Kotagiri

Kalakad

Mayani

Digha

Transport

1. Kovalam Beach
2. Marina Beach
3. Kanyakurnari Beach
4. Rameshwaram Beach
5. Elliot Beach

Kodaikanal, Ooty - TamilNadu
Nainital, Mussoorie - Uttarakhand
Darjeeling - West Bengal
Gulmarg - Jammu & Kashmir
Shillong - Meghalaya

Certain elements are fundamental to attract tourists as travel destinations. They are
(i) Pleasant weather
(ii) Scenic beauty
(iii) Historical and cultural monuments

(i) Eco tourism typically involves travel to destinations where plants and animals thrive in a naturally preserved environment.
(ii) Amazon rain forest, African forest safari, trekking in the slopes of Himalayas are the famous incredible Eco friendly attractions.

(i) The word tourist was derived from an old English word "tourian" which refers to a person who travels out of his usual environment for not more than one year and less than 24 hours.
(ii) The purpose of travel may be religious, recreation, business, historical and cultural.

(i) Adopt : From wild animals to wild places, there's an option for everyone.
(ii) Volunteer : If you don't have money to give, donate your time.
(iii) Visit zoos, aquariums, national parks and wildlife refuges are all home to wild animals.
(iv) Donate
(v) Speak up
(vi) Buy responsibility
(vii) Pitch in
(viii) Recycle
(ix) Restore
(x) Join

(i) Sightseeing is considered to be one of the most important activities a tourist chooses to take part on reaching a destination.
(ii) Sightseeing gives the tourist a chance to know a destination and experience it.
(iii) Some people like adventures and to escape their normal monotonous life.
(iv) So some people like sightseeing so much.

Environmental Impact of Tourism:
The quality of the environment is essential for tourism. The tourism industry created several positive and negative impacts on the environment.
a) Positive Impacts:
(i) Direct financial Contributions
(ii) Contributions to government revenues
(iii) Improved environmental management and planning
(iv) Increasing environmental awareness
(v) Protection and reservation of environment
b) Negative Impacts:
1. Depletion of Natural Resources
(i) Water resources
(ii) Local resources
(iii) Land degradation
2. Pollution
(i) Air and Noise Pollution
(ii) Solid Waste and Littering
(iii) Sewage
3. Destruction and Alteration of Eco system
(i) air
(ii) water
(iii) soil

(i) Landforms:
Mountains, Plateaus, Canyons, Valleys, Caves, Cirques, Sand dunes, Coral reefs, Cliffs, etc.,
(ii) Water:
Rivers, Lakes, Waterfalls, Hot springs and Geysers, Snow and Glacier, Water Currents, Tides and Waves.
(iii) Vegetation:
Forest, Grasslands, Moors, Deserts etc.,
(iv) Climate:
Sunshine, Clouds, Admirable Temperature, Rain and Snow.
(v) Animal life:
(a) Wildlife: Birds, Game Reserves, Zoos.
(b) Hunting and Fishing
(vi) Setflement features:
(a) Towns, Cities, Villages
(b) Historical remains and Monuments
(vii) Culture: 
Ways of life, traditions, folklore, arts and crafts.