Tourism in India

Tourism has created a lot of money in India, tourism has generated 16.91 lakh, it is equivalent to $349608000 Australian dollars. That is a lot of money for India. Did you know that $2 of Australian money is 97.66 Rupees in India that means you’ve gained almost 50 times the amount you’ve had before?! India is in 6th place for highest tourism in 2018.

The markets in India are bright and attractive. Lots of tourists come to India to look at and buy some souvenirs. In 2012 the FII’s (Federated Invested Inc.) invested around 8.90 billion dollars in India’s share market. Investors have made a substantial amount of Money in the Indian markets. Maharashtra has more than ⅕ of India’s stock market. That’s unbelievable!

One of India's largest attraction and landmark is the Taj Mahal built by Shah Jahan. It was built for his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal when she died in childbirth. Another major attraction is the Holy City of Varanasi, it’s a major pilgrimage for hindus and is associated with the Ganges River. In 3rd place is Harmidin Sahib:The Golden Temple of Amritsar founded by Ram Das in 1557, it is an important place in Sikh history and culture. The large golden dome represents a Lotus flower. The Lotus flower is a native flower to both India and Vietnam it is also considered one of the most sacred flowers of today.

Some modes of transport in India are bicycles, human pulled rickshaws, walking and motor vehicles. One of the most used forms of transport are cars or tuk tuks. They have a lot of tourists so they need many different forms of transport in India making it easy for tourists to travel to all the famous landmark attractions and in some cases the cricket. It’s not only busy on road but also in water! They use a lot of boats for transport in India as well as air and rail transport.

There are lots of animals in India which just adds to the tourism!!! Some are adorable and cute but some are vicious but still cute (most of them). Let's start with the Himalayan wolf. The Himalayan wolf is a canine of debated classification. It is well-known by its genetic markers, with DNA indicating that it is genetically necessary to the Holarctic grey wolf, genetically the same wolf as the Tibetan wolf, and has an association with the African golden wolf.

Another thing adding to the tourism are the Indian elephants as people like to ride them, we have some information about these majestic creatures. The Indian elephant is one of three recognized types of Asian elephant. Since 1986, the Asian elephant has been listed as endangered as the wild population has declined by at least 50% since the 1930s to 1940s. These animals are both cute and cuddly but they will do anything to protect their young.

Now as our last animal we will be introducing a very dangerous animal, the Indian cobra. Unlike the last two animals the Indian cobra in not cute nor cuddly. The Indian cobra, is a species found in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan, and a member of the four species that inflict the most snakebites on humans in India. If visiting India tourists have to be wary and cautious of vicious animals. At least they don’t have as many dangerous animals there as in Australia!

India is a great place for holidays and has very good reviews. We hope that after hearing about all this information you’ll want to ride away in a tuk tuk. Just to remind you, we have talked about: money, markets, attractions, landmarks, transport and three different types of animals found in India. Now everyone knows about tourism in India.

Some of the animals, attractions and transport we have talked about and also an traditional Indian artwork: a Rangoli.