Spashram RiverMountain Retreat’s Silver Sands on the Ganga! "Your ideal getaway!"
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Spashram RiverMountain Retreat’s Silver Sands on the Ganga! "Your ideal getaway!"
We at Spashram can also offer our TigerPaw Journeys brand of services to structure a larger India program for example to include visits to Mysore, Udaipur and others which are memorable venues to visit Vrindavan, Jaipur or Anand Pur Sahib to coincide with these dates.
SOMETHING FOR ALL
DAY 1: Arrival late Lunch
Post Lunch – Read, Draw, Telescope and Binocular Birdwatching | Carom Board | Badminton |Tea | Aarti
Dinner | Bonfire
DAY 2: Post breakfast rock-climbing,
and row across river for hike-1-2 hrs, return for Lunch
Post Lunch – Read, Draw, Telescope and Binocular Birdwatching | Carom Board | Badminton |Tea | Aarti
Dinner | Bonfire
DAY 3: Morning Yoga| Breakfast| Hike| Llunch
Post Lunch – Read, Draw, Telescope and Binocular Birdwatching | Carom Board | Badminton |Tea | Aarti
Dinner | Bonfire | BBQ on Beach
DAY 4: Raft trip, post breakfast | Scenic float Deoprayag to Camp with packed Lunch | Returning by Tea time
DAY 5: Post breakfast, departure Lunch in town (Rishikesh)
NOTE – Rock Climbing need 2 days notice to be integrated
A COSY PACKAGE WITH A ROMANTIC TOUCH
We have the small and cosy Cliff Cottage Ramana 2 with a unique vantage point in a secluded part of the property.
The views of the Ganga are eternal and breathtaking.
We offer evening romantic dining with complete floral arrangements and candle lighting and full course meals. Stem glasses available with white linen. Dinner by moonlight (depending on full moon) or lamp and candle light can also be provided and this can also be provided on the beach.
A REVITALIZOR PACKAGE
Active Good Health Activities such as Mountain Walks (day, half day), Mountain Treks (multiple nights), River Raft Exploration;
Organic and locally grown foods based Ayurvedic Diet Planning according to body type;
Analysis Services of ayurvedic nutritionists and doctor; and Yoga, Ayurvedic and Meditation experts;
Ayurvedic Massage, Mineral Spring Water diet based cleansing Treatments.
AN EPIC NAT GEO STYLE EXPLORATOUR ON THE MIGHTY GANGES
Commencing from the holy confluence of Deoprayag (union of the Gods) where the mighty and turbid Bhagirathi River emanating from the Cow’s Mouth Glacier (Gow Mukh) merges with the azure waters of the Alakananda to form the true Ganges, we set out on a beautiful and scenic float trip suitable for the family or couples.
Beautiful birds, and wildlife including barking deer, along with majestic scenes of river, beaches and mountain forest will be seen, with little of the outside world visible. A discovery trip within easy!
EGO, THE SELF AND MORE
THE THIRD EYE EXPERIENCE WITH SPASHRAM – Achieving Nirvana and Opening Your Third Eye – The Spashram Way
Dialogues, interactions, and talks with masters revealing the new age relevance of ancient knowledge, spiritualism and mysticism, on your journey into Your Self
Spashram offers yoga, Ayurveda as well as training courses in these practices. Other programs by experts in a range of related disciplines benefit our visitors. Please enquire.
PROGRAM 1-(OM) THE GANGES – A GETAWAY ON SPASHRAM RIVERMOUNTAIN
{Program subject to change within date/place parameters)
Day 01: Delhi-Haridwar
Morning meet with sister at 10.00 am… Evening board overnight train # 12205, 2355/0400 DDN AC EXP to HARIDWAR
Overnight: Train
Day 02: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Morning 04:00 AM in Haridwar, later drive 2 hours uphill along river Ganges past the holy towns of Haridwar and Rishikesh onto Spashram, arrive and settle in wash and fresh up (6-7AM) Yoga and Meditation session (1hr-before breakfast), after breakfast raft across river for forest trail walk and raft back to camp in time to lunch, Ayurveda Holistic healing and holistic eating introductory session after lunch. Tea time encounter with village woman (1hr)
Beach bonfire and dinner
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 03: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Yoga and Meditation session (1hr-before breakfast), after cross the river and take a guided walk along the old pilgrim trail. After lunch laze on the beach. Beach bonfire and dinner.
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 04: Wed 19th Dec
Yoga and Meditation session (1hr-before breakfast), after breakfast drive to Rishikesh for some sightseeing and later drive to Dehradun to visit old British Institutions in the British Raj city of Dehradun, lunch and dinner in Dehradun.
Evening board overnight train # 12206, 2325/0505 to Delhi
Day 05: Thu 20th Dec
Morning 0505 in Delhi, transfer to hotel, after breakfast full day Delhi sightseeing
Overnight: Shervani/Tiger Paw B &B
Day 06: Fri 21st Dec.12
After breakfast transfer to airport to connect your International flight…
*BREAKFAST AND DINNERS WILL BE SERVED AT THE SPASHRAM
*THERE WILL BE PACKED LUNCHES WHEN AWAY FROM OUR TENTED RETREAT DURING MID DAY
Inclusions:
1. Accommodation on twin/double sharing basis (tented)
2. Meals plan will on full board basis (morning tea, breakfast, lunch evening tea, and dinner). 01 day lunch to day 03 lunch
3. 1 Beach bonfires with fallen and river swept drift wood only.
