Low budget travel destinations for students in India
Most of the students feel jealous while scrolling down any social media and looking at the vacation/travelling pictures of their friends or colleagues. There are so many amazing pocket-friendly travel destinations in India where you can travel and spend your weekend enjoying and relaxing with your friends and family.
We know the feelings of the students who are the kind of person who travels or transit very frequently. Students get bored of staying or working from home during this pandemic. Now people are tightening their seat belts and start travelling when long weekends or holidays approach.
Plan the vacation or the weekend for travelling in the pocket-friendly budget which is popular and adorable and will surely give you a lifetime memorable experience.
Student life is just awesome, isn’t it? You don’t have too many responsibilities on your shoulder, which means you can afford travelling hassle-free. Finance is an issue for someone. But, that doesn’t affect too much, you don’t have to restrict yourself to travelling on a long weekend from your city to some amazing destination.
In India, there are many affordable destinations. From north to south and east to west, there is a hell lot of places that are just waiting for you to unravel. These places don’t require too much effort to visit them at a budget price. We have an assumption that someplace is quite expensive but they are budget-friendly if you know and apply certain tips and tricks.
Below are some of the best examples of pocket-friendly trips in India. People cannot visit all the below mentioned places, but most of the places are quite convenient for almost all students who are travel enthusiasts.
Goa - The Land Of Beaches
Goa is India’s top dream destination for any traveller, who is a young student or working professional. This city is also known as The Land Of Beaches. Goa is famous for a hell lot of amazing beaches ranging from the full-of-life party destinations to the serene and peaceful ones.
Goa is well-known for a lot of unique offerings like From shopping at the various local markets, to eating the local cuisine especially the seafood served at the beach shacks while enjoying the fantastic sunset and indulging in some water sports in the list as well.
In Goa, you have a good chance of meeting and interacting with some amazing people from different nationalities and growing your network.
Best time to visit
November To March
Himachal Pradesh
If you love mountains and snow then Himachal Pradesh is for you.Himachal Pradesh is amazed by their scenic beauty, serene landscape, and amazing adventure sports. Himachal means “the land of snow”. Situated in the western part Himalayan range, it has many hill stations which are the perfect destination for vacation on weekends.
Himachal is also properly known as “Dev Bhoomi”, which means the land of gods and goddesses. Himachal Pradesh is amazed by beautiful valleys, Himalayan mountain ranges, scenic hiking trails, rivers and peaceful monasteries at various locations. Himachal Pradesh has everything for everyone that’s why it is one of the most popular tourist places in India, Himachal also has amazing hidden gems and unexplored places.
Must visit places
- Shimla - The Iconic Hillstation
- Manali - Country’s Famous Hill Station
- Ladakh - Land of High Passes
- McLeodganj - The Little Lhasa
- Kasol - The Heaven’s Gateway
- Chitkul - The last Indian Village
Uttarakhand -Land of gods
People often confuse choosing their travel destinations between Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh. Uttarakhand is also prescribed as the Lands of gods by various categories of people.
Both the travel destinations are almost similar in landscapes and sceneries but the only things that differentiate the two beautiful destinations are the kind of tourists that visit there. Himachal Pradesh is more a holiday or enjoyable destination mostly popular in youth but Uttarakhand is a cultural and religious destination.
Uttarakhand attracts the religious visitor more due to the origin of holy Gangas is there or you can say the holy Ganges finds its origin before making its way to the other part of the Indian states.
The world-famous four holy pilgrimage sites for Hindus which are located in India have been located there; only these four pilgrimages are Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath.
These four famous pilgrimages are considered as the most worshipped religious places to be visited by Hindus, to get rid of their sins and pave the path to the ultimate goal of human life – the Moksha. All four temple shrines are located in the Garhwal Himalayas range of Uttarakhand.
Haridwar is the base point or start point to start Char Dham Yatra of Uttarakhand.
Ganga Aarti is most famous and religious prayer which takes place at the bank of the holy river Ganga at the Har Ki Pauri ghat in Haridwar is a must-watch scenery and memories.
Must visit places
- Dehradun - The City Of Love
- Rishikesh - The Yoga Capital
- Nainital - The City Of Lakes
- Kedarnath - The Land of Lord Shiva
Rajasthan
Rajasthan is in the top list of one of the most visited states in India. If you are surprised by reading the above statement? Let me tell you, Rajasthan shows India at its most colourful, iconic and exotic beauty of Indian civilization. Most of the things that come in your mind when you think about Indian culture can be found in Rajasthan like palaces, forts, desert, camels and all.
Rajasthan is known as the land of the king of Rajputana’s land. The most famous great Indian desert is in Rajasthan only. The Thar desert is in parallel with the Satluj river valley. There are so many amazing architecture house or forts which show the Indian ancient Rajputana kingdom.
The capital of Rajasthan is well known as the Pink city of India due to the distinctive saffron or pink colour of the building there. This place is one of the most popular and famous destinations. Staying in Jaipur is particularly enjoyable.
Most famous Jal Mahal, Hawa Mahal, Nahargarh Fort and Amer Fort are in Jaipur which is the peaceful and amazing beauty of art and craft. The Amar Jawan Jyoti in Jaipur is also a peaceful place and spent time there.
Must visit places
- Jaipur - The Pink City
- Jaisalmer - Land Of Rich Culture
- Pushkar - The Land Of Camels
- Udaipur - The White City
North East India
Then Northeast India is the easternmost part of India, previously known as seven sisters then Northeast India became richer with the addition of the one more destination that eighth beauty is Sikkim.
The seven sisters consist of seven states of the northern part of India which includes Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Each state does have its amazing significance
If you are a travelling enthusiast then Northeast India is a place for you to explore them and it has lots of hidden beauty in it. If you love to travel and you travelled to many places but not this Northeast India then the Refreshing waterfalls, peaceful monasteries, snowy mountains, and beautiful valleys make northeast as a perfect holiday destination.
Arunachal Pradesh is the easternmost state of India, which is known as the rising sun state and this state greets the rising sun of the country before any other state.
Must visit places
- Sikkim - The Organic State
- Meghalaya - The Abode Of Clouds
- Arunachal Pradesh - The rising sun State
- Darjeeling - The Land Of Thunderbolt
I’m adding Darjeeling in the northern part as it is based in West Bengal. Darjeeling is a little hilly town situated in northeastern West Bengal and it is famous for the production of black tea. Or most of you heard about the darjeeling tea.
Many travellers love Darjeeling as a destination because it offers a peaceful landscape. Darjeeling still feels more relaxed than other parts of India.
Darjeeling is famous for their romantic weather and offering respite from the heat of the plains, it is also known as the Queen of Hill Stations. With emerald-green tea gardens spreading out in every direction offer peace to visitors who are looking for something special.
Other most popular places to visit
- Amritsar - Gateway To Punjab
- Pondicherry - The French Town
- Kanyakumari - The Southernmost Tip
- Lonavala - The ‘Chikki’ Town
- Munnar - The Green Hill Town
- Varanasi -The Oldest City
- Ooty - The Queen Of Hills
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