Tour Highlights
✔ Sundarban is one of the densest mangroves in the world.
✔ These mangrove forests are spread across a total area of 10,000 square kilometer.
✔ Named after the ‘Sundari’ trees that make up the jungles here.
✔ The British declared Sundarban as a reserved forest way back in 1865 and it became a national park in 1984.
✔ The biggest attractions of Sundarban delta are the Royal Bengal Tigers, there are many other animals inhabiting in this swamp land.
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Tour Highlights
✔ Sundarban is one of the densest mangroves in the world.
✔ These mangrove forests are spread across a total area of 10,000 square kilometer.
✔ Named after the ‘Sundari’ trees that make up the jungles here.
✔ The British declared Sundarban as a reserved forest way back in 1865 and it became a national park in 1984.
✔ The biggest attractions of Sundarban delta are the Royal Bengal Tigers, there are many other animals inhabiting in this swamp land.
Day 01: Kolkata – Gadkhali Ferry Point approx 3 Hrs – Sunderbans approx 2 HrsÂ
Day 02: In Sunderbans (Boat Safari in Tiger Reserve)
Day 03: Departure from SunderbansÂ
Barely 65 miles on the South from Calcutta's mega-metropolis and dominated by the legendary swimming swamp Tigers, Sunderbans is the most extensive mangrove forests and delta in the world formed by three great river systems: Brahmaputra, Ganges & Meghna. Considered one of the last true wildernesses remaining on our planet Earth, this tidal country beholds a unique ecosystem governed by the diurnal tides resulting in a thriving arena for myriad life forms – from mammals to the vertebrates. Designated as UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sunderbans is contiguous to Bangladesh. The legendary Bonobibi deity revered and worshipped communally by the Hindus, Christians, Animists, and Muslims, marks a remarkable tradition and cultural heritage. Being the only Mangrove Tiger Reserve globally, Sunderbans have the rare distinction of being declared a Biosphere Reserve. The 4 million people inhabiting in about 54 islands scattered across this vast landscape depend heavily for their livelihood on this mysterious and hostile forest terrain.
Day 01: Kolkata – Gadkhali Ferry Point approx 3 Hrs – Sunderbans approx 2 HrsÂ
Today morning well in time you will be picked up from said point at 0800 Hrs and thereafter drive for approx 03 Hrs to Gadkhali ferry station through small bazaars, towns and country side. On reaching Transfer to motor launch and set sailing for about 2 hours to Sunderbans to our Camp on Bali Island. On arrival at Sunderbans. You will be provide with lunch and in the afternoon set out for a guided village walk to get a feel of the place and people and their local life. Evening tea and snacks. You may interact with our local team at the Camp. They are all from the village and will share their stories with you.Â
Overnight stay in Huts / Camps               Â
Meal Lunch & Dinner OnlyÂ
Day 02: In Sunderbans (Boat Safari in Tiger Reserve)
Today morning experience Sunderbans boat safari is probably the most adventurous and unique forest safari in India. The dense mangrove forest of the Sunderbans gets dissected into the numerous delta region by the numerous river channels which make the forest a truly wild and frightening. The natural home of the Royal Bengal Tigers, the most dangerous predator of the wild, the Sunderbans National Park attracts the wildlife lovers from all corners of the world for the adventurous safari organized by the tourism department of the West Bengal state in India. Exploring this dangerous forest which boasts the unique ecology and diverse range of a large number of wild flora and fauna is an adrenaline rushing adventurous activity loved by the Nature lovers and tiger-loving wildlife enthusiasts. Evening at leisure.
Overnight stay in Huts / Camps           Â
Meal Breakfast / Lunch & Dinner Only
Day 03: Departure from SunderbansÂ
Today morning enjoy breakfast, thereafter we have an opportunity to go for a country boat ride. Come back to Camp, pack your luggage and check out. Transfer to Gadkhali ferry station. Drive back to Kolkata.
No Accommodation                Â
Meal Breakfast / Lunch & Dinner Only
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Clothes: It is advisable to wear clothes which cover the arms and legs so that if you come in contact with insects or wild animals, you won’t catch any allergy.
