For us (couple, 32 and 28 years old), India has always been a dream destination.
For a trip with an agency we did not have enough money.
So we searched for an alternative. In the net, we read, that many people travel in North India with a rented car plus driver. We also wanted this and found our driver Ranjeet Singh. With him, we booked a 16-day tour of Rajasthan.
We wrote to him, the places we would like to visit and he turned it into a completely styled tour and gave us also several hotel recommendations. Here Mr. Singh recognised very fast that we were not looking for five star hotels, but mid-range hotels.
We were always very satisfied with his choice.
The traffic on Indian roads is incredibly frightening, but Mr. Singh mastered every situation. We always felt completely safe. Mr. Singh is a talkative man, his English is excellent.
The guide we used only rarely. Also, we saw places, we nowhere found in the guidebook.
Mr. Singh has made our trip to an unforgettable experience. We would like to thank him here again warmly.
Sometimes he does not respond immediately, then this is the fact that he is currently on a tour.
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Mail: ranjeetchahar@gmail.com
mobile number: 0091-9911751646
Hello everybody! I'm planning to be in China either in November or December 2012. I'm planning to visit Bejing, the Yunnan region and - if the legislation changes permit me to - Tibet. Everything more or less in a month.
I would love some advice about whether it's better to go in November or December or if it doesn't make a big difference anyways. Also, I was wondering whether it's actually safe to travel around in China as a solo girl (I'm 24) or not.
Either way, I would like to find some travel companions, does anyone want to engage in an adventure in China? Maybe we could share our travel plans and try to coincide somewhere!
Besides being endowed with immense beauty, Kerala is also famous for its lovely and colorful festivals and customs. Festival season is the best time for a visit to Kerala. Besides Onam and Thrissur Pooram, the festivals that stand as attractions in Kerala are Vishu, Payippad Jelotsavam, Makaravillakku at Sabarimala etc.
Malayali New Year day is celebrated as Vishu. Viewing good things on this day is considered to be propitious and brings good fortune for the year round. The most important part of the festival is the preparation of the Kani, which is the lucky sight or gift, and this custom is being followed from many generations. A grantha or palm-leaf manuscript, a gold ornament, new cloth, flowers from the Konna tree, silver coins in a cup, a split coconut, cucumber, fruits like mango and jackfruit are arranged on a large dish made of bell metal. Two burning lamps add to the beauty of the Kani. Members of the family are taken blindfolded to the Kani and view it first thing in the morning. A feast is arranged for all the members of the house.
Payippad Jelotsavam festival has a religious significance and is held on the Prathista day ceremony of Haripad Subramanya temple. The festival starts from the Onam festival day and goes on for three days. On the first two days snake boat precessions are carried out and the third day is marked by snake boat races.
Makaravillakku at Sabarimala is the other major festival that attracts lakhs of devotees from all over South India. The presiding deity here is Lord Ayyappa also known as Dharma Sastha.
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Annapurna Himal
El Trekking en el norte de Pokhara/Annapurna Himal es el más comercial y conocido entre los trekkers desde hace tiempo. Annapurna es la segunda área descubierta por los trekkers extranjeros. Ofrece un magnífico escenario de heladas cumbres himalayas y unas inmensas paredes de hielo, la exploración de aldeas pintorescas y pueblos de montañas habitados por grupos étnicos como los Gurung y Magar en la parte más elevada y por Brahman, Chhetri en la más baja. Pokhara es el acceso más fácil a 6 horas en autobús de turistas o a 35 minutos en un excitante vuelo desde Kathmandu. Aquí tienes algunas de nuestras ofertas.
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My boyfriend and I also used this guide whilst we were out in Nepal – we were recommended by a friend who used him when she did Everest Base Camp. We decided to do the Annapurna Circuit plus base camp.
We met with Sanjib in Kathmandu when we arrived in Nepal and we told him what we wanted to do and how much time we had etc. He told us about a few trips that were possible and we eventually came up with this one.
