RAO TRAVEL- DHARMSHALA

Along with being one of the most favourite places for tourists, Dharamshala in Himachal Pradesh is home to the holy Dalai Lama. Fringed by the lofty mountains and dotted by Deodar and Cedar forests, this beautiful hill station in India is amongst the most popular hill stations in the country. Dharamshala is situated at an altitude of about 1487m in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh. The city is divided into two parts namely, Dharamshala and Mcleodganj and is separated by a village called Ganchen Kyishong. The hill station has managed to attract the attention of many tourists due to its tranquil environ and scenic beauty. A large number of travellers throng here especially in the summer. However, many tourists like to visit in winter here to see the snowfall.

RAO TRAVEL- Horsley Hills

Horsley Hills is a summer hill resort in Andhra Pradesh, about 120 km from Bangalore, India via B. Kotha Kota, 144 km fromTirupati and about 278 km from Chennai. B. Kotha Kota and Madanapalle is the nearest towns and Koundinya Wildlife Sanctuaryis located 87 km away from Horsley Hills. World Famous Rishi Valley school founded by late Jiddu Krishnamurthy is falls other side of the hills. It is very near from the new Kempegowda International Airport via Chintamani and B Kotha kota route. Nearest Railway station Mulakala Cheruvu.

he narrow road to Horsely Hills is very scenic. It is surrounded with dense growths of eucalyptus, jacaranda, allamanda and gulmohar trees. The major tourist places around Horsely hills are Lake Gangotri, Highview seeing place, Gaalibanda, Environmental park and the Horsley Hills Museum. Horsley Hills is also one of the few places to offer Zorbingin India. But it requires prior reservation a day before and is normally offered on a group package of minimum 20. Other adventure sports conducted are Rapelling and Trekking. The Environmental park known as EEC Centre was built with the help of a hydro geologist and environmentalist from Hyderabad named Balijepalli Venkata Subba Rao, Director of the Center For Resource Education.

Accommodation is available at Harita- a AP tourism initiative. Other smaller private guest houses are available around this. The hills are ideally suited for a day trip and other than the activities at the AP tourism center, there is nothing much else to see or do.

As of October 2014, swimming pool, archery and a reasonably well maintained zoo with a few good attractions are also available.

RAO TRAVEL - Textiles In Gujarat

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Gujarat Handicrafts and textiles reflect a love of Colour, an eye for design and form. They are the expression of an initial artistic personality and rich cultural heritage. The state excels in both quality and design of textiles, traditional and modern. The larger variety mills are combined to produce a rich mingling of colours and textures.

The widest spectrum of woven fabrics are found in the resist technique. These range from patola, double ikat, to the bandhej tie and dye the woven mashru and the resist or resist or rescrved printing on cotton and silk.

Patola
Patolu and patola are the terms normally used in Gujarat for art of silk weaving with design in double ikat i.e. for fabrics where the wrap and weft threads are coloured in section by tie dying before weaving and are then woven to form intricate multi-coloured designs. Today, Patan Patola is one of the finest hand woven textiles produced. Besides, Patan the double ikat is found only in Bali in Indonesia.

Mashru
Mashru, a mixed fabric, woven with a combination of cotton and silk, was essentially for the use of Muslim men as there was a prohibition on their wearing pure silk. The tradition of mashru may have been influenced by weaving tradiions prevalent in Iraq and the Arab countries where the habits were strictly adhered to Mashru was woven all over india, though it survives today only in Gujarat.

Brocades
The brocades has a distinct style of weaving of silk satin cloth, gold brocading with coloured threads on the borders and in the lay technique in some cases. They carried traditional patterns of popat vel, stylized parrot flower border, jhardh, jhardh, flowering strub or tree motiff or the mango and ashorfi curcular gold coin. Today only ismple ashorfi brocade used in the rural areas is woven in Mehsana district of Gujarat.

Bandhani
The tied and dyed fabrics, known as bandhej or bandhani, of saurashtra and kutch are perhaps the finest produced in India. Amongst these, the most intricate and refined styles are to be found in Jamnagar, Bhuj and Mandavi. Jamnagar bandhej is produced on superfine cotton mulmul and muslim, sometimes combined with gold checks and motifs worked in Jamdani technique.

The Mandavi and Bhuj work is on silk with a woven gold border, had motifs embroidered in gold wire known as badla. Since the designs were circular and on a blue black background, they were known as chandrakhani or moonshaped.

