Northeast India Group Tour with Hornbill Festival Nagaland - 13 Nights / 14 Days
Small Escorted Holiday Group Tour to India, you travel through the three most beautiful and vibrant states of Northeast India Meghalaya, Assam, and Nagaland. Travel with likeminded people and be the part of the Most Famous Festivals Of North East India - the Hornbill Festival Nagaland on this small escorted Group tour through India. This enthralling journey venture deep into the seven sister statues of India to witness the centuries old traditions, experience the region’s rich indigenous culture with folk songs, tribal dances, food, and crafts of the 17 Ethnic Tribes of Nagaland all at one place. We travel in a small group to discover the most beautiful rural tourism parts of Northeast India which is still less explored off the beat tourism destinations of India, and whose exposure to tourism has been minimal. Alongside game drive at the UNESCO Heritage site Kaziranga National park in search of one horn Rhinos, stay at the tea gardens in Assam, historical monuments, temples, tea gardens, living root bridges of Meghalaya, cruise on River Brahmputra our specially handcrafted Escorted Small Group Tour covering Northeast India and The Hornbill Festival Tour together, you do meet gentle, ethnic tribal peoples including the Konyak Tribe – Better known as the Head Hunters of Nagaland will fascinate you with their fierce headhunting history, which was the part of their strong war traditions.
Tour Overview & Description
Tour Dates :
| Tour Dates For Northeast India Group Tour with Hornbill Festival Nagaland 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tour Dates 2024 | Saturday, 23 November To Friday, 06 December | Registrations Open |
Tour Cost : 2470 US $ Equaling to 1970 GBP £
Pay Just only $570 to confirm the tour booking
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Guaranteed 100% refund for all trips cancelled by us
Duration : 13 Nights / 14 Days
Location : Northeast Part Of India - Assam Meghalaya and Nagaland
Best Season : 01 December to 10 December every year
Category : Cultural, Wildlife, Rural Village and Tribal Heritage Festival Tour
Covering : Guwahati, Shilliong, Cherrapunji, Dawki, Kaziranga National Park, Johrat Tea Gardens, Majuli River Island, Dimapur, Kohima, Kisma Village the sight of Horn Bill Festival Tour
You can take it :
This is a group Tour but you can take it as a private, personalized tour (in such case tour dates would be of your choice and we will send you the cost accordingly).
The group strength : Minimum 5 Pax, Maximum 12 Pax
Special About Tour :
On this Small Escorted Holiday Group Tour to India, you travel through the three most beautiful and vibrant states of Northeast India Meghalaya, Assam, and Nagaland. Travel with likeminded people and be the part of the Most Famous Festivals Of North East India - the Hornbill Festival Nagaland on this small escorted Group tour through India. This enthralling journey venture deep into the seven sister statues of India to witness the centuries old traditions, experience the region’s rich indigenous culture with folk songs, tribal dances, food, and crafts of the 17 Ethnic Tribes of Nagaland all at one place.
We travel in a small group to discover the most beautiful rural tourism parts of Northeast India which is still less explored off the beat tourism destinations of India, and whose exposure to tourism has been minimal. Alongside game drive at the UNESCO Heritage site Kaziranga National park in search of one horn Rhinos, stay at the tea gardens in Assam, historical monuments, temples, tea gardens, living root bridges of Meghalaya, cruise on River Brahmputra our specially handcrafted Escorted Small Group Tour covering Northeast India and The Hornbill Festival Tour together, you do meet gentle, ethnic tribal peoples including the Konyak Tribe – Better known as the Head Hunters of Nagaland India, will fascinate you with their fierce headhunting history, which was the part of their strong war traditions.
Your knowledgeable English speaking guide is with you throughout the trip to all the famous sights and makes history and culture come alive through the stories that unfold throughout the journey; this is what will make your authentic India Group Tour a very special holiday experience. This community based India tourism provides you the experience of the local culture, food and the insight to the day to day life of the Indians from very closely and on the other hand it benefits the locals directly. A very important aspect of our responsible travel tourism -India Group Tours, we ensure that the villagers and the local community benefit directly from your visit, so it is helpful to them to have you visit. We stop at cities, towns and villages on the way to get an insight into the daily life of culturally diverse people of these areas.
Escorted group tour through Northeast India with Nagaland’s Hornbill festival covers Guwahati the Capital of Assam, Kaziranga National Park famous for the one -Horned Rhino, Majhuli River Island one of the biggest Island located in Brahmputra River Assam, listed as world's largest river island in Guinness book of world's record, Shillong the Capital town of Meghalaya, Cherrapunji the wettest place on Earth, the Double Decker living root bridge Meghalaya, Indian- Bangladesh border town Dawki village with its one of the cleanest Umnogt river, Jain temple at Dimapur, Kohima where the battle of World war II was fought in 1944. Enroute meet the local musicians, artists, mask makers, potters, enjoy wildlife, cruise the mighty Brahmaputra River and cherish the each day of your journey.
