Leh-Ladakh waking up, 2014.

A land of fantasy – images that will capture your eyes and spirit, Ladakh is a region in India which is utterly isolated from the modern world. Ladakh is located in the state of Jammu and Kashmir with some plateaus here standing at heights of over 3000 m.This makes the region the highest altitude plateau area in India – extending across the upper Indus River valley, Himalayan and the Karakoram mountain ranges.Ladakh is known for its beauty – deep spirituality found here is one top contributing aspect – rich traditions of Mahayana Buddhism still flourishing in the purest form. Because of such an appeal, Ladakh remains distinctive and special in the country.
For adventure lovers, there would not be anything greater and more exciting than having a journey along winding roads with fantastic landscapes all around. Lakes on the way – monasteries, houses and people crossing your eyes – a thing like this is nothing less than an outburst of joy and spirit of traveling. To experience such an exciting adventure, go on a bike tour to Ladakh. Nevertheless, the excitement in Ladakh is not limited only to adventure activities. Ladakh offers a lot of natural beauty, and for anyone who is just looking for a relaxing and steady trip to simply see new places and have new experiences, the place provides all the beauty. Ladakh can be consequently seen as an adventure tour, a sightseeing tour and even a cultural tour.


There are various places to see in Ladakh, Leh being the most popular destination. The popular places of tourist interest in Ladakh includeLeh, Kargil,Zanskar,Suru valley, Drass valley, Zangla, Padum, Rangdum, Sani Monastery, Phukthal, Stongdey, Sankoo,Shayok Valley, and Salt Valley. Visit the beautiful Leh Palace, a magnificent nine storeyed building that can be seen from most parts of Leh. As a spiritual and cultural hub of the Buddhist, this building is much respected and considered to be a big part of Leh tourism.

 A visit to the famous Thikse Monastery is also a must.This beautiful monastery houses a two storey statue of the Maitreya Buddha seated on a lotus and offers of a remarkable view of the valley. Also see the very ancient SankarGompa, now a residential monastery located at a serene place whose outer gate leads to many other stupas. Places to visit in Ladakh does not just end quickly; you can also engage yourself into various popular treks that takes you to places like Karu, Chang La, Tangtse and the beautiful Pangong Tso Lake. The best time to visit Ladakh is from May to September, when the weather is the warmest. The region does not receive rainfall like any other place in India, thus making monsoon season the best time to visit.Traveling to Ladakh is truly an experience, an experience not likely to forget. The places visited, activities done, and new faces seen – all these experiences making the journey just memorable.

Celebrate Holi in India, with PINK VIBGYOR

With the end of February, the month of March brings a lot of excitement in store. The change of season from the coldest to spring and summer – the time when flowers start to bloom, one puts some vibrant shorts and tees and head out under the sun, showing some skin is nearly on. The arrival of summer is the arrival of a new routine. In the month of March, India brings one of the most famous festivals in the country, Holi – a celebration signifying the arrival of spring season.

 

 

Holi is a very distinctive cultural festival that evokes the cheerful spirit of the spring season. Well known for its lively and energetic celebrations, the Holi festival is eminently linked with colors and water. People engage themselves in playing holi – hand size balloons are filled up with water, everyone takes color powders in their hands – and they apply the colors on and throw the balloons at one another. This is how the celebration goes and it is companied with a lot of fun and merry-making.

 

 

 This beautiful festival is linked to ancient stories and myths. The generally regarded and popular story is the story of the two deities, Krishna and Radha. Legend has that young Krishna, who had dark skin tone wanted his complexion to be like his beloved, Radha's extremely fair skin. In a mischievous disposition, he applied color on his beloved’s face. Following this ancient legend, even now, lovers apply colors on their beloved’s faces in a playful way and as an expression of love.

 

 Travelling to India during this festive month of March is an experience of a lifetime. Visit places where Holi is celebrated most exuberantly. You will come across a very different and unique scenario where you will see people having fun and enjoying themselves playing with colors and water, but the more amusing part is when you participate in playing it – no matter what, it leaves you with fond and cheerful memories.

