Introduction of Orissa Beaches :
Orissa boasts of a beautiful coastline. A lacy frill of golden sands edges the Bay of Bengal. The popular sun drenched eastern beaches of Orissa are Konark, Puri and Gopalpur-on-sea. Coconut palms sway gently in the breeze, dictating an ambience of Sun, golden sands fun filled destination attracts tourist from all over the globe. The coastline of Orissa covering the length of 482 K.M., the beautiful beaches filled with shimmering golden sands and palm trees. The Orissa tourism not only famous for its world heritage monuments, ancient temples, rich culture, tribal peoples but also for the beauty and charms of these unspoiled beaches. Some of the major beaches of Orissa are Puri Beach, Konark Beach, Chandrabhaga Beach, Paradeep Beach, Gopalpur-on-sea, Chandipur Beach and Balighai Beach etc.
Puri Beach :
Come and enjoy the wonderful holiday vacation in the Puri Beach of Orissa. The City of Puri is not only famous for Holy temples but also known as one of India's finest beaches. The beautiful beach located on the shores of Bay of Bengal. In Puri Beach has been witnessing for venue of countless domestic pilgrims taking the traditional holy dip ( Purification bath ). Enjoy an exciting haunting opportunity with its wild sea waves and wilder spread waters on the Puri beach. Take a panoramic view of the sunrise and sunsets in the Puri beach give you amazing holiday experience. Puri Beach is consider as one of the most favorite vacation destinations in Orissa. Every year beach festival observed in Puri beach attracts tourist not only from Orissa but also from various parts of India. The beach festival is observed in the November and it offers an amalgamation of modern as well as classical forms of entertainment. Puri Beach Festival is a four-day long annual festivity that offers a variety of cultural events, amazing from fashion shows and various music shows.
Konark Beach :
Konark, The Sun Temple, one of the famous world heritage center located in Orissa. The scrawling beach at Konark stretch of clean sands and cool blue sea attracts tourist from the world. A evening walk in the Konark beach gives a pleasant experience. This Konark Beach also know as Chandrabhaga beach. Enjoy an exciting and amazing view of sun setting on the horizon has more of calming effect than mesmerizing. The magnificent Konark beach have been known to tourism world for its own lovely serenity. The immense backdrop of the Sun Temple at Konark gives breathtaking view in the evening. Every year in the month of December a festival held in Konark that attracts tourist. The annual Chandrabhaga beach fair or Konark dance Festival, offers the opportunity to see some famous classical dancers of India who perform various dance forms like Odissi, Bharatnatyam, Manipuri, Kathak and Chhow etc. The handicrafts, cuisine and traditional culture of Orissa will not fail to charm you.
Gopalpur-on-Sea :
The beautiful small beach of Gopalpur, located on the shores of Bay of Bengal. The Gopalpur beach located about 16-km from Berhampur Town, is a splendid retreat for sea worshippers. This splendid Gopalpur beach is ideal for boating and yachting. Come and explored into the Gopalpur-on-Sea, which is a delightful and excellent destination for sailing. Gopalpur is also known for seafood lover's paradise. The golden beach filled with palm trees, sand dunes and ruins of an old jetty make this an ideal tourist spot for relaxing and a fun filled holiday destination. In the period of British empire, the East India Company built huge warehouses and godowns for the trade with Burma and Gopalpur had become one of the major trading point for rice from Rangoon. Grab the opportunity at the Gopalpur-on-sea to collecting seashells from the shore or the pearly white conch. Gopalpur beach is well connected with the rail and the road transport. Berhampur (Orissa ) is the nearest railway station for Gopalpur. The Berhampur University is the nearest location to visit. Most of the students visited the Gopalpur beach every day. Gopalpur post and light houses are other attractions of Gopalpur. The other tourist attraction spots are Chilika, the largest brackish water lake in India and the sulphur-spring of Taptapani. Besides the bewitching beach you may explore the marvelous mango orchards of the colorful village near by Gopalpur city.
