Haryana’s importance in travel and tourism has been better felt by numerous tourists who visit the land
owing to its salubrious climate and attractions like hills, tanks, and
forests. The state is studded with century-old monuments, temples, gardens and other attractions viz. Golf tourism and Adventure tourism.
The
state, also called as “the Madhyama Dis” (middle region) of the Later
Vedic Period (c. 800-500 BC) was the birthplace of the Hindu religion.
This was the area where the first hymns of the so-called Aryans were
sung and the most ancient manuscripts were written. The epic
battle between the Kauravas and Pandavas, recorded in the Indian epic
poem, the Mahabharata, took place at Kurukshetra - a place of religious
importance in Haryana.
The tourism department
of the state is concentrating more on the development of the sites
which are of historical as well as of religious importance. The state
has set up many tourist complexes, hotels and camping
sites in landscaped gardens to promote tourism. Haryana has one of the
most successful tourist development programs led by the state tourism department.
The tourist complexes, which have a large number of visitors, are named
after the species of birds found in the state. Most of the tourists who come to India pass through Haryana.
Haryana
Tourism Dept. has 44 tourist complexes all over the state. These
complexes offer lodging, fast-food, and recreational activities. Haryana
Tourism also offers adventure tourism and farm tourism. It organizes the
Surajkund Crafts Mela (Fair) every year in February.
Haryana enjoys a prime position
on the tourism map of the country. It offers a fascinating panorama of
the past and enthralling modernity of the present. It has wide choice of travel
destinations – Kurukshetra,Sohna, Panchkula, Panipat, Surajkund and
Chandigarh are worth visiting. It has a very salubrious climate with
hills, tanks, and forests. The state is studded with century-old
monuments, temples, gardens and other attractions viz. Golf tourism and
Adventure tourism. Let’s find out more about tourism in Haryana by clicking on the following destinations.