Tourism in India, like the rest of the economy of the world’s second most populous nation, is booming. A plane ticket to India is an invitation to experience a fascinating journey through 5,000 years of civilization and intrigue and witness the impact that ancient cultures are having on one of the fastest growing economies in the world.

Improved infrastructure, the fastest growing airline business in the world, a concentrated program of building world-class hotels have all followed in the wake of one of the most successful international tourism marketing campaigns ever devised.

“Incredible India” with its distinctive logo, sophisticated graphics and beautiful photography is an initiative sponsored by the Indian government that has been extraordinarily effective.

It has helped spread global awareness of India as a unique tourist destination, a country whose spectacular landscape is matched by its extreme contrasts in wealth, living conditions, religions, landscape, and variety of its business and economic successes.

India attracts almost five million foreign visitors a year. Unlike decades past, these visitors are not looking for a path to a personal guru, and the vast majority of them left their backpacks, if they ever had them, at least a quarter of a century ago. The number of foreign visitors to India is increasing rapidly due to the intrigue and fascination of the country, increasing awareness of its beauty and attractions and the best facilities and infrastructure.

Today, most visitors to India are sophisticated travelers who generally decide to experience the subcontinent after having traveled extensively in the United States and Europe and having enjoyed at least one safari in sub-Saharan Africa.

India has many draws, not the least of which, unlike China, English is widely spoken and every year around two million Americans and an equal number of visitors from the UK start their first, and probably for most, not the last test of the oldest civilization in the world.

India has 27 World Heritage Sites, headed by the Taj Mahal, the enduring and spectacular monument to a man’s love for a woman and man’s artistic and engineering skills.

Invariably, a maiden voyage to India is an unforgettable assault on the senses. The richness of its culture, the vibrancy of its colours, the variety of its landscape, the contrast in living conditions from the most luxurious to the deepest poverty – India is a fast moving country.

A country where a village can depend on its water supply to be supplied by an ox that walks in an endless circle led by a retired turbaned shepherd who rides up the rear. However, less than 20 miles away is the city of Bangalore, whose reputation as the IT capital of the world rivals that of Silicon Valley.

A country where the holy cow still rules the city streets and the rapidly developing motorway network, but where the best hotels, discreetly removed from the bustle of the crowded streets and sometimes hectic city live, rival with the best in the world.

Many first-time visitors return again and again, more and more explorers, and as a result delve deeper into the mysteries and wonders of this multi-cultural society with its incredibly interwoven history, art and religious festivals.

Tours in India challenge all senses and emotions as five millennia of history and culture collide with modern computers, call centers and the feudal countryside.

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