travELSA

We all know that travelling together is a wonderful way to discover the world, ourselves, and each other.

The ELSA Alumni Travel Hub – travELSA – is ready to put together many opportunities for us to come together – old friends and new – and explore different destinations, share memories and create new ones, and of course, leave an ELSA footprint wherever we go!

Every trip will be a different, unique and bespoke experience.

Travel in Uttarakhand

3 nights 2 days tour of Jim Corbett Heritage Village, Chotti Haldwani & Kaladhungi, a small village resting on the foothills of the Himalayas at an elevation of 300mts flankedby the Boar and Nihal streams. Before the road from Nainital to Kathgodam was developed between 1850-1875, it served as a staging point for travel to Nainital.

The hamlet of Chotti Haldwani in Kaladhungi was owned by the legendary conservationist Jim Corbett.When he left India for Kenya he made his tenants masters of theirland. The village has completed 100 years and is a successful community based tourism project for the last 15 years under the aegis of Corbett Gram Vikas Samiti.

It is perhaps the only successful community based tourism programme in Uttarakhand managed by the community who is keen to carry the legacy of Jim Corbett forward and live his dream of making their village a model village. The activities at the village are participatory and supported by the community.

Day 1
Arrival at Chotti Haldwani by Kathgodam Satabadi from Delhi

Day 2
Nature Walk and Boar Cannal trail
Visit to Art Studio Visit to Jim Corbett Museum Souvenior & Lunch
Heritage Appan Workshop & Film show on Corbett Legacy

Day 3
Nature Walk to Corbett Falls & Bird watching
Participatory Community Lunch (Fodder cutting, collection of food items, making of chunteys and veg, milking cow, preparation of food, clean utensils)
Shadow Puppet Show by children
Cultural Programme

Day 4
Departure by morning Ranikhet Express to Delhi


Accommodation: Independent cottages and homestays 3N/2days
Food: Vegetarian home cooked
Tariff: Rs 6000 per person on twin sharing basis (all inclusive)
Transport: pick and drop to railway station

16 person group preferred though individual itinerary can be done too

This tour is brought to you by ELSA Anjali Bharthari (1993 batch) who has been doing ecotourism tours for over a decade now.

travelsa@lsralumna.org