected to a number of other lakes of the Kashmir valley. It is well known for its approximately 500 Victorian-era wooden houseboats, originally built as vacation homes for landless British administrators during the Raj.

Aizawl, Mizoram

Aizwal, the beautiful capital of Mizoram, is the most romantic getaways. It has been developed ideally to meet the inflow of domestic and foreign tourists. Although the largest city in state it is still remote, due to the religious and cultural hub of Mizos. Serene locale, with the rare beauty will make you glide in love in the lap of mother nature. It's known for its sparkling white churches, bamboo forests and gentle hills. Some of the important places for sight seeing are, Bara Bazar, Luangmual Handicrafts Centre, Mizoram State Museum , Durtlang Hills, mini zoo, Berawtlang Tourist Complex, Bung and Tamdil.

Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh

How can you forget the monument of immeasurable beauty on valentines day that picturises the ecstasy of love? Standing majestically on the banks of River Yamuna, the Taj Mahal is synonymous with love and romance. However, unless and until, one knows the love story behind the Tajmahal of India, it will come up as just a beautiful building, as the love behind this outstanding monument is what has given a life to this monument. So just crape but the history of its love before stepping in to adore the monument of love.

Mandu and Khajuraho in Madhya Pradesh

Mandu is the epitome of love. The place is famous for its exotic palaces, mosques, mausoleums and pavilions. It takes a few days to tour the fascinating monuments of Mandu like, Jahaz Mahal, Hindola Mahal, Haathi Pul and Rupmati Pavilion. You would never regret visiting this place as, it engulfs your romance into more deepening act. Rupmati Pavilion celebrates the love of poet-prince Baz Bahadur for a beautiful singer, Rupmati. This mind boggling pavilion was built by Bahadur to woo his lover. Be there to feel the grim romantic tales of these lovers as balladeers of Malwa sing their romance. The romantic tale has a tragic ending Bahadur, dies in a war with Mughal Emperor Akbar and Rupmati commits suicide in the pavilion.

Khajuraho is graded as the most romantic destination in the world because of its shining sandstone temples and the erotic sculpture. The entire place is sure to mesmerize you. The temples wax a pale pink colour at dawn and a mysterious white in the moonlight and the sculptures, short acts straight out of the Kamasutra are also positively captivating.

Sunderbans Tiger Reserve, West Bengal

This destination is exclusively for adventurous couples, who would love to experience the bliss of life with some thrill and excitement. Imagine a few days of love in the cool, dark jungles of the Sunderbans, in the delta of the Ganga, while you close the door to the world behind.

The best and only means of traveling the park is to hire a boat and float down the various lanes formed by the many flowing rivers. You have the choice to travel in any of the local boats or in luxury launches namely M.V. Chitrarekha and M.V. Madhukar, operated by the tourism department. You can also visit places like Bhagatpur Crocodile Project which is a crocodile breeding farm , Sagar Island, Jambudweep, Sudhanyakali watchtower, Buriidabri Tiger Project, Netidhopani Watchtower, Haliday Island (famous for Barking Deer), Kanak (nesting place of Olive Ridley Turtle) and Sajankhali Bird Sanctuary.

You can get accommodation in forest lodge and forest rest-houses at Sajnekhali, Bakkhali and Piyali. Lodging facilities are also available at Sundarbans Jungle Camp on Bali Island run by Help Tourism Group with collaboration with local communities and members of Bali Nature and Wildlife Conservation Society.