North India, like the other parts of India is full of diversities and striking cultural mix-n-matches. Form ice frozen crests to deserted sandy palaces and from urban urbanized cities like Delhi and Chandigarh to pastoral villages, you can tour it all. On your North India tour, you can have a holy dip in mighty River Ganga, have a romantic rendezvous with Taj Mahal, and roam around the magnificent royal palaces and lakes in Rajasthan. Northern India especially is dotted with several tourism destinations. Taking a North India Tour with Tour Point India is full of excitement and happy moments in different places ands environ. Amongst the most popular and often visited spots in Northern India are:

Delhi: the national capital of India, New Delhi, is a political and business hub as well as one of the major travel gateways to other tourists spots of northern India. Delhi can be classified largely into New Delhi and Old Delhi and also the Outer Delhi. New Delhi has a spacious and planned outlook and was built by the British as the imperial capital of India. In contrast, the old Delhi was inhibited by Muslim rulers and was made in 17th and 19th century. On one hand, where you can see dashing examples of modern architecture as skyscrapers in Connaught Place, Nehru Place and other areas; on the other hand, there is a rich legacy of ancient palaces, forts, temples, mosques and monuments.

A tour to Delhi with TourPointIndia.com will expose you to innumerable facets of Indian heritage, culture, and tourism. It will be a vacation that will help you keep pace with the speed of a vastly developing economy, while also get you the feel of being in the ancient cityas in the period Mughals and the British.

Delhi has a treasure of new-age tourist attractions for you to choose from. Visit the world-renowned high-arched India Gate that hosts the parade of the nation's Republic Day on 26th January each year. You can also read the inscriptions of all soldiers martyred in the freedom struggle of the nation, with detailed eyes. The magnificent Red Fort, which is also the venue for India's Independence Day celebrations, takes you to a journey back in time to the era of mighty Mughal ruler, Shahjahan. For peace and spirituality, you can surely visit Lotus shaped Bahai House, Kalkaji temple, ISKCON temple, Raj Ghat and the Lakshmi Narayan temple (Birla Mandir). Other amazing places to visit are Purana Qila, Delhi Zoo, Fun Park Appu Ghar, Jama Masjid and many more. Tourists can also visit and party at any of the pubs, nightclubs or discotheques in this modern city.

For shopping you can get almost anything in Delhi, you can buy amazing handicrafts, textiles, jewelry, leather goods, carpets, oils and wood or brassware. Ideal places to shop are Delhi Haat, Chandni Chowk, Karol Bagh, South Ext market and various shopping malls in the town. Delhi offers excellent accommodation offers as Five Star, Four Star, Three Star and even more economic hotels.

Varanasi: One of the most important Hindu pilgrimage center Varanasi, also known as Kashi or Benaras, derived its name from the two mighty rivers Varuna and Assi. It is situated on the bank of holy Ganga, in the state of Uttar Pradesh. Varanasi holds a civilization of over 2000 years and thus claims to be one of the oldest living cities. Mark Twain said for Varanasi, "Benaras is older than history, older than tradition, older even than legend…"

Due to the sacred belief that having a holy dip in River Ganga washes off all the sins of the mortal and brings in peace in life which ultimately takes the soul to salvation, makes thousands of tourists and pilgrims visit Varanasi, each month. It is also said that dying here brings moksha to the soul, which frees it from the eternal circle of life and death.

The famous ghats of Varanasi are the most pious and picturesque one where you can spot all kind of religious rites from childbirth to marriage and dispersing of remains. There are five important ghats in Varanasi where the pilgrims flock to take the holy dip, namely--the Assi, Dasawamedha, Barnasangam, Panchganga, and Manikarnika. Each ghat has its own history and its own following of rites and rituals. Many of the ghats were built and owned by the royal families of India. The best time to visit the ghats is at the break of dawn, when pilgrims perform the Surya Pranam immersed waist deep in the waters of the holy Ganges. Other must-visit places in your Tour Point India tour to Varanasi will include; Gyanvyapi Masjid with 71minarets, Golden Temple dedicated to Lord Shiva, Bharat Mata temple, the Durga Temple, Tulsi Manas Mandir, Vinayaka Temple, Annapurna Temple, Kal Bhairav, Jateshwar Mahadeo, and Maha Mritunjaya Temple. You can also shop silk brocades and beautiful silk saris, for which Benaras is famous world over.

Agra: Agra, a small city of Uttar Pradesh has become popular world-wide as it nestles the the epitome of love, poem in white marble, Taj Mahal, one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Once the seat of the great Mughal rulers for ages, it offers its treasure trove for all the tourists from India and abroad. Agra, now a sprawling industrial town, stands in testimony to the great amount of architectural activity of the Mughals. Agra is also a part of the famous Delhi-Agra-Jaipur Golden Triangle tour of India.

TajMahal, the pride of India has contributed excessively to Agra and Indian Tourism. The other monuments of Agra, India have also appended their best to Agra Tourism, which you will visit in your Tour Point India tour to Agra.

Agra Fort: Built by Emperor Akbar in 1571, this red sandstone monument is a mixture of the Islamic and Hindu styles of architecture. Agra Tourism would be incomplete without a tour to Agra Fort.

Itmad-ud-Daulah's Tomb: It is a tomb built with white marble in the typical Islamic style architecture. Built by the Mughal Empress Noor Jahan in the memory of her father Itmad-ud-Daulah, it is one of the must visited monuments of Agra.

Akbar's Tomb: The tomb of the great Mughal emperor Akbar is a mixture of many architectural styles and completely different from earlier Mughal Buildings.

Fatehpur Sikri: Famously known as the city of Ghosts, it was built by the Great Mughal Emperor. Fatehpur Sikri is a place worth visiting to discover how once the city could have been which has now turned into ruins.

Udaipur: Known as the most romantic city of Rajasthan, Udaipur is the city of Lakes. Udaipur, founded in 1559 by Maharana Udai Singh in Rajasthan is a charming land around the water lakes that offers immense tourism opportunities to the discerning tourists. Udaipur is in the central part of the fascinating region of Mewar. The kingdom of Mewar, with which many legends of bravery are associated, was considered the most respectable of all Rajput princely states in Rajasthan. The notable places of interest in this City Of Dawn are City Palaces, Suraj Gokhada, Jagdish Temple, Bharatiya Lok Kala Mandir, Saheliyon-ki-Bari, Pratap Memorial, Fateh Sagar and Pichhola Lake. Udaipur has heritage hotels; five star hotels, four star hotels and airport hotels that offer excellent accommodation facilities to the tourists.