Kedarnath & Badrinath

5 years back I along with mother went on Kedarnath-Badrinath Trip. The tour operator was M/s Panicker Travels, New Delhi.  I booked the tickets online. It was a week long tour. My personal opinion is, if you like Kerala/Tamil Nadu style boarding go for Panicker Travels and for Andhra style boarding go for Southern Travels. There were 22 persons in all, 2 from Mumbai, 3 from Delhi, 2 from Karnataka, 4 from Tamil Nadu, 8 from Kerala. There was one cook, one helper and one guide.

Note: This particular tour length has been changed by the Tour Operator now.  But the places mentioned here are covered by them.  You can click for details www.panickerstravel.com or www.southerntravelsindia.com

Namdapha National Park, Miao, Arunachal Pradesh

10.10.2014 to 15.10.2014 (Miao, Arunachal Pradesh)

We were joined by first by 5 members of Bombay Natural History Society who came via Dibrugarh and rest of the 14 members who came via Guwahati. After lunch, the group headed by Isaac Kehimkar, and local expert Puphla Singho left for Namdapha National Park in 3 vehicles.  All five days, there was no connectivity to outside world, except for the beautiful nature, flora and butterflies, sometimes the fauna like Flying Squirrel, Gibbons, Giant Squirrel, Hornbill, White-bellied Heron, Pied Falconet, etc. Trekking on the Miao-Vijoynagar Road to 19^th Mile, 21^st Mile, Jungle at Haldibari for which we crossed the Noa-Dihang river by boat as well as elephant. 117 different spices of butterflies, 60 different types of birds were spotted during the 5 days.  On the last day, we were given traditional Singho farewell. We were fortunate that there was no rain except on the last night of the camp. As we were leaving for Parashuram Kund, other members left for Guwahati and Dibrugarh. We stayed at Miao for one night.

Sojourn to the North East India

North East States are called Seven Sisters viz. Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Assam. When Bombay Natural History Society confirmed Namdapha National Park Camp, Arunachal Pradesh, Commander GVK Unnithan planned to make it big, combining our visit to at least important cities in these states.

Important things to Note:

• You need Inner Line Pass/Permit to visit Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Inner Line Pass/Permit is applicable to domestic tourists also.
• Download the form from their respective state’s official websites/tourism websites. Fees are applicable. Except Mizoram which has an office at Mumbai, for rest of the states, apply to the resident commissioners at Delhi, Kolkata, Guwahati, etc.
• Photography charges at Namdapha National Park is prohibitive – point and shoot cameras daily Rs.100/- detachable lens cameras daily Rs.500/- video cameras daily Rs.1000/- besides guide charges, camp charges etc. It is better to go in a group.

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