Summit Safari India will make your tour a memorable and extra ordinary....!
Please Note: Single Supplement Cost only charged if you do not want to share room with anyone.
Brief Itinerary : New Delhi (1 Night on Arrival) > Guwahati (1 Night) > Cherapunji (2 Nights)> Shilliong (1 Nights) > Kaziranga National Park (2 Nights), Johrat (2 Nights) > Kohima Hornbill Festival (2 Nights) > Dimapur (1 Night) > and fly back to New Delhi (1 Night at the end)
Today to start with your Escorted Northeast India Small Group Tour with Nagaland Hornbill Festival tour, you will be met from your flight to New Delhi International Airport by Summit Safari’s representative and driver, and we will transfer you to your hotel in New Delhi. Rest of the day is free at leisure to relax after the flight. Evening during the dinner time you will be introduced to the other members who will be joining you on this Escorted Small Holiday Group Tour to India.
Meals Plan: Dinner is Included
Today morning after breakfast we will transfer you to the New Delhi airport from where you will board your flight to Guwahati the Capital town of Assam, also famous as the commercial capital of North East (7 sister states). On arrival at Guwahati you will be provided a traditional welcome and will be transferred to the hotel. Evening we will drive you to visit the Kamakhya temple and take a walking tour around the local market in Guwahati. Return back to the hotel in the evening. Overnight in Guwahati for 1 night.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included
Today after breakfast at 08:30 AM we will check out from the hotel and will drive you to Cherrapunji (155 kms / 5 hrs), also known as Shora, via Shillong the capital of Meghalaya State.
Day 3 of the Northeast India Group Tour with Hornbill Festival Nagaland we drive past Shillong City the capital of Meghalaya and take a walking tour with the local guide at the Mawphlang sacred forest. There is only one rule, however, to be followed in this sacred forest. And, that is – “You cannot take anything out of this forest, else the deity gets upset”. Removing even the tiniest thing from the forest means you’re disrespecting the deity. It is said that whoever attempts to break this rule is punished with illness, which can even lead to death. It isn’t just the legends and myths of the sacred forest that attracts tourists; its physical majesty is also a crowd puller. The entry to the forest is marked by lush green branches and as you step inside, you will see an inter-connected network of trees and plants – some of which are said to be over 1,000-years-old. It is an amazing visual spectacle, plus there is a widespread belief that some of these plants possess medicinal properties, including the ability to cure tuberculosis and cancer. In addition, there are monoliths inside the forest that are considered to be the spot for sacrifices. The local tribal people sacrifice animals here to make their wishes come true.
Later continue your drive to Cherrapunji the small hilly village 56 kms from Shillong. It is one of the most visited tourist place of North East India at a height of 1300 metres and is one of the wettest places on earth.
The old Chera or Sohrarim was the original Chera village, but the British Established their headquarters further south and village came to known as Shora. The narrow winding road from shilling is quiet picturesque. The entire region teems with gushing waterfalls, plunging into deep gorges. On arrival at Cherrapunji visit the Arwah Cave. The Arwah caves are limestone caves known for its fossil formations, limestone structures and stalagmite and stalactite formations which are believed to be millions of years old and are naturally carved. It houses many narrow passages and chambers as well as a stream that flows inside the cave.
We will also visit Nohkalikai water fall- one of the highest waterfalls in India (115 feet / 340 metres) from the view point. The view point also offers the finest views of the plains of Bangladesh. By evening check into the hotel for dinner and overnight stay for 2 nights in Cherrapunji.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included.
Today morning after breakfast at 08:00 AM drive to Terla village (20 minutes) from where you will start your day hike to Nongriat and will visit the Double Decker Living Root Bridges in the area. Today’s day hike includes 2 hrs trekking downhill with a lunch and rest of 2 hrs at Nongriat village before you climb uphill back to Terla village 2.30 hrs uphill back. You have to walk 3000 steps downhill and uphill to reach these beautiful living root s bridges. Living root bridges are one of the major highlights during the Assam and Meghalaya Cultural, nature and wildlife tour. You will visit a couple of living root bridges in the area and the most famous among all is the Double Decker Living Root Bridge at Nongriat. Walking to Nongriat will take minimum 5-6 hrs both ways as you will stop for various pictures break and will also have lunch in the village. Return back to Cherrapunji by evening. Second night stay at the same hotel in Cherrapunji.