It was the most amazing trip and wouldn’t have been the same without him and Ram our porter (.
We spent 20 days trekking in November 2011 and Sanjib was able to answer all of our questions from the birds to the trees to the mountains and religion. It was a very cultural trek with so much history.
Some people say that it is possible to do the trek without a guide, which may be true but you miss so much when you are on your own and we learnt such a lot from Sanjib which meant that we understood so much more of Nepal when we visited different areas.
We paid all of our money to him up front, which we were dubious about at the start as we didn’t know him but I wouldn’t say that this was a problem at all.
He made sure we were happy and safe and had full bellies at all times and made sure that we knew everything about altitude sickness which we didn’t get in the end thanks to his slower pace higher up and aclimatisation walks. We also took Diamox, under his recommendation and we were both fine and only suffered a bit of tingling in our faces (a side effect of the drug)!
I would recommend Sanjib to ANYONE that was thinking about going trekking in Nepal, I would love to go back and visit him and do another trek with him when I have the time! There are so many guides out there that claim to do everything that he does but I wouldn’t choose anyone without a recommendation because you hear so many stories about dodgy guides and it would be so sad to lose your money and have a bad experience.
Feel free to email me if you have any questions and enjoy your trek!
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Annapurna Base Camp trekking is a outstanding Trekking on the hill of the Annapurna south specially designed for those trekkers who love to enjoy the flora and fauna, panoramic view of the Himalayan range in a comfortable way including Annapurna, Dhaulagiri, Fishtail, Nilgiri, Tukuche Peak and other Himalayan ranges.
It is an ideal trekking best called as a typical walk right into the heart of the mountains and our gentle walk start from lowland to the wonderful high mountains with breathtaking view of the Annapurna range. The walk ends at a point where you are virtually surrounded by towering Himalayan peaks.
The trekking involves numerous ascents and descents but not so hard to challenge as there are many alternative routes to the sanctuary, all meeting at Chhomrung.
This trekking provides an excellent opportunity to experience the enthralling glimpse of rich culture, typical Nepalese lifestyle and ultimate excitement of trekking in the Himalayas at the high elevation.
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An off-road cycling trip through the capital's towns and villages follows dirt paths, crosses ricefields and passes historic sites. Cong Thanh reports
Jens Pickhan, a German businessman, had time to explore the Old Quarter and suburban areas of Ha Noi after participating in a marketing survey for a travel agency.
On a hot summer day, Pickhan and his group of 10 friends decided to explore some of Ha Noi's most visited sites, including Son Tay citadel, the historic villages of Duong Lam and Tay Phuong Pagoda.
Pickhan was invited to join an off-road bike trip through the capital's surrounding towns and villages.
At the suggestion of a local guide, the group took an off-road route, crossing rice fields and riding along dirt paths in the countryside.
Chung, a former tourist guide and biking instructor in Ha Noi, accompanied the group on their half-day trip.
Chung chose a difficult route for the first-time riders.
The group left Ha Noi in a van, while another van carried their bikes and luggage.
After a 30-minute drive, they reached their departure point in Xuan Phuong Village, 30km west of downtown Ha Noi.
There, the guide explained how to avoid problems with muddy and uneven terrain.
At about 8.30am, group leader Pham Ha urged the team to begin riding in order to make a lot of progress before the sun reached its peak.
"I've experienced summer weather, so I know to hurry in the morning and reserve energy for hotter afternoon travelling," Ha explained.
They arrived at Thay Pagoda after an hour and a half. The 20-km route from Xuan Phuong Village to the Thay Pagoda proved challenging for the group; they had to carry their bikes crossing trenches and several riders got flat tires.
But the group agreed that terrain bikes were the best vehicles for their journey across fields of maize and harvested rice.
"It's amazing. We tackled slippery roads and immediately tested the skills we learned from our guides," said Pham Thi Hien, a member of the group.
