Top 5 Travel Agencies in Greece

1. Aetoma Hotel

Traditional Accommodation in Nafplion Old Town at the Aetoma Nafplion Hotel. Enjoy your stay in Nafplio, Greece at our traditional pension hotel in one of our unique double rooms in the centre of the historic old city of Nafplio and close to the wonderful archaeological sites of the Peloponnese.

  
2. Papaevangelou Hotel

Papaevangelou Hotel is a hotel located at Papigo Papigkon. Guests can check-in any time after 2:00 PM and check-out anytime before 12:00 PM. The hotel offers the following amenities : Bar / Lounge, Wi-fi, Pets Allowed, Safe / Deposit Box.

3. Opta Travel

Opta Travel has more than 30 years of experience in the Greek market, we work mainly with France, Swiss, but many other international countries, and we speak Greek, english, french, and other languages if requests for tours.

4. Niakas Travel

Niakas Travel has been created with the objective of providing relevant and helpful information when you are planning a trip to Corfu Island. Niakas travel specializes in “Designing your own Itinerary” according to your specifications and we professionally coordinate your ferries/flights, hotels, tours, visits and land services.

5. Meli Tours

Meli Tours offers extensive tourism solutions to Tour Operators and Travel Agents across the world.

Lindos: Medieval Village

Lindos is a medieval village on the island of Rhodes that is made up of a network of cobbled streets amid whitewashed houses. Above the town rises the acropolis of Lindos, offering spectacular views of the surrounding harbors and coastline. Lindos beach and Saint Pauls beach are only a short distance from the town center.

Top 3 highlights of Lindos:

1. Acropolis of Lindos

The Acropolis of Lindos towers above the village. Flanked by silvery pine trees, it offers spectacular views of the surrounding harbors and coastline. It displays Byzantine architecture on the outside and 2nd century BC Doric architecture on the inside and has been partially reconstructed to convey its former greatness. The site also houses a 20 columned Hellenistic stoa and the ancient fresco filled Byzantine Church of Agios Ionnis. Behind the Acropolis is the 4th century Temple to Athena, the site most important ancient ruin. Perched on a 116m high rock, visitors can choose to climb or to get up to the Acropolis via donkey ride. The hike up can be strenuous at times. Since there is no shade at the top, visitors should wear a hat, sunscreen, and bring plenty of water. 

2. Lindos Houses

Lindos features many 17th and 18th century naval captains stone houses with carved relief facades, intricately painted wooden ceilings, and raised platform beds in the living room used for both sleeping and lounging. The furnishings, carpets, and plates are mostly Turkish in style. Almost all of the houses in Lindos are of historic interest. Many of these houses were restored in the 60’s and 70’s by artists, musicians, and writers from across the world that wanted to preserve the unique beauty of the architecture. They are full of antiques and artifacts collected by the owners that have restored the houses. Many have turned into summer homes for the wealthy and some are even available to rent.

3. Beaches

There are many beaches to enjoy in Lindos that appeal to a variety of tourists. Main Beach, located east of the Acropolis, is a sandy beach with shallow water which makes it a great spot for families with children. If you are looking for something more adult friendly, there is Pallas Beach located at the western tip of the bay. Its smaller but is lined with tavernas. St. Pauls Bay is a 10 minute walk from town on the western side of the Acropolis. The walk is worth it. Its a quieter beach that features beautiful turquoise water.

A visit to Lindos does not come cheap. Accommodation can be expensive and hotels are often fully booked so its best to reserve a room ahead of time if you plan to stay here.

The Leela expands with third hotel in Delhi-NCR

The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts have rebranded Ambience Group five-star deluxe hotel in East Delhi as The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi. The 480-room property offers one of the largest conference and event space in India, and will be the third Leela property in the Delhi-NCR. Rajiv Kaul, President, The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts said:

“The addition of The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel Delhi to our portfolio further consolidates our presence in the Delhi-NCR region and underscores our asset light growth strategy. The hotel is designed to offer a seamless experience for large conferences, weddings, exhibitions, product launches to guests from here and overseas.  As India emerges as a significant destination for world-class banqueting, conventions and events, this property shall further assist in making Delhi a preferred upscale MICE destination.”