Please Note: During the time of planning your tour with us, alternative sightseeing would be suggested for the people who do not want to do this day hike to the Living Root Bridge at Nongriat Village (5-6 hrs of walking down and up both ways).
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included
Today morning 7:30 AM check out from the hotel and drive to Dawki (85 kms / 3.30 hrs) a small town and the border crossing between India and Bangladesh. We will take the boat ride (30 minute) on the Umangot River, in a small village near Dawki with greenish-bluish water so clear that one can see the bottom of the river even from as high as the bridge over the river. You can have lunch here and later continue your drive to Shillong (85 kms / 3 hrs) the Capital town of Meghalaya. Arrive Shillong by evening and walk around the Police bazaar and the local market in Shillong. Overnight in hotel at Shillong for 1 night.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included.
Today morning after breakfast at 08:30 AM drive to Kaziranga (310 kms / 6 hrs). Just out of Shillong we will stop at the Umiam Lake view point. The Lake was created by damming the Umiam River in the early 1960s for the purpose of Hydro Electricity project.
We do stop for comfort breaks and will arrive Kaziranga National park by late afternoon. Kaziranga National park is a world heritage site famous for the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros. The landscape of Kaziranga is of sheer forest, tall elephant grass, rugged reeds, marshes and shallow pools. Kaziranga also has a good number of Tigers and is home to large breeding population of Elephants, Wild Water Buffalo, Swamp Deer and outstanding birdlife. Check in to the hotel and later evening 6.30 PM we will take you to visit the Cultural Dance performance, where you can enjoy a couple of Assam cultural performances by the local artist. Overnight stay in Kaziranga for 2 nights.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included
Today early morning we will take you for a Game drive to the Kaziranga National Park by jeep/ Elephant Safari depends as per the availability of the tickets for elephant ride which is very limited in number; otherwise jeep safari tickets are available. You would be able to see the Great Indian One Horned Rhinoceros, Elephants, Wild Water Buffalo and Swamp Deer.
Later we will return back to the hotel for breakfast and later around 11:30 AM we will drive you to visit a nearby village for the authentic India travel experience, where we will join a local family for the cooking classes and lunch. Interaction with the locals will provide you the insight of Assamese culture. Late afternoon return back to the hotel and rest of the time is free to relax and make a short walk around the market. Second night at the same hotel in Kaziranga.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included.
Optional: People who are interested can have a second Game drive in a Jeep to the Kaziranga National park at an additional extra cost in the late afternoon. This you can discuss with us during the planning of your tour or even can be booked in advance at a short notice of 3 days.
Please Note: The Kaziranga National Park remains open from 01st Nov. to 30th April every year. But from last year government was able to open it one month earlier from 1st Oct to Mid May depending on the monsoon. We are hopeful that the government / forest department would be able to open it as per the dates of previous year but the dates can be confirmed just a month is advance depending on the weather and the monsoons in the area.
Today morning after breakfast checkout out from the hotel and we will drive you for Johrat (110 kms/3.30 hrs), famous for the Assam Tea Plantations where we will stay overnight in a tea Bungalow. Arrive Johrat by late afternoon and check to your tea bungalow. Later afternoon we will take you for a tea tour around a tea estate known for producing high quality CTC teas. Also experience a tea tasting session of different types of tea with a knowledgeable person in the field of tea / practicing estate Manager.
Evening is free to walk around the tea plantations and even can enjoy golf in a golf course next to your hotel, set up in a tea estate here. Overnight in Johrat for 2 nights.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included
Today after early morning breakfast at 7:00 AM, on your Northeast India Group Tour with Nagaland Hornbill Festival Tour we will drive you to Nimati Ghat (45 minutes) to board the ferry to Majuli Islands (1 hrs drive and 1 hrs by ferry). The ferry departs every after 1 hrs to Majuli Islands, carrying the passengers, cars/ bikes on the river Brahmaputra. On arrival at Majuli Islands proceed for a tour around the Island and observing the life of the local tribal people the most famous among the missing tribe the Tibeto-Burman clan of the Mongoloid race.
Majuli Islands located in Brahmputra River Assam, listed as world's largest river Island (1250 sq) in Guinness book of world's record. Majuli, is the largest freshwater river island (1250 sq km) in the world and is contesting for a position in the "World Heritage" list. Since water bodies cover most of the island, it attracts a number of local and migratory birds. About twenty six Satras (cultural houses of power) are located in Majuli. These Satras propogate the religious ideology of medeival Assam's Vaisnavite saints like Sankardev and Madhavdev.
