India to Phuket

Situated on a narrow strip of land that joins the Northland peninsula to the rest of the North Island, Auckland is the largest city and main transport hub of New Zealand. The city oozes with a large number of yachts which huddle at Waitemata Harbour and Hauraki Gulf, and thus is known as 'City of Sails'. Auckland is generally built on a giant volcanic field which comprises of 48 volcanoes that impart grace to the land, and due to this, it is also known as 'City of Extinct Volcanoes'. Owing to the city's landscape with seamless beauty, giant harbor and innumerable islands, the place presents to its visitors a mix of urban fun and country like soothing joy. The city is quite famous for its water activities. You can enjoy a grand cruise on a yacht or launch, that travels from central Auckland. Here Auckland's Dolphin Explorer provides you marine mammal eco-safaris that surf in Hauraki Gulf Marine Park to show you bottlenose dolphins, Brydes whales and orca. For the sake of fun of yacht racing you can participate in the yacht races that are periodically launched in the waters. Ferries across to Devonport are available that take you for a delicious lunch or a shopping spree. The multitude islands of Hauraki Gulf which is situated on the entrance into Auckland City, are the major source of enjoyment and exploration. An half hour ferry ride from city centre takes you to Waiheke Island to enjoy drinks and beachcombing. Nature lovers can explore the wildlife sanctuary on Tiritiri Matangi where you can photograph the flora and fauna. Similarly pleasurable nature visits can be undertaken on Great Barrier Island where you can peek at historic kauri dams, and take a dip in natural hot springs. Not only natural activities, but there is a peculiar urban sophistication also about this city. Have spectacular views from Sky Tower, where you can indulge in Sky walk or Sky jump. Auckland is such a heavenly place where not only dark and dense woods await for being explored, but also urban charms are ready to enchant you with its man made constructions. Be it a family trip, friends' outing or a honeymoon trip, the city of Auckland is a pleasure hunt in itself. Don't know how to organize the trip without making a hole in your pocket? Log onto MakeMyTrip.com, and go for online booking. Being India's leading travel portal, you can book your online flight tickets, scroll through the accommodation options and buy cheap travel packages. MakeMyTrip is always ready to organize your travel package with cheapest rates, and affordability in all things.

Being a largest island of Thailand, Phuket is almost 48 km in length and around 21 km wide in size. This island is located in the Southern Thailand, on the west-facing Andaman Sea shoreline. The city nestles in mild Andaman Sea waters on Thailand's Indian Ocean coastline which is almost 862 kilometres far from the south of Bangkok. Phuket enjoys a rich and colourful vibrant history that lures a large number of tourist all across the world. This island generally experiences a hot and humid climate throughout the year. Its hot season is usually considered to be started from the month of March to early May. Phuket is considered as a main melting pot of Buddhists, Thai-Chinese, Muslims and sea gypsies as well. Here, you will find majority of Muslims in the rural areas. If you are coming by plane then Phuket International Airport is located in the north of the island. It is Thailand's second largest hub as well. There are number of frequent flights to and from Bangkok as well as some of the direct flights towards many other major airports in the region which include Singapore and Kuala Lumpur, and some of the direct charters to Europe and Australia as well. It is large island and one can easily find some form of transport to get around conveniently. Here, public transport is limited and you can take taxi and tuk-tuks to reach one place to another. There are some of the major tourist destinations which include AC's Phuket Fishing Park, Chalong Temple, Crocodile Farm, Phuket Aquarium, Phuket Butterfly Garden and Insect World, Phuket FantaSea, Prom Thep Cape, Waterfalls and many others that attract large number of travellers from one place to another. One can do lots of interesting things here in Phuket like swimming, snorkelling, diving, yachting, jet-skiing and parasailing which are the most popular activities on the island. Some of the other common activities are Freediving, windsurfing, kite surfing, wakeboarding and deep sea fishing. There are few popular kite surfing locations such as Nai Yang in summer and Chalong Bay in winter season. Sea Canoeing is a famous and the most popular activity in the Phang Nga Bay. MakeMyTrip.com is a famous online travel portal where you can do online air ticket booking. Get number of profitable deals online and save as much time as you can.