Need a Ladakh, Nepal, Sikkim or Northeast tour
planned?
- Countryside, a Bombay-based tour company, charts
out trips to Ladakh. Tour groups depart for Ladakh,
from Bombay, in July, August and September.
Countryside's itineraries are flexible and participants can opt for
a variety of side trips -- a journey by road from Manali to Leh, trips
to Lake Pangong, Tso Moriri or Tso Khar, treks into the mountains or
cross country, a trip to the Khardung La, the world's highest motorable
pass, or white water rafting on the Indus river.
- Travel Planner, which operates out of Nepal,
organises tours to the North-East, Nepal, Tibet, Sikkim,
Bangladesh and Bhutan. Again its itineraries are flexible and
are organised on the basis of a group's interests. The tours are
variously priced. For instance, a seven-night and eight-day tour to
Nepal is priced at Rs 6,000 per person and includes accommodation in two
star hotels, but not air fare.
Countryside, 35 Vawda building, opposite Shiv Sena Bhavan, L J
Road, Dadar, Bombay. Phone: 022-4441513. Fax: 022-4469093.
Travel Planner, Travel and Tours Ltd, P O Box 10966, 21/49 Bagbazar,Kathmandu. Phones: 00977-1-253345, 225674. Fax: 00977-1-245978. e-mail:
trapla@tp.wlink.com.np
Uttar Pradesh Tourism Department offers various tour packages to places of religious interest.
- The Rishikesh-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is a six day tour by coach, departing daily from Muni-ke-Reti station at 0630 hours. It is priced at Rs 2,950 for an adult and Rs 2,575 for a child. The tour visits Rudraprayag, Syalsaur, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Sonprayag, Pipalloti, Badrinath, and Joshimath.
- There is an eight day tour as well for New Delhi-Kedarnath-Badrinath by coach departing from New Delhi railway station only on Monday at 0800 hours. It is priced at Rs 4,444 for an adult and Rs 3,765 for a child. The tour visits Rishikesh, Sonprayag, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Gaurikund, Rudraprayag, Badrinath, Joshimath and Chilla.
- The Rishikesh-Yamunotri-Gangotri-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is an 11 day tour by coach departing from Rishikesh daily at 0630 hours. It is priced at Rs 5,050 for an adult and Rs 4,350 for a child. The tour visits Purola, Hanumanchatti, Yamunotri, Barkot, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Guptkashi, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Chandrapui, Joshimath, Badrinath and Muni-ki-Reti.
- The New Delhi-Chardham-Gaumukh tour is a 12 day tour by coach departing every Monday from New Delhi railway station at 0700 hours. It is priced at Rs 6,150 for an adult and Rs 5,250 for a child. The tour visits Chamba, Hanumachatti, Jankichatti, Yamunotri, Syanachatti, Gangotri, Gaumukh, Bhojbasa, Uttarkashi, Chandrapuri, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Rudraprayag, Joshimath, Auli and Badrinath.
- The New Delhi-Yamunotri-Gangotri-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is a 12 day tour by coach departing from New Delhi railway station every Friday at 0800 hours. It is priced at Rs 7,050 for an adult and Rs 6,150 for a child. The tour visits Rishikesh, Hanumanchatti, Yamunotri, Jankichatti, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Harsil, Rudraprayag, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Badrinath, Joshimath, and Chilla.
- The Rishikesh-Badrinath tour is a four day tour by bus departing from Muni-ki-Reti railway station every Tuesday and Thursday at 1000 hours. It is priced at Rs 2,150 for an adult and Rs 1,850 for a child. The tour visits Nandprayag, Badrinath and Joshimath.
- The Rishikesh-Yamunotri-Gangotri-Gaumukh tour is a seven day tour by bus departing from Muni-ki-Reti railway station every Friday at 0700 hours.
