Understanding Real Ecotourism

View from the side of Akravathi river.   Video- A breath taking nature's beauty is just 70 km away from the hustle and bustle life of the Bangalore city. It is located at the Kanakpura Sangama road.  The place is serene, literally very peaceful as it is not populated as the tourist spot, very original. There are floating aquatic plants which capture's your eye.  Request to the tourist, if you are exploring this place then kindly maintain the cleanliness and beauty of the place.  

Magnificent view from the Mandagiri hill Explore the all-in-one package of trekking, fun, relaxing with nature, religious activities for Jain community at Mandagiri Hills near Bangalore. A quick getaway for busy people in Bangalore and a perfect tourist attraction for all. There are 400+  steps to climb the hill. You check your fitness and energy by climbing the hill. There are pilgrim activities for Jain, Digambara statue and a temple that resembles the peacock 🦚 feather. Juice and food facilities are available. There's parking and toilet facilities also. The soothing nature makes you feel immersed in it and gives peace and happiness. To know more about the place, do watch this video: Video    

 Mutthurayaswamy Temple Hill,  A blissful natural beauty around 50 km from Bangalore City, Karnataka.This nature's blessed place is a quick getaway in Bangalore Off-Kanapura Road.  A very serene and divine place as it is one of the unexplored place by masses. The road journey to the spot is very mesmerizing.  The temple and it's surrounding is well maintained by the village people. It's a scenic spot having the ecotourism potential. For more information please watch the video and virtually experience the beauty of the place. Also added some lovely pictures for you to enjoy the natural beauty. View from the Mutthurayaswamy Temple side A complete blend of Nature View at the entrance top Lake view

  World Tourism Day 2021- 'Tourism for Inclusive Growth' The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) also known as the World Tourism Organisation has designated ‘World Tourism Day’ (WTD) on 27 September 1979 to mark the milestone date of the adoption of UNWTO statutes on 27 th September 1970. The celebration of WTD started from 1980 onwards. This day is observed to cherish the social, economical, cultural and political contributions of tourism globally. The idea to celebrate WTD was proposed by late Mr. Ignatius Amaduwa Atigbi who was the then Secretary- General of the Nigeria Tourism Association. The celebrations led by UNWTO emphasizes on the Sustainable Development Goals of 2030 by selecting appropriate themes every year. The theme for this years celebration is ‘ Tourism for Inclusive Growth’ , which is a very darting statement to underpin the importance and need of tourism for the inclusive growth of all human class, genders, indigenous and differently able peop...

Kannur is one of the must-see tourist place in the 'God's Own Country' which is Kerala in India.  Kannur is one among the 14 districts in Kerala.  It is also known as Cannanore, which is located in the  Malabar coast-  northern  side of Kerala State.  The name Kannur is also known as ‘The Land of Looms and Lores’, since it  is famous for its handlooms and one among the strong  exporters of  handlooms in India. Kannur is rich in it's  variety of festivals.  Kannur is well  connected by airways, roadways, railways and seaways for the  export and import of trades. The Famous places in and around Kannur are:   Kavvayi Island Drive-in Beach Baby Beach St. Angelo Fort Muzhappilangad Drive-in Beach is located at the Malabar coast and  is also  known  as E dakkad. This beach is the longest Drive-In beach in  Asia.  It's 5.5 km  long.   It's one of the unique beach where driving is allow...

Do you want to relax yourself from the hustle and bustle of Bangalore's city life? So, here is an easy and quick access to the 'Ecohub'. Soak yourself in nature's beauty'.  Turahalli fores t is the upcoming nature's mirror, which is being developed by Karnataka Forest Department.  It is located in Off Kanakapura Road, approximately 20 km from the Bangalore city centre. What to see & do? Varieties of birds, forms of granulite rocks of Archean Era (4- 2.5 billion years), varieties of flora, Shani temple, insect hotel🐞- the attraction unique concept, top point- breathtaking city's and forest's view. Get involve in Eco-trail, rock climbing, bicycling and nature's interpretation🌿🌿 Do you know:  "A tree generates ₹5.3 lakhs oxygen, forests are the lungs. So we need forest, and forests don't need us".🌳  Advice/request: Please be a responsible tourist, keep the place as beautiful as it is.  Do not litter/spoil the place nor leave your...

The COVID-19 mayhem is observed since December 2019 and still painfully embraced by each one of us. Business and society at a large are shut and eager to operate as earlier before the lockdown. But when this normalcy would be back???  There is an influx of webinars, online discussions on when and how we would be back to normalcy................ Thus, thought of penning down my thoughts..... The first industry hit by any form of crises i.e. pandemic, economic, natural disasters, etc. is Travel & Tourism and is usually the last in economic cycle to bounce back. But, can we trigger a safe local travel?  Yes, I say we can.....wondering how? The solution to current scenario is, responsibly kicking off short haul (road) travel to nearby natural places. Natural attractions are open scenic spots which are considered to be pure and less contaminated. Echoing " Responsible Travel to Natural Places" which is "Ecotourism" , kindly refer to my first blog to get an insight of...