DAY
01 Late, in the night arrive in NEW DELHI. Transfer to hotel. After
rest, sightseeing.
NEW DELHI : New Delhi is the capital of India and its third-largest city. The city
actually consists of two parts. Delhi or `Old' Delhi was the capital of Muslim India
between the 12th and 19th centuries. In Old Delhi you will find many mosques, monuments
and forts relating to India's Muslim history. The other Delhi in New Delhi, the imperial
city created as the capital of India by the British. It is a spacious, open city and
contains many embassies and government buildings.
QUTAB MINAR - HUMAYUN'S TOMB - RED FORT - CHANDNI CHOWK - JAMA MASJID -
RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN - INDIA GATE.
DAY 02
DELHI - CORBETT 1100 Mts.
CORBETT NATIONAL PARK : Established in 1936 as India's first national park, Corbett is
famous for its wide variety of wildlife and its beautiful location. It covers 520 sq. km.
on the banks of the Ramganga River in the foothills of the Himalaya. It may seem
incongruous for a national park to be named after a famous British hunter-Jim Corbett is
best known for his book The man-eaters of Kumaon, and was greatly revered by local people
for shooting tigers that had developed a liking for human flesh.More commonly seen
wildlife includes wild elephant, langur monkey (black face, long tail), rhesus macaque,
peacock, and several types of deer including chital, sambar, hog deer and barking-deer,
monitor lizard, wild boar and jackal.
DAY 03
FULLDAY TO EXPLORE CORBETT NATIONAL PARK
DAY 04
CORBETT - THALISAIN 1350 Mts.
DAY 05
THALISAIN - MANDAKAL 1495 Mts.
DAY 06
MANDAKAL - PAURI 1814 Mts.
PAURI : Situated at a height of 1,818 m, is the capital of the foot hill district,
this town with a population of 15,000 is an area of imaginative scenery, incredible
landscapes and delightful weather. Bhuvaneshwari Devi Temple is located near the town of
Pauri.
DAY 07
PAURI - SRINAGER 579 Mts.
SRINAGAR : At an altitude of 579 m (1,900 ft.), where the cold, placid waters of
the Alaknanda flow on unhindered Srinager, was founded by King Ajaypal of Tehri Garhwal in
the 14th century and was its capital till 1803. During the halcyon days of the Maharajas
of Garhwal, Srinager was the home of the famous Garhwal School of Painting.
DAY 08
SRINAGER - RUDRAPRAYAG 610 Mts.
RUDRAPRAYAG : Rudraprayag at an altitude of 610 meters (2,000 ft. ). The confluence
of the Mandakini from Kedarnath and the Alaknanda flowing from Badrinath, this is the
point where the road branches of to both the shrines. The ancient Narad Muni meditated
here for several years at the temple of Rudranath. With a population of 5,000 Rudraprayag
is at the junction of the three hill districts of Pauri, Tehri and Chamoli.
DAY 09
RUDRAPRAYAG - KARANPRATAG 788 Mts.
KARANPRAYAG : At a height of 788 m (2,600 ft.), Karanprayag is the place where
centuries ago, Karna, hero of the Mahabharata, worshipped Saturn (Surya) or the Sun God.
Nanda Devi towering above at 7,816 m (25,634 ft.), and surrounded by an array of
glittering peaks, Trishul, Drona Giri, Narad Ghunti, Mrigathuni and Maiktoli. It is the
ancient temple, devoted to Uma and Karna.
DAY 10
KARANPRAYAG - CHAMOLI 960 Mts.
CHAMOLI : Chamoli is mentioned in the Taleshwar Copper Plate Grant, one of the
plates left behind by the ancient Katyuri kings, who ruled Kumaon from the Gupta dynasty
(3rd century AD) onward till the 14th century when the Chand kings, rose to power. At a
height of 960 m (3,500 ft.) this pretty little town is the capital of Chamoli which is the
middle district of the three border districts and which is covered by the basin of the
Alaknanda.
DAY 11
CHAMOLI - HELANG 1524 Mts.
HELANG : At an altitude of 1,524 m (5,000 ft.). Nestling in the beautiful valley of
Urgam is Kalpeshwar Temple, one of the Punch Kedras, where there is an ancient temple to
Shiva.
DAY 12
HELANG - JOSHIMATH 1875 Mts.
JOSHIMATH : Winter seat of the Rawal Sahib of the Badrinath shrine. Joshimath is the
home of the semi-pastoral Bhotias, an Indo-Mongolian people.
DAY 13
JOSHIMATH - SRI BADRINATH 3096 Mts.
SRI BADRINATH : No pilgrimage is complete till a visit to this beautiful 15.25 m
(50 ft.) tall shrine on the right bank of the Rishi Ganga (Alaknanda). The Naga Parbat,
over which the Neelkanth Peak looms, almost directly above, is believed to contain riches
beyond belief.
DAY 14
FREE DAY TO EXPLORE THE AREA
DAY 15
SRI BADRINATH - AULI 2519 Mts.
AULI : No matter where you are, if you are looking for the best ski slopes, come to
Auli. And for those who year to learn no other place matches Auli. Aside from providing a
3 km long slope (ranging from 2519 m to 3049 m), it offers a 180 panoramic view of peaks
like the Nanda Devi (7817 m), Kamet (7756 m), Mana Parbat (7273 m) and Dunagiri (7066 m).
DAY 16
AULI - CHAMOLI 960 Mts.
DAY 17
CHAMOLI - RUDRAPRAYAG 610 Mts.
DAY 18
RUDRAPRAYAG - DEOPRAYAG 618 Mts.
DEOPRAYAG : Where the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda become `THE GANGA' Devprayag
is, in a literal sense the birth place of the Ganga and is next only to Prayagraj in its
importance as Ganga flowed from Shiva's locks. At an altitude of 618 m (2,000 ft.) here
are ancient temples of Raghunathji and Lord Shiva which are both landmarks as well as the
Raghunath Kirti Mahavidyalaya, the headquarters of the pandas of Badrinath.
DAY 19
DEOPRAYAG - RESHIKESH 335 Mts.
RESHIKESH : Reshikesh, situated on the right bank of river Ganga and surrounded on
three sides by Himalayan ranges, known from medieval time as celestial abode, is a great
pilgrimage center of India, attracting a large number of pilgrimage center of India,
attracting a large number of pilgrims. It is believed that Bharat, brother of Lord Rama,
subjected himself to severe penance here. A temple known as Bharat Temple was later
constructed at the site and the town of Reshikesh sprang up around the temple. It has
since been the abode of saints and sages from where they sojourn before undertaking the
arduous pilgrimage that lay ahead on the distant Himalayan peaks.
This gateway to the kingdom of gods and pilgrimage to Badrinath. Kedarnath, Gangotri and
Yamunotri is clustered with Ashrams, Tourist Rest Houses and Dharamsalas.
DAY 20
RESHIKESH - DELHI.
DAY
21
Rest and shopping. Transfer to airport. |