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Need Advice-Trek in India

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eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2005-09-08 04:09:00    My daughter & I would like to do a short trek in India next summer that would allow us to see some old monastaries. She is an art student and would like to see, well, art. We both like to hike and/or backpack but we only have two weeks at the most. Any suggestions would be welcome! Eire --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay   ravinderkumarsi Premium account Joined: Aug 04 Points: 14003 Posts: 451 Posted: 2005-09-08 06:17:00    well I will ask my friend and tell u.but i know there is few near shimla ,dehradoon and dargelling . --- at bangalore /back 2 globo after a long Reply    Reply with quote    Contact ravinderkumarsi   kanuman Joined: Jul 04 Points: 301 Posts: 9 Posted: 2005-09-08 07:02:00    hi, there are monastries spread all over north india ,places like: dharamshala(where the dalai lama stays,)leh, tabo(in the state of himachal pradesh), etc. what time of the year are you planning to come to india..? the ladakh region is open only from july onwards. but the dharamshala and other areas in himachal can be visited earlier as wll, say in the months of may-june. yogeshwar kanu --- The word impossible itself says Im Possible..! Reply    Reply with quote    Contact kanuman   eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2005-09-08 16:57:00    Thank you for the information. This is really helpful! We were planning to go in June or July if possible. Eire --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay   akhila Premium account Joined: Jun 05 Points: 4113 Posts: 33 Posted: 2005-09-08 21:26:00    Some of the treks in India are the Ladak, Himachal, Darjeeling(WestBengal) and Kashmir Valley. There are several websites that do online booking for Treks. Some of the reliable ones are listed here. I have family/friends (mostly elders 50+) that have gone on the Amarnath and Mansarovar treks(mostly religious-Hindus), but can surely get you some reliable information about the tour/travel agents they went through. It might be worth considering some treks in Nepal.. Everest, Kangchenjunga, Annapurna. Nepal is a great place for art too.. with beautiful monastries. A great combination for Trek & culture. http://www.indiatravelog.com/india-adventure/trekking.html http://www.destinationindia.com/india_tours/trekking_tour_packages.html I haven't done a whole lot with trekking except in Nainital and some in Jammu and Nepal, but can surely help you with any information you might need. Wishing you a GREAT journey! --- Back with a blast... been such a long time since I was here.. so much to upload .. Reply    Reply with quote    Contact akhila   eirekay Premium account Joined: Aug 03 Points: 19539 Posts: 214 Posted: 2005-09-09 03:09:00    Anp, Thank you so much - these are both great websites! Eire --- Life is not measured by the breaths you take but by the moments that take your breath away. Profile Pic: Tikal, Guatemala Reply    Reply with quote    Contact eirekay