Digital Camera/Extra Batteries: You can experience some of the beautiful and amazing sights so you need to be prepared to capture it in your camera.
Power Bank: Your camera, phones need to be kept powered while experiencing beautiful jungle life so doesn’t forget to carry power banks.
Sunscreen: It is very important to carry a good sunscreen to protect your skin while safari.
Binoculars: Animals are generally far out in the fields, many times you need to spot them from a distance so you can carry a good quality binoculars with you.
Medications: While going in jungle, you need to be very careful about protecting yourself from diseases like Malaria and other so carry medicines which will be needed while your tour.
Hat: A comfortable hat will help a lot in protection from the sun, so don't forget to carry a hat with you.
Footwear: A good pair of water proof sports shoes is must.
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Tour Payment Terms
Initial amount of 20% of the Invoice amount, the Client must pay the balance amount 15-20 days prior to the date of departure of the Tour.Â
Adventure Tours (Trek & Expedition) Payment Terms:
Tour Amendments / Cancellations Policy
If the Client is willing to amend or cancel his/her booking because of whatsoever reasons including death, accident, illness, or any other personal reasons including non-payment of the balance payment, the Company is liable to recover Cancellation charges from the Client, as company had already paid your amount in advance in order to Guarantee your services.
Cancellation / Amendment notice received | Cancellation Charges per person |
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In case Trek is cancelled by Trekveda | 100% Refund will be provided if Trekveda Cancels the trek as per our refund policy |
Upto 15 Days from the Trek date | 100% Voucher will be provided |
Upto 8-14 Days from the Trek date | 70% Voucher will be provided |
Upto 07 Days from the Trek date | 0% Voucher or Refund |
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For Other Tours
Cancellation / Amendment notice received | Cancellation Charges per person |
Up to 30 days prior to date of departure | Initial deposited amount |
Between 15 days to 29 days prior to departure | 50% of tour cost OR Initial Booking amount whichever is higher |
Less than 14 days prior to departure | 100% of Invoice Amount |
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Note:-
1.   100 % Voucher will be provided if the trek/ tour is canceled due to unforeseen circumstances or any kind of Natural Calamities, Political Unrest, and Sudden Global Health Concern, Riots, Lockdown Government instructions etc. in this case Trekveda will issue you a voucher of respective amount having 1 year validity from Voucher date, which can be used in any trek of your interest operated by Trekveda
2.   In case of any restriction/health issue (guest gets Covid +ve), we will be avoiding charging any cancellation basis documents been shared .The credit note for the same amount will be issued which guest can use in future.
Itinerary Policy
This itinerary is a sample itinerary based on the information available at the time of publication, all information given in this program Trekveda reserves the right to change any program information before or after your booking the tour due to any events beyond our control. In case if we are aware of any changes sufficiently in advance we will notify you at the time of booking, otherwise our Tour Manager or Local representative will inform you of the changes. Major road works or floods, landslides may necessitate route changes in the itineraries. All of these may cause us to make changes in the itineraries. The Company has mentioned the detailed itinerary, price inclusions & exclusions, special notes etc. in the pdf.
ACTIVITIES OF THE ITINERARYÂ
Trekveda is a travel and holiday organizers only, we do not control or operate any airline, neither do we own or control any shipping company, coach or coach company, Hotel, Transport or any other facility or service mentioned in this program. We take care in selecting all the ingredients in your holiday; but because we only select and inspect them and have no control in running of them, we cannot be responsible for mechanical fault or any injury, death, loss or damage which is caused by the act or default of the management or employees of any hoteliers, airlines, shipping company, coach owner/ Transport operator who are the company’s independent contractors arising outside our normal selection and inspection process.
TERMS & CONDITIONS:-
1. There is no Contract between the company and the client until the company has received the initial deposit amount per person as specified for each tour package. The full payment must be received in accordance with procedures laid down under Payments Terms. If not paid in that time, the company reserves the right to cancel the booking with consequent loss of deposit and apply scale of cancellation charges as mentioned in the cancellation policy hereunder.
