Yoga Ambassadors Tour 2018 (14 – 22 June)
Yoga Ambassador Tour is a specialised familiarisation trip for established & practising yoga professionals from around the world to have a first-hand experience of Kerala, the southern state of India, the country proud to be known as the birth place of Yoga. This 10 day educational tour of Kerala as part of Yoga Ambassador Tour will not only showcase the varied product range of Kerala but also gives an opportunity to the delegates to engage in various yoga based activities. The tour will be coming to an end on 21st JUN’18 which eventually is the International Yoga Day, and the delegates would also be getting a chance to participate in mass yoga drill. The tentative programme schedule as under.
| Day01 / Jun13 | “Namaste”…Atithi Devo Bhava (The guest is equivalent to God) Meet and Assist you at Trivandrum International Airport on arrival and proceed to your pre booked Hotel /Resort. Trivandrum is the Capital City of Kerala (God’s Own Country), Referred by Mahatma Gandhi as the “Evergreen City of India”. The City is ranked among the best cities to live in India. Warm Welcome you at your Hotel/Resort Check-in and Overnight stay. |
| Day02 /Jun14 | 0700:Breakfast at respective hotels 0815: Pickup from hotel to Leela Convention Center 0830: Registration 0930: Grand Inaugural of the “Yoga Ambassador tour” first of its kind in the World. Lighting the Lamp by Shri Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (IC), Ministry of Ayush, Govt. Of India.
1030: Technical Session I – Philosophical Foundations of Yoga Chairperson: Prof. V. Purandara Reddy,Dean, Faculty of Darsanas, Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeeth, Tirupati Co-Chairman: Dr. Krishna Sharma, Professor, Department of Yoga, Mangalore University Speakers:
1300: Technical Session I Ends – Lunch Break
1400: Technical Session II – Science Behind Yoga Chairperson: Dr. M.V. Bhole, Former Jt. Director (Research), Kaivalyadhama. Co-Chairman: Yogi Jayadevan, Universal Yoga Consciousness, Ollur, Kerala
1700: Technical Session II ends 1800: Cultural Programme 1900: Dinner 2100: Wishing you all “Subharathri” (Goodnight) |
| Day03 /Jun15 | 0545: Wakeup Call 0615: Assemble at Hotel Lobby for transfer to Leela Convention Centre 0700: Common Yoga Protocol 0800: Back to respective hotels& Breakfast 0900: Assemble at Lobby 0915: Proceed to Sivananda Ashram for an excursion tour and interactive session on yoga. 1200: Lunch Break 1300: Proceed to Kanyakumari. 1530: Visit Vivekananda Rock by specially arranged Boat, Visit Meditation Hall. 1600: Proceed to Thiruvalluvar Statue (or the Valluvar Statue, is a 133-feet tall stone sculpture of the Tamil poet and philosopher Tiruvalluvar, author of the Tirukkural, an ancient Tamil work on secular ethics and morality)by boat. 1630: Visit Vivekananda Ashram &Exhibition Centre 1730: Return back to Kovalam 2030: Arrive at Uday Samudra Hotel, Kovalam for Dinner 2230: Shubharathri |
| Day04 /Jun16 | 0545: Wakeup Call 0615: Assemble at Hotel Lobby for transfer to Uday Samudra Resort 0700: Common Yoga Protocol 0800: Back to respective hotels& Breakfast 0845: Bags Out 0900: Check out & drive to Amritapuri Ashram, home of Mata Amritanandamayi Amma 1100: Reach Ashram for a short visit & see around 1200: Depart to Alappuzha to board Houseboat for an unforgettable trip through the canals of Kerala Backwaters towards Kumarakom 1700: Reach Lake Song Resort, Kumarakom 1800: Cultural Programs 1900: Dinner 2100: Transfer to respective hotel & check in 2130: Shubharathri |