At Majuli we will visit the Potters house where you will experience how clay pots are still made using traditional techniques. We will also visit Mr. Goswami a famous Mask making artist from the Area. We will visit a Satra also - The satras are not just monasteries, but centres of traditional performing arts. The songs and dances initiated by Shri. Sankaradeva the father of Assamese culture. The satras consist of a large prayer hall facing a simple shrine, surrounded by dormitories and bathing tanks for monks. Here, Govinda is worshipped through dance, drama, music and poetry. Late afternoon take a ferry back to Nimati Ghat and drive back to Johrat for second night stay at the hotel in Johrat tea Estate.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included
Today after breakfast check out from the hotel and we will drive you to Kohima (198 kms/ 7 hrs) the capital of Nagaland and the sight of Hornbill Festival Tour in India. We visit the tea plantations on the way and observe day to day rural life as lived in India. Enroute stop for the lunch and drive pass through “Dimapur” in Naga means the ‘the city near a great river.’ With Dhansiri River on one side, and wooden meadows flanking the other, Dimapur was the former capital of the Kachari tribe, traces of which can be seen even today. Dimapur is the Commercial capital of Nagaland and is the biggest town in Nagaland. Enroute stop for various comfort/photo breaks and enjoy eating the fresh locally grown pineapples. In the evening arrive at Kohima and check in to the guest house/ home stay with a local family the best available during the time of booking.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included
Please Note: There are limited neat and clean accommodations with basic facilities in Kohima, and during the Hornbill festival tour all these are pre booked 8-9 months well in advance. The accommodations including guest houses, home stays, and hotels all become much more expensive during the time of Hornbill Festival Tour (from 01 December – 10 December) which is the peak season.
It is suggested to book your tour well in advance to get the best available accommodations. Prepare yourself to spend 2 nights, using basic neat and clean guest house or home stay with attached western toilets during the Hornbill Festival Tour in Kohima. Your accommodation is going to be basic neat and clean at Kohima – and last minute changes are not possible in any case- as there are no other alternative accommodations available.
Important Note: There is no tea plucking between November ends to Mid March. Visit to the tea factory a tea factory is subject to it being operational on the day of the visit. There is no tea plucking between December till mid March and hence the actual manufacturing process of tea cannot be demonstrated when one visits the factory during Mid March to Mid November. The tea factory also remains closed on every Monday.
Today morning after breakfast at 9:00 AM we will drive you to Kisma village the sight of Hornbill Festival tour Nagaland India. We will visit the Kisma from morning 9:30 AM onwards —The Naga Heritage Village, the venue site of Hornbill festival. The festival gets its name from the Indian Hornbill. The Hornbill is a common bird among the folklores and tribes of Nagaland and can be commonly seen prancing around in the forests of Nagaland. This is a very popular festival of Nagaland. Often cited as “festival of all festivals”, The Hornbill Festival is a grand celebration that is brought to life each year in Nagaland, North East India. The festival is gritting in its element and a powerful representation of the Naga culture through splendid traditional music, dance performances and fun games like chilly eat competition, pineapple eating competition etc. Later round 2.30 have your lunch at the Hornbill Festival and taste the traditional food of one of the local tribes from Nagaland. Horn Bill Festival Group Tour Nagaland India provides you the insight of the tribal communities. Walk around the huts of various tribes and by 5:00 P.M return back for the second night in the same home stay/ guest house in Kohima.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included.
Today after breakfast check out from the home stay/ guest house and visit the Naga Heritage village of Kisma to enjoy the various cultural performances of various ethnic tribes of Nagaland for half day.
Many Naga tribes along with the Konyak Tribe – Better known as the Head Hunters will fascinate you with their fierce headhunting history, which was the part of their strong war traditions. Territorial conflicts between rival tribes and villages were resolved through warfare and Konyaks were feared for their headhunting skills – they beheaded their enemies and brought back the severed heads as trophies in a specially designed basket that they carried to the battles. The heads were then proudly displayed on the walls and doorways of the warriors.
Later at 1:00 P.M we will leave the sight of Hornbill festival tour and visit the Kohima World War II memorial cemetery. Kohima where the battle of World war II was fought in 1944 "changed the course of the Second World War in Asia…! For the first time the Japanese were defeated in a battle and they never recovered from it". Later proceed to Dimapur ( 80 kms/ 3.30 hrs) the former capital of the Kachari tribe, traces of which can be seen even today. Overnight in Dimapur for 1 night.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included.
Today morning 07:00 AM we will take you to visit the famous Jain temple in Dimapur where you can see the Jain people following their religious traditions. Return back to the hotel for breakfast and after breakfast as per your flight schedule we will transfer you to Dimapur airport, from where you will board your flight to New Delhi back. On arrival at New Delhi you will be met by our driver and we will transfer you to the hotel in New Delhi. Depending on the flight if time allows evening we may take you for a sightseeing tour covering the some of the iconic sights of New Delhi/ Old Delhi. Overnight stay at New Delhi for 1 night.
