this ppt gives you a small introduction to circuit tourism . also some of the important circuit tourism of india . uploaded on march 2018.

1. MARCH 2018

2. Definition of a Tourist circuit
• A tourist Circuit is defined as a route
on which at least three major tourist
destinations are located such that
none of these are in the same town,
village or city.
• At the same time they are not
separated by a long distance. It
should have well defined entry and
exit points.

3. INDEX
 GOLDEN TRAINGLE
 GOLDEN TRAINGLE OF SOUTH
 CHAR DHAM
 CHOTA CHAR DHAM
 BUDDHIST CIRCUIT
 SEVEN SISTERS
 OTHER TOURIST CIRCUITS

4. GOLDEN TRIANGLE
New Delhi, Agra (Uttar pradesh) and Jaipur
(Rajasthan) combines and form golden triangle.
It covers 720 km by road.
Delhi – Red fort , India gate , Qutub minar ,
Presidents house building .
Agra – Taj mahal , Agra fort , Akbar toms , Jama
mosque.
Jaipur – Hawa mahal , Jantar mantar , City
palace, Jal mahal.

5. DELHI
RED FORT INDIA GATE

6. AGRA
TAJ MAHAL AGRA FORT

7. JAIPUR
HAWA MAHAL JANTAR MANTAR

8. GOLDEN TRIANGLE OF SOUTH
Bengaluru, Mysore and Ooty is also referred
as golden triangle tour circuit of south India.
It covers upto 600 km to & fro by road.
Bengaluru ( Karnataka) – lal bagh , iskon
temple , technology museum .
Mysore ( karnataka) – folk lore museum ,
mysore palace , mysore zoo.
Ooty (tamil nadu) – ooty lake , tea garden ,
government rose garden .

9. BENGALURU
LAL BAGH ISKON TEMPLE

10. MYSORE
MYSORE PALACE ZOO

11. OOTY
OOTY LAKE TEA GARDEN

12. CHAR DHAM YATRA
In hindu religion, char-dham yatra is considered
as a pilgrimage travel to achieve Moksha.
Char-dham includes Badrinath (Badrinath
Temple), Dwarka (Dwarkadhish Temple), Puri
(Jagannath Temple), Rameswaram
(Ramanathaswamy Temple).
 Every human being should consider visiting
these four Holy places at least once in their
lifetime.

14. CHOTA CHAR DHAM
Located in the Garhwal region in the state of
Uttarakhand.
The religious chota char dham circuit consists of
four pilgrimage sites—Yamunotri , Gangotri ,
Kedarnath and Badrinath.
The day of Akha-Teej marks the beginning of the
Char Dham Yatra. The ‘Yatra’ typically closes 2 days
after Diwali, on the day of Bhai-Dooj.

16. BUDDHIST CIRCUIT
Bodhgaya, Vaishali and Rajgir in
Bihar, Sarnath in Varanasi,
Shravasti and Kushinagar in
Uttar Pradesh.
The circuit connects nepal ,
bihar, varanasi and uttar
pradesh.
The circuit distance is approx
one thousand km.
Buddhist people from all around
the world visit these places.

17. BODHGAYA
The place where Prince
Siddhartha found
enlightenment under the
BodhiTree.
After meditating for 49
days, he became Lord
Buddha, the Enlightened
One.
Believers of buddha visit
this place and meditate.

18. SARNATH
Sarnath is about 10 km
from the holy city of
Varanasi.
 It was at Sarnath that
Buddha established his
sangha or first disciples to
promote his new doctrine.
The famous lion capital
pillar or the Ashoka pillar
was erected by King
Ashoka originally at
Dhamekh Stupa.

19. This place is located in
the Gorakhpur district
in eastern Uttar
Pradesh, India.
 It is en route to
Kapilavastu, the place
where Lord Buddha fell
ill and died in 543 BC.
This is the place where
Lord Buddha attained
salvation.
KUSHINAGAR

20. LUMBINI
Lumbiniistheplacewhere LordBuddhawasborn.
SituatedintheRupan-dehi districtofNepal.
Today,itisanimportant Buddhist pilgrimagesite.
 Being a neighbour country, Lumbini is also sometimes
included in the Buddhist Circuit in India by tour
operators.

21. SEVEN SISTERS

22. ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Local language is
Nyishi.
Tawang town ,
Jawaharlal nehru musem,
parshuram kund ,
pang-sau pass are some
of the tourist destinations.

23. ASSAM
Local language is
Assamese.
Assam is famous for
momos fest ,
Kaziranga national
park , Tea gardens,
Assam state zoo kum
Botanical garden .

24. MANIPUR
Local language is
manipuri.
Tribal museum,
Sonamahi dam,
Polo ground ,
manipur state museum ,
Shree Govendjee temple
are some of the major
tourist attractions.

25. MEGHALAYA
Local language is
Garo .
Root bridges ,
Nohkalikai Falls ,
Air Force Museum,
Elephant Falls,
golf course are
some of the famous
tourist attractions,

26. MIZORAM
Local language is Mizo.
Aizawl (capital) , Lung-lei , Murlen national
park, Tam Dil lake , State museum are some of
the famous tourist destinations.

27. NAGALAND
Local language is
Nagamese.
State museum ,
Common wealth
world war II cemetry,
Kohima zoo ,
Kohima museum ,
Kohima war memorial
are some of the
tourist destinations.

28. TRIPURA
Local language is
Kok-bor-ok.
Agartala palace ,
Jagarnath bari temple ,
Udaiur temple ,
Haveli temple ,
Nehru park are some of
the famous tourist
attractions.