Apart from the treks, safaris and camps that are organized on a regular basis in the Himalayas, Wild Holidays has also organized many exciting trips in different regions of India, over the last decades. These destinations are mentioned here, since they are not part of the fixed annual programme, and we will keep you updated on next planned departures here.
Customizing your own trek:
If you are group of people and have specific interests, for example bird watching, herbal medicine or even pottery, we are happy to customize a trek just for you!
Valley of Flowers, Uttarakhand
This trip takes you to the Valley of Flowers and other surrounding trekking paths. The Valley of Flowers is located in the West Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. This splendid national park is mostly known for its limitless meadows of alpine flowers and the variety of its flora. It is also home to rare and endangered animals such as the Asian black deer, snow leopard, musk deer, blue sheep, and others. Until recently, the Valley of Flowers was little known to outside world due to its inaccessibility.
- Wild flowers observation
- Hemkund Sahib trekking path
- Visit of Mussoori, Badrinath, Auli, Rishikesh
Jodhpur & Jaisalmer, Rajasthan
This trip takes you on a historical and cultural discovery of some of the jewels of Rajasthan. Thee cities of Jodhpur and Jaisalmer are located in the beautiful West Indian state of Rajasthan, the “Land of the Kings”. Also called the “Sun City” or “Blue City” (because of the blue colors that decorate many of the houses in the old town), Jodhpur is known for its many palaces, forts and temples. The “Golden City” of Jaisalmer is known for its 12th Century fort, which includes the palace and several ornate Jain temples. Both cities provide great bases to explore the Thar Desert.
- Visit of the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, and the Jaisalmer Fort
- Camp in the Thar Desert
- Historical and cultural discovery of the region
Lakshadweep Islands
This trip takes you island hopping to three of the Lakshadweep islands. Lakshadweep is a group of Islands in the Laccadive Sea, 120 to 270 miles off the south western coast of India. Together with the Maldives and the Chagos, the Lakshadweep Archipelago forms a terrestrial ecoregion, which is one of the four coral reef regions in India. This ecoregion harbours around 600 species of marine fish, 78 species of corals, and no less than 101 species of birds, among others. In addition, nearly 400 species of flowering plants have been documented in the Archipelago.
- Sight-seeing of the Kerala backwaters (before departure to Lakshadweep)
- Discovery of three islands of the Archipelago
- Stay on ship (and nights on deck under the stars)
- Water sports, snorkeling