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THE GANGA EXPEDITION : Delhi-Shivpuri Beach Camp-Kaudiyala-Delhi. (4 Days/3 Night). |
| Day 1 |
Delhi-Shivpuri Beach Camp
Depart Delhi early in the morning. Arrive camp for Lunch. Camp orientation talk briefing about the day's plan. Post lunch rafting training session. Campfire and dinner. Overnight in Leopard Beach Tented Camp. Other activities at Leopard Beach Tented camp include kayaking, rowing, beach volleyball, hiking in the nearby mountains and bird watching. |
| Day 2 |
River rafting at Bhagirathi and Alaknanda river.
After an early breakfast, depart for Devprayag sitting on the confluence of two very sacred rivers: the Bhagirathi river and the Alaknanda river. A short sight seeing trip of the town. Begin rafting. A fairly calm day on the river. Good stretch to practice river skills / swimming / body surfing. Lunch on an isolated beach on the river. Conclude the day's rafting at Kaudiyala. Drive back to camp. Campfire and dinner. Overnight in camp. |
| Day 3 |
Base camp-Kaudiyala
After breakfast drive to Kaudiyala. An exciting day on the river. Raft through some of the most exciting rapids on the Ganga river - Daniel's Dip, The Wall, The Three Blind Mice and more. River lunch. Body surfing too !!! Campfire and dinner. Overnight in camp. |
| Day 4 |
Base Camp-Delhi
Another extremely exciting day on the river. We begin today's rafting from camp and run some of the best rapids on the river like Return to Sender, Roller Coaster and Golf Course. Raft for about two hours. Picnic lunch. Depart for Delhi arriving in the evening. |
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INDIA FOR ADVENTURE: Delhi - Agra - Bhagirathi River Expedition- Corbett- Delhi (14 Days/13 Nights). |
| Day 1 |
Delhi
Arrive Delhi. Transfer to Hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Evening visit
the Red Fort for the sound and Light show. Dinner and overnight in
hotel. |
| Day 2 |
Agra
Morning drive to Agra. Visit the world famous Taj Mahal built by the
Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan in 1630 in the memory of his queen Mumtaz
Mahal. Later visit the Agra Fort containing the Pearl Mosque, the
Halls of public and private audience. Also visit Itmad-ud-Daula's
tomb built by Empress Noor Jahan in memory of her father. Evening
drive back to Delhi.Overnight in hotel. |
| Day 3 |
Delhi - Rishikesh - Leopard Beach
We depart by deluxe coach for the six hour drive to the mountains.
The route takes you north through the state of Uttar Pradesh, passing through the cities of Meerut and Muzaffarnagar to the sacred city of Haridwar where we pause to take our first look at the Ganges. Rishikesh lies a few kilometers further on, below the imposing range
of the Himalayan mountains. This easy-going town is a famous centre
for studying Hindu religion and contains several interesting temples
and ashrams.
Our base camp, Leopard Beach, is situated near the village of Shivpuri, 16 kilometers from Rishikesh, overlooking the sacred Ganges, where we arrive in time for a late lunch.
In the afternoon the training and instruction programme introduces you
to the art of river running and the equipment that we will be using.
We return to camp by raft where our evening campfire and high tea
await us. Overnight in comfortable tented accommodation. |
| Day 4 |
Training day on the Ganges
Today we continue our training programme getting fully acquainted with
our equipment, the rafting techniques and the safety procedures.
After lunch you are free to enjoy the camp facilities including
trying your hand at kayaking, walking to a village nearby or just
relaxing on the sandy beach.
In the late afternoon the Snow Leopard team will challenge you to a
beach volleyball match. Overnight again at base camp. |
| Day 5 |
Tehri and the Bhagirathi river
This morning we set out early for the drive to the put-in point at
Tehri. The road winds along narrow valleys, until it reaches the
village of Chamba at 6, 500 feet above sea level. From here the road
drops down to the river valley and into the town of Tehri.
The boats will be set up and we embark on the river for the main
journey south to Shivpuri. The first kilometer is somewhat placid but
soon picks up in intensity as we approach 'Sanawar' rapid, followed
by three rapids in quick succession. After three more grade III
rapids, we reach two longer pieces of white water, known as the
'Village' and the 'Deer' runs. Camp for the evening on a sandy bank
by the river. |
| Day 6 |
Nagar village
Today we continue on towards the village of Nagar. After lunch we
enter one of the most exciting stretches on the river, where there
is seldom a break between the rapids.
Since many of the rapids on this section are unnamed, it will be the
prerogative of expedition members to christen them. Camp is made on
a large sandy bank with a superb view down the river valley towards
the village. |
| Day 7 |
"The Fall"
After breakfast we resume our journey through more challenging
rapids until the early afternoon when a reconnaissance stop is
necessary to scout one of the most difficult rapids of our de-
scent. Known as 'the Fall', the river narrows at the head and then
drops twelve feet into a raging torrent before pooling out. The rapid
is taken by running a small chute, barely as wide as the raft, close
to the left bank. |
| Day 8 |
Devprayag - Kaudiyala
An hour after setting out this morning, we stop above the
Devprayag rapid (grade IV) to see what we are about to face. This
small holiest of towns sits above the river and the people gather
along the roadside to watch as we head into the white water, just
above the confluence with the Alaknanda river. Before lunch there is
an opportunity to spend an hour or so getting to know this pleasant
town and its temples.