Meals Plan: Breakfast and Dinner is Included.
Today morning after breakfast, check out from the hotel and as per your flight schedule we will transfer you to the international airport in New Delhi, from where you will board your flight back to home.
End Of The tour and the services....!
Meals Plan: Breakfast is Included
This is the tour itinerary for the Northeast India Group Tour with Nagaland Hornbill Festival Tour Package which we run regularly. The tour Starts from New Delhi and end’s back at new Delhi. Each Group is Escorted by an experienced, professional and friendly English Speaking Tour Guide. You can get an idea of your holidays from the mentioned tour. The itinerary is planned in such a way that while travelling you get a good time to experience India and see the real life of Indian people from much closer.
Whether you choose to be on a privately guided and escorted group tour to India or set off on a more independent trip, with local guides available wherever required, you can travel reassured, knowing our vast experience and provide you with around-the-clock support to smooth out anything unexpected. The safety and well-being of our guests is paramount.
Each group, with minimum 8 people, is accompanied by an experienced tour guide, you can travel reassured, knowing our vast experience and provide you with around-the-clock support to smooth out anything unexpected. The safety and well-being of our guests is paramount.
- Interaction with 17 Naga Tribes during the Hornbill Festival in Nagaland.
- Cruise the mighty Brahmputra, Major River of Asia a trans-boundary river which flows through China, India and Bangladesh.
- Visit Majuli Islands listed as world's largest river island.
- Game drive at Kaziranga National Park - home to the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses.
- Cherrapunji often been credited as being the wettest place on Earth.
- Walk on the living root bridges and visit the double Decker living root bridge Nongriat Meghalaya.
- Visit Arwah limestone caves known for its fossil formations, limestone structures, stalagmite and stalactite formations which are believed to be millions of years old and are naturally carved.
- A boat rides at Dawki a small village and the border crossing between India and Bangladesh.
- Enjoy the various local cultural dance performances by the local artist of Assam and Nagaland.
- Village visit, cooking demo and lunch with a local family.
- Visit the local communities, musicians, artists, potters, mask makers, bamboo and cane workers.
- Stay at the tea bungalows and visit the tea processing factory.
- Visit Satras which are not just temples or monasteries, but important centres of traditional performing arts.
- Enjoy the Local Food of Assam and the Naga Tribes at Nagaland.
- Witness one of the most colourful and vibrant congregation of cultures and tribes – The Hornbill Festival.
Arrangements
You will follow the itinerary as a Group tour accompanied by one of our excellent Guides/ tour escorts throughout the trip. Internal travel by road from Guwahati to Cherrapunji, Shilliong, Kaziranga National Park, Johrat, Majuali, Dimapur, Kohima is by a private chauffeur-driven SUV cars / mini tempo travellers or similar vehicle with window seats for all.
Travel between Johrat to Majuli Island is by a Ferry on River Brahmputra. Internal Flights will be provided to travel from New Delhi to Guwahati and from Dimapur to New Delhi back at the end of the tour and is included in the tour cost.
Accomodation
These destinations are still hidden by groups of tourist, but still a good number of tourists come to explore these beautiful parts of the North East India. These places have plenty of hotels which are well equipped with all modern amenities and comprises variety of deluxe and budget hotels, guest houses, home stay with local people, fixed luxury tented accommodation in Kohima during the Hornbill Festival Tour Nagaland India. Most of these are run by the locals of these areas . One can choose the place of accommodation according to one’s requirement and budget.
You stay in comfortable Neat and Clean 3 *, 4 * hotels in cities, some charming Heritage tea bungalows and guest house or home stay in Kohima during the Hornbill Festival time as per the best available properties at the time of booking.
Your living arrangements are not going to be 5 star on this tour, but we do believe that we cater to people requiring different levels of comfort, and most importantly where you stay is CLEAN and COMFORTABLE. We would like to discuss and make suggestions about accommodation at the time of planning your holidays with us.
Please Note: There are limited neat and clean accommodations with basic facilities in Kohima, and during the Hornbill festival tour all these are pre booked 8-9 months well in advance. The accommodations including guest houses, home stays, and hotels all become much more expensive during the time of Hornbill Festival Tour (from 01 December – 10 December) which is the peak season.
It is suggested to book your tour well in advance to get the best available accommodations. Prepare yourself to spend 2 nights, using basic neat and clean guest house or home stay with attached western toilets during the Hornbill Festival Tour in Kohima. Your accommodation is going to be basic neat and clean at Kohima – and last minute changes are not possible in any case- as there are no other alternative accommodations available.