Chandipur Beach :
Chandipur is a peaceful beach is located 16 K.M. away from Balasore town. Chandipur is one of the famous rocket launching station in India. The amazing beauty of the Chandipur beach with Casuriana trees attracts tourist from all over the India as well as abroad. Chandipur is a beach-combers delight with its abundant sea-shells and driftwood. A beach festival held every year in Chandipur. A dancer festival is also organized which include various dance forms such as Chhau,Ghoda Nacha and Sambalpuri dance performances by professional troupes.
Paradeep Beach :
Paradeep is one of the famous and oldest port city of Orissa, India. In ancient time the traders of Orissa uses the Paradeep beach and port for the trading point to visit the Somalia, Egypt and other country. This picturesque view of the Paradeep Beach is one of the most ideal spot for a beach holiday destination. Paradeep beach is filled with evergreen forests, with islands and creeks, a good marine drive attracts tourist to this beach. Paradeep port is a major commercial seaport of the India. Paradeep beach is also blessed with many natural sites and beaches. Perhaps the most prominent tourist attraction spot near Paradeep beach is the Baladeva temple, Orissa. Come and enjoy the wonderful holiday vacation in the Paradeep Beach of Orissa.
The Other beaches of Orissa like Balighai Beach, Orissa. The Casuarina fringed Balighai beach, located 8 km from Puri, is a famous picnic spot. You may take a glimpse of the shy Baliharina deer who inhabit on their natural habitats in the area. The Sea Turtle Research Centre is another attraction of this beach.
Come and explored the unexplored tourist destination of Orissa, India.
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Thursday, August 6, 2009
Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks of Orissa, India
Introduction of Wildlife Parks of Orissa
For Nature lovers, the state of Orissa offers delightful and adventurous wildlife tour. I simply love this place. There is nothing as exotic tourist destination on earth as like Wildlife. There are variety and rare kinds of specious animals in the earth like Lions, Leopards, Rhinos, Elephants, birds, crocodiles and reptiles can be spotted in the Orissa. The dense forest are the idle nest for the specious animals like Deer, Sambar, Black Panthers, Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Hyena, Wildboar, Bear, Porcupine, Reptiles, Blackbuck, Monkey, Squirrel, Jungle Cat, Hyena, Jackel, Karanja Lizards, Chameleon and Mangoose. Come and enjoy the exciting wildlife tour experience by visiting the most famous wildlife sanctuaries like Nandankanan, Similipal and Bhitakanika. This wildlife tour of Orissa giving the tourists an excellent opportunity to see nature's bounty, propagated. You can view the rare Tigers like White Tigers as well as Royal Bengal Tigers on the wildlife national parks of Orissa.
Nandan Kanan Wildlife Sanctuary :
This wildlife park established in the year 1979 on the Chandaka Forest of Khurda District. The name Nandankanan means "garden of pleasure", and this park combination of zoo, botanical garden and sanctuary 15-20 km from Bhubaneswar, the capital city Odisha. This wildlife sanctuary covering the 4.40 sq.km. area approximately. Nandan Kanan also famous for breeding center for gharial crocodiles. This wildlife sanctuary is famous for - the white tiger, with important research and breeding center. This Nandan Kanan wildlife park, endangered with variety of other species such as the Asiatic Lion, three Indian crocodilians, sanghai, lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Indian pangolin, mouse deer and countless birds, reptiles, and fish. You can enjoy the rope-way journey that connecting to the Zoo with the Botanical Gardens over the lake. The boating facilities offers excellent entertainment opportunity for the tourists. A thrilling experience awaits you on the Lion Safari ( a wide stretch of open ground infested with Lions where the tourist get the chance to see lions on their natural habitat). The toy train journey with your children and family have added new feathers to Nandan Kanan, that making it a hot family favorite destination.