"We also had the chance to talk with local people, who offered us tea and fruit when we took a short break near their gardens."
The monumental Thay Pagoda, which was built in the 11th century during the Ly dynasty, has statues for the worship of the Zen Buddha and his incarnation as King Ly Nhan Tong.
The upper pagoda's main gate features two four-metre statues made of a mixture of clay, honey, egg white and chopped paper; they were lacquered more than 500 years ago and remain the largest clay statues in Viet Nam.
"I was fascinated by the statues. They reminded me of little clay toys that I used to make when I was a kid, but this was the first time I've seen a giant statue made from clay," Hien added.
"We climbed up to the top of Sai Son Mountain to look down on the pagoda. A pavilion in the middle of the lake, which was set in front of the main building of the pagoda, looks like a match box from a bird's-eye-view angle on top of the mountain."
Having lingered at the pagoda for two hours, the group headed on to Tay Phuong Pagoda, where a unique collection of Buddhist statues has been housed since the 17th century.
The pagoda was built on the top of a mountain and visitors must still climb... Leer más ...
Visiting the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta is destination famous of Vietnam adventure tours and a dream of many people including those abroad because they could enjoy virgin land in Ninh Thuan and fresh fruits, beautiful landscapes and cultural, historical sites in Ben Tre.
"My first trip is to Ben Tre Province (or the land of coconuts) because I learned about it a very long time ago but only through books and the internet. Now I want to see it with my own eyes to enjoy its beauty and landscape, as well as the cultural and historical sites," said businessman Duong Quang Thieu, 45, who has returned home from the United States.
Thieu started his trip by visiting fruit gardens in Cho Lach and Chau Thanh districts.
Tour guide Tran Thi Ha said visitors can satisfy their curiosity by taking an exploratory stroll through the gardens while enjoying the taste of fresh fruit hand-picked from the low branches.
"The fruit are sold by kilogramme, or by the ‘belly', a popular way to sell food in the Delta region similar to a buffet which allows you to eat until you are full for one price," garden owner Huynh Van Sam said.
Thieu said he saw coconut everywhere but he preferred to eat Cai Mon durian, rambutan and mangosteen because of their unique flavours and freshness.
"You could come here to enjoy fresh fruit year round," Sam said. Ha said eco-tourism excursions to fruit gardens are booming and drawing an increasing number of visitors, leading fruit garden owners in Cho Lach and Tan Phu to add special food services to their catering programmes.
Some of their special dishes include rice gruel, made with free-range chicken, ensuring the natural quality of meat, mussel rice gruel, and rice pancakes with mussels from Phu Da Islet in Cho Lach District.
"Visitors shouldn't miss these specialities on their tour to Ben Tre," said Ha.
Ben Tre also hosts three very interesting festivals, including the Nghinh Ong Festival, Nguyen Dinh Chieu Memorial Day (July 1) and Concerted Uprising Anniversary (January 17). Each has its own social and historical significance to the public life in the province, said Ha.
The Nghinh Ong (Whale Greeting) Festival, which takes place on the 15th and 16th days of the sixth lunar month in Binh Thang Commune, Binh Dai District, is the largest festival in the province. It is significant because it provides a forum for local fishermen to worship and celebrate the sacred merit of the Whale they regard as Ong – their saviour whenever they face mishaps and adversities on the high sea, fisherman Hoang Thuy told the guests.
During the festival, all fishing boats and fishermen, wherever they are at the moment, must completely stop their work and gather on the commune's seashore. There, hundreds of local fishing boats and others from neighbouring localities such as Tra Vinh, Tien Giang and Can Gio in HCM City get together for the annual ritual offering, said Thuy.
For the ritual, participating boats are brilliantly decorated with lanterns and flowers. A tray of offerings including fruit, steamed glutinous rice, a pair of boiled ducks, a pig head and some other ritual items are placed on the prow of each... Leer más ...
