Relaxing at India's rural heartland | Eco-Tourism/Recreation

Wanna go back to village to unwind, leave behind the city chaos and take a break from the gadgets become a part of your system! You may find it more enriching, more rejuvenating than any other recreational activity!Villages are very attractive for people living urban and modern lives. It is so Relaxing to spend even a couple of days away from chaos, traffic, crowd, the hustle-bustle and pollution of city-life. For some people it could mean relaxation and like in many developed countries it is called ‘Farm Tour’ with hay rides and back to nature experience.

Rich with rural roots and about 500,000 villages, India is getting there to promote Rural Tourism. About 70% of Indian population resides in villages.

With the simple lifestyles,the cultural and natural heritage, India reflects as rural heartland on the world map. As per the Incredible India campaign by Ministry of Tourism,there are around 15 sites already there for Rural Tourism while a dozen of tourism sites are to be added.
Hodka (Kachchh,Gujarat), Kumbalanghi (Ernakulam, Kerala), Naggar (Kullu,Himachal Pradesh) and Ballavpur Danga (Birbhum,West Bengal) are the ready sites, extending to Kazhugumalai (Thoothukudi,Tamil Nadu), Jageshwar (Almora, Uttarakhand), Nagarnar (Bastar,Chhattisgarh), Raghurajpur (Puri,Orissa), Anegondi (Koppal,Karnataka) and Mukutmonipur (Bankura,West Bengal) for the next phase.(See ref.)
Rajasthan has been one of the most popular tourist destinations in India with the Dhanis,Pagdis,charpais and dal-bati. Bichoon near Jaipur and Abhaneri in Dausa district have been identified as two ideal villages for rural tourism.

Indian urban population have sure started tracking this path of being closer to nature. Organizations have also started preferring taking employees to such places for Recreation, team building or other training venues.

Sites of interest : www.exploreruralindia.org, www.ruralzing.com

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