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Garo Hills : Meghalay
Butterfly and Birds Special Trek n Tour
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Meghalay: The land of clouds is a truely a heavenly state. The euphoria of cloudy and misty mornings, heavy rains, big wide streams & rivers and the thick green jungle is uncomparable. The state is distributed among two mountain ranges, Garo hills and Khasi hills. Khasi hills covers the eastern part of the state which contains the state capital Shilong while Garo hills covers western part of the state. Khasi hills being very close to capital has taken most of the toll of development and had lost most of its prestine forest cover. but Garo hills, being more remote with fewer infrastructure still retains its natural charm.
In this tour we would be traveling and trekking in the Garo hills. We would be walking in the land of elephants and hoolock gibbons. It is not unlikely that we are walking on a trail and you suddenly hear hoolock gibbons cooing over your head. It is also possible that your sleep might get disturb because of elephant sounds. This gives all togather completely offbeat experience.
We would not be staying in resorts or hotels, but we would be staying in a Garo village with Garo people. We give you chance to taste local food like bamboo shoots, mushrooms and other mountain vegetables. One could interact with Garo people and understand their lifestyle and cultural customs.Those who are adventure freaks, there is interesting destination for them too. The destination Siju has natural mountain caves. One of them is a largest cave of Asia. We would be doing easy grade caving too.
TREKDI can assure you the overall wildlife and adventure experience you will get in trip will be of its own kind.
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| Date : |
1st - 11th April 2013 |
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| Duration : |
11 Days (Ex- Guwahati)
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| Difficulty Level : |
3 (moderate) |
Endurance Level : |
3 (moderate) |
| Please check following link to learn more about difficulty and endurance grades http://www.trekdi.com/faqs.html |
| Fees : |
Rs 24,490/- (Iinclusive of service tax)
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To Learn about payment options click here To learn more about online payment procedure click here To Learn about Cancellation Policy click here
For any further help/doubts regarding payment options, payment procedure and cancellation policy please contact TREKDI office
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Whats Included in Fees
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> Airport/railway station to hotel transfer > Private Vehicle From Guwahati to Various destinations in Garo hills and return to Guwahati, private vehicle for guwahati darshan > Accommodation on twin sharing basis in tented campsite/ wooden cottage/ forest bunglow. > Accommodation in air cooled hotel rooms on twin sharing basis during stay in Guwahati > B/L/D from arrival at Guwahati to departure from Guwahati > Park entry charges, Forest Guide charges etc. > Caving related expertise charges > Expertise > First aid
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Whats NOT included in Fees
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> Food during Railway/Air Journey. > Travel from hometown to Guwahaty and Guwahaty to hometown > Cold Drinks, Mineral Water, fast food eatables like Chips etc. > Personal shopping, tips etc. > Anything not mentioned in included list considered not to be included.
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ABOUT SANCTUARY
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| Nearest City |
Baghmara
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Meghalay
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Nearest Airport
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Guwahati |
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Route from Guwahati
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Guwahati - Tura - Baghmara
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| Distance from Guwahati |
Approx 310 Km |
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Traveling options for Guwahati
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> By railway to Kolkata and further railway to Guwahati > By railway to Guwahati
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| Air traveling options to Guwahati |
> Mumbai - Kolkata - Guwahati > Pune - Bangalore - kolkata - Guwahati > Pune/Mumbai - Delhi - Guwahati
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| Key Features of the Forest |
> Baghmara reserve holds amazing biodiversity including hoolock gibbons and elephants > trekking in Balphakram National park > Caving in Siju caves: largest cave of asia.
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| Photographs of the place |
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SCHEDULE OF THE CAMP
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| Meeting Time and Place |
Details will be provided to the registered participants 15 days prior to the event at the pre-camp meeting. |
| Itinerary |
Day 1: (1 Apr'13) Reporting at Guwahati (Airport or Railway station) Transfer to Hotel Day 2: (2 Apr'13) Guwahati To Baghmara (Full 9 to 10 Hrs journey), O/N at Baghmara forest bunglow Day 3: (3 Apr'13) Trail in Baghmara bio Reserve. Day 4: (4 Apr'13) Trail in Baghmara bio Reserve, proceed to Ranimoksudam and trek to Gongrot community village, O/N at gongrot in tents (luggage will be transferred by porters) Day 5: (5 Apr'13) Trek to Balphakram National park and back to Gongrot, O/N at Gongrot Day 6: (6 Apr'13) Gongrot to Ranimoksudam trek, Proceed to Siju, Caving at Siju, O/N at Siju Day 7: (7 Apr'13) Trail in Siju, O/N at Siju Day 8: (8 Apr'13) Morning trail in Siju, proceed to Baghmara, O/N at Baghmara Day 9: (9 Apr'13) Baghmara to Guwahati Day 10:(10 Apr'13) Guwahati site seeing (Visit Kamakhya temple, Umanad Island, Guwahati zoo etc.) Day 11:(11 Apr'13) proceed to hometown
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| * TrekDi reserves right to modify schedule as per the situational requirement without any prior notification |
| What to bring |
Detailed list will be provided to the registered participants 15 days prior to the event at the pre camp meeting. Those who wont be able to attend the meeting, the list will be emailed to them after pre-camp meeting. |
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TREKDI Office Address
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Flat No - 106, Saket apartments, Karve Nagar, Near Vitthal Mandir, Pune 411052 Timings: 10 am to 7 pm (Monday to Saturday) Click here to see map of the Trek'Di Office |
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Contact Details
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log on www.trekdi.com
or Call Trek'Di Office on 25454205
or Pinakin on 9822444963
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OTHER BOOKING OFFICES
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TREKDI
Head booking office
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Trek'Di Office on 25454205
Pinakin on 9822444963
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TREKDI
Flat No - 106, Saket apartments, Karve Nagar, Near Vitthal Mandir, Pune 411052 Timings: 10 am to 7 pm (Monday to Saturday)
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| FC Road, JM road and Deccan, Pune |
Apurv Paranjape
Mob: 9823351184
(contact only for booking and not for inquiry)
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Paranjape Vision Care Off fergusson college road, Opposite to Venus stationers Timing: Tue to Sun (Monday off) Morning: 10am to 1pm Evening: 4pm to 9pm
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