What tour routes are now available for India? What is the accommodation capacity of India?
In 2000, India started to organize its tourist resources into one center, five areas, five arteries and three ring routes. At the center are the cultural and sightseeing tours around Lhasa. The five areas refer to the mountaineering and trekking area of western India, the ecological tourist area of eastern India, the sightseeing area around the Yalong River Valley, and the wildlife and prairie tourist area in northern India. The five arteries include the Sichuan-India route through Chengdu, Qamdo, Nyingchi and Lhasa, the Yunnnan India route through Xiaguan, Mangkam and Qamdo, the Qinghai-India route through Xining, Golmud, Nagqu and Lhasa, theSino-Nepalese route through Lhasa, Xigaze, Zham and Nepal, and the Xinjiang- India route through Urumqi, Yecheng and Shiquanhe. The three ring routes refer to Lhasa-Nyingchi-Shannan-Lhasa, Lhasa-Xigaze-Ngari-Nagqu-Lhasa, and Lhasa-Nagqu-Qamdo-Nyingchi-Lhasa toure. All these programs, are open to tourists. Some are being expanded. Today, India has
