Singhs Travel is pleased to offer some exclusive family holidays for India. Any family comprises of different age groups, hence we at Singhs Travel have kept this in mind and we assure you that each and every family member will experience the best of holiday time in the complete tour.

The Tours/Journeys are designed to make the best and most of your time. These will be remembered in the times to come. A superb combination of short treks through the foothills f Western Himalaya, with rafting down the mighty Ganges, also included is a vist to the Taj Mahal. This tour is mentioned below :

Foothills of the Western Himalaya

Duration: 13 Days

Best Time: Mid October to Mid April

Day 1: Start from Delhi and transfer to Pre-booked hotel. Morning free to re-charge. Afternoon a guided visit to Red Fort and Cycle Rikshawa ride through the silver market, back to hotel for overnight

Day 2: After breakfast, we drive about 6hrs across Indian Planes , villages and fields into the foothills of Himalaya - Corbett National Park for 3night stay in delightful resort. After Lunch time, evening Open jeep ride through the park to view the wildlife. All meals and overnight in Resort.

Day 3 & 4: For Two days we will explore the park with resident Naturalist by Elephant and Jeep to see some great wildlife, including Elephants/ Crocodiles/ different kinds of deer, and perhaps a Royal Bengal Tiger. Afternoons are free to rest and relax, all meals and overnight in Resort.

Day 5: Travel on the unmetalled road by Jeeps, which is outside the main gate of the Corbett National Park down to the Kosi river, thus you enter the Sitabani reserve forest. The trek starts from the village. This climb takes you through a thick growth of lantana bushes. Soon you enter a thick sal forest to descend to the kalagarh stream. The path climbs up steeply just short of a wooden bridge, again through a sal forest, to Amtoli village. After having a short break, climb up steeply on the face of a barren hill. The trail climbs up the barren hill to reach the shepherd settlement of Bineka. Traversing the hillside through an oak forest, reach the campsite at the Bhameshwar temple (4,900 ft /1,493 m ) dedicated to shiva, which dates back to eight hundred years. At almost 5,000 ft, corbett park lies sprawled below you and the plains further beyond. Camp for overnight.

Day 6: It begins with a steep climb through a thick oak forest to cross a small pass on the ridge. A two-hour walk from the camp brings you to Bhagini village. You are in typical hill country going through a dense forest of oak, chestnut, and bamboo with a few rhododendron trees. Staying just below the Devidhara ridge ,the trail climbs steadily for three hours to Kultani village where there is a break in the ridge. In another hour, you reach the kunjakharak forest rest house ( 7,000 ft / 2,134 m ) situated in a reserved forest. Form the watch-tower close to the rest house you see the Nanda Devi complex shimmering in the north. Over night in rest houses/ Camp.

Day 7: The walk is easy as you follow a wide path through a dense forest. Going along the ridge, the road stays almost lavel. This is a great day for brid -watching. If you are there in spring, the migratory birds would be back. Thrushes, chats, minivets, sunbirds, warbles, sparrows, woodpeckers, skylarks, and parakeets can be seen. A leisurely walk from the camp leads to Vinayak ( 7,300 ft / 2,225 m ). Camp for Overnight.

Day 8: The last day is another unhurried trek through some thick pine forest. At the end of the first six kilometers stretch comes Pangot village. From there a smaller trail descends to Nainital, fifteen kilometers away. The approach to the town is from the top of the Naina hill, presenting a great top view suddenly opens up to a fabulous natural amphitheatre of wooded hills enclosing the pretty, banana-shaped lake below. A trail snakes its way down to the town. Overnight in hotel.

Day 9: After breakfast, we take a short boat trip in the Naini Lake and then drive about 6/7hrs through rolling hills and mountain village to Shivpuri and stay in delightful Camp (with Beds) on a lovely sandy beach, great for swimming and bird watching, Campfire and overnight in Tents.

Day 10: After breakfast we take exciting 4hrs rafting trip to Rishikesh, with beach lunch on one of the beaches of Mighty Ganges (rafting is not at all difficult and is for beginners). We bob through dense forested hills, charming villages and temples. We finish rafting in Rishkesh , after having tea and snacks drive about 25kms to Haridwar ( Door way to Gods), Arrive and check into the hotel . Evening attend Aaarti Ceremony on the Ganges. All meals and overnight in hotel.

Day 11: Early morning board train to Mathura ( Dep: 06.00hrs , Arr: 14.55hrs ), traveling in 2nd air-conditioned sleeper class , arrive Mathura in the afternoon and drive about 2hrs to Agra, check into the hotel. Breakfast and overnight in hotel.

Day 12: Early morning we take a Guided visit to Taj Mahal and Red Fort, return back to hotel for Breakfast and then continue driving back to Delhi about 5hrs. Arrive Delhi and stay overnight in hotel. Late night transfer to the airport.

Day 13: Early morning fly back.

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