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Duration:
18 days
Destination: Delhi - Mussourie - Dhanaulti - Chamba - Tehri - Ghanshali
- Deoriyatal - Sari - Tungnath - Joshimath - Shivpuri - Delhi.
MOUNTAIN BIKING, TREKKING & RAFTING
An excellent combination of mountain biking, trekking and rafting to few
of the most important, isolated temples, high altitude Himalayan meadows,and
lakes to please the best anglers.The first leg involves biking from Mussourie
to Ukhimath - the winter abode of Lord Kedarnath. The second leg involves
trek to Tungnath, the highest and best Shiva temple in India with a climb
of Chandrashilla peak ( 3920 m) to encounter the best view of central
Himalayas. The first leg ends at Mandal and then drive to Joshimath from
where one can visit Auli - a skiing resort with the longest and highest
ropeway. The third leg involves rafting on the Ganges, from Devprayag
to Rishikesh. Only few rivers in the world have the mystique of the Ganges,
the mother Goddess of India. Rafting on the water of wisdom is certainly
an unusual experience.
Day 1: Delhi / Dehradun / Mussorie ( Train / Drive)
Morning transfer to station to board Shatabdi to Dehradun. Transfer to
Mussourie. Evening at leisure. Overnight at your mountain resort.
Day
2: Mussourie
After breakfast take charge of your mountain bikes. Acclimatize with cycle
and roads you cycle upto Kempty falls. Overnight Mussourie.
Day 3: Mussourie / Dhantauli
Breakfast at hotel. Bike little further to Dhanaulti and then trek 3 kms
to Surkunda Devi, the highest Goddess Durga temple in the area, from where
one can encounter a 200 mile Himalayan range and major peaks of Garhwal
Himalayas. Trek down to roadhead and bike back to Dhanaulti. Overnight
at hotel.
Day 4: Dhantauli / Chama / Tehri
After breakfast bike to Chamba and then bike to Tehri - an ancient capital
of Garhwal. Arrive and check into tourist bungalow. Overnight Tehri.
Day 5:. Tehri / Ghanshali
Bike to Ghanshali, approx. 45 kms, enroute hot lunch. Afternoon arrive
and camp / rest house. Overnight Ghanshali.
Day 6: Ghanshali / Agastyamuni
Bike to Agustyamuni - a miniature paradise for anglers and rich for trout
fishing - enroute hot lunch. Afternoon drive and camp. Overnight camp.
Day 7:. Agastyamuni / Ukhimat
Breakfast at camp. Bike to Ukhimath (120 kms) - The winter abode of Lord
Shiva. Afternoon free for acclimatization - Meals and overnight at camp.
Day
8: Ukhimat / Deoriyatal / Sari
Breakfast at camp, start trek to Deoriyatal - a beautiful high altitude
Himalayan lake. Witness the reflection of greater Himalayan peaks on the
lake and trek down to Sari. Overnight at camp.
Day 9: SariI / Dugalvitta / Chopta
After breakfast, trek to Dugalvitta. Hot lunch. Continue trek to Chopta.
Overnight at camp.
Day 10: Chopta / Chandrashilla / Tungnath
Breakfast at camp. Trek to Tungnath and continue to Chandrashilla from
where one can enjoy the grand view of greater Himalayan peaks Nanda Devi,
Neelkanth, Dronagiri, Panchauli, Kedarnath etc. Explore the area and trek
down to Tungnath. Meals and overnight at camp.
Day 11: Tungnath / Mandal / Gopeshwar
Morning, visit the temple, the highest in India, dedicated to Lord Shiva.
It is here that the arms of lord Shiva re-emerged after sinking into earth
at Kedarnath. After breakfast trek to Mandal (5 hrs ). Arrive and drive
to Gopeswar. Overnight at tourist bungalow.
Day 12: Gopeshwar / Joshimath
Morning, drive to Joshimath. Enroute hot lunch, afternoon arrive Joshimath
and free for independent activities. Overnight at tourist bungalow.
Day 13. Joshimath / Auli / Devprayag
After breakfast walk to ropeway point. This ropeway is the highest and
longest in India. Auli is a ski resort. Arrive and explore the snow capped
peaks and slopes. After packed lunch trek down to Joshimath for dinner
and overnight stay.
Day
14:. Joshimath / Devprayag
Morning, drive along the river Alaknanda to Devprayag , the starting point
of rafting. Overnight stay at tourist bungalow.
Day 15: Devprayag / Kaudiyala
Morning, visit the ancient temples of Devprayag. Then walk down to confluence
of Alakhnanda and Bhagirathi which becomes river Ganges. Then take a boat
and raft to Kaudiyala ( 5 - 6 hrs). In the beginning, we float through
the excellent gorge of Devprayag. Overnight at beach camp.
Day 16: Kaudiyala / Shivpuri
Rafting from Kaudiyala to Shivpuri ( 4 hrs ). Today, we encounter the
most challenging rapids, e.g . the wall, three blind mice, cross fire
etc. Overnight, the fascinating and eco-friendly Ganga Banks riverside
resort.
Day 17: Shivpuri / Rishikesh
Rafting to Rishikesh (4 hrs.) Today, we hit the most exciting rapids,
e.g roller coaster, golf course, double trouble etc. Overnight Ganga Banks.
Day
18: Shivpuri / Delhi:
Morning, drive to Delhi. Arrive by lunch.