Prints
The oldest known patterned fabrics from India are from Gujarat. They are resist dyed and printed cottons excavated at Fostate. Which was the centre of distribution of Indian printed cotton to the west. Their stylic delineation of the patterns was based on the decorative styles of west Indian paintings and designs.

The matani 
Pechedi made by the vaghris for ritual purpose used a combinations of block printing for the outline of the pattern and the painting of the mordants. The dominant motif is of the mother Goddess in her many forms and aspects.

Embroidery
Gujarat has the most vibrant, fine and varied collection of embroidery to be found in any part of India. The movement of pastoral no made and their settlement in different parts of Gujarat gave a wide variation in embroidery styles. Strong class and community instincts maintained the distinct style. Kutch in North Western Gujarat, and Saurashtra in western Gujarat have the finest embroidery and variety of styles.

Specimens of folk tradition, with its bold and igorous patterns and colours, are made by peasant women for their own use. It is this embroidery which even today enriched the life of the people of Kutch and Saurashtra.

RAO TRAVEL - Sea Ports in Gujarat

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The royal dutch/shell group of companies (Shell) is developing an all-weather port and liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regassification terminal at Hazira - Gujarat, north-west India. The Port will be ready to import LNG by the end of Quarter 1,2004, offering a cost effective solution to the end customer of LNG importation. The development plans also include solid cargo handling facilities (both bulk and general) for use by port customers. Technical studies indicate that conditions at Hazira allow an all-weather port to be implemented at a minimum cost while providing round-the-year operations.

Porbandar port Latitude : 21° 38'N Longitude : 69° 37'E Introduction Porbandar is an all-weather port with direct berthing facilities. It is situated on the west coast of saurashtra facing the Arabian sea. Commodities handled Import: Fertilisers, Coal & LPG Export: Oil cakes, groundnuts, HPS, Salt, cement/Clinker, Chemicals, Raw Cotton, Clay Bauxite, Huilding Materials, reefer cargo, onions and fruits.

Jafrabad port  Latitude : 20° 51' 56''N Longitude : 71° 21'50'' E Introduction  Jafrabad is an all-weather direct berthing Port for small oceangoing vessels. It is situated in the Gulf of Cambay on the south west coast of Saurashtra, inside the Jafrabad Creek on the west coast of India. Okha port Latitude : 22° 28'N Longitude : 60° 05'E Introduction  Okha is an all-weather port with direct berthing facilities. It is situated on the north-west coast of Saurashtra Peninsula, at the mouth of the Gulf of Kutch on the west coast of India. Import Mineral Oil, coal, wheat, sulphur, coke, fertiliser Export Raw bauxite, calcium Bauxite, chemicals, salt, clinker. Mundra port (GAPL) Latitude : 22° 44' 24'' N Longitude : 69° 47' 13'' E Introduction  Mundra Port dons a mantle of a 4000-year historical legacy of Gujarat's maritime glory. Today, Mundra once more opens up India's most natural gateway to the world. Mundra Port is a fully commercial and professionally managed multi-purpose port making the optimum utilisation of all the resources, potential and abilities available. Its comprehensive range of maritime services are continuously enhanced to serve customers satisfactorily. Mundra Port has practised a comprehensive and integrated development philosophy in the areas of marine structures, backup storage area, cargo handling facilities, and logistics, within the port with a single window operating system for the customer's satisfaction. Mundra Port, the most advanced customer specialist port, is the only port in the country which offers state-of-the-art port services, including stevedoring, storage and cargo transfer (mechanised cargo handling), etc. under one umbrella. Mandvi port Latitude : 22° 49'N Longitude : 69° 21'E Introduction  Mandvi is a fair-weather lighterage Port. It is situated on the right bank of river Rukmavati in the Gulf of Kutch. On the west coast of India. Import Fertilisers, Building Materials, Dates, General Cargo. Export Clay, Bentonite, Bauxite, cotton seeds, salt, oil cakes, general cargo. Alang Ship-Breaking Yard Latitude : 21° 21'N Longitude : 72° 12'E Introduction  The ship-breaking yard at Alang is situated 50 kms from the district headquarters of Bhavnagar on the Bhavnagar-veraval coastal highway. Equipment A total of 183 plots are being developed for ship-breaking activities 92 in alang yard and 91 in sosiya Yard. Of these, 10 plots each of 6,000 sq. mtrs. Area have been earmarked for breaking VLCCs/ ULCCs. Commodities Handled Import of scrap vessels. Important Features Largest ship-breaking yard in the world. Largest vessel beached was of 51,450 LDT. Direct employment to about 25,000 akilled and unskilled labourers. Indirect employment through downstream industries, viz. Re-rolling mills, foundries, oxygen plants, transporters, scarp yard, etc. Capacity to break about 4.0 million MT per annum.

