India is a land blessed with magnificent culture and heritage and come with architectural marvels of ancient Indian civilization and cultural richness. We offer to our clients cultural tour packages of India comprising of visits to historic and modern cities.

The areas covered by us in this include:

• Golden Triangle Tour.
• Rajasthan Tour.
• Cultural Ladakh Tour.
• North India Highlights.
• North East India Tours.
• Eastern India Tours.

Our personalized services and experienced tour guides accompanying our clients make their journey more memorable. We also have the facility of making customized changes in our tour packages as per the specific requirements of our clients.

We provide to our clients a wide range of adventure tour packages in India that are carefully planned covering various regions of India. Our specialized designed offbeat holidays destinations include some breath-taking activities such as trekking, whitewater rafting, river rafting etc. The varied tours covered under this section include:

• Special Interest Tour.
• Trekking In India.
• Jeep Safari Tours.
• Camel/Horse Safari Tour.
• Mountaineering Trips.
• Biking Tours.
• River Rafting Tour.
• Elephant Safari Tour.

Our well chalked out plans and services of experienced guides and instructors assist in making the holidays more enjoyable and thrilling.

The wide range of leisure tour packages offered by us covers various parts of India, and provide ultimate experience to our clients. Covering the benefits of ayurvedic massage and power of yoga, we take you to memorable trips of historical monuments and cultural heritage. Some of the popular destinations covered by us include monuments like:

Taj Mahal, Fort at Gwalior, palaces of Orchha, temples of the Vijayanagar, Hoysala temples of Halebid, temples of Khajuraho, Ajanta and Ellora caves and many more.

Our innovative & meticulously planned tour packages covering these destinations include:

• Kerala Backwater Tour.
• Beach Holidays Tour.
• Palace On Wheels.
• Family Tour.
• Young Tour.
• South India Tour.

We offer to our clients the chance to explore the exciting wildlife-activities covering different forest ranges and wild life sanctuaries. Our carefully planned excursions provide true excitement and feeling of adventure by seeing from close quarters different wildlife species like Indian tigers, Asian elephants and rare rhinos.

After intensive research on the subject and careful panning, the tour packages developed by us includes:

• On the Tiger Trail.
• The Corbett Adventure.

Along with our well chalked out tour packages, we also provide to our clients services of courteous staff and professional guides who take you down the memory lane and mesmerize you with their folklore and knowledge on the species.

Among the most popular tour packages, Golden Triangle tour package have a prominent place. The Golden Triangle tour includes the visit of the most popular travel destinations named Delhi, Jaipur and Agra. Delhi, apart from being the nation capital of India, is also a historical and happening city. Some most attractive tourist destinations of Delhi are Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Lotus temple, India Gate and many others. Agra is most popular for Taj Mahal and seeing is one the most beautiful experience. Jaipur, well known as Pink City, is also an attractive destination.

Covering three famous cities -Delhi, Agra and Jaipur the itinerary of our tour includes:

DAY-01 & 02
Arrival at Delhi & Sight Seeing

Sightseeing of popular monuments like Jama Masjid, Red Fort, Qutub Minar, Raj Ghat. Apart from these spots, clients can also see stately government buildings of the British Era designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens like India Gate and the Presidential Palace . After seeing the beautiful Lotus temple, we end the tour at the towering minaret of the Qutab Minar.

Day-03 & 04(DELHI-AGRA)

Day three covers morning departure for Agra (205 kms/4 hrs) check in to the comfortable surroundings of the hotel. Rest of the day is planned for leisure activities with overnight stay at the hotel.

DAY-04

Visit to the eternal monument of Love - Taj Mahal, built by the Mughal Emperor Shah Jehan. Apart from this, visits are also planned for Red Fort, Agra dome and a drive around the city and the bazaar with overnight at Hotel.

DAY-05 (AGRA-JAIPUR)

Morning departure for Jaipur, en route visiting the deserted capital of the Mughals, Fatehpur Sikri.
Arrival check in at the hotel with overnight stay.

DAY-06 (JAIPUR)

Covers full day sightseeing tour of Jaipur and Amber, visiting the Hawa Mahal, The City Palace & Museum and other prominent places of Jaipur.

DAY-07 (JAIPUR-DELHI)

Drive back to Delhi (approx. 265 kms / 6 hrs).
Check-in at your hotel.

