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From December 31st 2023 until January 17th 2024
A journey for those who feel ready to live an unparalleled experience with the different customs, flavors, colors, stories and art of India. We started the journey in Delhi, an incredible cultural and artistic center, a mix of ancient and modernity, and from there we continued to the state of Rajasthan, the “land of kings”. We will visit the sumptuous palace-fort Mehrangarh that tells us about this unique culture of yesteryear, of the Rajput warriors, as well as entering the small villages in the Thar desert to know a little of the simple villages, repositories of an ancient culture. We will camp in the Thar desert to experience the typical cuisine, watch a typical dance and music show and, in the silence of the dunes, enjoy the starry sky of the desert. We continue to the land of Yogis, meditation and Vedanta, at the foot of the Himalayas, the city of Rishikesh. To those who feel called to stay a little longer in India, we invite you to continue the journey to the state of Orissa, known as the “Soul of India”. What does this fate have in store for us? Get to know the “land of temples in India”, its past, its architecture, its way of celebrating life and the sacred through its arts.
An invitation to appreciate Beauty. To learn in the reciprocal of knowing the “other”. To be enchanted by the desert, to be inspired by the movement of the Ganges River, to be amazed by the less obvious beauty, and to be enchanted by the music and dance, to say out loud: “I dreamed of being here”.
Summary Itinerary
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Main Program
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Detailed Itinerary
Main Program
Arrival
Lunch (South Indian cuisine as suggested)
Gurudwara bangla sahib
Lakshminarayan Temple
Very welcome to India! After your assisted arrival and transfer to the hotel, this afternoon we will walk to the Gurudwara Bangla Sahib, important Sikh cultural and religious center. Then we will visit the Hindu Templar Lakshminarayan complex, inaugurated by Mahatma Gandhi in the 30's. These two religious/cultural centers have free entrance, regardless of caste and religion.
Old Delhi.
Humayum Tumb
Kartavya Path
India Gate and President House
In the morning we will visit the old part of Delhi, the chowdni chouk market. We will visit the Muslim Jama Masjid, the Kinari and Spice Bazaar (open part), the Paratha Wala, Naughara Gali and a precious Jain temple. We will pass in front of the historic Gurudwara Sis Ganj and the iconic Red Fort.
Lunch (suggestion) – North Indian cuisine. In the afternoon we will visit the tomb of second emperor of the Mughal Empire and first garden tomb on the Indian subcontinent, declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Then we head to the government esplanade of Delhi and India, the Kartavya Path, culminating our journey with the President's House and the India Gate.
Gandhi Smriti
Craft Museum
Cultural activity
In the morning we will visit the Gandhi Smriti, multimedia memorial of the father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi. In the afternoon, we will visit the Craft Museum, a very pleasant place with art galleries and a fair with an exhibition of handicrafts from some regions of India.
Lunch (suggestion) – North and South Indian cuisine. At the end of the afternoon, I propose that we watch some cultural activity contemplated by one of the theaters in Delhi.
Lodi Garden
Hauz Khas Fort
Cultural Activity (extra activity)
A day for walks in wooded places, starting with the famous Lodi Garden with well-kept gardens all around. This site houses some architectural works such as the tomb of Lodis, a lineage that ruled part of northern India and the province of Punjab and part of present-day Pakistan in the 15th century. XNUMX.
Lunch suggestion (remembering that lunches are not included as described on the Services and Prices page of the trip): South Indian cuisine. In the afternoon we will visit village of Hauz Khas, the green lung of Delhi. This village is famous for its eclectic mix of established galleries, independent fashion boutiques and vintage shops that look straight out of a Bollywood poster. It brings together charming art studios, pubs and a beautiful park, famous for its water reservoir, an artistic and welcoming environment to absorb the marriage of a glorious past with contemporaneity. At the end of the afternoon, I propose that we attend a classical dance performance in one of the cultural centers of Delhi.
