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| Day 01 : Arrive Dibrugarh Ex-Delhi / Kolkata |
| Received at Dibrugarh airport and transferred to a Heritage Chang Bungalow (20 kms / 30 mins) in the midst of a tea estate. In the afternoon, take a short introductory ride around a tea estate. Evening at leisure. Overnight at the Heritage Chang Bungalow. |
| (Riding Time - 30 mins.) |
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| Day 02: At Dibrugarh- Heritage Tea Trail |
| After breakfast, take a ride around a tea estate. Enjoy the ride amidst the endless carpet of tea bushes. Learn about tea while you ride - its origin and culture and how it is grown. Ride up to a factory to see the manufacturing of tea and learn all about tea tasting and its quality. The ride thereafter takes you through more tea plantations up to Greenwood Tea Estate. Lunch, on a tea plantation. In the evening, enjoy a cultural programme on the lawns of the bungalow. Overnight at the Chang Bungalow. |
| (Riding time during the day: 03 hrs) |
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| Day 03: At Dibrugarh- Brahmaputra Trail |
| A day of cross country riding along the banks of the Brahmaputra River - the best possible way to see the countryside as you journey unhurriedly and enjoy the thrill of riding along the beaches of the river and the grasslands, often encountering rural settlements. Lunch on the grassland near the river. Return late in the afternoon to the bungalow. |
| (Riding time during the day: 03 hrs) |
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| Day 04: Dibrugarh- Rukmini Cruise |
| Post breakfast, the ride today takes you to Mukul Tea Estate through the rural landscape of the area. We will then drive onto the riverfront from where you take a boat cruise to a river island in the midst of the mighty Brahmaputra. A picnic lunch is organized. Enjoy kayaking in the river. Return late in the afternoon to the mainland. Evening at leisure. Overnight at the Chang Bungalow. |
| (Riding time during the day: 03 hrs) |
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| Day 05: Dibrugarh / Sivasagar / Kaziranga |
| Today we drive to Sivasagar (80km / 2hrs) to visit the Ahom monuments and temples which encompass the 600 year old history of the Ahom Dynasty. After lunch at Sivasagar, we drive to Kaziranga National Park (140km / 3h). Overnight at a hotel. |
| (Rest day for the horses) |
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| Day 06: At Kaziranga |
| Early morning we take an elephant safari in the central range of the park followed by a jeep safari after breakfast. Post lunch go for another jeep safari in the Western range of the park. Overnight at the hotel. |
| (Rest day for the horses) |
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| Day 07 : Kaziranga / Dibrugarh |
| Enjoy a trek in Panbari Range inside the National Park. After lunch drive back to Dibrugarh (220 kms / 5 hrs). Overnight at the Chang Bungalow. |
| (Rest day for the horses) |
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| Day 08 : At Dibrugarh- Rainforest Ride |
| After morning tea, ride inside a natural reserve forest following the wilderness trail. Also visit the local primary school. Return to the Chang Bungalow for breakfast. Afternoon at leisure. Overnight at the Chang Bungalow. |
| (Riding time during the day: 03 hrs) |
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| Day 09 : Dibrugarh- Mancotta Trail |
| Time for a short ride in Mancotta Tea Estate. Afternoon at leisure or option to visit a weaving centre. Overnight at the Chang Bungalow. |
| (Riding time during the day: 03 hrs) |
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| Day 10 : Fly out to onward destination |
| We return to the trail that we rode on the first day for a final short ride before you fly home. Drive back to the Chang Bungalow for brunch and then to Dibrugarh airport (20 kms / 30 mins) to board flight for onward destination. |
| (Riding time during the day: 01 hrs) |
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| Preferred dates for 2009-10 |
Nov-2009: 04.11.09 to 13.11.09 Jan-2010: 13.01.10 to 22.01.10 Mar-2010: 10.03.10 to 19.03.10
Dec-2009: 09.12.09 to 18.12.09 Feb-2010: 10.02.10 to 19.02.10 Apr-2010: 07.04.10 to 16.04.10 |
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