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Kuflon n Around

Himalayan jeep safaris, Himalayan jeep tour, Himalayan River Rafting, Holiday Travel India, India Holidays Adventure
Location: Uttaranchal  
Duration: 4 Days
Easy: Most of our camp based trips, with easy activities, that are optional and involve fairly easy travel. Trips may include short hikes of two to three hours or optional walks at low elevations. Includes less demanding whitewater trips with easy support and myriad options.

Moderate: Active trips involving hiking over reasonable terrain, within vehicular access, upto elevations less than 4000 meters, or trips with long walking days, multiple rafting days, wilderness camping. Includes more demanding whitewater trips with Class III rapids.

Demanding: Hiking and trekking to elevations exceeding 4000-5000 meters, away from vehicular access, over multiple days. Encompasses demanding whitewater with Class IV rapids.

Challenging: Our most demanding trips include climbing at high elevations in excess of 5000 meters, in remote and extreme conditions with no access to roads; trips to remote, extreme wilderness; mountaineering trips, and demanding whitewater trips with Class IV-V rapids.
Grading:  Easy
 
Get familiar with the natural environs while we take you for an easy nature trail along the Assiganga. Find yourself in fewer numbers amidst the varied Himalayan birds. Get used to the topography of the Lesser Himalayas. A challenging 3-4 hrs hike the next day, to Mandanbitti base camp (7000 ft / 2200 mts), is the first step.
Day 00: Delhi to Hardwar
Board the overnight Mussorrie Express leaving Delhi at 10:15pm. 

Day 01: Arrive Kuflon (1550m)
Board the waiting vehicles at the Haridwar railway station and drive 6 hrs to reach Kuflon for lunch. Camp briefing, and check in tents. A familiarization walk (1 hr) after tea. Campfire followed with dinner. Overnight in Kuflon.

Day 02: Day Hikes
Begin your day with an early morning bird watching hike (2-3 hrs). The walk sticks to the path along the Assiganga stream. The best place for sightings of dippers, white capped redstarts or score a few lifers spotting an occasional hungry Himalayan Kingfisher. Return to camp for a home cooked buffet breakfast. At noon packed lunch by a totally secluded water pool. Tea at camp is followed with a small excursion to the village of Kuflon. Campfire, followed with dinner. Overnight at camp.

Day 03: Village Hike
After breakfast, carry packed lunch and trek 3 hrs up the valley of the Assi Ganga to Seku village. Enroute, visit the trout breeding farm and the Forest department managed herbarium.Trek back to Kuflon by tea time. Relax over a campfire dinner. Overnight Kuflon.

Day 04:Kuflon - Delhi
After breakfast, depart for onward destination.


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