Today, having had a short recovery time after the big Holi party, our group of guests departed towards the Himalayas! Yes, seven people and Yashendu came down to the main hall this morning, their bags and suitcases in their hands, the walking shoes ready and their yoga mats under the arms. They packed everything into the small bus, where lots of water and travelling snacks had already been stored, said goodbye and climbed into it in anticipation of the big journey which finally started today.
Every time when we organize such a trip it is something special. Last year, the participants had the chance to join our big celebration of Apra’s birth and this year they were here just in time to celebrate Holi with us.
After having Holi parties full of fun, they are now on their way to Rishikesh, also called ‘the gateway to the Himalayas’. They will meet the two last members of the travelling group so that they will be ten travellers altogether, finding themselves tonight at the banks of the river Ganges, getting used to the view of the mountains around them.
Tomorrow they will have time not only to explore the city of Rishikesh with its bridges across the river and of course its big yoga business but also to discover the beautiful nature around it, the caves and forest paths that regular tourists will only find if they leave the town with a local person who knows his way around.
They will then leave Rishikesh to travel further up into the mountains where they will make a stop at a very non-touristic place, Bhatwari, Barsu, where they will find themselves in the midst of nature and an amazing landscape. They will have their first longer walk here, a trek which will take them to a beautiful lake at the shore of which they will have a picnic and probably enjoy a musical session.
They will probably also do some yoga out in the nature there before starting to go further up the mountain towards Gangotri, the source of the river Ganges. A part of the group has already been there together with us in the last year and they are looking forward to sit at the river again, hang their feet in and just enjoy the flow of this mighty river at a place where it is so pure! If the way is open, they will even try to do a trek up to Gaumukh, the place where the source glacier of the Ganges is situated.
Coming back down, our group will have a stop in Maneri at the Maneri Lake, once more enjoying the calm and quiet mountain area before coming back down to Rishikesh, their first and last stop of the tour.
The big surprise for the travelers of this year is that they will go back from Rishikesh to Mathura by train instead of the small bus! It is the longest trip of the journey and they will be able to walk around and relax a bit better while looking out of the window and seeing the landscape run by.
They will finally reach back in Vrindavan and we at the Ashram are already looking forward to welcome them back and hear of all their adventures of the journey!
See pictures of last year’s Himalaya Journey
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