Dec

06

The Tales Of Pondicherry - A Backpacking Trip | Muddie Trails

Multiple days 05:30 PM - Pondicherry · White Town · Bangalore

It's time to walk barefoot on the beach again. It's time for a fantastic weekend getaway to The beautiful Pondicherry!

About the destination:

Pondicherry is a French colonized town located on the East coast. The town was the French settlement for more than 350 years and the breeze of the French history is still felt in the streets of Pondy. The colonial architecture with tall Yellow painted buildings & beautiful streets will pose for good pictures of your camera.

The beautiful beaches, the French-Italian-Tamil cuisines, French bakeries, shopping and drinks are the things that make people enjoy the unique experience!

Basics:

  • Total slots for the trip: Usually 10 or more
  • Stay: At our beautiful Apartment on a shared basis
  • Food: 2 Breakfasts included. Remaining food self-sponsored

Travel:

  • AC Semi-Sleeper Bus from BLR to Chennai
  • Starting time: Friday evening around 5:30 PM
  • Sleeper Class Train from Chennai to HYD
  • Drop spots: Secunderabad Railway station
  • Ending time: Monday morning around 8 AM
  • Pondy exploration by Scooters (Activa or Scooty)

Highlights:

  • Experience Pondy by Scooters
  • The French Colony exploration
  • Paradise Beach
  • Promenade (Rock Beach) Sunrise
  • The Lighthouse
  • Museum, Aurobindo ashram
  • Shopping
  • Saturday Night Party at our Stay
  • Group activities

Schedule:

Day 0 (Friday):

  • Start from Bangalore, overnight journey to Pondicherry

Day 1 ( Saturday) :

  • Reach Chennai, hop onto local Bus to Pondy. The beautiful journey of 3 hours on East Coast Road.
  • Reach our Apartment, freshen up, have a nice & fulfilling breakfast
  • Grab our Bikes, set on exploring French colony. Experience the culture, visit the monuments, museum, have lunch & visit Aurobindo ashram
  • Head to the lighthouse of Pondicherry that clearly portrays the Beaches, French colony and other parts of Pondicherry from the altitude of 100 ft tower. Viewing the town from tallest tower will give you a memorable experience.
  • Head straight to paradise beach, play in the water, play Frisbee, Beach ball
  • Drive back to the home-stay, take a nice shower
  • Get set for the in-house party, with delicious ordered Dinner, try Pizzas, Pasta etc!

Day 2 ( Sunday ):

  • Wake up call at 5 AM. Enjoy the refreshing sunrise at the Rock beach & spend a leisurely time looking at the waves.
  • Fuel up with good Breakfast, freshen up and check out of our homestay
  • Drop our bikes, head to the town centre to shop shop shop! Pondy is an awesome shopping destination. The clothes, chocolates, souvenirs, leather items...what not!
  • Stopover for lunch at a restaurant. Try things like spicy macaroni, chocolate café, famous mutton samosa are the actual treat for taste buds!
  • Around afternoon, say “Au revoir” (goodbye) to Pondicherry and head back towards Chennai in a local Bus

Day 3 (Monday):

  • Reach home in the morning
  • Share your beautiful Pondicherry weekend story with your friends and family ;-)

What's next after booking tickets:

The Organizers will get in touch with you
A Whatsapp group will be created for all the registered folks a night before the event, many details will be shared

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Know about Location & Place
Address :

White Town, Puducherry, 605001, India

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Terms & Conditions

Terms & Conditions of Muddie Trails:

