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Travel Knowledge, Experiences and Learnings in India and Nepal
From 12 to 30 March 2023
Land part per person in a group of 6 to 8 people: US$ 4400, with the trip being confirmed from the first 1 people in the group as explained below*
Single Room Supplement: US$1088**
Domestic flights Delhi – Varnasi / Varanasi – Delhi / Dehradun – Delhi / Delhi – Kathmandu: US$ 650***
International Flights
Latest quotations (São Paulo – Delhi / Kathmandu – São Paulo): from US$ 1550-1850****
Chörten Supports
Creating the Travel Program in an extremely personalized way explained in more detail here;
Traveller Preparation to travel in these regions with quality as explained in more detail here;
Travel Logistics and Organization with the care and quality Chörten explained in more detail here;
Accompaniment During the Trip 24/7 as explained in more detail here;
Chörten Supports are already included in the trip price (above). More details here;
Land Arrangements
Accompaniment in person of Brazilian specialist Guilherme Samel during the trip as described in the detailed itinerary: during the visits, travel by car, train and plane in India and Nepal.
Arrivals and Departures are made with full assistance from our local partners. Upon international arrival in Delhi, our local partner maintains telephone contact with Guilherme Samel, director of Chörten, who in this way accompanies carefully arriving at the hotel;
extra activities, described and planned mainly in the thematic travel programs (with the accompaniment of a Brazilian specialist), are included. It is always possible and very meritorious to make some more spontaneous contribution to these teachers, if you wish;
Tips: we take care of good part of them for you leaving only around US$ 5 to 8 per day explained in more detail in the trip briefing;
Visits as mentioned in the travel program with the tickets included. If, by chance, there is any special opportunity for an extra activity consistent with the theme of the trip, the travel specialist may suggest changing the order of visits, such as, more rarely, exchanging a visit for this activity;
Local guides will accompany the group in visits to monuments and other tours in general, except for a few regions that the Brazilian expert on the trip knows well and is more pleasant to visit without guides (explained in detail in the briefing as before being interested), or when mentioned accordingly in the program of trip;
Land transport in the group's own vehicles with extra care as the number of seats used, no need to use seats when they are not reclining and luggage space a little larger than what is often offered in these countries;
Accommodation in double rooms in the hotels mentioned on the accommodation page. In general, check-ins are at 14 pm and check-outs are at 12 pm. If you require an earlier check-in on your arrival in Delhi or a later check-out on your departure from Kathmandu, please let us know so that we can check the rates and make the reservations as you wish.
Meals: breakfasts are included in hotel rates for the entire trip.
*Group values and sizes: if by chance you do not form a group of 6 to 8 people, we will recalculate the value of the land portion. For example, with some adjustments in the structure of the trip, the land portion for a group of 4 to 5 people the price per person will be US$ 4509 and for 2 to 3 people US$ 4908. of offering travel from 2 people with lower prices than those presented so far, if we use simpler hotels. As we can also feasibly organize the trip for 1 person with simpler hotels;
**Single room supplement in case of your preference or need if there is not a partner for accommodation in a double room;
Does not include:
Meals and drinks except breakfast. On average we can consider that with US$ 35 a day we eat very well in these countries, depending on what, where and how much we eat. In big cities like Delhi, the amount may be slightly higher and in small cities much lower;
Transport where not mentioned in the program (short and medium taxis usually cost between $2 and 7);
Part of the tips (very important in these cultures): around US$5 and US$8 per day explained better in the trip briefing;
Voluntary contributions to monasteries, temples, and Dharma teachers that we may encounter while traveling;
Visas for India (paid in Brazil: electronic approx. US$25 or printed approx. R$520 more here) and Nepal (US$30 for up to 15 days between your first and last day in Nepal on your trip, more here );
Travel insurance: very important and therefore highly recommended;
Entrance fees to the monuments for camera and/or camcorder when available (usually between US$ 1 and 5 only in cases where it is charged);
Program changes in case of political unforeseen events, flight cancellations, political conflicts, epidemics, climatic and geographic unforeseen events, new fees and taxes, etc., as well as by governments and/or local service providers in Brazil / India / Nepal;
*** Domestic airlines
Economic class . Please let us know in advance (at the time of registration) if you would like to take a look at the possibility of business class on domestic flights.;
