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Half Day tour of Mumbai Dabbawala, Dharavi Slum & Dhobi Ghat with Castle and King
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Half Day tour of Mumbai Dabbawala, Dharavi Slum & Dhobi Ghat with Castle and King
Explore a place that’s alive
Discover the most populated city in India, the country’s main economic and entertainment hub, which is home to over 18 million people from a variety of cultures, faiths, and linguistic backgrounds. Start the exciting trip in the early morning when the city is just waking up from a long night of sleep. Observe the rush as locals hurry off to work, the air resounding with foreign languages and lively conversations.
Observe in astonishment as the masses rush about doing their daily tasks and errands, moving quickly through congested market streets to start the workday in earnest. Immerse yourself in the markets’ sensory environment, filled with glistening trinkets, silky brocades that caress the skin, and exquisite perfumes that mingle with the aromas of spicy foods and savory herbs in the humid metropolis.
On your route to the flower market, pass the diligent newspaper vendors who are hastily sorting the morning paper on cracked curbs, as well as the sea of people walking by wearing a variety of sandals, chappals, and jootis. Explore pathways filled with elaborately woven floral garlands that are a kaleidoscope of colors, displaying beautiful arrangements of crimson roses, pearl lilies, violet orchids, and iridescent petals.
Explore the 150-year-old Dhobhi Ghat (riverside steps), Mumbai’s sole open-air laundromat, in awe as it washes more than 500,000 items of clothing from all over the city. The ghat uses a sophisticated system to wash, hang, tag, and package the piles of garments under its care, operating in a sort of ordered chaos.
Continue your tour by passing the Sassoon Docks, which are bursting at the seams with recently caught fish, and then explore the numerous temples and buildings that dot the city’s interior. These buildings combine Gothic Revival, Indo-Saracenic, Art Deco, and modern design elements to reflect the city’s rich and varied history.
On the way meet The Dabbawalas of Mumbai! For any individual who has at any point been to Mumbai, the Dabbawalas are an extraordinary class of individuals who everybody knows! For the unenlightened however – Who is a Dabbawalla? “Dabbawala” in Hindi when in a real sense deciphered, signifies “one who conveys a case”. “Dabba” signifies a case (normally a tube shaped tin or aluminum compartment). The nearest significance of the dabbawala in English would be the “lunch box conveyance man” Every day all through the city of Mumbai, 5,000 of the dabbawalas convey about 130,000 dabbas to workplaces all through the city. In the almost 120 years of this help, the dabbawalas’ methodology has stayed steady: a semi-educated labor force (the dabbawalas) get the filled dabbas from the families that get ready them and convey the containers to the imperative workplaces; they then recover the void dabbas from these conveyance focuses and returned them to the starting families, to start the cycle again the following day.
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Day 1: Delhi
We will pick you up from Delhi airport according to your flight timings and drive to our city hotel. There is no activity plan for the day, but if time permits, we can do a half-day Delhi city tour. At 7 P.m., the group will meet at the hotel lounge/dining for a group introduction, and our tour leader will give you the tour details followed by Drinks and dinner. Overnight stay in Delhi.
Meals: Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Half-day city tour (Optional)
Day 2: Delhi to Singalila National Park via Siliguri
Today, we will take an early morning flight to Siliguri to reach Singalila National Park(IndiGo 6E 2148, 7:30 AM - 9:25 AM). After reaching Siliguri, our driver will pick us up and drive to Maneybhanjyang. Maneybhanjyang is the entry point of Singalila National Park and will also be our home for the next few nights. Our stay is a very well-maintained homestay with all facilities. We need a 4x4 Mahindra Bolero and move towards Singalila National Park. Lunch will be served on the field. We will join our Red Panda trackers team when we reach the sighting area. The evening will be leisurely, with short hiking on a nearby trail for birding. Overnight stay in Singalila.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Half-day trek
Day 3, 4 & 5: Red Panda trekking in Singalila
Guests will wake up and have breakfast at the lodge. Our team of expert trackers would have gone out searching for the Red Panda early in the morning. Guests will be taken to the spot when the trackers find the Red Panda. Guests can opt to walk to the sighting spot or choose to go by a 4X4 vehicle if the sighting is close to a motorable road. Along with our expert naturalist, guests can also participate in tracking using established trails in search of the Red Panda. Singalila is home to several species of birds, and guests can also engage in bird watching while the trackers are out looking for the Red Panda. Lunch will be served on the field or at the lodge, depending on the wildlife activities that we decide to do. Dinner and overnight in Singalila.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Red Panda trek & Birding
Day 6: Singalila National Park to Kolkata via Siliguri
Today after having early breakfast at the homestay, we will drive to Siliguri Airport to catch our flight to reach kolkata (IndiGo 6E 6786 9:45 AM - 10:50AM). After reaching Kolkata, our driver will pick up us and drive to our city hotel. No Activity planned for Kolkata but half day city tour can be done at an extra cost.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Half day city tour (Optional)
Day 7: Kolkata to Sundarbans National Park
Today, early morning at 5:30, we will check out from our hotel and drive to Sundarbans National Park, it's a 3-hour drive through Kolkata outskirts. After reaching the sundarbans last road point - Gadkhali, we will shift in our transfer boat and sail to our rustic eco village resort. After checking in at our resort, we will meet again at the dining area to have breakfast. After breakfast, we will again shift to our safari boat and start our full-day sundarbans safari excursion.
