India- 'The Land of Cultural Influences’. A trip to India is always a stimulating surprise to the senses and always unforgettable!  The subcontinent of India lies in south Asia, between Pakistan, China and Nepal. To the north it is bordered by the world's highest mountain chain with Nepal Himalayas, where foothill valleys cover the northernmost of the country's 26 states. Further south, plateaus, tropical rain forests and sandy deserts are bordered by palm fringed beaches. Side by side with the country's staggering topographical variations is its cultural diversity, the result of the coexistence of a number of religions as well as local tradition. Thus, the towering temples of south India, easily identifiable by their ornately sculptured surface, are associated with a great many crafts and performing arts of the region.

India's history goes back to 3,200 BC when Hinduism was first founded. Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism. Judaism.  Zoroashtrianism, Christianity and Islam all exist within the country today. As a consequence of India's size, the history of the country has seldom been the same for two adjoining territories, and its great natural wealth has lured a succession of traders and foreign influences to it, each having left their imprint in the country, however faint or localized. Thus, Chinese fishing nets in Kerala are a throwback to that country's ancient maritime trade, while in the north, terra-cotta figurines of the centuries BC bear distinctly Greek traces. Modern India is home alike to the tribal with his anachronistic lifestyle and to the sophisticated urban jetsetter. It is a land where temple elephants exist amicably with the microchip. Its ancient monuments are the backdrop for the world's largest democracy where atomic energy is generated and industrial development has brought the country within the world's top ten nations. Today, fishermen along the country's coastline fashion simple fishing boats in a centuries old tradition while, a few miles away. Motor vehicles glide off conveyor belts in state-of-the-art factories

Sikkim Travel:

The most dominant feature of Sikkim is Mt Kanchenjunga - the guardian deity of Sikkim - being the third highest mountain in the world, soaring to the height of 28,168 feet. Kanchenjunga means the 'Five Treasures of the Great Snows'. According to Sikkimise belief it is the repository of minerals, grain, salt, weapons and Holy Scriptures. Kanchenjunga is considered to be the protective deity- the Mother Goddess.

Sikkim is a fascinating mixture of mountains, rivers, brilliantly flowering trees, gorgeous alpine blossoms, of great glaciers and deep remote valleys, people with a great variety of cultures and religions. These are all the elements of Eco-tourism and adventure that provides the perfect setting for an ultimate adventure playground.

The tiny appendix of India, Sikkim, the mountain state, insinuates itself into the Eastern Himalayas between Nepal in the West, Tibet (People's Republic of China) in the North and East, Bhutan in the South-East and West Bengal in the South. Although only 112 kms length from north to south and 64 kms width from east to west, the elevation ranges from 244 meters to over 8540 meters above sea level. Sikkim has an area of 70962kms. On the world map it is just a speck with approximate latitude of 27 North and longitude of 88 East.