Single Supplement Cost only charged if you do not want to share room with anyone
Meals Plan: Room on Twin Sharing + 13 Breakfast + 13 Dinner + 1 Lunch
Cloths: cottons with light woollens.
Tour Cost :2470 US $ Equaling to 1970 GBP £
Inclusions
- All accommodation on twin sharing using hotels with modern amenities or as per your choice.
- All transportation, using Air conditioned SUV cars / mini tempo traveller with window seat, as per the tour itinerary, including all sightseeing as per the tour details, fuel, toll taxes, parking, state taxes.
- Economic class, domestic flight tickets 2 way, from New Delhi to Guwahati and from Dimapur to New Delhi back at the end of the tour including baggage allowance of 25 Kgs + 7 kgs hand baggage per person.
- Meals Including 13 Breakfast and 13 Dinner during the entire tour.
- English Speaking Escorted Guide for entire tour or local guides during the entire tour wherever required / available, as per your choice.
- Entrance tickets for the Hornbill Festival.
- 1 Boat ride at Dawki on Umangot river on India Bangladesh border.
- 1 Game drive by jeep / elephant at Kaziranga National Park.
- Cooking classes and 1 lunch with a local family at Kaziranga.
- Cultural dance programme at Kaziranga.
- Return Cruise tickets on mighty Brahmputra River to visit Majuli Islands.
- Visit to tea estate and tea tasting session.
- All kind of Entrance tickets to visit monuments, temples, museums etc. wherever required during the entire tour as per the tour itinerary.
- 1 bottles of mineral water per person, per day.
- All airport arrival and departures during the tour.
- Assistance on arrival and departure.
- All kind of hotel taxes and 5% GST.
Exclusions
- Any kind of lunch during the tour , other than 1 with a local family.
- Any kind of international flights tickets / visa charges.
- Any kind of tips to tour escort / local guides/ drivers/hotel staff.
- Any kind of alcohol drinks (Beer/ Wine etc)
- Any kind of camera fees.
- Your travel Insurance.
- Extra Baggage cost on the Domestic flight in India.
- Any change in the tour management / additional arrangement due to road blockage / flight cancellations/ flight missed or things beyond our control etc.
- Any Kind of Personal Expenses or things which are not mentioned In the "Cost Includes".
We understand that travellers may be hesitant to commit to a holiday many months in advance, so our Flexible Booking Policy will apply for all reservations. We’re committed to giving you choice and flexibility for any trip you book with us. We’re here to take all the uncertainty out of your planning and give you the utmost confidence to book your holidays with us. In Case Of Any Sudden Travel Restrictions Or Lockdown Implemented by The Government at your home place / country of source or at the destination you Planned to Travel; We'll give you the option to Postpone Your Trip, Or to receive a refund back. You may alter your ground travel plans later, free of charge, as long as the original tour departure date is outside of 60 days.
Payments
For all the tours and travel related services, certain amount of advance payment should be made in advance This amount will be used to book internal flights, train tickets, National park tickets, hotel bookings and making advance arrangements for your tour.
"Management personnels" hold the right to decide upon the amount to be paid as advance payment, based on the nature of the service and the time left for the commencement of the service. This all we discuss with you during your tour planning with us
Apart from above in some cases like Flight bookings, Train Journeys, Special hotels, beach resorts, wildlife lodges may require a higher deposit or even full payment at their discretion, especially during the peak season. Bookings specially during the peak season (X-Mas and New Year), full payment may be required to be sent in advance.
Payment Modes: NEFT / Online Bank Transfers
Booking Your Tour and Bank Account Details of Summit Safari also trading as Summit India Travels
Please Deposit 30% advance amount to our company's below account, to confirm your Holiday tour package
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For booking tour tour:
30% of the amount initial to book your tour package as an advance for the tour.
50% of the Balance amount you have to pay 20 days before the date of starting your tour making 80% of the total amount in advance.
Rest of the Balance 20% payment should be completed on arrival and the very first day of the tour in Cash or by online payment Mode, but definitely before the commencement of the tour services.
Note: The customer receives a confirmation voucher via email within 18 hours of successful booking. The hotel booking vouchers and final tour documents will be only provided after we received the final payment by due date. The booking stands liable to be cancelled if 80% payment is not received, 20 days in advance, before the date of starting your tour. If payments are delayed without notification or adequate reason, we reserve the right to treat your booking as cancelled retaining the deposit.
Cancellation of a Tour:
While cancellation - the motive of Summit Safari India, is to provide the maximum refund back to the clients, which is possible to get back after all cancelations regarding the tour. Cancellation of a confirmed booking must be made by the client in writing, whatsApp or by email, to Summit Safari 919805051102, vishal@summitsafari.com, and funds will be reimbursed as follows:
Written cancellation will accept on all working days, except Sunday, any cancellation sent on Sunday's will be considered on next working day - Monday.