2. The Company has the right at any time and for any reason:-
3. No person other than the Company, in writing, has the authority to vary, add, amplify or waive any stipulation, representation, term or condition in this program.
4. In the event of the Company exercising its rights to amend or alter any of the services as mentioned in the itinerary, after such tour or holiday has been booked, the Client shall have the right:
5. In case of any dispute, decision of TREKVEDA will be final and binding.
6. TREKVEDA reserves the right to call you back on the contact number shared by you on the website.
Health & Safety: The Company shall in no circumstances whatsoever will be liable to the Client or any person traveling for:
7. No liability on the part of the Company arising in any way out of this Contract in respect of any tour, holiday, excursion facility shall exceed the total amount paid or agreed to be paid for the tour holiday, and shall in no case include any consequential loss or additional expense whatsoever.
8. If the Client has any complaint in respect of the services provided by any of the Independent Contractors, the Client shall immediately notify the same in writing to the Independent Contractor and a copy thereof should be handed over to the Tour Manager of the Company in order to enable the Company to take up the matter with the Independent Contractor so that in future other Clients do not face the same difficulty.
a) Any claim or complaint by the Client must be notified to the Company in writing within 07 days of the end of this holiday tour. No claim notified to this Company beyond this period will be entertained and the Company shall incur no liability whatsoever in respect thereof.
9. Each of this condition shall be severable from the other end if any provision be invalid, illegal or unenforceable. The remaining provisions shall nevertheless have full force and effect.
10. Insurance: The tour cost does not include any costs towards the Travel / Meclaim Insurance premium. In case if the Client needs an Insurance coverage, it is suggested to go for suitable insurance policy on your own. The Client has to deal directly with the Insurance Company in case of settlement of any claim.Â
11. Change in Tour Price: The tour prices printed / advertised / quoted to Client are dynamic prices. The person booking tour early is likely to get the lowest price as communicated / offered by the Company, subject to availability of seats. Similarly, person booking tour at the last will be offered the highest prices. This pricing module has been adopted to get early bookings on tours. Hence it is quite obvious that persons travelling on a same group tour are likely to have paid different tour prices. The Company will not entertain any claim whatsoever on account of the same. Also it is clear agreement between either parties that the prices quoted in the proposal / brochure have been calculated based upon the prevailing hotel / transport tariffs and applicable taxes thereon at the time of printing this brochure. The Company reserves the right to amend the price published in this program in case of costs increased before the date of departure. All such increases in price must be paid for in full before departure by the Client. The company also reserves the right to charge offer time to time as per the present situation demand / circumstances. Â
12. Force Majure:-Acts of god (including exceptional adverse weather conditions), earthquake, fire , war (declared or undeclared), invasion, rebellion, revolt, riot, civil commotion, civil war, nuclear fission, Lockdown, strike, act(s) of omission/commission by any concerned government(s), or government agencies, judicial or quasijudicial authorities, occurrence of any event can force the Company to change or extended. Hence any additional expenditure occurred due to the above reasons the same will be borne by the passengers.
13. Please note trekking / driving time given in the program are approximate and it may vary due to break for refreshments, photography, bad weather and Road conditions.
MEALS
The menus are pre – set menus provided for breakfast/lunch/dinner on the tour as mentioned under each Tour itinerary and inclusions as printed in our brochure. The meals will be served at restaurants of hotel of stay. The enroute meals or meals during excursions could be packed meals or served by enroute/local restaurants / Dhabas. We cannot process a special meal nor do we guarantee the special diet to the customer. We however reserve the right to change the meal arrangement if circumstances make it necessary to do so. If a tour participant does not avail his/her meal in stipulated time; he/she has to avail the meal on his/her own arrangement and expenses. No claim can be made for the meal which he/she has missed and not utilized.
Itinerary Changes
For the comfort and convenience of our clients, we will sometimes reverse the direction, or slightly amend the itinerary. We will try to advise you of these amendments, prior to the start of the tour or on tour. In the event that a tour participant misses on any part of the sightseeing tour or any such tour due to delay on his part, he will not be entitled to claim refund of the same.
