13. India Travel Guide - Kashmir & The Himalayas

09/20/24 • 46 min

In the final episode of our India trilogy, we're journeying to Kashmir and through the Indian Himalayas.

Wild Frontiers founder Jonny Bealby explores Kashmir's history, wars, complexities, and his relationship with this region. Wild Frontiers started running tours to Kashmir in 2004 and has been successfully taking travellers to explore this region ever since.

Jonny is joined by Altaf Chapri, a hotelier in Srinagar and a friend of Wild Frontiers, and they discuss security in the valley and why it is advised against visiting (despite tourists being safe for many years). He runs Qayaam Gah and the Sukoon Houseboat in Srinagar and speaks about his love of Kashmir and the serenity and spiritual experience of staying on houseboats.

They also discuss Wild Frontiers' High Road to Kashmir group tour itinerary and its unmissable highlights, including Ladakh, Leh and Srinagar. Wild Frontiers India specialist Shalmali Rao Paterson speaks about Leh's unique culture and landscapes, Spiti Valley, Kumar, Darjeeling and the state of Sikkim's appeal, and walking and staying in the foothills of the Indian Himalayas.

Kashmir & The Himalayas Tours & Holidays

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In the final episode of our India trilogy, we're journeying to Kashmir and through the Indian Himalayas.

Kashmir & The Himalayas Tours & Holidays

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Previous Episode

12. India Travel Guide - Which Region Is For You?

With help from three of our India specialists, Jess Mannion, Sejal Gopujkar, and Shalmali Rao Paterson, and Wild Frontiers Product & Operations Director Marc Leaderman, the team will fight the corner of each region’s unique offerings for travellers and capture the essence of India on their favourite routes.

Jess – Rajasthan's iconic sights, rural homestays and tiger watching in Ranthambore National Park

Sejal –The beauty of Kerala: Waterways, tea plantations, Kathakali traditional dance and festivals, and the wonders of the South

Shalmali – Off-the-beaten-track south: Chambal River Safari, Gwalior, Bhopal, Satpura National Park, and Aliyah Fort in Maheshwar

Marc - From Gwalior to the east: Orchha, Khajuraho’s erotic carvings, Kumbh Mela festival in Allahabad, Bandhavgarh National Park, Varanasi

Jonny - Varansai to Kolkata, key sites, botanical gardens & flower markets. Check out Jonny's walking tour through Kolkata here: https://www.wildfrontiers.tv/walking-tour-of-kolkata/

Check out part 3 for Kashmir & The Himalayas!

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14. Madagascar Travel Guide

Madagascar is the main character in this exciting episode! An island bursting with life, but with so much more to offer than simply being the home of over 100 species of lemur and one famous movie...

Dive into what it's like to visit Madagascar with Kate Humble and some of the 'professional travellers' of Wild Frontiers, Hayley Cleeter (Content Manager) and Marc Leaderman (Director of Ops & Product), covering essential topics such as travel logistics (road conditions, internal flights, visas and climate), different areas for different desires, and of course, up-close wildlife encounters and falling in love with baobabs!

Explore our Madagascar tours here: https://www.wildfrontierstravel.com/en_GB/destination/madagascar

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