The Central Highlands' city of Da Lat is one of my favourite holiday destinations in Viet Nam of Vietnam Tours. I have visited the city many times, yet every time I do so I'm always enchanted by the beauty of the landscape, the brilliance of the flowers that adorn the parks and hills and houses, and the crisp clear air that never fails to intoxicate.
First discovered by Swiss-French bacteriologist Alexandre John Emile Yersin in 1893, the city and its environs soon became the playground of the French who built villas in the clear mountain air to escape the heat and humidity of the coast and Sai Gon, now known as HCM City.
Da Lat looks like a cross between Viet Nam and the French Alps. The city spreads across a series of pine-covered hills, with a small lake in the centre and a manmade lake on the periphery. It is quite unlike the rest of Viet Nam. Temperatures are pleasantly warm by day, and quite cool at night, when it drops to about 100 C.
On this trip to Da Lat I chose to visit Lang Biang Plateau, and the village of local ethnic groups who live at the foot of the mountain range.
Taking the advice of a local taxi driver, I awoke early in order to reach Lang Biang Tourism Site and reach the summit by 7am when the morning fog wreaths the mountain before it disperses in the warmth of the day.
Evergreen pines trees, occupying some 971ha, cover the three mounts of Chu Yen Du (known locally as Mr Nhut Mount), Lang Biang (Lam Vien) and Bi Doup (or Ba Mount). All three mounts are over 2,000m high, the latter being the tallest at 2,287m above sea level.
Mai Ngoc Lam, who works at Lang Biang Tourism Site, which is 12km north of Da Lat centre, said that the more adventurous tourist can trek up the tree-lined tracks to get to the summit, while the less fit can take a jeep. He said trekking added to the experience because one could admire the natural environment close up.
"You will see a number of different species of pine tree, some very rare, with a trunk diameter of up to 4m and reaching a height of 20m," he said.
"You will also see wild orchids. There are about 300 species here," he added.
"If you are lucky, you might also see rare birds as well as a number of wild animals."
Feeling slightly guilty, I took a jeep to the summit, doubtful my lungs could cope with the climb. The journey by jeep is along a 6km road that zigzags through the forest to the summit.
The air was wonderfully fresh and perfumed with the scent of pine and wild plants. Streams cascaded down rock outcrops and birdsong permeated the air, which grew noticeable thinner as we climbed higher up the mountain.
When we reached the peak (where there is a coffee shop for the weary and a souvenir shop for tourists) I climbed out the jeep and followed the faint sound of distant voices to a flat viewing area.
On the peak, I was lost in reverie, aware only of the mist-clad scenery, the sky, the clouds, the wonderfully fresh air, which seemed to have a smell and taste that was quite alien to me. A few minutes later, a warm ray of sunlight pierced the clouds and the mist began to clear, revealing the magnificent scenery before me in all its glory. I could not help yelling with joy as the landscape unfolded before me. A yellow river, known as Suoi Vang (Golden Stream... Leer más ...
Hello greetings from Argentina 8)
My name is Santiago I have 22 years old and I’m looking for company for a life time trip in Latin America and Central America.
Starting at Buenos Aires and going south to see the whole Ushuaia till the bottom touching Antarctica
after that returning by plane to Buenos Aires and going to Foz do Iguacu and from there to do the entire coast of Brazil to Fortaleza and spend the Carnival in Salvador de Bahia!
from Fortaleza fly to Peru to visit Machu Pichu
from there go to Ecuador to go to the Galapagos Island than Colombia from there continue going up to Panama and Costa Rica and from there end up back home.
begin in October-November till the end of March
that's my plan, but everything can change during the trip
I'm looking for company for the ride for the whole trip or parts of it…
I hope you answer me as soon as possible and I’ll be happy to get some other ideas plans and help to make this ride.
Such as making the coast of Brazil? plane? bus? which is better? and cheaper?
