Three Weeks India Round Trip for Women

Day 4 Life like a yogini

Early in the morning and evening we participate in the ashram program with meditation, yoga lesson, fire and light ritual.

The rest of the day is free. If you like, you can do some shopping, treat yourself to a massage, simply soak up the atmosphere of Rishikesh. You are welcome to join a small morning guided tour of Rishikesh.

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Day 5 Rishikesh Day

Another day in Rishikesh at the ashram. Optional is a small rafting tour on the Ganges. In the afternoon we visit the Parmarth Niktan Ashram. Here we will not only participate in another yoga class, but also in the special Aarti ceremony and ashram meal.

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Day 6 Drive to Daramshala/Mcleod Ganj (12 hours), In the evening arrival in Tibetan style Himalayan town and delicious dinner.

Today’s car trip is quite long at 12 hours, but the route is interesting and there is a lot to see along the way. In the evening we finally reach the mountain village of McLeod Ganj at an altitude of 1800 m.

Here the Dalai Lama has his Tibetan government in exile and lives with a community of Tibetan refugees. We end the evening with a delicious dinner.

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Day 7 Exploration McLeod Ganj

After a small optional yoga/meditation session we enjoy our breakfast. Afterwards we continue walking through the small mountain resorts, visiting the Dalai Lama temple and enjoying the Tibetan-influenced mountain resort.

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Day 8 Hike to Kareri village

A moderate hike of 4 to 5 hours takes us to the beautiful mountain resort of Kareri. Our trekking trail takes us through fields, forests and small traditional mountain villages. Here we will visit the village and after lunch in the afternoon we will drive back to Mcleod Ganj to our accommodation. If you don’t want to join the hike, explore Mcleod Ganj a bit more.

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Day 9 Drive to Amritsar to the Golden Temple

In the early morning hours, you can take part in a Buddhist monastery ceremony performed by nuns. After breakfast we will drive to Amritsar. At night we admire the illuminated Golden Temple.

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Day 10 Amritsar and train ride to Agra

We will visit the Golden Temple and then take a Heritage Walk. In the afternoon, a very special travel experience awaits us: an overnight train ride.

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Day 11 Arrival in Agra

In the morning we reach Agra. After a shower and a hearty breakfast with our host family, we visit the Taj Mahal. Afterwards we will visit the Sheroes Cafe. It is a cafe that was run by women who survived acid attacks. The day concludes with admiring the Taj meal at sunset and dinner with our host family.

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Day 12 Drive to Jaipur

After breakfast we will drive to Jaipur and visit the Amber Fort.

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Day 13 Bike sightseeing tour and Bollywood dance

Again, we get out of bed early in the morning. This time to take part in a guided “bicycle sightseeing tour”. On this “City Inside Tour” we get to know the city life of the ordinary population of Jaipur. We visit the local market, have breakfast with a family, admire the handicraft of the marble artists and participate in the Govind ceremony. After some relaxation, we can visit Jantar Mantar, the upper observatory. Who is up for his horoscope?

In the evening there will be a Bollywood dance workshop.

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Day 14 Drive to Jodhpur

The drive to Pushkar takes two to three hours. There are more than 400 temples in the holy city. We visit the most important one: the Brahma Temple and can participate in a ceremony at the holy Pushkar Lake. Then we drive for another 4 hours to Jodhpur

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Day 15 Jodhpur

After a hearty breakfast on the rooftop terrace of our hotel, we will take a city walk through the Blue City including a fort visit, samosa and lassi stop (Indian snack break) and of course some shopping.

In the afternoon we set out for one of our highlights of the trip: a cooking lesson with Rekha, a brilliant cook and self-confident Indian woman who, contrary to her origins, married the man she loves.

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Day 16 Departure or flight to Kerala for connection trip

For those who have booked only the two-week trip, we say goodbye today at Jodhpur airport. For everyone else we continue to Kerala for a week beach resort with Ayurveda cure, yoga and south India

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Day 17-23 Ayurveda Beach Resort

During our one week stay at the luxury Ayurveda beach resort we have a daily Ayurveda treatment, healthy meals and yoga classes. We will also take a trip to the spice and port city of Fort Kochi, take a kayak tour on the backwaters and have a small Ayurvedic cooking class. On day 23 transfer to the airport.

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