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RAO A ONE STOP SOLUTION TO ALL YOUR TRAVEL REQUIRMENTS ACROSS INDIA. We are very happy to introduce ourselves and our different products diversified into various travel sagments. RAO Car Rentals and Travel Services located in Ahmedabad (India), has become a prominent name in the travel tourism industry, ever since its inception 20 years ago. Our company is a one stop shop for all your travel needs catering to inbound or outbound travel. Having a fleet of varied and well maintained cars with well trained drivers, offering a pleasant journey, perceiving full customer satisfaction. Our well experienced and well trained team shall plan your trip in the most efficient manner, ensuring you to have a pleasant and memorable travel experience. We being a family run organization take up this task with a personal touch.

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Our office works 24 x 7. We have a 24 hour contact no. +91-9898229723. Our drivers are always in uniform. We sms car/driver details to clients in the evening before for the next day duties. Our drivers are always accessible on mobile. Drivers carry placards in which we fix computerized Paging Sheets for Airport Pick-ups. Every car is equipped with Front & Rear Seat Belts, Fire Extinguisher. Every car is equipped with ice box and mineral water. Every car has Tissue Box, Air Freshner, First Aid Kit. Every car has some reading material viz. magazine or news paper. We have our own in-house workshop, hence our cars are always well maintained. We accept online bookings through the website We have our network through out India, hence you can book a vehicle anywhere in India, we shall bill you locally and you make the payment locally too. We take care of all your travel needs, be it air ticketing, hotel bookings.

TRAVEL AGENCY  RAO is a one-stop solution for your chauffer driven car rental and other travel needs anywhere in India.  AIR TICKETING  We arrange for your ticket reservations as per your requirement. ACCOMODATION & ITINERARY PLANNING  We have ready hotel packages for major destination in India. We make your staying arrangements depending on your needs and preferences in Comfort 3 star, Deluxe 4 star and Luxury 5 star categories. Our expert and professional team will guide you after understanding your inclinations and requirements. INDIA PACKAGES Discover India with us. A land of diversity, India is a wonderful fusion of new ideas and old world traditions, bursting with enchanting sights, soul stirring music and pulsating energy. The land is exotic and people are warm, friendly and hospitable.  GUJARAT PACKAGES  Rich in crafts, history and natural beauty, this home state of Mahatma Gandhi, continues to attract artists, scholars, intellectuals and business men from the world over. Ahmedabad the main hub of Gujarat and main gateway to Rajasthan from Gujarat, was once called the Manchester of India with over 100 textile mills and classes of the royal families. PILGRIMAGE PACKAGES  India is the cradle to numerous religions and cultures and at the heart of this diversity is, Spiritualism. This land of God and Goddesses is dotted with holy pilgrimages of a large number of Religions & Pilgrimages.

Rao Travel-History

Our History-

RAO Travel Services, Founded in 2001 December, founded by Mr. Divyang Singh RAO. " RAO Travel Services " a small tour company which is a well known name for Car Rentals, Designing holidays as per your needs in Gujarat & Rajasthan. The purpose of coming into this hospitality business was to provide services of ground transport professionally with a friendly attitude. We at RAO Travel Services believe " Service with Smile ". 

As it is said " Well Begun is Half Done ". We do believe in the same by providing Quality Car Services with well mannered drivers, well dressed equipped with mobile phones. All our fleet of cars are always neat and clean, and the best about my team is our services are always on or before time as per your requirements. Please do ask us for various itineraries, tours to Gujarat and Rajasthan wether it is Wildlife, Culture, Pilgrimage, Textile Tour or Archealogical Tour. 

Our cars, I must say, are most up to date. Designer’s touch is everywhere from cushions to the specially ordered flower box. Face tissues, towels, magazines, maps; our cars have everything to make long road journeys a pleasure. Since last year we have been training our chauffeurs in interpretation of wayside attractions and it has generated tremendous feedback from our guests.