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Thanks I hope your answer soon
Santiago
Someone to travel the U.S. west coast in October 2011, I am a 26 year old guy from Barcelona but now I'm in Canada and carried out, the trip before returning to Spain. My English is not too good but I can hold a conversation without problems, if anyone has thought about or preparing for a trip around that time we could be at some point. My intention is to do it with someone else and be able to rent a car to visit at your leisure parks and others, but everything is good talk.
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Day 1: Ho Chi Minh City - Dalat
In the morning, take a scenic drive from Ho Chi Minh City to the central highland resort of Dalat (310km). En route, stop at rubber, tea and coffee plantations. Upon arrival in Dalat, stop to visit Prenn waterfall then check into hotel. O/N in Dalat
Day 2: Dalat - Sightseeing ( Breakfast, Dinner )
Today, we will be accompanied with a local guide a full day of sightseeing in and around Dalat. Take a cable car ride to Tuyen Lam Lake. Visit the summer residence of Bao Dai, Vietnam’s last emperor, the fascinating Crazy House, the cathedrals and convents that populate this former French retreat. Dalat’s temperate climate makes it ideal for vegetable and flower cultivation, and the tour includes a visit to the Dalat Market and the Dalat Flower Garden to see a variety of orchid species. End the day by taking a horse-drawn cart around Xuan Huong Lake and seeing the old steam engines of the Dalat Cremaillere Railway. This evening, have dinner combined with a unique art: drawing by one finger at Art Cafe, a restaurant in Dalat’s centre.
Overnight in Dalat. Day 3: Dalat - Phan Rang - Phanthiet ( Breakfast )
In the morning, free to visit the colourful Dalat Market to see the variety of flowers, vegetables, and fruits available in Dalat’s temperate climate. The drive to Phan Thiet (250km) begins with a series of mountainside switchbacks affording spectacular views of the arid lowlands and the sea. Stop near the seaside town of Phan Rang to visit Po Klong Garai, a well-preserved 14th century Cham Tower. Follow the coastal road to Phanthiet, then to Muine (17km). On arrival, check in hotel and rest of the day is free at leisure to relax on the beach.
Overnight in Muine. Day 4: Phanthiet ( Breakfast )
Morning drive to Mui Ne peninsula. Stop to discover the local fishing village and its immense red sand dunes at Doi Hong and Tien stream. Enjoy the scenic seashore and see fishermen as they prepare their boats, mend their nets, and sell their catch at market. The afternoon is free at leisure. Overnight in Phanthiet. Day 5: Phan Thiet - Ho Chi Minh City ( Breakfast )
Breakfast at hotel, followed by the return drive to Ho Chi Minh City (200km). Stop en route to visit a dragon fruit plantation. Arrival in Ho Chi Minh City in the afternoon.
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Available in Vietnam Tours, this fascinating tour to places less traveled, reveals surprising aspects of Vietnam’s south & central regions with scenic landscapes, spontaneous encounters & insights into Vietnam’s history and contemporary times. Discover the neon-lit buzz of Saigon by night & quiet pockets of riverine countryside merged into the sprawl of the city by day.
Fly into Danang, central Vietnams modern maritime hub & drive to Hoi An where heritage houses line the waterfront. Accompany estuarine fishermen out in boats; visit the makers of traditional watercraft & cycle to the white sands of Cam An beach. Offshore, the pristine beaches & forest of the Cham Islands offer an option when weather permits. Onwards to Hue, a cyclo pedals you across the moats encircling the walls of the Nguyen Dynasty Citadel, to the inner sanctum of the Forbidden City. A Cruise on the Perfume River visits the community of boat dwellers & old riverine settlements. Ascend to the foothills of the Annamite Range at Aluoi to spend a night at a tribal village. At dawn, retrace the Ho Chi Minh Trail in a scenic circuit to the beaches & fishing village of My Thuy. Among the options are the tunnels of Vinh Moc with exits to the sea. Returning to Hue you may connect on to Hanoi from Danang’s international airport.
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