Similipal Wildlife Park :
Similipal National Park is not only the wonderful wildlife sanctuaries of Orissa but also one the famous wildlife national park of India. Similipal wildlife park is one of the 18 tiger conservation parks of India, situated in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. This similipal national park spread over a sprawling area of 2750 sq. kms approximately. The beautiful waterfalls, deciduous trees and Sal forests surrounded by thick wooden slopes, ridges, luxuriant grassland and picturesque hills. In 1973 Simlipal was declared as one of the tiger reservation projects in the country. In 1979 it declared as the wildlife national park of Orissa, India. The panoramic view of the waterfalls at Barehipani and joranda are simply enchanting of fish, are abundance in most of the rivers in the similipal park. You can find a wide variety of rare species in the reserve of similipal including spices like Tigers, Panthers, Elephants, Gaurs, Four horned Antelopes etc. Ratel, Pangolin, Giant squirrel, sambar, Cheetal and many more. The park has innumerable medicinal and aromatic plants, which act as a major source of income for the tribals people of the area. This wildlife tour of Similipal gives you an amazing travel experience for ever.
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary :
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the popular and most renowned wildlife sanctuaries in Odisha or Orissa. This Bhitarkanika wildlife park is famous for the rare breeding center for the Olive Ridley turtles and crocodiles. This wildlife sanctuary is spreading near about 650 sq kms area approximately and was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1975. In 1998 is converted into a national park. The rare species called Olive Ridley Sea Turtles flock here as one of the major tourist attraction of the park. The thick mangrove forest of Kendrapara district of Orissa, is home to a number of endangered and migratory birds. Tourist can find variety of reptiles, different types of mammals, birds, amphibians and fish in this park. Some of the rare mammals such as Hyena, Fishing Cat, Jungle Cat, Smooth Coated Otter, Civet, Indian Porcupine, Wild Boar, Spotted Deer and Sambar. Visitors get the chance to view the precious inhabitants spices on their natural habitat.
Some of the other popular wildlife sanctuaries in Orissa include Gahirmatha, Chilka, Sunabeda, Kotagarh, Karlapat and Debrigarh sanctuaries.
For Nature lovers, the state of Orissa offers delightful and adventurous wildlife tour. I simply love this place. There is nothing as exotic tourist destination on earth as like Wildlife. There are variety and rare kinds of specious animals in the earth like Lions, Leopards, Rhinos, Elephants, birds, crocodiles and reptiles can be spotted in the Orissa. The dense forest are the idle nest for the specious animals like Deer, Sambar, Black Panthers, Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Hyena, Wildboar, Bear, Porcupine, Reptiles, Blackbuck, Monkey, Squirrel, Jungle Cat, Hyena, Jackel, Karanja Lizards, Chameleon and Mangoose. Come and enjoy the exciting wildlife tour experience by visiting the most famous wildlife sanctuaries like Nandankanan, Similipal and Bhitakanika. This wildlife tour of Orissa giving the tourists an excellent opportunity to see nature's bounty, propagated. You can view the rare Tigers like White Tigers as well as Royal Bengal Tigers on the wildlife national parks of Orissa.
Nandan Kanan Wildlife Sanctuary :
This wildlife park established in the year 1979 on the Chandaka Forest of Khurda District. The name Nandankanan means "garden of pleasure", and this park combination of zoo, botanical garden and sanctuary 15-20 km from Bhubaneswar, the capital city Odisha. This wildlife sanctuary covering the 4.40 sq.km. area approximately. Nandan Kanan also famous for breeding center for gharial crocodiles. This wildlife sanctuary is famous for - the white tiger, with important research and breeding center. This Nandan Kanan wildlife park, endangered with variety of other species such as the Asiatic Lion, three Indian crocodilians, sanghai, lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Indian pangolin, mouse deer and countless birds, reptiles, and fish. You can enjoy the rope-way journey that connecting to the Zoo with the Botanical Gardens over the lake. The boating facilities offers excellent entertainment opportunity for the tourists. A thrilling experience awaits you on the Lion Safari ( a wide stretch of open ground infested with Lions where the tourist get the chance to see lions on their natural habitat). The toy train journey with your children and family have added new feathers to Nandan Kanan, that making it a hot family favorite destination.
