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Unique Himalaya tour with culture depth experience

14 days
Start and end in New Delhi
4.8
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Plan your adventure:
Partially Guided
Independent travel, featuring selected guided excursions
Guided in English
Group Size 1 - 15
Age range 5 to 90
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Highlights

  • Explore Old Delhi by rickshaw and visit Jama Masjid
  • Practice yoga in the Yoga capital, Rishikesh
  • Witness the Ganga Aarti ceremony in Haridwar
  • Discover Shimla's temples and lush landscapes
  • Experience family life and cooking in Jughar

Itinerary

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  1. Introduction
  1. Day 1 New Delhi
  2. Day 2 Rishikesh
  3. Day 3 Rishikesh
  4. Day 4 Haridwar
  5. Day 5 Shimla
  6. Day 6 Shimla
  7. Day 7 Manali
  8. Day 8 Manali
  9. Day 9 Dharamshala, Jughar
  10. Day 10 Dharamsala
  11. Day 11 Dharamshala surroundings, Indian family stay
  12. Day 12 Amritsar
  13. Day 13 Amritsar
  14. Day 14 Delhi drop off
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  • Transport

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4.8
(347 reviews)

Number of tours

49

Age Range

1 to 99 years old

Response time

4 hours

Response rate

100%

PaylessToursIndia is a leading Company that specializes in package based as well as tailor-made tours across India, Nepal, Maldives and Sri Lanka along with car/coach booking. Visit India with us and explore all that the rich heritage has to offer. Our services include tour packages like Shimla...

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    4.8
  • Itinerary
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    4.8
  • Guide
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    5.0
  • Transport
    Excellent
    4.9
  • Accommodation
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    4.6
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  • A
    · November 13th, 2024
    "I booked a tour to Shimla Manali with my 3 friends. The booking process was simple and the whole tour was explained to us properly. Our tour driver and guide was prakash .Our driver and guide was incredibly knowledgeable and saw that the tour program was scheduled and on time and he has very good driving skills on all hilly roads.We learned about history, art, culture, and much more. The scenery was beautiful. We had a lot of fun at Rohtang Pass, ziplining, ropeway riding, and river rafting. We enjoyed the cultural show that Payless arranged at the end of the tour. We were happy with all the arrangements and proper care was taken of us. I would like to thank Prakash for being a wonderful driver cum guide because of whom we had a fantastic trip. This is my 2nd trip with Payless tour looking forward to more.And at the last thanks.
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • SL
    · November 12th, 2024
    The best experience of my life. The homestay was by far my highlight of my trip. Prakash was an amazing, informative tour guide with the best sense of humour. Amazing hotels with good local cuisine. I highly recommend this company and will be back for sure !
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • A
    · November 12th, 2024
    The best experience of my life. The homestay, Prakash and his family was the highlight of my trip! Amazing hotels, with amazing food , not to mention the hospitality along the way. I highly recommend this company. Thank you for life long memories. I will be back.
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • LT
    · November 12th, 2024
    Had an unforgettable tour in the Himalayas! Prakash, our driver, was incredible—super friendly and helpful. Nothing was ever a problem for him, and he made sure we felt safe and comfortable the entire time, even on those winding mountain roads. His local knowledge really put us at ease. We’ll definitely be back for more adventures. Highly recommend! I love India now because of this tour and Prakash. Meeting his beautiful family was one of the highlights. What an amazingly beautiful part of India .
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • Unique Himalaya tour with culture depth experience reviewer 5
    · November 11th, 2024
    What an incredible tour! Thank you to Payless Tours / Tour Radar. Very professional on all levels. Our driver Prakash was above and beyond with making this tour unforgettable. Highlight was staying @ Prakash home stay. A true cultural experience with his family. Looking forward to returning to the incredible India ?? ??
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • A
    · November 11th, 2024
    What an incredible 14 days experiencing this tour. Payless India / Tour Radar was very helpful and responsive. I don’t think the tour would have been the same without our amazing driver Prakash. With over 40 years experience no wonder! The highlight was staying at Prakash home stay. We extended our stay even. I will definitely be returning again to the Incredible India. ?? ??
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • A
    · November 11th, 2024
    What a wonderful trip. Everything surpassed my expections. Good hotels, great food stops and most of all our tour guide Prakash. So informative and kept us laughing the whole way. A wonderful homestay! Definitely my highlight so far. Thank you for an amazing experience and will be back for sure.
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • A
    · November 11th, 2024
    What an amazing experience ! The hospitality that we received from our guide Prakash and his family made us feel at home and immersed us into the Indian culture. Prakash was adaptable to our ideas around what we wanted to see and took us to many beautiful places. I highly recommend using this tour operator if you are wanting to see the real India.
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    Trip date: November 2024
  • Unique Himalaya tour with culture depth experience reviewer 9
    · August 4th, 2023
    This is the tour that I wish everyone was on. It combines sightseeing, activities and on the top of that local family experience that is priceless. Sharma family us one of the reasons for visiting India and staying in their beautiful house surrounded by pristine nature. This experience is undoubtedly really outstanding and unique, gives you a deep insight in indian culture and their life. Apart from it we did fantastic sightseeing of really astonishing monuments and had interactions with locals. Trekking to local Himalayan villages was a great attraction, too. We admired the beauty of Himalayan nature and had a chance to observe local life of mountain people. We'll never forget this tour and will recommend services of Paylesstoursindia. Many many thanks
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    Payless tours india commented on this review
    We are so satisfied to receive such a positive feedback regarding our services and Paylsstoursindia team. We are always ready to serve our Customers in case of problems or situations which sometimes happen. There is always solution which can be found.... Show more
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    Trip date: May 2023
  • JW
    · February 15th, 2020
    We are on our last night of this tour. It has been memorable to say the least. The landscape, the monuments and temples and the homestay were all fabulous. Sanjay the driver has done his best. However the hotels were not to the standard we would expect from Tour Radar. We were expecting 3 star as stated on the itenary and they were barely 2 star to say the least. Every night of our tour there were always issues. ,. Sheets were not clean,. Room was dirty, no hot water. No servicing if staying more than one night etc. This we found stressful when the expectation on a tour is to have clean accommodation. In Rishikesh all of a sudden a guide showed up. We did not think this was value for money as he barely spent time with us and kept asking us to write a review. What is it with reviews in India? .most places are scoring 10 out of 10. This doesn't make sense. Please scrutinise the reviews for Payless India more closely also. There are at least 3 reviews written by the Payless Drivers themselves with the owner writing a glowing and flowery response. On the whole a very underwhelming experience and we didnt realise by offering a 40% discount that it was going to compromise the quality of this tour. We are happy to provide additional feedback so that your next guests do not have to endure the conditions we have gone through. Let's hope we can be of service. Louise and Martin Australia
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    Payless tours india commented on this review
    Thank you for the review and the time you spent writing it on the last day of your holiday. We see that all the complaints refer mainly to some accommodation which didn’t live up to your expectations. You seemed to like the driver/ the guide very much... Show more
    Trip date: February 2020

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Unique Himalaya tour with culture depth experience
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