Flight
Mandor Garden
Morning flight to the blue city of Rajasthan in the Thar desert, Jodhpur. Lunch – typical Rajasthani cuisine. In the afternoon we will visit the Mandore Garden or Clock Tower Bazaar, iconic places in the blue city.
camp in the desert
visit to villages
Folk music and dance show
In the morning we travel to Manvar Resort towards the heart of the desert. Right after lunch, we went by jeep towards the desert camp. On the way we will make some stops to visit villages with small communities such as the famous Bishnois. This tour will give us the opportunity to get to know the way of life of these people who live in the middle of the desert. We will camp in the desert. At nightfall, we will attend an open-air presentation of traditional Rajasthani folk music and dance, followed by a typical dinner. You will still have a whole night to contemplate the splendor of the desert sky, an unparalleled experience.
Mehrangarh Fort,
Jaswant Thada,
After a typical breakfast at the camp, we return to the city of Jodhpur. Still in the morning we will visit the Mehrangarh, the largest and best preserved fort in India, and the Jaswant Thada, memorial of the main rulers of the Rajput dynasty, the Rathores.
Flights
Breakfast and flight to Dehrandun with connection in Delhi. From Dehrandun we drive to the city of Rishikesh. Rishikesh is a peaceful and pleasant city, considered the world capital of Yoga. We will arrive in the late afternoon in Rishikesh in time to contemplate the sunset on the Ganges River.
Vashista Guha
Walk
Arts
That day we will visit the cave of the legendary sage Vashistha, who meditated for decades in this place on the bank of the Ganges River. A very, very special place visited over the centuries by countless sages, masters and students of yoga, vedanta and meditation. Hike through the jhulas. We will participate in the arthi – fire ceremony, a Vedic ritual performed by the Parmarth Niketan Ashram on the bank of the Ganges River.
Kunjapuri Temple
Free afternoon
Arthi Triveni Ghat
In the morning we will visit the Kunjapuri Temple, a small temple dedicated to Sati – 1st wife of the god Shiva, one of the countless divine mothers of the Hindu pantheon. Free afternoon. In the late afternoon we will attend Arthi at Triveni Ghat.
Free day
Perfect to enjoy the day at your own pace. Good for hiking; for a reading on the bank of the Ganges; ayurvedic massage (extra activity); or contemplate the Ganges.
Flight
After breakfast, drive to Dehradun to fly to Delhi. Those who return to Brazil, transfer assisted by our local partners with online tracking from Chörten to the hotel. Those who follow for extension, connection in Delhi for the flight to Bhubaneswar, capital of the state of Orissa.
Return to my country
Transfer assisted by our local partners and online escort from Chörten to the airport for flights back to Brazil.
Flight
After our connection in Delhi, we will fly to Bhubaneswar, capital of the state of Orissa.
Parasurameshvara Temple
Mukteshvara Temple
Vaital Deul Temple
Lingaraj Temple
Rajarani Temple
This day will be dedicated to visiting the glorious history of several temples from the medieval period, testimonies of the evolution of the different aspects of Hinduism such as: Shivaism, Shaktism and Vaishnavism, also places where it is possible to observe the evolution of music and dance as part of the internal ritual of the temples.
Kandagiri and Udaygiri Cave
Kala Bhoomi Craft Museum
Lunch (suggestion) typical Orya cuisine
Early in the morning we will visit an important archaeological site, built as a cultural complex by King Karavela (2nd century BC) for Jain monks. We will visit the beautiful museum of Orya crafts, which contains works of art that tell how this people celebrates life and the sacred. In the afternoon we will visit the Yogini Temple of Hirapur, a tantric temple from the 9th century and the Dauli, a Buddhist stupa linked to the greatest emperor of all India, the great Ashoka.
konarak temple
Ragurajpur Village
Gotipua Dance
Early in the morning we will visit the Konarak temple, dedicated to the Vedic god Surya, the sun god. This temple is bathed by the first rays of sunlight in what is the easternmost region of all of India. Afterwards, we will head to a picturesque village of painters and where the tradition of the gotipuas, boys who sing and dance the glories of the god Krishna, was supposedly born. We return to Bhubaneswar.
Free day
2nd. day of the Mukteshvara Dance Festival
Free day and then, in the evening, we will attend the festival of Odissi in the temple dedicated to Shiva, Mukteswara Temple.
Flight
Early in the morning we fly back to Delhi. In the afternoon, free time for a little more sightseeing and shopping, as each Traveller prefers.
Return to my country
Transfer assisted by our local partners with online monitoring by Chörten for flights back to Brazil, which is usually at dawn, the night they return to Delhi. There are other possibilities we can talk about.