A Sundarbans safari by boat offers a truly unique and serene wildlife experience. As you glide through the winding tidal creeks and dense mangrove forests, you’ll explore the natural habitat of the elusive Royal Bengal Tiger. The boat safari brings you close to a rich diversity of wildlife, including estuarine crocodiles, spotted deer, mudskippers, and a variety of birds. With no roads inside the forest, the boat is your gateway to this mysterious and enchanting world.
At sunset we will come back to the our resort. At 7:30Pm we will meet again for dinner. Overnight stay in Sundarbans.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Full-day boat safari
Day 8 - 10: Sundarbans National Park
Full day boat safari in all 3 days, looking for
Mammals - Royal Bengal Tiger, Jungle Cat, Fishing Cat, Leopard Cat, Indian smooth-coated Otter, Spotted Deer, Wild Boar, Rhesus Macaque, Gangetic Dolphins. Reptiles - Estuarine (Saltwater) Crocodile, Water Monitor Lizard, Olive Ridley Turtle, Indian Python, King Cobra, Common Krait, Russell’s Viper, and other venomous snakes.
Birds (over 250 species recorded) - Black-capped Kingfisher, Brown-winged Kingfisher, Collared Kingfisher, White-bellied Sea Eagle, Grey-headed Fish Eagle, Lesser Adjutant Stork, Osprey, Oriental Pied Hornbill, Sandpipers and Redshanks, Egrets, Herons, and Bitterns.
Aquatic Life - Various species of crabs (fiddler, mud crabs), Mudskippers (amphibious fish), Prawns, shrimp, and native fish species
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Full-day boat safari
Day 11: Sundarbans to Kaziranga via Kolkata
Today, after having breakfast at our lodge, we will check out from our resort, sit in our boat and sail to the gadkhali, there we will shift to our taxi and drive to Kolkata airport (3 hours drive) to catch our flight Kolkata to Jorhat, (Indigo 6E 326 12:45 Pm to 14:05). After reaching Jorhat our taxi driver will pick up us and drive to Kaziranga national park. It's a 2-hour drive. After reaching our resort, we will check in and shift into our room. After rest, we will meet again at 7 for drinks and dinner. Overnight stay in Kaziranga.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, & Dinner
Activity: Early morning birding at Sundarbans
Days 12 & 13: Kaziranga National Park
Today we will wake up early morning, have our breakfast at the resort, and leave for our first safari in Kaziranga. Kaziranga is known for the Big 5 of India and the Himalayan birds. Its a 3 hours safari. After coming back from safari have quick lunch, take some rest and get ready again for our afternoon safari. Overnight stay in Kaziranga.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Morning & afternoon safari on both days
Day 14: Kaziranga to Hoolock Gibbon Sanctuary
Today we will wake up early morning, have chai/coffee, and leave for the hoolock gibbons sanctuary. We will carry a packed breakfast with us. Full day Gibbon sanctuary visit and do birding. In the evening, drive back to Kaziranga. Overnight stay in Kaziranga.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: Full day walking safari in Hoolock Gibbon Sanctuary
Day 15: Kaziranga to Delhi via Guwahati
Today, after having breakfast at our resort, we will check out and drive to Guwahati airport to catch our flight to Delhi, 6E 2039 - 13:15 to 15:55. After reaching Delhi, our taxi driver will pick up us and drive to city hotel. After check in take some rest. We will meet again at 7 pm for farewell drinks and dinner. Overnight stay in Delhi.
Meals: Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
Activity: None
Day 16: Delhi - Trip ends here
Today, after having breakfast at the hotel, we will drop you at Delhi airport, the trip with full of good memories ends here until next time.
Meals: Breakfast
Activity: None
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