The Spiritual Journey to Uttranachal (6th March to 12th March 2015) Ex:Haridwar
Overview
Incredibly beautiful the land of Uttaranchal is highly blessed with magnificient tourist spots to make your holidays memorable and entertaining. Welcome with exciting views of the majestic Himalayas, this state has so much to please with the natural beauty and some of the untouched and un spoilt natural places such valley of flowers, Chopta, kausani, Ranikhet, Naintal, many holy temples and pilgrimage centres at Haridwar, Rishikesh, Badrinath, kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri etc…
During the tour we would visit the holy places of Haridwar (Swami Keshabnanda Ashram), Rishikesh including Vashishta Cave, Neelkhant temple. But the highlight of the tour has to be the Dwarahat also famous Corbett National park & the Ganges river at Rishikesh.This Journey will provide you the opportunity to enjoy the beautiful and holy Mahavatar Babaji’s cave in Kukuchina, Dunagiri, Dwarahat and it has been an amazing experience. Have an opportunity to sit in Babaji’s cave for meditation after reading all those stories in Paramahansa Yogananda’s book “Autobiography of a Yogi” in breathtaking surroundings…. .
Itinerary details for 6Nights/7 Days Haridwar/Rishikesh/Corbett/Ranikhet-Kausani/Kathagodum
Per Person Rs.11,990/- (Group Rate-Min 10 Pax) MAP Plan (Incl Dinner,Breakfast).
Extra Person/Child Sharing Room Rs 9600/-
Day 1: Haridwar-Rishikesh : Arrive Haridwar/Dehradun and transfer to your hotel at Rishikesh an ancient place which is famous for its Ashrams and for grand viewing of Ganges, Rest of the day at leisure. In the evening visit Triveni Ghat to view the holy Ganges Aarti. Later back to your Hotel for night stay.
Day 2: Rishikesh Sightseeing : After breakfast drive to Vashishta Gufa. a famous attraction for meditation, located at the bank of River Ganga, th
is gufa is situated at a distance of 16 km from Rishikesh. It takes about an hours drive on the Rishikesh Badrinath Highway to reach Vashishta Gufa,for the adventure loving drive to Shivpuri where one can enjoy White Water Rafting. For the spiritually or leisure inclined,visit Neelkanth Mahadev,According to mythology this is the place where Lord Shiva drank the venom produced during ‘Sagar Manthan’ which turned his throat blue and was thus the place was named as Neelkanth.It is situated on the summit of the mountain across the sacred Ganga River, The evening is at Leisure. Dinner and Overnight Stay at Rishikesh.
Day 3: Rishikesh-Haridwar Sightseeing/Night Train :After breakfast visit Ashrams, some of which are internationally recognized as centre of Philosophical studies, yoga and meditation,later visit the Ram Jhula/Laxman Jhula as well as enjoy a boat ride across the River Ganga. After lunch, check out of the hotel and drive to Haridwar. Have a dip in the Holy River Ganges at “Har-ki-Pauri” and visit Mansa Devi temple by Rope Way. Evening visit Ganga Aarti later board the over night train from Haridwar Railway station to Ramnagar ..
Day 4: Ramnagar-Corbett : On arrival at Ramnagar in the morning, proceed to Corbett National Park. The park was named after Jim Corbett, the legendary hunter-naturalist turned author and photographer who spent most years of his life in this area and helped set up this park. Check-in to your hotel/resort and freshen up,In the afternoon go for a Jeep Safari inside the Tiger Reserve for wildlife viewing. Overnight at Corbett.
Day 5: Corbett-Ranikhet/Kausani(95 Km/2.5 Hrs) :After breakfast proceed to After breakfast, enjoy a scenic drive to Ranikhet.At 6000 feet / 1869 metres above sea level, it is a serene and peaceful hill station surrounded by Pine, Oak and Deodar Forests, snow clad Himalayan rang
es from the Bhagirathi peaks in the west to Nanda Kot in the east.Kausani. Located at a height of 6250 feet / 1890 meters, it offers a spectacular view of the Himalayas.Check-in to your hotel.Overnight at Ranikhet/Kausani.
Days 6: Ranikhet/Kausani :After breakfast visit, Mahavatar Babaji’s cave in Kukuchina, Dunagiri, Dwarahat or visit the famous Baijnath Temple by the Gomti River and Patal Bhuvneshwar with its enchanting underground cave temples.Over Night Stay at Ranikhet/Kausani.
Day 7: Kathagodum – Departure:After breakfast transfer to enroute visit Nainital – the beautiful lake district of Kumaon, enjoy a boat ride on the famous lake and visit the local market for some shopping.Later drop at Kathagodom Railway station for your train back home.
HOTELS USED
RISHIKESH – RISHIKESH VALLEY/TAPOVAN *CORBETT- WILD TUSKAR * RANIKHET/KAUSANI – KAUSANI BEST INN