| Day05/ Jun17 | 0545: Wakeup Call 0615: Assemble at Hotel Lobby for transfer to Zuri Resort 0700: Common Yoga Protocol 0800: Back to respective hotels& Breakfast 0845: Bags Out 0900: Check out and proceed to Thekkady by Coach. (Thekkady– a land full of spice plantations and South India’s most popular wildlife sanctuary called PeriyarWildlife Sanctuary. Spread out over an area of 777 sq km, the sanctuary boasts of a splendid artificial lake formed by the Mullaperiyar dam across the Periyar river, which adds to the charm of the park) 1730: Assemble at the lobby & transfer to the venue of the cultural programme |
| Day06/ Jun18 | 0515: Wakeup Call 0600: Assemble at Hotel Lobby for transfer to AranyaNivas Resort 0700: Common Yoga Protocol 0800: Breakfast 0845: Boating & transfer back to AranyaNivas Resort 1830: Reach Munnar and Check in at Hotel (Munnar is situated at around 1,600 metres (5,200 ft) above mean sea level, in the Western Ghats mountain range. Munnar is called “Kashmir of South India” Munnar was the summer capital of the British in southern India. Munnar was developed to cultivate tea plants by British although it was first discovered by Scottish planters. Munnar is located at the confluence of three mountain streams Mudra puzha, Nallathanni and Kundala.) 2030: Dinner at respective Hotels 2130: Shubharathri |
| Day07/ Jun19 | 0600: Wakeup call 0630: Assemble at Yoga area & prepare yourself0700: Common Yoga Protocolat respective hotels0800: Breakfast0845: Bags Out0900: Check Out from Hotel |
1000: Proceed to Visit Muniyara Dolmens and Meditation (The Muniyara Dolmensare magnificent prehistoric dolmens, situated in Chinnakanal. Belongs to the Neolithic Age, these aboveground burial chambers are built with large stone slabs and are called ‘megaliths.’ The historians keep special interest in these granite slabs as they are more than thousand years old. A lot of anthropologists and archaeologists from all over the world visit this fascinating destination to explore the remnants of Dolmenoid cists belonging to the Megalithic age.
1130: Drive to Munnar City, visit Lock Heart Tea Estate and Srishti NGO.
1330: Proceed for Lunchby Showcase Munnar at Eastend Premium Hotel, Munnar
1500: Check in at Respective hotels
1800: Assemble at Hotel Lobby for transfer to Blanket Resort & Spa for Cultural Program &Dinner by Munnar Destination Makers (MDM)
2100: Transfer back to respective hotels
2130: Shubharathri
| Day08/ Jun20 | 0500: Wakeup Call 0545: Bags out 0600: Check out & transfer to Yoga Location 0630: Arrive at Yoga Location (Panoramic Gateway Helipad)& prepare yourself for Yoga0700: Common Yoga Protocol0800: Transfer to Munnar Tea Country Resort forBreakfast0930:Depart to Ernakulam (Kochi)1330: Lunch at BTH Sarovar |
1430: Proceed to Check in to your Pre bookedHotels (Kochi also known as Cochin, Called the Queen of the Arabian Sea, Kochi was an important spice trading centre on the west coast of India from the 14th century onward, and maintained a trade network with Arab merchants from the pre-Islamic era. Occupied by the Portuguese in 1503, Kochi was the first of the European colonies in colonial India. It remained the main seat of Portuguese India until 1530. Cochin is a major port city on the south-west coast of India bordering the Laccadive Sea. It is part of the district of Ernakulum in the state of Kerala and is often referred to as Ernakulum.)
1630: Assemble at Hotel lobby. Depart for Sunset Cruise
1700: Sunset cruise of the Kochi backwaters.
1830: Drop back at Taj Malabar Hotel for Cultural evening & Dinner
2100: Transfer back to respective hotels
2130: Shubharathri
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| Day10/ Jun22 | 0730: Breakfast 0830: Say Time to “Shubhayathra”(Goodbye), Time to Catch your Destination Flight. “Svastiprajabhyamparipalayanthamnyayeanamargenamahimmaheesah (”May all beings everywhere be free, |
