Ecomantra Experiences

24/07/2025

Sweet Switzerland by Car
Duration: 8 Days and 7 Nights

Route: Zurich – Walk with chocolate tasting - Rhine Falls – Lucerne – Interlaken - Chocolate tasting & workshop – Golden Pass Express to Montbovon - Gruyères – Ca***er chocolate factory - Bern Walk – Lauterbrunnen - Schilthorn – Zurich
Start & End: Zurich Airport

Embark on a 7-day journey through Switzerland’s sweetest delights, traveling in comfort and style from Zurich to the heart of the Alps in a private luxury car—no more lugging luggage through train stations. Indulge in artisan chocolates, enjoy breathtaking scenic train rides, and stroll through storybook towns rich in history. Marvel at the power of Rhine Falls, discover local craftsmanship in Lucerne and Interlaken, and soak in the timeless charm of Gruyères and Bern. Experience the iconic Golden Pass Express and ascend to the panoramic peaks of the Schilthorn. This unforgettable adventure offers the perfect blend of indulgence, exploration, and Swiss culture.

Price : CHF 4,180 Per Person on twin sharing basis
Visit https://luxexplore.com/itinerary/sweet-switzerland-041494 to know more about this journey

Includes - All airport and intercity transfers in a luxury chauffer driven car, breakfast, chocolate tasting tours, intercity panoramic train journeys, and Schilthorn.

06/12/2024

If you're looking for the perfect cotton sheets for that crisp, cool feel, these classic sateen beddings from the Core Cotton Collection is the move. Classic doesn't have to mean basic. Sateens despite their airiness are warm, durable and will last for a long time.

300 thread-count 100% cotton sateen that is densely woven and has a super soft handfeel, cool and is highly durable.

Core Classic details:
- Includes one flat sheet, and two pillowcases
- Oversized to fit any bed easily and comfortably
- 300-thread-count cotton percale weave
- OEKO-TEX 100, MADE IN GREEN AND STeP certified

To know or buy Cassio collection, visit https://peepultreehome.com/products/cassio-cotton-sateen-bedsheet-set-300-tc

03/07/2024

A day in in in a day filled with exhilarating adventures. Experience a gondola ride, a cliff walk, a zipline, a glider zipline, a mountain cart and a trottibike in quick succession. To know more visit https://luxexplore.com/itinerary/2-weeks-in-switzerland-110478

03/06/2024

Celebrating 24 years in business with the launch of www.luxexplore.com, a sustainable experiential travel company that designs and delivers private small-group luxury eco journeys around the world.

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08/10/2021

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10/09/2020

Luxexplore No.4 - Heritage Cities & Palaces in the Golden Triangle of India
*This is Part 4 of the 23 Luxexplore by Ecomantra Self Drive Journeys and Expeditions in India that you would love to do with your family and friends. Slide left for more details or write to us at [email protected]

We begin journey in Delhi, which has always been the preferred capital to govern India and an ancient city in itself. Hindus believe that it was the site of the ancient Indraprastha, the capital of Pandava kingdom during the Mahabharata era. And before the Brits moved the capital of British India here, the Mughals too preferred Delhi as the place to rule Indian sub continent from. We love the food here, its cosmopolitan nature being the hub of embassies and consulates, and its ancient monuments including the Red Fort, Qutub Minar, the world heritage site of Humayun’s tomb and other iconic buildings.

Before we head to the royal city of Jaipur, the city founded by Jai Singh II, and also its present capital to be amazed by its beautiful hill top forts and palaces, we stop over in Neemrana, a medieval fort.

Four World Heritage Sites in the Same Day! The only place in India, you can be amazed by not one or two but four world heritage site is Agra. Beginning your journey in Bharatpur, have a blissful birding in the biting mornings on its wetland.

We than proceed to the planned city of Fatehpur Sikri close to Agra, planned and established by the great Mughal King - Akbar. At Agra, you will be in awe of the mesmerizing beauty of one of the seven wonders of the world - The Taj.
Nearby Red Fort is the fourth world heritage site where you can feel the history in your bones.

We will than proceed for a well deserved rest to ravines of Chambal, which is the only place in India, you can explore in 4 different ways. You can explore this spectacularly beautiful region in a jeep safari, on bicycles, in a boat safari on the river Chambal or on camel backs.

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09/09/2020

Luxexplore No.23 - Chasing the Monsoon in the Eastern Himalayas & west coast
*This is Part 23 of the 23 Luxexplore by Ecomantra Self Drive Journeys in India that you would love to do with your family and friends. Slide left for more information or write to us at [email protected]

The best time to visit this beautiful state aptly named Megh (clouds) Alaya (abode) i.e. Abode of the clouds is the Monsoon. Shillong is known as "Scotland of the East." Shillong, the capital city of Meghalaya is just 55 km (34 mi) from Mawsynram, the world's wettest place. Shillong has one of the largest golf courses that is also one of the few natural golf courses in Asia.

Cherrapunjee, meaning ‘Land of oranges’ is the second wettest place on Earth and is famous for its living bridges and huge waterfalls. Over hundreds of years the people in Cherrapunji have developed techniques for growing roots of trees into large bridges. The process takes 10–15 years and the bridges typically last hundreds of years, the oldest ones in use being over 500 years old.

Guwahiti is the state capital with a nice museum and a War cemetery. Ta***ic rites are still practised at the Kamakhya Temple. Pobitura WLS nearby has almost guaranteed Rhino sightings.