Similipal Wildlife Park :
Similipal National Park is not only the wonderful wildlife sanctuaries of Orissa but also one the famous wildlife national park of India. Similipal wildlife park is one of the 18 tiger conservation parks of India, situated in the district of Mayurbhanj, Odisha. This similipal national park spread over a sprawling area of 2750 sq. kms approximately. The beautiful waterfalls, deciduous trees and Sal forests surrounded by thick wooden slopes, ridges, luxuriant grassland and picturesque hills. In 1973 Simlipal was declared as one of the tiger reservation projects in the country. In 1979 it declared as the wildlife national park of Orissa, India. The panoramic view of the waterfalls at Barehipani and joranda are simply enchanting of fish, are abundance in most of the rivers in the similipal park. You can find a wide variety of rare species in the reserve of similipal including spices like Tigers, Panthers, Elephants, Gaurs, Four horned Antelopes etc. Ratel, Pangolin, Giant squirrel, sambar, Cheetal and many more. The park has innumerable medicinal and aromatic plants, which act as a major source of income for the tribals people of the area. This wildlife tour of Similipal gives you an amazing travel experience for ever.
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary :
Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the popular and most renowned wildlife sanctuaries in Odisha or Orissa. This Bhitarkanika wildlife park is famous for the rare breeding center for the Olive Ridley turtles and crocodiles. This wildlife sanctuary is spreading near about 650 sq kms area approximately and was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1975. In 1998 is converted into a national park. The rare species called Olive Ridley Sea Turtles flock here as one of the major tourist attraction of the park. The thick mangrove forest of Kendrapara district of Orissa, is home to a number of endangered and migratory birds. Tourist can find variety of reptiles, different types of mammals, birds, amphibians and fish in this park. Some of the rare mammals such as Hyena, Fishing Cat, Jungle Cat, Smooth Coated Otter, Civet, Indian Porcupine, Wild Boar, Spotted Deer and Sambar. Visitors get the chance to view the precious inhabitants spices on their natural habitat.
Some of the other popular wildlife sanctuaries in Orissa include Gahirmatha, Chilka, Sunabeda, Kotagarh, Karlapat and Debrigarh sanctuaries.
Monday, July 27, 2009
Arts and Culture of Orissa :
The State of Orissa, a renewed traditional classical i.e. Odissi dance, one of the famous form of classical dance of India. There were some famous Odissi dancer perform the classical dance in all over the world. The Odissi dance come to limelights of some of the famous Guru like Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra, Guru Pankaj Charan Das, Guru Surendranath Jena, Guru Gangadhar Pradhan and many more. The famous Odissi dancer Sanjukta Panigrahi, perform this dance all over the Globe. This state Orissa is also famous for its traditional music, silverware, famous handicrafts and sculpture. People of Orissa observed various famous cultural festivals through out the years. Some of the famous festivals like Holi, Diwali, Durga Puja, Rath Yatra Shiv Ratri and many More.
Tourist Attraction Spots of Orissa :
Orissa, the home of rich heritage monuments and tourist destinations of India. Come and explore some of the famous tourist destinations of Orissa like Konark Sun Temple, Puri – Jagannath Temple and Bhubaneswar – Lingraj Temples. This famous tourist places also known as the Golden triangle of Eastern India. You can find numbers of religious scared places in Orissa for various religious like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The tourist of Globe most frequently visited the historical heritage monuments and ancient temples of Orissa.
The Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa, has the most important temples like Lingaraj Temple, Rajarani Temple, Mukteswar Temple, Dhauligiri Temple ( Famous for ancient monuments of Buddha ) and more.
Lingaraj Temple :
The Lingaraj Temple is dedicated for Lord Shiv, as one of the famous temple of Orissa. The high of this beautiful sculptures approximately 54.8 meters and an huge idol of Lord Shiv around 8 feet. The famous monuments build around 11th century A.D. This temple was constructed by King Jajati Kesheri, the Somavanshi (dynasty) King. Lingaraj temple that have been made by using solid red sandstones.
Rajarani Temple :
This Rajarani Temple is build around 11th Century A.D. The wonderful temple is made on Red and gold sandstones. This temple is dedicated to Lord Brahma. The other Lord Brahma temple located in Pushkar, in Rajasthan famous for the Pushkar camel Festival.
This beautiful Rajarani temple of Orissa, has also been ornamented with marvelous artistic sculptural carvings and stands enclosed within a beautiful garden.