General Cancellation Policy:
Cancellation 30 days prior the date of travel - 10% of The Total Tour Cost + any amount that we can't get refund after the cancellations.**
Cancellation 29 - 19 days prior the date of travel - 30% cancellation charges + any amount that we can't get refund after the cancellations.**
Cancellation 18 - 08 days prior the date of travel - 50% cancellation charges + any amount that we can't get refund after the cancellations.**
Cancellation 07 - 04 days prior the date of travel – 70% Cancellation charges + any amount that we can't get refund after the cancellations.**
Less than 04 – 02 (48hrs) days prior the date of travel - 80% Cancellation Charges + any amount that we can't get refund after the cancellations.**
Less Than 2 days - Whatever the best possible we can refund you as per the cancellation policy.
No Show - Do not qualify for any refunds - No Alterations and No Refunds back.
**: amount deducted by the airlines for cancelled internal flights tickets, trains tickets, hotel bookings on Non refundable policy, any taxes / GST, wildlife safaris etc.
Note: In case you cancel the trip after commencement of the tour, refund would be restricted to a limited amount only which too would depend on the amount that we would be able to recover from the hoteliers/ contractors we patronize.
For unused hotel accommodation, chartered transportation and missed meals etc., we do not bear any responsibility to refund. All bookings for the X-Mas and New Year period from 20 Dec to 05 Jan the payment is non-refundable.
Booking and Cancellation Policy May Vary In Case Of Joining A Group Tour.
What Happens If Your Government Travel Advisory Don’t Allow You To Travel
We'll keep a check that your tour meets the following criteria, for you to be able to travel as planned. Due to sudden travel restrictions by the government, if it doesn’t, we’ll give you the best options for how to change your travel plans entirely or partially. You can still choose to postpone your trip or Cancel your trip. You are eligible for a Flexible Booking Policy in below conditions:
Your source of Origin, your City or the destination you planned to travel is on the government’s red list.
Your state government don’t allows you to travel to your destination.
Your final travel destination demand quarantining on arrival or implements any strict travel restrictions.
Postpone a Tour Due to Travel Restrictions
Due to any sudden travel restrictions at your home place or at the destination you Planned to Travel – You think you are not comfortable in travelling, or it would not be possible for you to carry forward with your travel plans, in such case you can request to postpone your tour for the time, situation become normal - in the next 12 months.
Postpone of your tour, will not cost you any extra amount, and the Cost for your tour will remain the same as quoted, even if any part of the tour arrangements like transportation, accommodation price may increase in near future. The only factor to keep in mind is that you need to postpone your tour for the same season/ off season—as cost for tours in season and off season may vary and changing from off season time to season time may affect increase of tour cost.
In such case of "postpone trip" we will not deduct any amount and will postpone your tour further, which you can book any time at the notice of minimum 45 days or more, but to avail the above benefit we must have received minimum 50% of the tour amount as advance from you.
Alteration of A tour during Covid-19
Under our Policy "Book with Confidence: Our Flexibility Promise" during these uncertain times of Covid -19, you may alter your ground travel plans, free of charge, as long as the original tour departure date is outside of 90 days.
Claim a refund back in case of - cancellation of tour due to travel restrictions
In Case you Don't want to Postpone your Trip, Want to cancel your planned Tour and Want Your Money Refund Back due to travel restrictions or lockdown by the government – In such case we will deduct flat 15% from the total tour amount and transfer your balance amount back to your bank account. It might take 5 - 7 working days to make all cancellations and transferring refunds back to your bank account.
Note: The retention of 15% will cover the unseen expenses of cancelled airline tickets, train tickets, advance paid to hotels, wildlife safaris, office expenses etc. "The Above Booking With Confidence : Our Flexible Cancellation Policy" Applies in Case of Lockdown or Travel Restrictions by State/ National Government Only – and can’t be claimed earlier than 28 days and later than 5 days before starting your tour dates.
In case you want to postpone you tour for later than 12 months- it is possible, but the tour cost will increase by 10% in such case as the hotel prices, monument entrance charges and transportation charges may increase after a year.
Cancellation of Flight tickets and wildlife safari tickets may cost little extra than the flat 20%, in some cases.
Price Guarantee and Alteration of the Booked Tour
The price of your holiday is fully guaranteed and is not subject to any surcharges. The price guarantee applies to complete holidays bought from us and does not cover the purchase of individual items such as airline tickets / train tickets or any other items that are not booked with us. There are no hidden costs or extra’s in our tour prices.
