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SwissTours estuvo mostrando anuncios en Mumbai Mirror. Aunque ya nosotros viajamos a Suiza, decidimos viajar otra vez. La gira incluyo Zermatt, Stanserhorn, Mount Pilatus, Grindelwald y Harder Kulm cuales estaban nuevas lugares para nosotros. La oficina de SwissTours es en Khar. http://www.swisstours.com/Switzerland.aspx?cntry=IN El formato de la gira es muy bueno.

One of the most sort after destinations around Mumbai and Pune, Lavasa... This is a promoted as a premium holiday destination.. and thats what it is... Premium in terms of monies and not real value for money..

My friend was just back from his vacation to Gir and during our talks he mentioned that in general there are lots of birds in Gujarat. Asked him to check if there was any destination that we can target as a weekend birding destination. Few inquiries around, indicated that the Little Rann of Kutch would be a good option. Search for hotels then started off. There are two resorts that you can go to when visiting Little Rann of Kutch. Rann Riders and Desert Coursers . Based on the tariffs mentioned on their websites, Desert Coursers looked to be a lot cheaper and we decided to opt for it. We checked travellers' reviews for this place, and nearly without exception, these were good. You can check my review of the place  here. The place is being run by Dhanraj Mallik whom we contacted for our bookings ( +91-999 8305501 ). We got a package of 1950/- per person per day which included stay (twin-sharing), all meals + 1 safari. Desert coursers is around 125 kms from Ahmedabad rai...

Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary is around 140 kms from Mumbai and is supposed to have the densest population of wildlife around Mumbai. Phansad is famous for a rich diversity of flora and fauna. It was the hunting ground for the former princely state of Murud-Janjira. It has a good combination of forest, wetlands and grasslands. For me, its USP is that you can go on foot for the safaris. All vehicles are banned within the sanctuary. To experience the wilderness on foot was a very enjoyable experience.  The entrance to the sanctuary is at Supegaon which is around 10kms from Kashid. We booked our stay at Friends and Family Restaurant which is a budget hotel very near to Prakruti Resort in Kashid. [This is a budget hotel and the rooms are clean. Meal options were limited but the quality was good.] Tent accommodation is available within the sanctuary and is very reasonably priced. There is a small eatery at the entrance of the Sanctuary which is operated by the local Mahila Bachat S...

Tawang was brought in to limelight of Indian tourism by Madhuri Dixit Nene because of the movie Koyla. Though the movie was below par, the beauty of Tawang shot during its making soon made it a popular location. But given its distant location, it still doesn't see many tourists.  We decided to go to Tawang and plan our tour around it. The nearest airport with good connectivity, is Guwahati. We booked our airline tickets in advance and then started planning for the tour. The initial plan was to go to Guwahati, travel to Orang National Park and then go Tawang using Pawan Hans helicopters. Orang National Park is around 2 hours drive from Guwahati airport and is famous for its Rhino population. Additionally, park has good bird sightings, the highlight being the Bengal Florican which is on the critically endangered list. The below link from Assam Tourism has more information about the park http://assamtourism.org/wildlife.php We tried to get in touch with numbers for Div...