Maximum weight Allowed checked bag on flights within India: 15kg. Between India/Nepal/Bhutan/Tibet: around 20kg. Excess weight may be charged by the airline at check-in: around US$ 5 to 8 per extra kg (except some specific routes that airlines started to charge more / we will check carefully); More information: here
Values subject to change no prior notice from airlines;
**** International Flights
In advance: in general, the sooner we issue our tickets, the better fares and routes we find. Promotional rates are unpredictable, tend to run out very quickly and have extremely high fees for any kind of changes in the future. These, when made available, are very worthwhile if we have very certain round-trip dates, that is, the main programs and extensions that we will make;
Purchasing it: it is always prudent to wait for confirmation from the group before issuing the international air. We confirm our groups with a very small number of people;
Form of payment: the international air fare is normally paid in 5 interest-free installments by airlines on Visa and Mastercard cards;
Service Providers, Infrastructure and Local Cultures
We have a lot of experience operating travel in these regions of the world. We work with very good local partners within the possibilities of these countries. Even so, it is important to bear in mind that the quality of services and local infrastructure (hotels, transportation, food, etc.) are not the same as in Brazil, Europe and North America. Most of the time, they will surprise us very positively, for example, for their human qualities and, sometimes, even for the technical aspect of the service. But unforeseen and problems must happen. It is our job, responsibility and even pleasure, at Chörten and our partners, to foresee them and, when necessary, take care of getting around them in the best possible way. So that, in this way, the most important responsibility falls to Travellers: to enjoy the trip in the most peaceful, pleasant and profitable way possible. As part of this responsibility, we understand that we are traveling in these incredible countries and cultures, very different from ours in many aspects and that teach us so much. The better we understand these cultures, the better quality and tranquility we will enjoy our trip.
With the preparations for the trip well taken care of, with all our assistance and support, from boarding the flight here in Brazil until your return, you will see that your trip will be very smooth, well cared for, very well enjoyed, fun, with significant lessons that we will bring from come back and they will be of great value to us in our lives.
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Cancellation Policies
The cancellation policies of the Land Arrangements and Domestic Flights will take effect from the moment of payment of the down payment, when we confirm the accommodation reservations, we issue air and train tickets according to the necessary advance of each trip. These vary from service provider to service provider that we use on our trip (hotels, airlines, etc). In general, cancellations up to 90 days before the start of the trip have their payments refunded almost in full, with small cancellation fees from local airlines, train tickets, hotels, local operators and banks. From 60 days before the start of the trip, cancellation fees increase gradually, varying from service provider to service provider. Still, we will definitely do our best and talk to each service provider to see what we can get for a refund even after this date. With regard to airline tickets, each airline and fare has its own cancellation policy.The cancellation policy of Supports by Chörten is linked to the beginning of the services provided: Setting up the Travel Program, Traveller Preparations, Logistics and Organization of the Trip and Accompaniment During the trip. For example, we will not charge for Accompaniment if we do not accompany (online or in person) the trip. If the other services are already being provided, they can be used at another time without new charges (only adjustments if any) and so there will be no refund.
Payment
O signal at the time of registration, it will be the amount corresponding to the Chörten Support paid to the Chörten account in Brazil;
A domestic ground and air: 50% upon confirmation of reservations and tickets and 50% up to 60 days before the trip can be paid directly to the operators (explained below) or via Chörten's account in Brazil if this is convenient;
We already include 5% in the prices for the land and domestic flights, both for payments made through Chörten's account and by card by the Traveller (banks in India and Nepal charge a little less than 5% for payments with a card). In order to reduce the risk of exchange rate fluctuations when paying with Chörten account or card (for example, from 5,25 to 5,51 is 5%), taxes such as IOF, bank fees and possible small adjustments to amounts, for example by air;
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To confirm your place on the trip we ask:
- Application form: on here
- Copy (scan) of passport here
- Advance payment: on here
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