The river now widens out and is relatively calm for the next
fifteen kilometres until we reach grade II rapids near the village of Kaudiyala, followed by a tough grade III rapid known as
'Daniel's Dip'. Camp is set at the beach below Kaudiyala for dinner
and camp. |
| Day 9 |
"The Wall"
The morning session includes the second most difficult rapid of our journey, a grade IV zig-zag stretch called 'The Wall' and named after the huge canyon wall facing the left bank. The boats must manoeuvre from one side of the river to the other in order to avoid a menacing hole in the middle.The river then slows to a more leisurely pace, leading to our lunch stop at the small village of Malagunti where we can take a short walk to see the stalagtites in a nearby cave before lunch. Our last hour of rafting excitement bring us back to the base camp at Shivpuri, after passing through a gentle stretch and the final rapids known as 'Three Blind Mice' and 'Crossfire'. We return to the base camp for a celebration dinner around the open fire. |
| Day 10 |
"The Biggies"
In the morning we will have an opportunity to run two more exciting rapids called the 'Rollercoaster' and 'Golf Course' with their enormous waves. Overnight at LeopardBeach. |
| Day 11 |
Base Camp - Corbett National Park
Morning transfer to Corbett National Park home of Operation Tiger, a
World Wildlife Fund initiative to preserve tiger habitat. Afternoon
game drive through the park. Overnight at a Corbett Resort. |
| Day 12 |
Corbett National Park
Return to the park for an early morning game drive or, if available,
elephant safari. The morning game viewing is at its finest and hopefully we will catch a glimpse of the elusive tiger! Return to Corbett Resort for a free afternoon. Activities include fishing, hiking or
just relaxing by the pool. |
| Day 13 |
Corbett - Delhi
Early morning return to New Delhi. After lunch half day ight seeing
tour of Delhi visiting the Red Fort, the Jama Masjid- the biggest
mosque in Asia, Qutub Minar, India Gate (war memorial), Rashtrapati
Bhawan (the President's house). Celebration dinner. O/n at Delhi
hotel. |
| Day 14 |
Delhi - Departure
Free day in New Delhi for shopping/ sight seeing, and preparing for
your return flight home late evening. |
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Trekking
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MARKHA VALLEY TREK : Delhi-Leh-Jingchen-Gandhala-Skiu-Markha-Hankar-Nimaling-Chogdo-Hemis-Leh-Delhi.(14 Days/13 Nights).
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| Day 1 |
Delhi
Transfer from airport to the hotel. Check-in. Morning at leisure. Afternoon a short sight seeing trip of Delhi. O/n stay at the hotel. |
| Day 2 |
Delhi- Leh
Early morning transfer to the airport to board flight to Leh. Arrive
Leh. Met by our representatives and transfer to Hotel Mandala/Shambha
La or similar A class hotel. Afternoon at leisure. Evening visit Leh
Bazar and Leh palace. O/n in Leh. |
| Day 3 |
Leh
Morning visit Shey palace, Thicksey monastery. O/N stay at the hotel. Shey palace was built in 1645 by Deldan Namgyal as a summer residence for the kings of ladakh. It is the oldest palace in Ladakh. Thicksey Gompa is the most picturesquely situated in ladakh. Its buildings are arranged at various levels, leading up to the private apartments of
the incarnate lamas. From here one has a magnificient view of the valley. |
| Day 4 |
Leh-Spituk-Jingchen
Transfer to Spituk. Start trek to Jingchen. Easy walk of about 4-5 hrs. camp at Jingchen. Jingchen is a small village of about 2-4 houses. O/n at Jingchen. |
| Day 5 |
Jingchen - Base Of Gandhala
The day's trek starts with a few river crossings. In about 3 hrs. We get to Rumbuk. It is a sizeable village of about 20 houses. Lunch at Rumbuk. The afternoon trek is gradually ascending requiring about three and a half hours to get to Gandhala. The camping site is just about right with a spring close at a hand. |
| Day 6 |
Base Of Gandhala-Skiu
A two hour uphill trek to the top of Gandhala at 4900 mts. Easy walk of about 3-4 hours to Skiu camp. In the afternoon, excursion to Kaya monastery. At Skiu we enter the Markha valley. |
| Day 7 |
Skiu-Markha
It is a fairly long day with about 7 hrs. easy walk. Markha is a big village of about 30 houses. There is an interesting monastery in the village. |
| Day 8 |
Markha-Hankar
Today's trek entails of about 5-6 hrs of easy walk. Enroute visit Oomloong monastery, which is the biggest in the entire Markha valley. Camp at Hankar. In the evening, explore the ruins of the Hankar castle. Hankar again is a sizeable village. |
| Day 9 |
Hankar-Nimaling
The first two hours are fairly easy followed with 3-4 hours of ascending route. Nimaling is a big meadow, nestling is a shepherds camp with yaks and livestock found grazing in abundance. |
| Day 10 |
Nimaling
Day free at leisure. Overnight stay. |
| Day 11 |
Nimaling- Chogdo
First two hours of steep ascent gets one to the top of Kongmarula pass (5200 m). Three hours of descend gets one to Chogdo. |
| Day 12 |
Chogdo-Hemis-Leh
About 4 hours of easy walk to Hemis. Enroute visit Shang Monastery. At Hemis visit the famou |