Mukteshwar Temple :
This Muktheswar temple is other famous temples and tourist destinations of Bhubaneswar Orissa. This temples also dedicated to Lord Shiv. This temple is established during to the 10th – 11th Century A.D. This 34 feet high small temple standing gracefully with an elegant architecture as well as witness to the beautiful art work of Orissa people.
Udaygiri and Khandagiri Caves :
Come and take a glimpse of the beautiful caves of Udaygiri and Khandagir witnessed for the ancient caves work of Orissa artist. The Udaygiri caves are approximately 135 feet height and the Khandagiri Cave is around 118 feet high approximately. This caves are made around 2nd century BC.
Puri, the holy destination for Hindu religious people. Puri is famous for the ancient temple of Jagannath Temple, build in the 12th century A.D. Puri Jagannath Dham is one of the famous dham ( Sri Purusottama Dham ) of Hindu religious people. The city of Puri, situated near about 60 k.m distance from Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The golden beach of Puri is the other attractions. Ratha Yatra is the world renewed festival observed with cultural harmony, brotherhood and with jays and happiness.
Konark, the famous city is situated approximately 65 k.m. from the Bhubaneswar. This city is famous all over the world for its famous Sun Temple as one of the world heritage destination. The famous Sun temple of Konark, Orissa established on 13th Century A.D. The architectural beauty of stone designed as a Chariot of the Sun God with 12 giant wheels fixed on both sides, whirled by seven horses is the translation of a Rig Vedic allegory in the stone. This Konark Sun Temple is also famous for the "Black Pagoda.” Every year there is a dance festival conducted in Konark and its famous for “Konark Dance Festival.” The early sun rise at Chandrabhaga near Konark attracts thousands of tourist from all over India as well as from the world. The Sun Temples is build in such a way that the first ray of sun rise will spot on the God Sun on the Temple.
Chilika Lake :
This Chilika lake is one of the largest lake of India but also the largest Lake in Asia Continent. This beautiful salt lake stretching over an area of 1,100 sq km approximately. It is one of the popular picnic spots as well as offers other opportunity like bird watching, fishing, boating on the lake.
Tourist Attraction Spots of Orissa :
Orissa, the home of rich heritage monuments and tourist destinations of India. Come and explore some of the famous tourist destinations of Orissa like Konark Sun Temple, Puri – Jagannath Temple and Bhubaneswar – Lingraj Temples. This famous tourist places also known as the Golden triangle of Eastern India. You can find numbers of religious scared places in Orissa for various religious like Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The tourist of Globe most frequently visited the historical heritage monuments and ancient temples of Orissa.
The Bhubaneswar, the capital city of Orissa, has the most important temples like Lingaraj Temple, Rajarani Temple, Mukteswar Temple, Dhauligiri Temple ( Famous for ancient monuments of Buddha ) and more.
Lingaraj Temple :
The Lingaraj Temple is dedicated for Lord Shiv, as one of the famous temple of Orissa. The high of this beautiful sculptures approximately 54.8 meters and an huge idol of Lord Shiv around 8 feet. The famous monuments build around 11th century A.D. This temple was constructed by King Jajati Kesheri, the Somavanshi (dynasty) King. Lingaraj temple that have been made by using solid red sandstones.
Rajarani Temple :
This Rajarani Temple is build around 11th Century A.D. The wonderful temple is made on Red and gold sandstones. This temple is dedicated to Lord Brahma. The other Lord Brahma temple located in Pushkar, in Rajasthan famous for the Pushkar camel Festival.
This beautiful Rajarani temple of Orissa, has also been ornamented with marvelous artistic sculptural carvings and stands enclosed within a beautiful garden.
Mukteshwar Temple :
This Muktheswar temple is other famous temples and tourist destinations of Bhubaneswar Orissa. This temples also dedicated to Lord Shiv. This temple is established during to the 10th – 11th Century A.D. This 34 feet high small temple standing gracefully with an elegant architecture as well as witness to the beautiful art work of Orissa people.
Udaygiri and Khandagiri Caves :
Come and take a glimpse of the beautiful caves of Udaygiri and Khandagir witnessed for the ancient caves work of Orissa artist. The Udaygiri caves are approximately 135 feet height and the Khandagiri Cave is around 118 feet high approximately. This caves are made around 2nd century BC.