In a village in Uttar Pradesh, Barsana, the womenfolk beat up men from neighboring village of Nandgaon with sticks, which is particularly known as ‘Lathmar’ Holi celebrations. It is worth visiting the village for a dose of experience. In the areas of Mathura and Vrindavan, the celebrations begin much prior to the actual time of the festival. Mathura, four hours from Delhi is the place where Lord Krishna was born, and Vrindavan, the place where he spent his childhood days. The capital of the country is also nonetheless energetic and lively; Delhi brings an occasion of color, music and madness during this period, including the Holi Cow Festival. Holi festival continues to spread in places like Shantiniketan and Purulia in West Bengal and Jaipur in Rajasthan. The southern states of the country are quite subdued and solemn regarding this festival. The festival of Holi is truly a wonder with all the fun, enjoyment and energy. The festival has now gained a lot of popularity even across the globe.

Gay weekend getaway to Rishikesh, a short gay vacation in India

So the beautiful winters are departing and advent of the dog days is closer. Summer, in most of the parts of India, is as annoying as a nagging boyfriend. Super hot sun, heat from the mechanic monsters on streets  & thousands of people in any place you go making it suffocating and unbearably hot!


Thankfully, there are some places in India where people take shelter from the inferno heat. Himalaya holds a very significant spot in Indian culture and hence people pay visit as pilgrims to Himalayas too . On the foothills of Himalayas is a very beautiful town that holds mythological importance and is a hub of spiritualism. A town where there is so much of diversity in activities.Rishikesh is a small town in Dehradun, Uttrakhand. The town is the gateway to the Himalayas. The holy Ganga flows in Rishikesh. Pilgrims come to the city to take a dip in Ganga and cleanse all the sin. 

Besides the religious facade, Rishikesh also has a very different side. Rishikesh is a favourite spot for adventure lovers. It is a hub for thrilling water sport  like river rafting, Kayaking, waterfall trekking, Canoeing etc.  Rishikesh has a vast natural area where activities like Camping, Hiking, Bungee Jumping, Asia's longest 1 km long Flying Fox, Gaint Swing, Cliff Jumping, Trekking, Rock climbing and Backpacking are also very popular.




Rishikesh  is the Yoga capital of the world and attracts thousands of spiritual seekers every year. Relaxing yoga classes be the Gurus and then adventure on the mountains makes a perfect blend for the most meaningful vacation.



PINK VIBGYOR, the gay tours and travel company, is arranging a weekend getaway trip to Rishikesh after a successful weekend gay trip to alwar. A leisure gay vacation for three days that will include a lot for nominal price. More exact details will be out soon.

6 solid reasons to travel with us.

Why to travel with Pink Vibgyor

Traveling has always been a part and parcel in the world – of lives. Traveling can sometimes transform you spiritually, mentally and even personally. For a short period of time or a longer one. Such is the power of traveling. The visions you see: a stretch of yellow mustard flowers from a distance, massive hills with details in front of you - the sound of river flowing visiting your ears, or feeling the chilly weather around a misty atmosphere; these are the joys you have while traveling.

Dedicated team 

 Pink Vibgyor is a team, a help and assistance to travelling. Pink Vibgyor is a service dedicated exclusively to gay and lesbian travelers. Our team has awesome gay (or friendly) members who work hard to keep up to our fabulous guests. 

Value for money

Our math is different than the general  "Pink money" = $ X 5.

In other words, we provide gay tours at straight price. Unlike others, we won't add unnecessary services to rip you off! We truly believe in value for money.

 

  

We can bend..... your itinerary

 Okay so this is one important reason why you should travel with us, we offer maximum flexibility in the itinerary. We realize that our clients are super moody and might want to take control over the tour and decide where he wants to go and we totally respect that and are thus adjustable.

Insight experience

 

Gay scene in India is too closeted in most of the cities and good parties and spas are hard to find but we know where to take you, be it a Thursday, Saturday or a Tuesday night. We also introduce you to the local guys of the cities you travel to for some more fun facts and places.

The right ingredient

A normal tour is made a gay tour by adding just the right components of gay friendly operators, hotels, restaurants (ofcourse with the best ratings!) , friendly guides , drivers etc. but overdoing it can make it cheesy. More than the right amount of gayness makes it too gay, which we don't... animate.

We can do it!

 

Our promises are not empty, give us a chance and we'll prove we will fulfill all your demands that  will make your tour to India a sweet memory!

PINK Vibgyor has a background of professionals with years of experience in travel industry and thus making a perfect tour isn't very difficult for us.