4. Chauffeured surface transport as per the program in local air con vehicle
5. Return train fare by first AC sleeper class (Delhi-Haridwar-Delhi) and Local Delhi pick up and drop to/from Railway station/porter service as well as executive accompanying
6. Two White Water Rafting Trips with safety Kayak
7.Guided Forest Walks with River crossings by Raft
8. Delhi transportation (sightseeing and airport transfer)
9. One session Ayurveda Holistic healing and holistic eating
10. Three yoga and meditation sessions
An Introduction to Spiritual India SPASHRAM RETREAT WITH HARDWAR
RISHIKESH (ADD MUSSOORIE OLD BRITISH RAJ STATION, DEOPRAYAG
Confluence of the True Ganges):
As part of the TigerPaw Journeys by Spashram series, our “Spiritual India-A
Complete Overview” which spans the sub continent, our Gateway to the Gods
section hinges around the temple towns of Hardwar, Rishikesh and Deoprayag each
of which names have their own spiritual and mythological interpretation.This axis is
enroute to the higher Himalaya where other sacred venues such as Kedarnath and
Badrinath exist.
Our basic program offers a sojourn at Spashram Retreat on the pristine Ganges
above the temple towns of Hardwar and Rishikesh, in a serene and quiet setting.
A sojourn here, along with visits to Hardwar and Rishikesh, with their nothing
ghats, temples, and ashrams, give the spiritual seeker a quick overview of why
India is a fusion of all the world’s great faith’s. Besides Hinduism the underlying
faith, and elements of the Hindu epic the Ramayana, which touches on aspects of
myth and legend of Ram and Sita, and Kashi, the City of Light where Hindus go to
die, or Hardwar and Rishikesh, the Gateway to the Abode of Gods, India is also
home to faiths such as Jainism, Buddhism, A, Sikhism, Judiasm and Christianity, as
well as Auroville’s open minded pure spiritualism. Smaller denomination faiths such
as Bahaaism which has sought refuge in India like Zorastarianism, all exist in India.
The Ganges valley section between Hardwar and Deoprayag with Spashram at its
centre, afford a suitable introduction to the spiritual seeker which spirituality is
juxtaposed with the mundane.
ITINERARY:
Day 01: Delhi-Haridwar-Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Early morning fly/drive or board train STBD 12029, 07:20 -13:45 Hrs to Haridwar, later
drive55km,2HRS uphill along river Ganges onto Spashram RiverMountain, visiting
Rishikesh enroute…Rishikesh is a city in India’s northern state of Uttarakhand, in Himalayan
foothills beside the Ganges River. The river is considered holy, and the city is renowned as a
center for studying yoga and meditation. Temples and ashrams (centers spiritual studies)
line the eastern bank around Swarg Ashram, a traffic-free, alcohol-free and vegetarianW
enclave abounds.
DRIVE- 5 HRS
FLY -55 MINUTES + 1.5 HRS
Arrive in time for tea and beach bonfire and dinner
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 02: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Yoga and Meditation session (1hr-before breakfast), Breakfast and then a session
for MEDIVOLUNTOURISM /OR AYURVEDIC MEDICINE INTRO AND BODY TYPE ANALYSIS
FOR DIETS.
Beach bonfire and dinner.
Overnight:Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 03: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Yoga and Meditation session (1hr-before breakfast), after breakfast rafting from Kudiyala
to Spashram…
Afternoon session for MEDIVOLUNTOURISM with villagers…OR Interaction with
traditional doctors (Ayurveda or Homeopathy)
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 04: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat-Haridwar-Delhi
After breakfast drive to Haridwar for sightseeing, enroute visiting temples in
Rishikesh, later fly/drive or board train # 12018, 1815/2245 to Delhi, transfer to
hotel
Overnight: Crowne Plaza or similar
Day 05: Delhi
Full day in Delhi, evening transfer to International airport for board your onward
flight…
END TOUR
SPASHRAM RETREAT PROGRAM DURING THE FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS -“DIWALI”
(Dates may change based on the lunar calendar)
INTRODUCTION
Your destination and rejuvenation experience takes place in the northern Indian state of Uttrakhand, a Himalayan state, renowned for the “Char Dhams” or four gateways to the heavens. Uttrakhand has many sub regions and the largest, the Garhwal is where we journey. Two of the Hindu faiths most important cities known for aeons as magnets to sages and mendicants are Hardwar-Gateway to God and Rishikesh-the sages’ hair.
Temple towns are renowned for famous maharishis and yogis who have found
their way here over the centuries to the lunar calendar study, teach and meditate.
We go past these towns, up the Ganges valley in the direction where many seekers, would enter caves and forests lost in meditation. This is Spashram RiverMountain Retreat a unique and idyllic spot ideal for similar purpose.
