#Experiential holidays in sethan village

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Duration 2 Nights/3 Days

Start Point Manali

Finish Point Manali

Experience Type Group

Trip Code O310A1278

Group Size 2 to 25 people

Language English, Hindi

Grade Easy

INR 8,250.00 per person (group min. 2 members)

INR 7,800.00 per person ( group 3-5 members)

INR 7,500.00 per person (group 6-9 members)

Overview

 New Year’s Eve is synonymous with festivities and celebrations with lights and music all around. The bright lights and noise in the cities drowns away the charm of a celebration. Many a times, we all have ended up celebrating or not celebrating a New Year’s Eve in our vehicles stuck in traffic jams.

This New Year’s Eve is destined to be different and surreal.

This winter, We will welcome the Year 2018 in the surreal moonlight reflecting off the whitest of snow in Hampta – Snow Land. The camping experience in snow in Hampta with music and great food and a bon fire with all your friends is something that will make the experience of ushering in the New Year an unforgettable one.

After being received from Prini, you will spend the next best two days of your life in the snow lands and wilderness of Sethan and Hampta. Unwind for the first day in a charming and old Himachali heritage style wooden lodge in Sethan. Explore this charming Khampa village of Lahoulis. Spend the day at the lodge and take in the majestic views of Dhauladhar and Pir Panjaal range. The snow is so much here that you will not be able to resist snow man building and throwing massive balls of snow at each other. Skiing and snow sports are a luxury which seems to be in the back yard here. You can take short tutorials in introductory lessons in Skiing with instructors and skiing gear.

Warning: Cameras may and will run out of battery!

The next day will be at the camp site in Hampta. Go for short hikes in the snow and try your feet at Skiing and Snow shoeing. Try and build an igloo and chill in it. In the evening, we will all celebrate the New Year’s Eve with a bang amongst friends, music, drinks and food. Chill out around the tandoors and bon fire with some awesome BBQ. Witness the moon rise over the snow land and see how everything is transformed in the moonlight. The quite of the mountain air adds to the beauty and gives a wild edge to the celebrations in the snow land of Hampta.

Now, just go a little beyond and make this the New Year’s morning of your life!

Paraglide and fly back to Manali from Hampta.

Highlights:

Paragliding in the New Year

Wilderness Lodge Experience

Camping, Snow Hike & Trekking

Explore Manali

Photography

Snow sports

Music & Great food

Unforgettable New Year’s Eve celebration

Brief Itinerary:

30th Dec 2017- Sat

Guests are requested to meet us at Prini, 2 km from Manali on the left bank, by 10:00a.m. Pick up from Manali can also be arranged on prior notice. A representative of Team will drive them to Sethan, at out Wilderness lodge – a traditional Himachali cottage at 9200ft. The drive is on a restricted project road and so there is no one you will see while driving up. The vast expanse of the Kullu valley and snow will lie below us as we climb up to the cottage in Sethan.  Spend the day exploring the beautiful village of Sethan. It will be totally deserted at this time of the year and the feeling of solitude here something to envy. From here, we will go for a short trek to Pandu Ropa. It is quite an experience to walk in the snow here. Spend your day in the snow land here and return to the lodge. In the evening, chill around a bonfire and after a warm yummy dinner with friends and family, retire in the cosy cottage.

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31st Dec 2017 – Sun

After breakfast in Sethan, we will trek to the campsite in Hampta to usher in the New Year. Explore the Hampta snow land at leisure and indulge in snow activities like skiing, Snow shoeing, sledgeing etc. This place has the easiest access to snow and is a haven for photographers and adventurists. There are some unexplored trails here which have to be ventured on. Hampta is also a favourite hub for international back country and heli-skiers.

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In the evening, we will return to the campsite for the New Year’s Eve celebration.

Unwind with your friends around the traditional tandoors and a massive bon fire. Enjoy the snacks and the scrumptious food to your heart’s delight. The music will sound different in the silence of the chill mountain air. The echo of the sounds weaving through the moonlight reflecting off the snow will make this New Year’s Eve an affair never to be forgotten.

Bring in 2018 with a bang in the Hampta Snow land. Dance and chill out in the snow reflecting surreal moonlight.

When and if the festivities for the New Year’s begin to simmer down and it is time to get around the warmth of a tandoor to rest your aching bones, vehicles will be ready and waiting for the guests to be driven back to the cottage in Sethan.

Those who still have it in them, and many will, can choose to trek up to the cottage in the break of dawn. What a way to usher in the New Year!

1st Jan 2018 – Mon

The first sunrise of 2018 will make you want for more and that is a promise. Enjoy a lovely breakfast of the New Year 2018 in the Hampta snow land and in the charming cottage.

Bring in the New Year in a way only few can.

PARAGLIDE back from Hampta take off point and PARAGLIDE your way back flying in to Manali. This will make for a perfect Himalayan Adventurous New Year!!!

The sight of snow as fly over it and glide in will never let you forget the first day of 2018!

OR

We will leave for Manali after breakfast at the campsite. Guests will be dropped off at Manali chowk. After that you can go ahead and explore the town of Manali.

