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Chhattisgarh Tourism Board woos tourists with special packages for senior citizens and students

December 04, 2011 08:24 pm | Updated 08:24 pm IST

wow! The magical Chitrakote Falls is a major tourist attraction

wow! The magical Chitrakote Falls is a major tourist attraction

Chhattisgarh Tourism Board (CTB) has come out with attractive offers to attract domestic tourists. Now the tourists can experience the exotic beauty of this unexplored place at special discounts on room rents across all its properties in the State. It has also introduced special family package tours spanning various tourist circuits in the State.

For senior citizens CTB is offering a flat 50 per cent discount while for students, when they visit in a group of 25 and above, they will be offered a room rent of just Rs.75 per student daily which includes food. The students have to produce a letter from the school authorities, as proof.

These fabulous offers can be availed by students and senior citizens at all the state tourism hotels and resorts including Hotel Chhattisgarh in Raipur, Tourist Guest House in Gangrel, luxury resort in Chitrakote, the eco resort in Modha and Tourist Motel in Amadob (Bilaspur).

Amazing variety

Chhattisgarh has a lot to offer visitors. The state boasts nearly 50 per cent forest cover, has numerous tourist sites that offer unique experiences to the discerning traveller. Come winters and the 13 national parks and three wild life sanctuaries beckon tourists to explore the lush green forests that conceal the exotic wildlife. From pre-historic caves, archaeological sites spanning different dynasties and rulers, to thundering waterfalls, the state offers an amazing blend of historical and natural beauty.

Apart from the special offers for students and senior citizens, CTB has also introduced special family package tours at discounted rates. These include: ‘Call of the Mystic', covering Raipur-Jagdalpur- Chitrakote-Teerathgarh- Barsur-Dantewada- Gangrel-Sirpur-Barnavapara-Raipur, ‘Royal Achanakmar' covering Raipur-Bilaspur-Achanakmar- Amarkantak- Achanakmar- Bhoramdeo- Raipur, ‘Nature's Trail', covering Raipur- Bilaspur- Amadob- Amarkantak- Achanakmar sanctuary- Shivrinarayan- Tala- Raipur- Mohda (Barnawapara)- Raipur and ‘Retreat by the Waterfalls' covering Vishakhapatnam- Chitrakote- Tirathgarh- Kutumsar Caves- Chitrakote- Vishakhapatnam.

For more details visitors can log onto http://visitcg.in/ or the CTB's phone nos. +91 771 4028635, 4028636 and (fax) +91 771 4066425.

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