We organize for our clients well planned and extensive special interest tours that can be custom planned as per the special interests of the clients. The services of experienced guides and superior travel facilities ensure that our clients get the best value for their money. Some of the popular tours offered by us includes tours to:

• Tea Garden Tour, India Tribal Tour, Spiritual tours India, Palace on wheels and many more.

Taking into consideration the interest of the traveler, we leave all the planning options open and do not enlist any fixed itineraries in this category. Our well-researched and accurate information on various destinations and knowledge on special activities that may interest the visitor, assists our clients in making up their minds and planning their travel.

Further we also have the option of custom designing the tours to suite the specific interest of the clients.

We offer to our clients facilities of choosing from our well developed north India tours. Rich with diversified culture and customs, our tours provide to our clients an unforgettable experience and provide an opportunity to visit some most popular sites of northern India.

Itinerary: The total duration of the tour is 7 days/6 nights covering places like Delhi, Jaipur, Agra, and Varanasi and comes with the facilities of experienced guides and courteous staff that are there to provide assistance to our clients during any inconvenience faced by them.

Ladakh, the land of the lamas. We offer to our clients cultural tour options for Ladakh region, keeping our focus on the Indus Valley and the cultural heritage of Ladakh. The well chalked out plan covers visits to the monasteries and drive along the Indus valley, providing our clients to see Ladakh from close quarters. The tour also covers visit to a local Oracle, where questions can be put before the Oracle, and also get healed.
Found expression in its monuments, monasteries, oral literature, art forms, fairs and festivals, the tour of Ladakh region is designed to cover the most ancient monasteries, where clients get the opportunity to see the rituals and way of life of Lamas and monastic institutions.

As per the popular demand, we have added a one day meditation camp that helps our clients experience the elevation of all the insights in this silent and barren land of mystery.

We offer to our clients facilities from availing from us river rafting tours on various river stretches. The intricate network of mountain rivers flowing through Garhwal and Kumaon hills, provide ideal locales for the perfect water adventure. The most popular river for this sport in this region is the swift swirling river Ganga as it gushes past spectacular mountains.

We arrange complete white water rafting trips on:

• River Indus (grade II-III).
• Zanskar (grade III).
• Beas (grade II-IV).
• Alaknanda (grade III-IV).
• Bhagirathi (grade IV).
• Ganges (grade III-IV).

These rivers flow through the deep Himalayan gorges of Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Garhwal and provide wholesome and un-paralleled adventure excitement to our clients.

We offer to our clients facilities for availing from us Camel/Horse safari tours. Our meticulously planned tours covers areas like Jaisalmer, Bikaner or Jodhpur, providing our clients an adventurous and thrilling experience. The safari organized by us takes our clients through the golden sands of the vast Thar desert and untamed countryside, enabling them to experience the drifting time at a leisurely pace.

For making our clients aware of the surrounding, we provide them with experienced guides Raika, who know every pasture, waterhole and village of the region.

Shapo Expeditions provide camels and all transport by bus/jeep accompanied by guides, cooks, kitchen and camp equipment. We also have the option of having the cameleers accompany you, occasionally strumming their locally made musical instruments.

With India blessed with various peaks and mountains throughout its terrain starting from the Himalayas to Deccan plateau, we offer to our clients carefully planned trips to these peaks. It enables our clients to experience unmatched mountaineering experience.

With decades of experience in looking after adventure tourism, we provide our clients with complete ground support including clearance of Mountaineering permit, custom clearance for the equipment, transportation, porters / high altitude porters, poneys, base camp, crew and other allied services.

Best Season:

• The best season for trekking activity is June to mid-September.

Apart from this, we also provide to our clients extensive pre-trip information, planning, routes, maps technical or any other details they may require.

We offer to our clients a wide range of trekking destinations to choose from. Covering the mesmerizing ranges of Himalayas and Karakorum, we provide to our clients lifetime opportunity for mountaineering & trekking. The duration of our treks range from a single day to 30 days in duration, depending on the trekking routes chosen by the clients.

Trekking Options:

• Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, northern Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim.

Trekking Seasons:

• Garhwal, Kumaon & Himachal Pradesh: April to June and Mid September to November.
• Ladakh: June through October.
• Sikkim: October to May.

Apart from these, we “Shapo Expeditions,” take care of all trekking arrangements; mules, porters, high quality camping gear, kitchen gear, trained trekking staff, professional cooks, food, permits, road head transfers and services of experienced guides.