From here, we also explore the Ganges and its forested banks, punctuated by temples and ashrams by raft. White water rafting and float trips give us a unique perspective of the region along with the animal and bird life.
Day 01: Thursday 01 st November Arrive Delhi- Dehra Dun-Rishikesh
On arrival, transfer you to the airport to board the flight to Dehradun, and drive
to Rishikesh (45km, 45 min and then onto Spashram another hour away)
Dehra Dun – the capital city of Uttaranchal is a historic city at the foothills of the
Himalaya, where the British established famous institutions that serve India even today.
These include the Indian Military Academy, The Survey of India and the Forest Research Institute.
Dehra Dun was established by the 10 th Sikh Guru and is the gateway to the Queen of the
Hills or Mussoorie, the famous hill station of the Raj, and the inner mountains of the Garhwal. Rules variously by the empires of the Sikhs, Mughals and Gurkhas before
coming under the reign of the British, Dehradun is a world renounced education hub hosting prestigious institutions like the, Doon School and Welham Schools, and the Indian Military Academy.
Day 02: Friday 02 nd November Rishikesh-Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
After leisurely breakfast drive to Spashram RiverMountain Retreat 32 km uphill along the river Ganges.
Arrive in time for lunch and walk down the meandering path from the Gate of Spashram, upto its belly in the midst of a mountain escarpment. On arrival at SRM meet and greet by local women and our priest.
Post lunch after exploring the immediate environs, then raft across river for a forest trail
walk and raft back to camp (this is a flat section and not white water) return by 4.30 for
tea.:
6 pm freshen up for dinner held in the diner
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Day 03: Saturday 03rd November Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
07 AM Breakfast followed by Drive to confluence of https://spashram.co.in/ Alakananda and Bhagirathi
rivers at Deoprayag. 35 km 1 hour uphill drive
Enter rafts and take scenic float with pack lunch enroute up to Spashram.
Arrival Tea.
Evening light yoga, philosophy.
Dinner
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 04: Sunday 04th November Spashram
Yoga; Meditation 0730-0830|ayurvedic massage 0830-0930 BODY TYPE
ANALYSIS FOR DIETS-DISCUSSION WITH DOCTOR over breakfast.
Relax: Post lunch row across river for trail walk.
Return for tea. Beach bonfire and dinner.Overnight:Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 04: Monday 05 th November Spashram RiverMountain Retreat.
Yoga and Meditation session (1hr-before breakfast)
Afternoon session for MEDIVOLUNTOURISM with villagers…OR Interaction with
traditional doctors (Ayurveda or Homeopathy)
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 06: Tuesday 06th November
Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Another day in Spashram Yoga_ Meditation and ayurvedic massage session (1hr each-
before breakfast), after breakfast medicinal plants and herbs interpretation
Lunch.
Relax and explore.
Tea
Bonfire
Dinner
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 07: Wednesday 07th November Spashram-Raft trip-Spashram
Yoga, Meditation and Ayurvedic Massage session (1hr-before breakfast), followed
by breakfast as previously, walk up and drive to Kudiyala 2 km/ and raft to Marine Drive
for 2 hour trip. Packed lunch and then continue upto Shivpuri.
Return to Spashram for tea, and dinner.Today we celebrate DIWALI with a festive
dinner, and a special evening lamp lighting ceremony.
Tea
Bonfire
Dinner
Overnight: Spashram RiverMountain Retreat
Day 08: Thursday 08th November Spashram
Meditation and Ayurvedic Massage session (1hr ea-before breakfast), followed by breakfast as previously, walk up and drive to Shivpuri “Rafting point” (16km,
30mins), raft down to Muni Ki Reti (15km). Lunch at Bistro browse Rishikesh and drive onto to Dehradun airport for onward flight to Delhi.
PROGRAM 01- Domestic Visitors (Family with teenagers) from beyond DELHI NCR
Day 1: Arrival Jolly Grant transfer to Rishikesh for local sightseeing.
Visit Rajaji Chila National Park morning 6 to 10 am drop back to Rishikesh hotel
After breakfast drive for Bungee Jumping Zip Iine and Flying Fox and drive to Spashram in time for high tea
Day 2: After Breakfast Lunch rock climb and then Ganga Rafting. night bonfire at
Spashram
Day 3: Drive to Mussoorie.
Day 4: Sights of Mussoorie and then overnight Mussoorie
Day 5: Drive to Jolly Grant for flight
PROGRAM 02- Domestic Visitors (Family with teenagers) from beyond DELHI NCR
Day 1: Arrival in time for garden shamyana buffet lunch- mix continental Indian
5 PM Tea on Beach Rock Climbing for 2 | 8 PM on Central Dining Deck BBQ And Sit Down Dinner
Day 2: 7 am packed breakfast 8 am enroute to Deoprayag .
Put into rafts | 4 hrs waterfall lunch icebox hamper to be self served with help of raft guide and kayak guide. | Return camp 1430 hrs and cross over for non raft trip members to opp bank short walk | Dinner on deck 8 pm
Day 3: Breakfast and on your own Rishikesh visit and lunch
Return after aarti by 930 and dinner on deck
Day 4: Departure after breakfast