Discover Konkan’s scenic coastal beaches unique culture and cuisine. Monsoon is when the locals love to visit the Sahyadris, when rain brings new life to the region and hundreds of waterfalls mushroom all over the place. Wake up to the sunrise on a mountain or sea fort and sunsets on a remote beach. Explore the myriad Konkan, its forests, forts and beaches.

Monsoons are truly magical in Maharashtra. Take a narrow gauge mountain railway to the top of Western Ghats and experience its incredible natural beauty and landscape, one of the richest bio diversity hot spot in the world. Go Glamping or on cross country cycling to numerous forts, ancient caves and forest.

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09/09/2020

Luxexplore No.22 - Tea, Elephants & Riverjourneys on the Brahmaputra in assam
*This is Part 22 of the 23 Luxexplore by Ecomantra Self Drive Journeys and Expeditions in India that you would love to do with your family and friends. Slide left for more details or write to us at [email protected]

The backdrop of Assam’s tea gardens are its rainforests and grasslands, home to the world’s rarest flora and fauna including its most famous citizen, the one horn Rhino sharing territory with Tigers, Elephants, Wild Buffalos, Swamp Deers, Golden Langurs etc. You will be amazed by the wonderful world of wilderness at Manas.

Guwahiti is the state capital with a nice museum and a War cemetery. Ta***ic rites are still practised at the Kamakhya Temple. Pobitura WLS nearby has almost guaranteed Rhino sightings.

Its always tea time in Assam, tea capital of the world with 800+ gardens that produces the largest volume of tea from a single region in the world. Experience the tea planter’s life at Sonitpur and Silghat, an important tea centre, and an access point to Nameri National Park in the foothills.

Kaziranga, one of the best protected national park and a world heritage site is a heaven for nature lovers. The tall grass shelters the big five including the one horn Rhino, Tigers, Gaurs, Leopards and Elephants

Jorhat is one of the two centres of the Assam tea industry, surrounded by tea estates. Close to here, the Tea Research Institute makes a fascinating visit. Majuli, closeby is the world’s largest river islands and centre of culture in Assam

Sibsagar is the old capital of the Kingdom of Assam, The Kings, of Thai stock, were converts to Hinduism, and their substantial remaining places and temples are an amalgam of Indian and S.E. Asian styles.

You can do Assam Differently in an overland drive or on luxury river cruise ships. Either way its amazing.

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07/09/2020

Luxexplore No.21 - Tea, Tribals & Wildflowers in the Land of the Rising Sun
*This is Part 21 of the 23 Luxexplore by Ecomantra Self Drive Journeys and Expeditions in India that you would love to do with your family and friends. Slide left for distance map to state capitals from the destination and the route map, which is followed by quick photograph backed details on each destination along with destination , accommodation and outfit details. For more information write to us at [email protected]

Arunachal Pradesh in the North East is the The Land of the Rising Sun and the first place in India to see the sun rise, so early risers can get an early start in Mishmi Hills. Fall in love with the Mishmi hills and interact with simple tribal living.

Go for a safari in the unique Dibru Saikhowa national park for an opportunity to view all the 5 big mammals, the endangered one-horned rhino, leopards, tigers, elephants and gaur. Watch out for the Hoolock Gibbon – India’s only ape found in these dense forests.

Go birding on boats in the last surviving intact national parks of Chongkham and Namdapha. The Namdapha park has about 425 bird species with many more to be recorded from work in the higher areas

An exciting, true life expedition journey into India’s tribal north – east and down one of the world's greatest rivers.Your journey begins with a ferry boat ride at Dibrugarh on the mighty Brahmaputra, and up the densely forested river valley from the plains of Pasighat.

The Subansari “Gold River” is the biggest tributary of the Upper Brahmaputra and has a run of 170 km in Tibet, 250 km in the Eastern Himalayas and 86 km in the plains of Assam before joining the Great Brahmaputra at the mystic confluence of Majuli – the largest inhabited river island in the world.

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06/09/2020

Luxexplore No.20 - Tea, Train & Tigers in the Eastern Himalayas
*This is Part 20 of the 23 Luxexplore by Ecomantra Self Drive Journeys and Expeditions in India that you would love to do with your family and friends. Slide left for distance map to state capitals from the destination and the route map, which is followed by quick photograph backed details on each destination along with destination , accommodation and outfit details. For more information write to us at [email protected]

Go on long walks, visit a few monasteries, check out the ruins of an ancient capital city and be awed by the amazing vistas of the majestic Himalayas. In Spring, Rhododendron are in bloom and daytime temperatures are pleasant here in the Red Panda region of Sikkim.

Up there in untouched pristine landscape, you will stay in Lachung to go on an overland safari to the Sacred Gurudongmar Lake at 17000 feet. Beside the Lachung monastery, Day Trips to Yumthang, Yumesamdong and Mt.Katao are a favourite with families

Gangtok is the capital of Sikkim and your base to visit the Rumtek monastery. In the evening the city centre becomes a pedestrian zone only

Extend your journey to the queen of hill stations - Darjeeling, your base for a tea tourism experience and the temple of mountaineering in India. The world heritage site of Darjeeling Himalayan mountain railway is loved by both adults and children with equal enthusiasm.
Nature lovers will love to take in the views of the Kanchenjunga mountains while bird lovers will enjoy blissful birding in the Neora valley national park. End your journey by living the tea planters life at a tea bungalow in Duars from where you will learn how your morning cuppa tea is grown, plucked, cured and packed.

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