Hotel
We have mentioned the indicative names of the Hotels for each tour. We reserve the right to change the same due to unavoidable circumstances. In that case we may provide alternative, similar accommodation for which we are not liable to pay any refund. We will not be responsible or liable in case of loss of property or life at the Hotel. Similarly any damages caused to the hotel rooms during your stay, shall be payable by the Clients and the Company will not be liable for the same.
Transport / Coach / Sitting
We use Deluxe 2 X 2 Coaches or vehicles such as Tempo Traveller, Tata Winger, Chevrolet Tavera, Mahindra Scorpio, Toyota Qualis, Tata Sumo or similar as per the availability of vehicles and actual size of the group. Our tour manager / local representative will take reasonable care of your luggage but if you are carrying any high value items on the coach, we advise you not to leave them behind when you leave the coach. We will not be responsible or liable in case of theft or robbery of the said items from the coach. All baggage and personal effects are at all times and under all circumstances your responsibility. Any damages caused to the hotel rooms / coach during your stay, shall be payable by the Clients and the Company will not be liable for the same. The drivers of the vehicles are bound by specific rules like maximum driving hours within a day/during a week, rest period per day/week etc. Clients will have to strictly adhere to the prescribed timetable for the day so that the driver can complete the travel. In case, any of the sightseeing schedules is missed due to delays caused by the client, the same will not be refunded to the client under any circumstances. Â Please note that AC will not work in Hills and no claims to this regard shall be entertained.
Risk and Liabilities - Clients shall agree that Trekveda shall not be held responsible for consequences of natural calamities, weather condition, failure of scheduled airline, detention and delays due to quarantine, strike, theft, force major, civil disturbance, government restriction or regulation, accident by aircraft, car, bus or any other form of transport relating to program schedule. The travelers understand that such situations may occur, and we will inform you of the situation as soon as we have knowledge of it. The right is reserved to cancel or alter any package as conditions require, all additional cost occurs in such case will fully be borne by the travelers. Also, Trekveda shall not be held responsible for any loss/damage of your personal belongings.
Note:-
BASICS
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HOTELS
Incidental charges due to unforeseen situationsÂ
All arrangements made by Company are in the capacity of an agent only. Company will not be liable for claims or expenses arising from circumstances beyond our control such as accidents, injuries, delayed or cancelled flights & acts of Force majeure/ traffic jams / traffic halts/ diversions/ bandh/ curfew, Union strike, VVIP movement, etc. – We will request you to bear with us the situations beyond our control. We will arrange for alternate sightseeing. In case of discontinued itinerary due to these reasons no refund on the hotel booking will be provided and alternate accommodations (as per availability) are managed in the place where you have to stay back. While it is our endeavor to manage the alternate arrangements during such scenarios, please note the difference may be charged for the same.Â
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1. Where we start our tour?
The tour starts from Boat Safari at Sundarban.
2. Do I need to carry an identity proof?
Indian nationals need to carry any kind of photo ID proof, Foreigners need to carry their original passport with Indian Visa is Must. We do all the necessary permissions and permits.
3. Need to carry blankets and sleeping bag?
No need to carry sleeping blankets and sleeping bag
4. What kind of clothes do we have to carry for the trip to Sundarban?
For summers any kind of light clothes. During winter warm clothes it might get chilly.
5. Things to carry while the tour?
Facemask
Sanitizer
Camera
Binoculars
Hat/Cap
Comfortable foot ware
6. Is Tiger Sightseeing Guaranteed?
Yes, the tigers can be spotted.Â
7. Is there any malaria or other epidemic in Sundarbans?
Absolutely no, there is no chance of getting infected by Malaria or any other epidemic.Â
8. Are there any chances of tiger attacks on the boat?
There has never been one, and we don’t see any chance of it.
9. Do you allow alcohol in Sundarbans Tour?
No, alcohol is prohibited.
10. Are pets allowed at Sundarbans tour?
No, pets are not allowed there.Â
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