Ananda Spa 4 Days | Starts/Ends: Delhi

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Ananda Spa 4 days | Starts/Ends: Delhi

PREMIUM SPA BREAK: Set amongst Day 1 : Delhi - Ananda Days 2-3 : Ananda Spa in the virgin forest in the Himalayan Delhi - Ananda (via Haridwar). Early morning Himalayas foothills, Ananda Spa is ranked in transfer to Delhi Railway Station for the train the top 10 Spa Hotels of the world to Haridwar and then transfer to Ananda in the Himalayas. and offers total rejuvenation in an environment of peace, solitude and Set amongst the 100 acres of virgin forest, luxury. 3000 feet above the sea level and soaring over the calming aspects of the Ganges, nestles Ananda in the Himalayas, South Asia’s HIGHLIGHTS AND INCLUSIONS first resort and spa. Situated 260 kilometres Trip Highlights away from Delhi, it is an experience of total rejuvenation and relaxation of the body, mind Enjoy the spectacular scenery and many • The luxury 5 star Ananda Spa and soul with a full range of spa treatments optional treatments available, such as • Stunning Himalayan views and extensive selection of therapies in the a Ayurvedic and wellness consultation, Ayurvedic and Natropathic Spa. What's Included Abhyanga treatments and facials and body masks. There are also several • Breakfast daily Once the residence of Maharaja of Tehri- optional activities available including yoga, • 3 nights DELUXE hotel. Accommodation Garhwal, the 21,000 square foot spa also has pranayama, meditation, fitness, and cooking. rating – See Trip Notes for details a range of sport and adventure activities for Overnight - Ananada Spa (B:2) • Return train from Delhi to Haridwar you to try, from rafting to trekking, golf to • Chauffeur-driven car transfer to the resort squash. Overnight - Ananda Spa Day 4 : Ananda - Delhi Ananda - Delhi. Morning transfer back to What's Not Included Haridwar for the train journey onward to Delhi. • International flights and visa Upon arrival in Delhi, transfer to your Delhi • Tipping - An entirely personal gesture hotel or the airport to meet your onward fight • Spa treatments - optional and bookable/ (please let us know your flight/hotel details payable locally prior to the start of your holiday). (B)

DETAILED ITINERARY HOTELS

Highlighted below are some of the hotels which we frequently use on this tour, though

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Ananda Spa we reserve the right to substitute these the fire element, and Kapha - water and earth Welcome to India - Arrival hotels to ones of a similar standard. elements. transfer Please refer to your Tour Voucher for your If your holiday includes a complimentary confirmed arrival hotel and further arrival Your constitution type is the dominant dosha. airport arrival transfer (as indicated in the information. Disease is regarded as a symptom of an imbalance of these doshas and its the 'Inclusions' section of these Trip Notes Ananda in the Himalayas imbalance that will be treated, not the on page 1) from Delhi's Indira Gandhi disease. Ayurveda looks at not just the International Airport, our arrival procedure is An award winning, world class spa, Ananda physical complaint but also the patients as follows: is a luxury, holistic retreat in the Himalayas. habits, emotional traits and family background Each room is decorated with a neutral, Arrive to Delhi's Indira Gandhi International when diagnosing. calming palate and are decked with stylish Airport, where after you have attended to and comfortable furnishings. Each rooms Accommodation ratings customs and immigration formalities, please has its own private balcony, from which proceed to the arrival hall. Please have your On our Private trips, you can often choose panoramic views of the of the surrounding tour voucher handy and make it available to your style of accommodation. The price valley can be had. In addition, there is a our representative who will be waiting for you quoted on our website is reflective of the restaurant, serving Indian and international in the arrivals hall, holding a prominent On The included accommodation, please see the food as well as a pool and a tea lounge. Go Tours logo signboard, ready to escort you “included” section on the first page of this The hotel is 1 hour drive from Dehradun's to our awaiting transportation and onward to document for details. Should you opt for Jolly Grant airport and a 1 hour drive from your start hotel. an alternative hotel category, this will be Haridwar railway station. confirmed in writing with the respective price If, for any reason you have trouble locating on your invoice. our representative (after waiting 20 minutes in the arrival hall) or your flight is delayed, For further details about the indicative hotels, please call or send a text message (standard please see the “hotels” tab on our website. text message, not Messenger or WhatsApp) to Here we rank hotel’s in their respective the emergency contact number as stated on country (REGIONAL CATEGORY) - but we also your Tour Voucher. Please do not leave the tell you how it ranks by Western standards airport or go to the hotel on your own. Call (OUR CATEGORY). Tipping our emergency contact number and follow the Tipping is an essential part of the culture. For STANDARD - Equates to a Western 3-star advice given by our local team. a job well done, we would suggest for any standard, always featuring en-suite rooms and If travelling on our other India holidays that touring participated in - for your guide: USD usually a restaurant. don't arrive into Delhi Airport (with arrival $4-7 per traveller, for each day of sightseeing. SUPERIOR - Equates to a Western 4- via Kochi, Cochin, Goa, Mumbai, Chennai, star standard, featuring en-suite rooms and Trivandrum, Kolkata and Dimapur Airport), the For drivers and On The Go Representative usually a restaurant and often a swimming procedure for meeting you at the airport is the we'd recommend USD$2-3 per traveller for pool and/or a fitness centre. same as those detailed above. each day of service. Tipping is an entirely DELUXE - Equates to a Western 5-star personal gesture and ultimately the amount is standard, usually featuring spacious, en-suite Pre and post tour accommodation can be up to you. rooms, a restaurant, swimming pool and arranged upon request, please contact us for fitness centre and an array of amenities, rates. If you are arriving early and book pre Ayurvedic medicine excellent service and customer care. tour accommodation with us then you will still LUXURY - Equates to a Western 5-star plus After having been practised for centuries by qualify for our complimentary airport arrival standard - the creme de la creme. Featuring tribes, Ayurvedic medicine is thousands of transfer. spacious, en-suite rooms, a restaurant, years old. It is believed to have been practised swimming pool and fitness centre and an If arriving prior to 9am on day 1 (essentially since the Vedas and the Buddha period array of amenities, this accommodation is a on a flight that arrives very, very early in the which was the time when surgical treatments cut above the rest. Sheer opulence! morning) consider purchasing a night of pre- associated with Ayurveda died out and the tour accommodation to save you waiting until herbal medicinal side came to the forefront. KNOW BEFORE YOU GO hotel check in time, which is generally 2pm. Ayurveda has two main principles - prevention and cure. There are three main doshas from Visas & passports the basic principles of Ayurveda; Vata - the India Country Guide Visa requirements are subject to change and combination of space and air elements, Pitta - visa procurement is the responsibility of the

