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Gone are the days when you travelled with route instructions, guides or road maps. With the advent of mobile apps, you just need your baggage, a smartphone and a lot of enthusiasm to visit variegated places like INDIA – hills, mountains, beaches, plains, etc., all under 1 roof.
Today, we have listed the top three-smartphone apps that will aid you in planning and enjoying a hassle free trip in India. Have a look!
TripGator:
For all your travel geeks, this app is of great significance for you – adding ease to your adventure!The Ministry of Tourism launched India’s official trip planning and destination discovery Android App called “TripGator“. The app aims to improve the traveler’s in-destination experience, where it integrates maps and Geo-location based discovery details.
Tripgator, like a planner, lets you find a perfect place to visit based on your comfort and interest. You can search hotels, things to do, a comprehensive information on 350+ destinations, restaurants, millions of flight, bus, train routes all with prices. One can also explore restaurants and eateries by food type and popularity.
HolidayIQ:
When planning to travel in India, this will be your best buddy, probably! The HolidayIQ is the best app to plan and book your next holiday in India.
HolidayIQ is the largest holiday information portal powered by the Indian traveler community and experts. HolidayIQ gives you information, which is highly customized along with insights on 60,000+ sightseeing destinations, 500+ hotels, Homestays, activities and transport – all made uniquely relevant for you through ‘The Science of Holidays’. The cool part of this app is that you can compare the prices from 100+ vendors and book your accommodation at the lowest available price.
Isn’t it somewhat similar to the Rocket Science! In addition,… it’s absolutely free.
MakeMyTrip
Plan and relish a perfect trip with India’s No.1 online travel guide with over 2.5 million happy travelers. Keep your smartphone embellished with this useful app- MakeMyTrip.
Use the app to book cheap flights – one way and return trip and get unbelievable discounts and deals on return trips, hotel bookings and bus bookings. Enjoy the hassle free and safe, one-touch booking facility with the app.
With MakeMyTrip app, go on a memorable holiday trip.
#Bonus: Glympse: To add-on comfort and ease, here we are providing you details of a bonus app, which you will need in nasty situations-the Glympse app.
Glympse is a Geolocation app that lets you share your location with whoever you like. It’s of great help for those that want to check whether their loved-ones arrived somewhere safely or for those who need help in any emergency during the trip or even for those that want to know if their friends are in the area. But, be careful all you Playboyzz … your girlfriend might catch you too!
Bhangarh is a wrecked town between Jaipur and Alwar. 
Although, there are numerous ‘granny’s stories associated with this ghostly fort, the two main legends narrates the history of the fort city. For the visitor’s safety, even the Archaeological Survey of India has put a notice board at the entrance, according to which nobody is allowed to enter or remain in the fort premises after dark. 
As per a legend, there was a black-magic magician, Singhania who fell in love with Ratnavati, the princess of Bhangarh. One day, the magician saw the princess in the market where she was buying ittar (scent). The Magician saw this and mixed some potion with the ittar with a false motive to ensnare the noblewoman. He gave the ittar to her so that she took a liking and marry him. Luckily, the princess saw through the wizard’s fraud and threw it on a big rock. The rock started rolling down towards the wizard, as a result, and crushed him. But, before he died, he cursed the residents of Bhangarh that they all would die an unnatural death and their spirits will stay there for centuries to haunt the palace forever. Any living mortal will be freaked by the fort. Eventually, the princess too died an unnatural death and it is believed that her spirit is still wandering in the fort for salvation.
This does not ends up here! Many tourists have reported that they have seen or felt spirits around them in the Fort.
Peeping into the history of Indian tea, from being used simply as a medicine in the 18th and early 19th centuries, tea has today become an essential part of life in India. The British in 1830’s started the tea plantation in India, primarily for export to Britain. In the early 1990’s, when the British owned Indian Tea Association, tea drinking popularized among the Indians. In the effort to promote tea in India, several promotional campaigns and tea stalls were set up in cities and towns, factories were encouraged to give tea breaks to their workers, and even home demonstrations were organized by the British. Even, the tea stalls were set up at the railway stations. Gradually, drinking tea gained momentum after the Second World War and by the end of the 19th Century; Indians were drinking almost 70 percent of a huge crop of 715,000 tons per year.
Tea has various forms- herbal tea, black tea, green tea and many more! The most popular form is the herbal tea. In winters, ‘Masala Chai’ becomes the taste of people with the essence of Ginger-cloves and in summers, ‘cardamom tea’ is in demand. “Proper” English tea is also drunk among many communities and classes, especially those who had trading and social relations with the British. Today, the country consumes 837,000 tons of it every year- the popularity of tea can be assumed from this fact.
It is also interesting to know that several decades ago, chai was served in small clay pots, known as ‘kulhar’ in Hindi or ‘bhar’ in Bengali. While the bowls are still popular in Calcutta, plastic cups, tiny glasses and steel tumblers have become the vessels of choice across most of India.
“Tea is cheap, affordable, and addictive in nature. Nearly 90 percent of Indian households are regular tea-drinkers,” says ASSOCHAM Secretary General DS Rawat. “Awareness about health benefits associated with moderate intake of tea is a significant factor behind an upsurge in demand, as more and more people become aware of the healing properties of tea. It not only helps combat heart-related ailments but also lowers cholesterol, protects the skin, keeps cancer at bay, strengthens bones and teeth, and contains no calories, fat or salt.”
A beautiful landscape, surrounded by snow-covered peaks at a height of about 4,350 m, a 134 km long lake, which extends from India to Tibet, Pangong Lake.Regardless of containing saline water, it freezes completely in winters. Hence, it is a perfect winter destination. Although 60% (approx.) of the lake is located in Tibet, yet the small portion in Himachal Pradesh is astounding and ideal to surpass the environment of Leh and Ladakh. 
Want to try something different and adventurous? Then get set to ride a different stretch of Killar-Kishtwar Highway. The best time to undertake this route is when monsoon are less active, i.e. around September. If you wish to experience the most exciting road trip, traveling with your fellow bikers it is perfect for you.
Situated on the outskirts of Loanar town is the world’s third largest crater. It was first discovered in 1823 by a British officer, and said to be formed due to a meteor effect. Generously endowed in flora and fauna, it has much to shower for the nature and the wildlife enthusiasts. Another fact, which makes it so popular, is that this lake is both saline and alkaline in nature.Similar to the ‘meteorite’, which left a never ending impression on ‘Lonar’, the richness of its natural heritage leaves an enduring impression.
If you are among those, who relate Snow-Peak Mountains to northern states of India like Himachal, Jammu and Kashmir, then this is surely something new for you. Situated in Uttarakhand, it offers an enthralling skiing destination, giving a tough competition to popular Manali and Shimla. Auli is located at an elevation of 2500 to 3050 meters above the sea level and proffers enormous opportunities for adventure sports like skiing and thrilling water sports.
While you are at Tarkali beach, you can touch, see and feel the essence of peace and love. Having the finest white sand beach, it differs from Goa in terms of crowd. It is not over populated, so you can have some romantic and peaceful moments here. There is a lot to enjoy here, from Karli backwaters to the turquoise blue sea; it appears to be picturesque destination!