Inclusions

Pick up from Prini common pick up point

Drop to Manali main chowk

1 night stay at the Himachali lodge in Sethan

1 night stay in dome/alpine tents – twin and triple sharing basis at the Hampta campsite

All meals during the event (nutritious freshly cooked) 

Bonfire and meals at the lodge and the campsite (breakfast, lunch, dinner and refreshments)

Meal- 2 lunch, 2 dinner, 2 breakfast, hot drinks unlimited and 2 BBQ (veg –non veg)

Day trek to Pandu Ropa

DJ night

Services of experienced staff  

Specialized high altitude camping gear

Wildlife/ environmental permits and other permits & levies. 

All transportation as per itinerary in cabs

Guaranteed amazing Himalayan experiential adventure holiday.

Exclusions

Cost of any form of insurance (Personal/Baggage/Medical) 

Lunch in restaurants at own cost.

Cost of rescue, evacuation, hospitalization, etc. 

Transport cost from and to Delhi

Any expenses of purely personal nature like laundry, phone/fax calls, tips to drivers, guides, any beverages.  

Any expenses that arise due to change in itinerary and increase in no. of days because of natural forces like landslides, weather, roadblocks, flight cancellations, sickness etc. 

Porterage @ INR.500 per 10 kg bag strictly. Kindly inform us in advance.

  Important Info

Advisory about activity:

We suggest guests arrive at Prini common pick up point, 2 km from Manali. We will be happy to drive you to the Snow Land for the experience of your life.

Camping/Trekking programs in the Himalaya not necessarily would always run exactly as scheduled. Allow for unplanned long days or early camps due to weather disruptions or similar causes.

All guests are recommended to have a travel insurance that covers trekking and wilderness travel.

Wear shoes and clothes you are comfortable in and do not forget waterproof jackets and warm clothing. Avoid Denims.

We strongly recommend that you get snow suits and gum boots to enjoy the snow to the fullest. We can also arrange for these for you.

We highly recommend that you layer up instead of carrying heavy sweaters. 3 layers indoors are suggested and 4 or more outside in chill conditions.

Soak up the atmosphere – close your eyes and take in the sights and sounds as you explore and observe.

Do not litter the environment. Polythene and plastics are non-biodegradable and unhealthy for the environment and must not be littered or burned and should be carried back.

Accessories:

– Raincoat/ Poncho – make sure it is something that will cover your daypack and camera too.

– Warm Beanie – make sure it is something that covers your ears. You can also use buffs, scarfs etc in addition to your beanie.

– Gloves – Lightweight synthetic gloves made of Fleece or you can also use woolen gloves.

-Sun Cap- 1 no

-Sun Glasses with good UV protection.

Other necessary things that we recommend you get:

– Toiletries – Sunscreen SPF 40+, Moisturizer, Lip balm, Soap, Toilet paper.

– Repair Kit (needle and thread).

– Headlamp/ Torch.

– Camera.

– Water Bottle- Ideally keep two bottle 1 liter each.

– Trekking Pole

– Plastic Packing covers. (Please pack all your gear in waterproof plastic bags so that your clothes etc do not get wet while on horses or porters. Also carry extra plastic bags in case you need to pack wet clothes.)

Personal first aid kit:

– Diamox – 10 tablets (to prevent AMS)

– Crocin – 6 tablets (fever)

– Avomine – 4 tablets (motion sickness)

– Avil 25mg – 4 tablets (allergies)

– Combiflam – 4 tablets (Pain killer)

– Disprin – 6 tablets (headache)

Cancellation

Cancellation Charges: We understand life can be unpredictable at times, and that plans can change, that’s why we are pretty flexible about cancellations. For last minute emergencies we offer future trip credits on a case by case basis. Please talk to us before you cancel any trip with us.

From confirmation up to 30 days prior to departure – 10% of the total amount payable would be charged.

Between 15 – 29 days – 50% would be refunded

Less than 15 days prior to departure: no refund.

In case of unforeseen weather conditions or government restrictions, certain activities may be cancelled and in such cases we will try our best to provide an alternate feasible activity. However no refund will be provided for the same

Note: –

All programs are subject to change due to political reason, natural calamities, serious sickness, and special reasons. 

Please note that cancellation charges also apply to reductions in group size, not only for cancellations of entire bookings.

The tour will not be cancelled unless we are forced to do so because of unusual or unforeseen circumstances, such as a major natural disaster, major political unrest or war. If we cancel the tour we will promptly refund all payments made to us including the deposit (less the unrecoverable costs such as air tickets cancellations). We shall not be liable to refund any additional expenses that you may have incurred (such as insurance, visas, vaccinations and other incidental costs).

If you do not show up at the meeting point specified on the agreed date, we will assume you have been delayed and will wait for you to contact us with your new expected arrival date. If you do not contact us within 48 hours we will assume you have cancelled the tour. There is no refund of any money paid.

Refunds:

(a) In case the journey is broken off early upon the client’s own wish or causes, Operator shall not be liable to any refund of the days not utilized. Clients will have to pay for hotel or any extra costs incurred after leaving the itinerary. 

(b) The trek information sheets and the dossier give information and conditions relating to the tour and are deemed to be part of the contract and so you should be fully aware of their contents. However, the itinerary is an indication of what the group should accomplish, but is not a contractual obligation- changes may be made because of exceptional weather, flight cancellations, sickness or other unforeseen circumstances. No refund will be given for unused services or unrealized dreams. 

(c) Operator shall not be liable to refund of any Bank charges deducted while making the bank transaction.

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New Year 2018 in Hampta Snow Land manali 2 Nights/3 Days Duration 2 Nights/3 Days Start Point Manali Finish Point Manali Experience Type Group Trip Code O310A1278…