It is priced at Rs 3,250 for an adult and Rs 2,850 for a child. The tour visits Syanachatti, Hanumanchatti, Yamunotri, Jankichatti, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Gaumukh and Bhojbasa.
- The Rishikesh-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is a six day tour by cab departing daily from Rishikesh at 0630 hours. It is priced at Rs 4,950 per seat. The tour visits Rudraprayag, Kedarnath, Gaurikund, Chopta, Joshimath, Badrinath, Auli and Muni-ki-Reti.
- The New Delhi-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is a seven day tour by cab departing daily from New Delhi at 0700 hours. It is priced at Rs 6,150 per seat. The tour visits Rishikesh, Gaurikund, Rambara, Kedarnath, Badrinath and Auli.
- The Rishikesh-Yamunotri-Gangotri-Badrinath tour is a ten day tour by cab departing daily from Rishikesh 0600 hours. It is priced at Rs 8,150 per seat. The tour visits Barkot, Hanumanchatti, Yamunotri, Jankichatti, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Srikot, Gaurikund, Sonprayag, Joshimath, Badrinath, Auli and Kedarnath.
- The Delhi-Yamunotri-Gangotri-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is a twelve day tour by cab departing daily from Delhi at 0800 hours. It is priced at Rs 9,850 per seat. The tour visits Rishikesh, Hanumanchatti, Yamunotri, Jankichatti, Hanumanchatti, Harsil, Gangotri, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag, Gaurikund, Kedarnath, Sonprayag, Joshimath, Badrinath and Muni-ki-Reti.
- The Rishikesh-Valley of Flowers-Hemkund Sahib-Badrinath tour is a seven day tour by coach departing every Monday and Thursday from Rishikesh at 0600 hours. It is priced at Rs 3,750 for an adult and Rs 3,350 for a child. The tour visits Joshimath, Govindghat, Ghangaria, Valley of Flowers, Hemkund Sahib, Pipalkoti, and Muni-ki-Reti.
- The Rishikesh-Yamunotri-Gangotri-Gaumukh-Kedarnath-Badrinath tour is a twelve day tour by coach departing every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday from Muni-ki-Reti at 1600 hours. It is priced at Rs 5,250 for an adult and Rs 4,550 for a child. The tour visits Chamba, Hanumanchatti, Jankichatti, Yamunotri, Syanachatti, Uttarkashi, Gangotri, Gaumukh, Bhojbasa, Chandrapuri, Kedarnath, Gaurikund, Rudraprayag, Badrinath and Gauchar.
- Tour prices cover transportation.
- Accommodation is provided in modest, basic UP Tourism run tourist rest houses. Rooms could be shared by four or five members of a tour group at a time.
- Bookings can be made in advance through a bank draft drawn in favour of Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited.
- Tour participants should report to the New Tourist Rest House, Rishikesh, Hardwar Bypass Road, phone: 433002.
- Or for tours leaving Muni-ki-Reti, they should report to the Tourist Rest House Muni-ki-Reti, phone: 430373. Or for tours leaving from Delhi they should report at Chandralok Building, 36, Janpath, New Delhi, phone: 011-3326620.
For reservations and more information contact:
- Garhwal Mandal Vikas Nigam Limited, Rishikesh, phone: 0135-431793/ 432648/ 430799.
- In Dehradun at Survey Chowk, Landsdown Marg, phone: 0135-656817/ 654408/ 651075.
- In Ahmedabad at 5 Smrity Kunj, 303 Ashwamegh House, phone: 079-6564245.
- In Bombay at CDO Hutments, Madame Cama Road, phone: 022-2024627/ 2027762.
- In Calcutta at Netaji Subash Road, phone: 033-2207855.
- In Chandigarh at 1046-47, Sector 22-B, Chandigarh, phone: 707649/ 531321.
- In Haridwar at Lalta Rao Bridge, phone: 0133-424240.
- In Jaipur at Hostel Campus, M I Road, phone: 0141-378892.
