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Full
Day Excursions:
Trek
to Kunjapuri:
Drive for about an hour to the Kunjapuri temple, our starting point for the
trek. Set amidst lush green forest, Kunjapuri offers fantastic and glorious
views of the legendary Himalayan peaks like Banderpoonch, Chaukhamba, Nanda Devi,
and Trisul etc. The temple is dedicated to goddess Durga. A fair is held on
Ashtami in this beautiful temple, built on flattened part of a hilltop.
Thousands travel to receive her blessings.
Visit
to Devprayag:
Drive to the holy town of Devprayag, which is at the confluence of two
sacred rivers, the Bhagirathi and the Alaknanda. Both the rivers merge here to
form the Holy Ganges.
The Ganga is the most sacred river in the Hindu religion and a dip in the holy
waters of the Ganga is said to wash away all sins.
Half-Day
Excursions:
Local
Sightseeing in Rishikesh:
A great pilgrimage center of India made famous by Beatles who stayed here in
an ashram for 3 months. It is famous the world over for its yoga centers and
spiritual missions.
We visit temples, ashrams, Yoga centers and the famous Laxman Jhoola and Ram
Jhoola suspension bridges in Rishikesh, made famous by the Beatles who visited
here in the 1970's. At Rishikesh, the holy Ganga leaves the Himalayas and enters
the Indo- Gangetic plains on its 2525- km journey to the Bay of Bengal.
Trek
to Malakunthi Village:
Drive for 12 kms upstream of camp to reach Malakunthi Village. Visit local
cave temple and look at stalagmites and stalactites. |