Ananda Spa traveller and not On The Go Tours. Please also with 5-7kg allowance for hand luggage. All cabins are mixed sex. Your cabin is not ensure that your passport is valid for at least 6 Additional weight is charged per kilo and is self-contained as such. ‘Cabins’ are separated months from your planned date of departure payable by you directly to the airline at check- from the carriage corridor by curtains, serving from India. in. If travelling with more than 15kg on a flight as an artificial barrier that can be drawn included within your holiday, please contact at night. Luggage, including hand luggage After booking your holiday, please provide us us so we can confirm the exact luggage should be locked (as you would do when with your passport details as soon as possible allowance for your flight and give you the travelling on any overnight train anywhere in so that we can proceed to book all services. current per kilo cost for additional weight. the world) and can be stored underneath the Please be advised visa requirements are lower bunks or on the floor. The carriage is subject to change, therefore it is essential that What to expect manned by an attendant who will distribute you check current visa requirements with the Please visit www.onthegotours.com/India/ linen, free of charge. Dependent upon the embassy before travel. For information about Travel-tips-and-useful-info for local customs, service, a variety of snacks and drinks or full visas, head to www.onthegotours.com/India/ currency, WiFi and other helpful information to dinner service can be ordered at an additional Visas prepare you for an enjoyable holiday. cost (except for the Shatabdi Express and Health requirements Rajdhani Express where meals are included Train travel in India within your fare). Food aboard the Shatabdi You should seek medical advice for Travelling by train in India is an unforgettable Express train is most often exceptionally vaccinations and about medications before local experience where you will get to meet good, though on many other train services travelling. Indian people and experience daily life as they it is probably best to buy snacks, fresh fruit do. The Indian Railway system is the world’s Water that can be peeled or meals prior to the start second largest, with over 108,706 km of track, As tap water is not safe to drink in India, only of your journey. In addition, there are WC connecting more than 7000 stations. Every drink bottled mineral water which is readily facilities (European and ‘squat-style’) at each day, more than 7000 trains run, carrying some available in hotels, shops and restaurants. end of the carriage. Cleanliness varies, so 14 million passengers, including us. Several You should also avoid salads which may be be prepared and take your own anti-bacterial our holidays include train journeys, some by washed in unhygienic water. hand wipes and toilet paper. day and others overnight. If your holiday does Essential packing include train travel, we have noted within the 1st AC COACH/ SLEEPER All Indian trains offer 2nd and 3rd AC coaches, Please check local temperatures so itinerary the coach/class of travel that will be but only a handful of trains offer 1st AC you can pack accordingly. Visit booked. Below is some further information coaches, which can accommodate a tiny total www.worldclimate.com that may assist you in planning for your journey. of 18 people. 1st AC coach/ sleepers only have • A small daypack for your day-to-day needs berths on one side of the train hence making • Tour Voucher and a copy of your travel AC CHAIR CAR the cabin more spacious. The cabin may have insurance policy, spare passport photos and a If travelling on a daytime journey, you will 2 berths or 4 which seat/sleep 2 or 4 persons. photocopy of your passport travel in an air-conditioned seated carriage You can sit up a on bench seat during the • Universal travel adaptor (called AC chair car), similar to that of a day, which is folded into bunk beds at night. • Insect repellent to guard against mosquitos standard city trains in most western countries. The 1st AC coach also has a door making it • Spare camera batteries and memory cards When travelling to loftier destinations where fully closed and lockable for 2 or 4 persons. • Consider packing some pencils, pens or the weather is cooler, air-conditioning may not Beds are a tad wider and mattresses more modest educational supplies that can be be provided. cushioned. Each cabin has a 'bell' switch, which when pressed summons the attendant given to village schools or street children 2nd AC COACH/SLEEPER of the coach. • Buy some Indian Rupees at the airport on If travelling overnight, we accommodate arrival and keep a supply of small notes for passengers in the 2nd class sleeper 3rd AC COACH/ SLEEPER local transactions air-conditioned category (unless otherwise We do not include 3rd AC coach travel Domestic flights - Baggage indicated at a higher level). 2nd class sleeper within any of our tours, though if you were air-conditioned cabins consist of 2 upper and allowance considering it for personal arrangements a 2 lower bunks, plus a double-decker set of description can be given as follows. 3rd AC If your holiday includes a domestic flight or bunk beds on the opposite side of the cabin coach is very similar to 2nd AC coach with the you have independently booked domestic shared by you and other Indian travellers. You only difference being that there is a middle flights separate to that of your international can sit up on your bench seat during the day berth ie not just a 2 bunk bed but a triple bunk flights, please be mindful that that free and simply lie down once you are ready to go bed, hence making it possible for 6 people baggage allowance for Economy class travel to sleep. to be accommodated within the space. Like on flights within India is near always 15kg,

