Traditional Culture in India’s Land of the Gods

Himalayan Hikes Private Journey

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HIKE THROUGH LUSH, green foothills below a breathtaking Himalayan panorama where Nanda Devi (25,645’), the highest mountain within India, soars above a ring of snowy peaks, and enjoy a warm welcome in traditional villages untouched by the outside world. Cap off your adventure with tiger-watching in world-famous Corbett Tiger Reserve.

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Itinerary-in-Brief

Days 1-3
Heritage of India

Visit New and Old Delhi’s historic sites, including the great Red Fort and the moving memorial to Mahatma Gandhi at Raj Ghat. On the evening of Day 3, take a first-class sleeper train to Kathgodam.

Days 4-5
Hidden Villages of the Kumaon Himalayas

Walk an ancient trail to the lovely village of Deora, passing waterfalls, temples, and terraced fields, with blue skies, the crisp scent of cedar and pine, and stunning Himalayan vistas all around. With your guide, enjoy a first-hand insight into the traditional culture and savor the pleasures of lodge-based hiking, including delightful picnic lunches. The next day’s hike brings you to Alai, where you are greeted by welcoming smiles of the local villagers. En route, you have a chance to see the way grain is ground into flour using the power of a waterfall to turn a wooden grinding wheel. You also learn about the medicinal uses of some of the local plants. On the two nights of homestays, you are the honored guest of the head of the village, enjoying meals specially prepared and served beside the fireplace as well as time to meet the children and hear storytelling by your hosts. At your homestay, you have a private room in a renovated home. The homes in this beautiful region are colorfully painted and adorned with intricate woodcarvings.

Days 6-8
Himalayan Hikes from a Luxury Camp

Head to exclusive 360º Leti, open to just a handful of guests, where you settle into a deluxe tented cottage for an exclusive experience of the Himalayas. Leti has a stunning location at 8,000 feet with amazing Himalayan views. Tented cottages are heated and feature ensuite bathrooms and beds furnished with duvets and pashmina blankets. The camp’s magnificent setting offers many choices for hikes with your guide, whether into the valley to visit local villages and sacred temples, or up to ridges for spectacular Himalayan vistas. Dine on your private veranda or in an elegant dining room with wooden furniture, superb cuisine, and fine wines enjoyed by candlelight. Every season in the Kumaon Himalayas offers something special: in fall and winter, the skies are clear and blue, and Himalayan views are at their most magnificent. In spring, the rhododendron forests are in full bloom, turning the trails into a royal carpet of fresh red petals.

Day 9
Almora, Town of Temples

Enjoy wonderful views of twin-summited Nanda Devi, the Goddess of Bliss and reigning deity of the Kumaon Himalayas, from your cozy lodge at the Himalayan hill station of Almora. Almora’s thousand-year-old Nanda Devi temple bustles with pilgrims.

Day 10
Depart

Corbett Tiger Reserve Extension
Days 10-13

Explore by 4WD and by elephant in the grasslands and jungles of Corbett Tiger Reserve, home to tiger, leopard, jungle cat, fishing cat, sloth bear, and rare Gharial crocodile, with langur and rhesus monkeys scampering in the treetops. Cradled in the foothills of the Himalayas, the park is one of India’s finest wildlife reserves and was the venue for the inauguration of Project Tiger in 1972.

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Tour Costs

$4395 per person double occupancy
Single Supplement: $2050

Optional Corbett Tiger Reserve Extension: $895 per person double occupancy
Single Supplement: $190

*Prices valid through April 2008
Includes all land transportation and private guides throughout

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