  • No alcohol & smoking during Treks & adventure activities. There would be separate window and space (usually at night) to have these at campsite/homestay for interested people
  • No Luxury. We assure awesome memories every trip, but not awesome facilities! We provide basic facilities in terms of food, travel & accommodation.
  • The itinerary is fixed. No special requests to change itinerary/schedule are permitted
  • Absolutely No littering during our travels. We swear to protect our environment.
  • Co-operate with the organizer(s) in following the schedule set for the day (especially getting up and getting ready in the morning). This will ensure travelers won’t miss out on the real fun part – that is traveling.
  • Every traveler is responsible for his/her for your own safety while traveling with Muddie Trails. Don’t indulge in any illegal or silly activity that causes harm to you or fellow travelers.
  • Every traveler is expected to sign a liability/waiver form given by the organizer(s) after boarding the vehicle that discharges Muddie Trails of any unexpected incident like injury/death/theft etc.
  • Unexpected situations: It may happen we do not cover all the places mentioned in the itinerary because of unpredictable reasons like bad weather, wild animal presence, abrupt blocking of sites by the police/forest department, delay in travel because of an issue with our group itself, traffic conditions etc. In most cases, if the time permits, organizer(s) will take travelers to an alternative place. But in some cases, we may have to skip a place altogether.
  • Travelers are expected to respect each other and help each other. Avoid discussing sensitive matters like sex, politics and religion/caste/race.
  • Using foul or abusive language, eve teasing, arguing with fellow travelers/organizer(s) and/or involving in physical assault will not be accepted and will stand a chance of being deserted by Muddie Trails.

Cancellation and Refund policy:

Cancellation by Organizer (Muddie Trails):

  • Muddie Trails may decide to cancel the event if there are less than 8 travelers signed up for the trip/trek
  • The organizers will inform you about alternate events. You can choose to switch to any other event for which seats are available.
  • In this case, the full amount will be refunded.
  • Alternatively, you can also choose to postpone your ticket to the future event or switch to another event by Muddie Trails.

Cancellation by you (The traveler):

  • The Organizers have to be informed 48 hours before the event start time if you wish to cancel your event
  • In this case, the refund would be processed as per “Refund Policy
  • Alternatively, you may postpone your ticket to future event 48 hours before the event start time
  • No postponing your ticket to future events and no refund within 48 hours of event start time
  • You may provide a replacement from your end (your friend, colleague or any other) in case you cannot make it to the event because of unforeseen circumstances. This way you can save your hard-earned money

Refund policy for weekend trips:

  • 80% refund before 48 hours of event start time
  • Special note: 50% refund if your event involves point to point bus/train booking (On informing before 48 hours of event start time).
  • No refund within 48 hours of event start time whatever be the reason (Health, Accident, Family crisis, Office issue or anything else)
  • No refund during/after the event
  • Registration fee or partial payment which is done to book your slot is non-refundable

Refund policy for long trips (Himalayas, North East, Any other 5+ days trips):

  • 80% refund of the full amount if a cancellation request is sent 15 days before the trek.
  • 50% refund of the full amount if a cancellation request is sent between 15 to 7 days before the trek.
  • No refund within 7 days, during or after the trek.
  • No postponing your ticket to future dates or use your money for other events.
  • Registration fee or partial payment which is done to book your slot is non-refundable.

The “Offbeat” theme of Muddie Trails:

Muddie Trails provides real offbeat experiences for the travelers like trekking, hiking, camping, bonfire, adventure activities, barbecue, visiting, exploring and experiencing the less known but awesome destinations that are not crowded with tourists. We do NOT take travelers to a tourist place unless it is required as a “filler” in the itinerary between two offbeat places.
Travelers are requested to refrain from asking our organizers to take them to ABC temple or XYZ church. The itinerary is already decided and posted based on our offbeat theme. The organizer will only change the itinerary/schedule if any place cannot be done because of unpredictable reasons. If you have a wish list of tourist places to tick off in your mind, then probably Muddie Trails is not for you and we request you – please do not register.

  • High Ape is not responsible for any injury or damage occurring due to the event.

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At Muddie Trails, we offer real offbeat experiences & trips/treks for the travelers.

The outdoor activities like backpacking, hiking, trekking, adventure, camping, bonfire, barbecue & offbeat road-trips are our oxygen!

If you are looking for the awesome weekend experience, travel with Us!
We have amazing weekend travel getaways that you would just love!

Who can join our trips?
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Yes! You can join as solo, with your friends, with your partner, with your colleagues or even with your small little family!

*Organizer's contact details will be provided post-booking in your e-ticket confirmation.
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dates Friday, 06 Dec 05:30 PM - onwards
prices 4250 INR

organiser Organised by: Muddie Trails

details Special Details: The pickup starts at 9:30 PM.