Ananda Spa the 2nd AC coach there is also another set are under no obligation to partake in a of bunk beds on the opposite side - running India is a country of unparalleled contrasts, listed shopping experience and you are parallel with the length of the train. Like 2nd a destination where you’ll be afforded plenty most welcome to wait inside or outside the AC, there’s no door just curtains and again you of unique encounters, and if you can travel premises. sit up on your bunk bed during the day and lie with an open mind you will have a wonderful down to sleep. time here. In return, please remember to Although we only visit reputable retailers, demonstrate sensitivity and respect for local please note that we cannot explicitly Travel Operators for Tigers customs. guarantee the quality of their products. All Travel Operators for Tigers (TOFT), is a purchases made whilst on holiday with us are Begging UK based campaign, set up to encourage at your own discretion. Please make sure that With more than 350 million people in India sustainable wildlife tourism in tiger reserves you are completely happy with your purchase. living on less than USD$2 per day, inevitably and national parks. Funds generated through On The Go cannot be held responsible for you will come across many people begging TOFT will be used to fund tiger conservation any items that you buy if they fail to meet for money. Begging has a legitimate place initiatives and local community development, expectation, or any shipping arrangements. in Indian society. Even poor people give to through their two partner conservation Proceed with caution. beggars or charities to earn religious merit. organisations - Global Tiger Patrol and the The Indian government, however, would like Environmental Investigation Agency. On The to regulate begging more stringently. Though Go Tours are members of TOFT and we begging is common, you are not under happily pledge a USD$20 contribution to obligation to give money. If you choose to TOFT for each of our clients that choose to give money to beggars, we advise you to do travel on a wildlife tour to India with us. this from the vehicle and not on the street. Not like home... & begging Alternatively, consider donating pencils, pens or modest educational supplies to village Travelling to far–flung corners of the earth schools. often involves encountering lifestyles and conditions that are very different from what you are used to back home. As Shopping such it is important to come prepared for India is a virtual Aladdin’s Cave. At the many unusual situations, local inadequacies and bazaars known as ‘chowks’, the cardinal rule unpredictable events as and when they occur. is to bargain hard. State run craft emporiums Foreign travel is definitely not suitable for that stock the best of what a state has people who expect or demand everything to to offer can give you a reasonable idea go exactly as planned, as things can and do of what is acceptable in terms of price change in foreign countries. and quality. You'll find carpets of quality equal to those of Persian origin, Rajasthani The people, customs, creed, food and pottery and metalwork, embellished slippers languages of India are different from one known as jootis, jewellery in breathtaking region to the next. It is as vast as it is designs. Likewise, leatherwork, silks and saris crowded, and as opulent as it is squalid. in spectacularly colourful designs, paintings India is exciting, intense and diverse - an and clothing make excellent souvenirs. all-embracing experience, a veritable assault on the senses. Sometimes the poverty will In the tourism industry it’s common practice get you down, Indian bureaucracy can test for commission to be offered in exchange for your patience and facing another traffic jam recommending particular shops or suppliers. will seem almost too much to bear. Yet, it’s This can become an issue when clients feel all worthwhile! While India is far from the obliged to purchase goods. We do our best easiest country in the world to travel around, to avoid this by monitoring all shopping On The Go will try their upmost to make experiences offered. your holiday as seamless as possible. Our holidays combine comfortable transportation, All shopping experiences on your tour comprehensive sightseeing and good hotels, have been noted in the itinerary and they allowing you to concentrate on getting the been carefully selected based upon positive most out of your stay. feedback from On The Go travellers. You