Where the change is due to circumstances beyond our control amounting to force majeure, such as weather conditions, road blockage, snow fall, technical problems, civil disorder, decisions by governments or other associations, etc., we will offer comparable alternative arrangements. If any of the circumstances amounting to force majeure occurs during a tour we reserve the right to alter the tour programme, as required depending upon the circumstance, without offering any compensation.
You wish to alter your tour programme after the booking has been accepted for any reason; it would be altered only if, it is possible to alter the tour. Changing the date of departure, alteration of the tour will entail a charge of 1000 per adult and 500 per child below 12 years. Any request for alteration, once the tour has begun, will be treated sympathetically but we cannot guarantee that it can be made. Any cost incurred in making such alterations may cost extra and has to bear by clients directly.
General Terms and Conditions
The tour itinerary is subject to favourable weather and road conditions. In case of a bad weather and inaccessibility to certain destinations we will try our best to make alternate plans. The tour price will not be refunded / not to be adjusted in the event of unfavourable weather or road conditions. Any changes in travel itinerary/ hotel accommodations after the tour has begin will cost extra along with the alteration charges as stated above in the "Price Guarantee and Alteration Of The Booked Tour" Section.
The Government of India is closely monitoring the overall trends and Omicron variant and updating travel guidelines accordingly. Travelers are advised to check COVID-19 trends and travel/testing guidelines at their destination, which may change with little advance notice.
A/C in the car will not work in the hill area ; it will be available in the plains during the rest of journey. In case you need full A/c service in the car during the tour, it is going to cost you extra and you need to discuss it with us while planning your holiday tour with us.
All the wildlife safaris booked into any of Indian Wildlife National Park/Sanctuaries are non refundable. Even date change request will be considered as cancellation and no payment will be refunded/ adjusted against it.
We request that you limit your baggage to maximum 20-25 Kgs., per person.
Internal flights in India provide 15 Kgs -1 piece luggage + 7 kgs hand baggage in cabin and extra baggage weight will cost extra charges payable at the airline, airport counter directly by clients.
Due to any circumstances, if you want to leave your tour in- between (except of lockdown by the government) then he/she/ you will not be refunded with any unused part of the tour amount.
No Refunds will be made for any unused accommodation, missed meals, unused transportation car, bike/ flights/ trains segments, sightseeing tours or any other activities/ services due to bad weather, ill health, strikes, political rallies, road blockage or any other factors beyond our controls. Such unused items are neither refundable, nor exchangeable and non transferable.
Rooms allocation is done by the hotel depending on the availability, at the time of your check in at the hotel and the room category are specified on your hotel confirmation vouchers provided by us. In Case of any complaint regarding the hotel services kindly contact the hotel reception/ manager directly.
In Case of any complaint regarding the hotel services kindly contact the hotel reception/ manager directly.
Kindly contact the hotel reception directly, in case you need a room heater and any extra cost to use the room heater had to be paid directly by you, which is charged on per night basis by the hotelier.
No Refunds shall be claimed from Summit Safari or Summit India Travels, if any of the services & amenities of the hotel were not up to your expectations.
Hotel Check inn /Check Out Time, as per the hotel Policies, early heck in or late check out may cot extra’s.
Meals Timings must be followed as per instruction given by the hotels.
Air/ Bus/ Train Tickets fare payment has to be made 100% in advance as the tickets have to be purchased in Advance from the concerned authority.
When you receive the Booking confirmation Vouchers/Tickets please check the Name and Other details carefully. Inform us immediately, if you found anything incorrect concerned to your final tour bookings. Names on travel documents must exactly match as per in details of your government id's, passport or any other identity proof.
Kindly carry your Valid Identity Proof Passport/ driving License etc., have to show at the time of check in at the hotel / airport / railway station.
People joining us on Motorbike tours -wearing a helmet, carrying a valid driving license is mandatory.
We shall not be responsible for any delays and alterations in the programme or expenses incurred – directly or indirectly – due to natural hazards, flight cancellations, missing of flights, accident, breakdown of machinery or equipments, breakdown of transport, weather, sickness, landslides, political closures or any untoward incidents.
All guests will be responsible for the safety and security of their own luggage. We will not be at all responsible for the damage/missing / lost luggage. All baggage and personal property/ belongings at all times are at the client's risk.
We do not have or provide any travel or any other kind of insurance policy covering the expenses for client’s accident, sickness, loss due to theft, or any other reasons. If required clients are advised to seek such travel insurance arrangements themselves.
Hope we are able to provide you all of the required information that you are in need of your prospective tour package. If you have any questions or suggestions, or if you would like to have any further information, please do not hesitate to Contact on 919805051102 or email us vishal@summitsafari.com