Puri, the holy destination for Hindu religious people. Puri is famous for the ancient temple of Jagannath Temple, build in the 12th century A.D. Puri Jagannath Dham is one of the famous dham ( Sri Purusottama Dham ) of Hindu religious people. The city of Puri, situated near about 60 k.m distance from Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The golden beach of Puri is the other attractions. Ratha Yatra is the world renewed festival observed with cultural harmony, brotherhood and with jays and happiness.
Konark, the famous city is situated approximately 65 k.m. from the Bhubaneswar. This city is famous all over the world for its famous Sun Temple as one of the world heritage destination. The famous Sun temple of Konark, Orissa established on 13th Century A.D. The architectural beauty of stone designed as a Chariot of the Sun God with 12 giant wheels fixed on both sides, whirled by seven horses is the translation of a Rig Vedic allegory in the stone. This Konark Sun Temple is also famous for the "Black Pagoda.” Every year there is a dance festival conducted in Konark and its famous for “Konark Dance Festival.” The early sun rise at Chandrabhaga near Konark attracts thousands of tourist from all over India as well as from the world. The Sun Temples is build in such a way that the first ray of sun rise will spot on the God Sun on the Temple.
Chilika Lake :
This Chilika lake is one of the largest lake of India but also the largest Lake in Asia Continent. This beautiful salt lake stretching over an area of 1,100 sq km approximately. It is one of the popular picnic spots as well as offers other opportunity like bird watching, fishing, boating on the lake.
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Orissa Travels Information Guide
Introduction about Orissa
Come and explore one of the Glorious eastern state of India
i.e. Orissa or popularly famous for Odisha. This state having
its reach culture, heritage monuments, flora and fauna and
some of the spectacular virgin beaches, lakes and lagoon,
ancient tribal peoples, wildlife sanctuaries/ parks attracts
tourist from all over the globe.
Orissa, the scenic serene of sublime spread over an area of
1,56,707 sq. kms. approximately. The state of Orissa or Utkal / Kalinga ( ancient name ) surrounded with Bay of Bengal on the east, the state of Chhatisgarh on the west, Beautiful Andhra Pradesh on the south and West Bengal and Jharkhand on the Northern part. This state is famous for Konark ( The Sun
Temple of India ), also famous for state of temples like Tamil Nadu, India.
Accessibility :
Orissa is well connected with all parts of India by air, Rail,
and Road. The Capital city of Orissa, i.e. Bhubaneswar. The
Bhubaneswar Airport is well connected with major cities like
Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and
more. Major domestic airlines are operating regular flights
for Bhubaneswar. Odisha also connected with all over India by
rail. Various super fast trains, fast trains express trains are passing through the rich cultural state. Odisha provides
excellent road transport service to and from the state.
Visitors can also hire Taxis and Auto-rickshaws in all
tourist centers at very negotiated price.
Come and explore one of the Glorious eastern state of India
i.e. Orissa or popularly famous for Odisha. This state having
its reach culture, heritage monuments, flora and fauna and
some of the spectacular virgin beaches, lakes and lagoon,
ancient tribal peoples, wildlife sanctuaries/ parks attracts
tourist from all over the globe.
Orissa, the scenic serene of sublime spread over an area of
1,56,707 sq. kms. approximately. The state of Orissa or Utkal / Kalinga ( ancient name ) surrounded with Bay of Bengal on the east, the state of Chhatisgarh on the west, Beautiful Andhra Pradesh on the south and West Bengal and Jharkhand on the Northern part. This state is famous for Konark ( The Sun
Temple of India ), also famous for state of temples like Tamil Nadu, India.
Accessibility :
Orissa is well connected with all parts of India by air, Rail,
and Road. The Capital city of Orissa, i.e. Bhubaneswar. The
Bhubaneswar Airport is well connected with major cities like
Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Bangalore and
more. Major domestic airlines are operating regular flights
for Bhubaneswar. Odisha also connected with all over India by
rail. Various super fast trains, fast trains express trains are passing through the rich cultural state. Odisha provides
excellent road transport service to and from the state.
Visitors can also hire Taxis and Auto-rickshaws in all
tourist centers at very negotiated price.
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