- In Lucknow at Khushnuma Complex, Flat 4/5/6, 7 Bahadur Marg,
near State Guest House, phone: 0522-201571/ 201572.
- In New Delhi at Chandralok, 36, Janpath, phone: 011-3326620.
For more information on these pilgrimage spots -- Gangotri, Badrinath, Hanumanchatti, Yamunotri -- click here. For further information on Rishikesh click here.
The Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited
offers two package tours to Gujarat.
- The Saurashtra Darshan tour is a five day tour covering Rajkot, Jamnagar, Dwarka, Porbandar, Somnath, Sasan Gir, Veraval, Junagadh, Virpur, Palitana and Shatrunjaya hills.
- The tour leaves every Friday at 0630 hours from Ahmedabad and returns the following Tuesday at 0930 hours.
- The tour is priced at Rs 1,200 per person for dormitory accommodation and Rs 1,500 per person for a double room.
- The tariff includes transportation, accommodation and the fees charged by the guide.
- The same tariff is charged for foreign passport holders.
- The Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited also offers a five day package tour of North Gujarat and Rajasthan.
- The tour covers Shamlaji, Udaipur, Chithodgadh, Nathdwara,
Charbhuja, Haldighati, Ranakpur, Mount Abu, Ambaji, Khumbharia,
Modhera and Bachucharaji.
- The tour is priced at Rs 1,600 per person and includes accommodation, transportation, and the fees charged by the guide.
- The tour leaves every second and fourth Saturday of the month at 0600 hours from Ahmedabad and returns at 0900 hours the following Wednesday.
- The same tariff is charged for foreign passport holders.
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Accommodation for both packages is provided by the Gujarat Tourism at their
Toran Group of Hotels, modest, basic hotels, where rooms will be shared by three
or four members of the tour group at a time. However for those travelling alone
arrangements can be made to accommodate them in a double room of their own.
For reservations and more information contact:
- Tourism Corporation of Gujarat Limited, Nigam Bhavan, Sector-16, Gandhinagar, phone: 02712-22523/ 22645.
- Or in Ahmedabad, H K House, opposite Bata showroom, Ashram Road, phone: 079-6589172/ 6587217/ 6589683.
- Or in Bombay at Dhanraj Mahal, Apollo Bunder, phone: 022-2024925.
- Or in Saputara at Toran Hotel, Districts Dangs, phone: 37226/ 37227.
- Or in Surat at 1/874, Athugar Street, Nanpura, phone: 0261-476586.
- Or in Baroda at Narmada Bhavan, C-Block, Indira Avenue, phone: 0265-427489.
- Or in Rajkot at Bhavnagar House, Jawahar Road, behind State Bank of Saurashtra, phone: 0281-234507.
- Or in New Delhi at The Royal Orient, 12/4, first floor, Patel Nagar,
phone: 011-5720379.
- Or in Calcutta at 106/C, Salimour Road, P O Dhakuria, phone: 033-4655755.
- Or in Madras at Mount Chambers, 758 Anna Salai, phone: 044-8522135.
Rajasthan Tourism offers a three day
package tour around the Golden Triangle, aka New Delhi, Jaipur, Agra.
- The package is priced at Rs 2,300 for an adult and Rs 1,800 for a child.
- The tour covers the wildlife sanctuary at Silserh Lake, the Hawa Mahal, the Amer Palace,
the City Palace at Jaipur, the bird sanctuary at Bharatpur, the Taj Mahal and Fatehpur
Sikri at Agra.
- The tour departs every Friday from Bikaner House, New Delhi.
- For reservations contact the tourist reception centre at Rajasthan Tourism,
Bikaner House, New Delhi,
phone: 011- 3381884 / 3383837.
At Rajasthan Tourism , Hotel Swagatam, Jaipur,
phone: 0141- 202586/ 203531.
In Bombay at 230, D N Road, Bombay,
phone: 022-2044162.
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