The Leela Ambience Convention Hotel, Delhi is strategically located near the historic Old Delhi as well as the central business districts of Delhi, Ghaziabad and Noida.  It offers 70,000 square feet of multi-purpose meeting and banqueting space, including a pillar-less ballroom with pre-function area in excess of 30,000 square feet, with the capacity to host more than 6000 guests reception style and 2500 seated theatre-style.

Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji in full clean-up mode

Nanuku Auberge Resort Fiji general manager, Mark Stanford has advised while his resort is “a bit of a mess right now” with the resort’s gardens and beachfront bearing the brunt of TC Winston over the weekend, the resort has not suffered structural damage and is aiming to be ready to resume full operations as early as 01 March 2016.

Mr Stanford said his first inspection of the resort on Sunday morning with his engineering team revealed extensive damage to the resort’s foreshore by huge wind-driven waves and several trees had been uprooted and general foliage and plants flattened.

The bure at the resort nearby private airstrip was also damaged in the storm.

“But apart from some bamboo fencing on the resort, it appears our club house and villas have all escaped structural damage which makes us very lucky indeed,” Mr Stanford said.

 

Having been given advance notice by the Fijian government meteorological services, Mr Stanford and his well-rehearsed management team took swift action to evacuate guests and ensure all staff were safely with their families before putting the resort under protective wraps as the cyclone bore down on the Pacific Harbour region.

“We are in already in full clean-up mode and we doing all in our power to hopefully be ready to accept our guests and resume full service by 01 March,” Mr Stanford said.

Mr Stanford cautioned that while his team is pulling out all the stops, several factors still need to be taken into account.

“Our staffing levels have been impacted with many of our team having gone home to be with their families and locally sourced supplies will definitely be affected in the short term,” he said.
“Most importantly of all, we need to ensure we are able to operate in a completely safe and comfortable environment.

‘While this was cyclone was one of the biggest, if not the biggest to ever hit Fiji, the Fijian people are extremely resilient and very used to this type of situation – and no more so than at Nanuku where our staff are once again demonstrating their wonderful spirit in the face of adversary.

Nanuku Auberge Resort, Great Fiji Adventure, Mark Stanford, government meteorological services, Nanuku Auberge

Pindaya Cave, Myanmar (Burma)

Pindaya is situated at 1164-m above sea level and is 40-km from Kalaw. It is noted for its extensive limestone caves and Shwe U Min Paya which is full of Buddha images of about 8000 a and picturesque Boutaloke Lake. Pindaya itself is a centre for the Myanmar speaking Taung-yo people. Local handicrafts include Shan paper and parasols made from mulberry bark.

PINDAYA, famous for its caves housing more than 8000 Buddha images. No one seems to know how they all got there. Most of them are at least hundreds of years old while others are recent additions. They have been placed in such a way that they form a passage through the caves. Pindaya is surrounded by some very beautiful scenery.


                  

The Pindaya caves are in limestone ridge overlooking the Pindaya lake and is full of thousands of Buddha images made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer and cement which have been put there over centuries and arranged in such a way as to form a labyrinth throughout the various cave chambers. In these caves, you may come across lay people practicing meditation.

The Pindaya caves are in limestone ridge overlooking the Pindaya lake and is full of thousands of Buddha images made from alabaster, teak, marble, brick, lacquer and cement which have been put there over centuries and arranged in such a way as to form a labyrinth throughout the various cave chambers. In these caves, you may come across lay people practicing meditation.

Kolkata Best Kept Secret: The Marble Palace

The Marble Palace in Kolkata is an exquisitely engineered palatial mansion that was built by Raja Rajendra Mullick Bahadur, who was one of the wealthiest landlords of West Bengal in the year 1835. Its sheer magnificence and scintillating artistry will surely captivate you in a state of trance.

This architectural masterpiece is made from the extensive use of Italian marble. The lush green lawn in front of it is clad with statues of Hindu Gods, The Virgin Mary, Jesus Christ, the great explorer Christopher Columbus, Lord Buddha and some lions.

• Located on 46, Mukta Rambabu Street, Chorbagan.
• It is open to visitors on 4 days a week namely on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm although it is best to drop in between 10:00 am and 12:00 pm.
• Admission is free to the Marble Palace in Kolkata.
• Photography is sternly restricted.
• Closest railway station is Sealdah.
• Closest airport is Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport.