Negombo

   Negombo: an escape to beauty and                   serenity

What can be more relaxing and tempting than to have a laid-back holiday around sandy areas of beaches with sea-shores and the most enjoyable climate? Beaches have the unique quality of attractiveness that can mesmerize you; the windy atmosphere, the sounds of the sea shore, fishermen, ships and boats are all the attractive features that beaches possess. The beach of Negombo extends to far off with the stretching sands, almost seeming to end at a puzzling point. Along the coast, the beach continues to unfold its appeal showing off the beautifully bending palm trees; the trees seem to stand all concentrated as one. The beach going unquestionably quiet is only distracted by the occasional sounds of the rushing water. As you stand facing the beach, the water, simply clear washes your feet; you just feel the things surrounding you – everything is just tranquil.

Negumbo is ideally convenient as a place to reach, as the airport lies just at a distance of 10 km. Once you drive off from the airport to the city, you will easily find accommodations to stay, restaurants and places to just explore or hang around.

Most of the places in Negombo are filled with the remains of the colonization, starting from the Portuguese and Dutch houses to administrative buildings.

The Dutch fort is located on a narrow strip of land between a lagoon and an inlet of the sea. You will just find the ruins of the fort at the moment, but it brings a very interesting aspect of exploring the place more in a certain way. The main remnant is a standing structure, and the main gate gives entrance to a tunnel that opens into what was once the courtyard. The places in and around are fascinating to just look around and explore. Along the list, the churches in Negombo are other places of interest; St. Mary’s church with the ceiling frescoes is one place to be visited in this city. It’s been said that the church’s construction was started in 1874, completed after almost 50 years in 1922.

Other places to visit in Negombo include the very large fish market called ‘Lellama’ and Muthurajawela marshland. In Muthurajawela marshland, a

variety of mangroves and other types of flora like medicinal plants are found along with various types of birds, fish and butterflies.

Besides all these places of interest in Negombo, the city is all about the beaches - take a leisurely walk, sit back, relax, sun bath or take a dive; the beaches are what makes Negombo special.

Plan your trip with us to the beautiful Negombo and other places of Sri Lanka:http://www.pinkvibgyor.com/#!sri-lanka/c1gmx

Beautiful Alwar!!

 The dates for Alwar weekend getaway are approaching closer and we are very much excited to announce that the group has started forming!

Check out the untamed Alwar's visiting spots!

The Alwar Fort

The Company garden

Munsi Maharani Ki Chatri

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Neemrana Palace

Sariska Wildlife

Neemrana Fort

                                                               Munsi Maharani Ki Chatri

                                                                 Siliserh Lake

                                                                   Nogaza

                                                                 Siliserh Lake

Bala Qila

                                                                 Munsi Maharani Ki Chatri

                                                            Vijay Mandir

                                                            Bala Qila

Lake - Alwar

                                                          Jaisamand Lake

                                                                          Sariska National Park

                                                                    Jaisamand Lake

                                                                   Sariska National Park

                                                     Sariska Tiger Reserve

                                                                  Sariska Palace

                                                                  Temple - Alwar

                                                 Temple - Alwar

                                                                   Old City Alwar

                                                                    Sariska Wildlife Park




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What's that we want, Freedom!!

The 6th Delhi Queer Pride was hosted on 24th November and the streets of New Delhi was filled with the echo of a question, "Hume kya chahiye?" "Aazadi!!" - "What's that we (queers) want" "Freedom".
The freedom to be what we are, the freedom to love who we want without stigma and prejudice.
In spite of those prying eyes and intimidating stares, the LGBT members kept their head high and celebrated the pride at its best.

It was flabbergasting to see the number of attendants and supporters with some serious slogans in hands as well as some fun gay men in perky apparel.

The celebration was grand and cheerful. as gay as it could be. Drags and lipsticks danced cheerfully and the sassy dressed just perfect as Divas.
People in colourful costumes flaunting their sexuality marched towards Jantar Mantar. They danced to drum beats and shouted slogans like 'My mother thinks my girlfriend is a lesbian', 'fifty shades of gay' and 'Keep your laws off my body'.

Typically talking about India, it was a very relieving site to see the family supporting their gay boys and friends cheering their lesbian girl-friends. Though there are many of them who are to unleash the masks and even a lot many to come out of the denial and the community members and activists are really working for it. Gay guys are much more confident now than before and more cheerful.