The Marble Palace in Kolkata was named so by Lord Minto as 126 different types of marbles, accumulated from different corners of the country were employed to give shape to this one of a kind architectural delight.

Special Attractions of the Marble Palace in Kolkata :

• A room decorated with mirrors containing prized works of Ruben, Reynolds and others.
• A mind-boggling collection of antic paintings like Catherine wedding by Rubens.
• A collection of exquisite clocks, 82 different types.
• The north-eastern frontier has an elegant fountain in the midst of a serene lake.

If you are planning to visit Kolkata, do not forget to visit the famous Marble Palace.

GULF OF MANNAR MARINE NATIONAL PARK

History

From the past two thousand years the Park is famous for its Pearl Banks of Pinctada Fucata and Pinctada Radiata. Despite of being an expensive activity the extraction of natural Pearls still takes place in the gulf.

Colombo in Sri Lanka and Thoothukudi (Tuticorin) in Tamil Nadu are the prime seaports on the Gulf. These ports can provide lodging for deep-draft vessels whereas the shallow Palk Strait can provide lodging for only small shallow-draft vessels. The Indian Government has been taking steps since July 2005 for creating a deep channel to link the Gulf and the Bay of Bengal by the Sethusamundaram Shipping Canal Project. The enthusiastic promoters of the project lay stress on the advantages of a direct shipping route that joins the East and West coasts of India eliminating the tiring trip around Sri Lanka. Whereas the critiques (environmentalists) argue about the harm these projects are going to cause to the fisheries and sea life of the Gulf and the Palk Strait.

The 21 islets between the Dhanushkodi and Thoothukudi of Tamil Nadu were announced as the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park in the year 1986 and the buffer region was announced as the Biosphere Reserve in the year 1989 for conservational purpose. The Park and the Reserve are considered to have the wealthiest Marine Biological Resources in the whole world.

Best Time To Visit

The weather remains pleasant in the Park throughout the year. It provides a great site for the tourists to see the Marine animals and their habitats. Tourists are free to visit the Park at any time during the year. For the tourists visiting the area there are provisions like Glass-Bottomed boats available at Mandapam. Entry into the Islands is prohibited.

 Distance From National Park

    Madurai- 150 km (6 hrs)
    Ramanathapuram- 40km (1hr 20 min)
    Rameshwaram- 5km (10 min)

Flora and Fauna Gulf Of Mannar Marine National Park

Flora: The Intertidal area of the Park is dominated by Mangroves. They involve species belonging to the Lumnitzera, Ceriops, Bruguiera, Avicennia and Rhizophora genus. Tree species namely Prosopis genus is endemic on all the islands. The only prevalent plant species is Pemphis Acidula. 147 species of sea weeds and 11 species of sea grass are recorded. The five species of turtles and the Dugongs get there nesting habitats only because of this vegetation.

Fauna

Vertebrates

Dugongs are vulnerable and the chief mammals of the islands. It is a crucial habitat of the Cetaceans: Common Dolphin, Spinner Dolphin, Finless Porpoise and Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin.

About 23% of the 2200 Fin Fish species found in the Indian waters is here in the Gulf, proving it to be the most highly diverse fish habitat in India. Several adorning fishes associated with Coral related to Lutjanus spp (Snappers), Holocentrus spp (Squirrel Fish), Amphiprion spp (Clown Fish), Scarus spp (Parrot Fish) etc are plentiful.

At Kurudasai a unique and prominent species of Balanoglossus – Ptychodera fluva has been recorded which connects the vertebrates and invertebrates.

Invertebrates

Five species of Polyplacophorans, 100 species of Echinoderm, 106 species of Crab, 108 species of Sponge, 17 species of Sea Cucumber, 174 Bivalves, 16 Cephalopods, 4 species each of Lobster and Shrimp and 466 species of Mollusc including 271 Gastropods are found in the Gulf.

The Fauna in the Coral consists of 106 species from 30 genus of Hermatypes and 11 species from 10 genuses of Ahermatypes, including 13 new species, giving a total of 117 species from 14 families and 40 genuses. The Reefs in this region are narrow and fringing stationed 150m to 300m from the shore and patches of reefs rising up from a depth of 2 to 9m and expanding up to 2km long and 50m wide.

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