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DAY TO DAY ITINERARY |
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Day01: Arrive
New Delhi - Kathgodam
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On arrival and
transfer to the hotel. Evening transfer to the railway station
to board train. Overnight at train |
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Day 02:
Arrive Kathgodam - Kausani |
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On arrival and
transfer to hotel .Day free to relax. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 03:
Kausani - Dharchula (199 kms)
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Morning after breakfast travel by road to Darchula, a
beautiful village located in the right bank of Kali
river. Overnight stay at Dharchula. |
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Day 04 : Dharchula - Tawaghat (914 meters, 19
kms by road) - Pangu (2250meters, 9 km trek)
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The 19 km by road ends the journey and than begins
trekking from Tawaghat.Crossing the wooden bridge at
Tawaghat over roaring, foaming, and jumping Dhauliganga
the steep and winding climb starts upto Thani - Dhar
(1920meters). A small tea shop an drinking water is
available at this place. Afine view of Khela and
surrounding is seen from this place. On a gradual ascent
to the first halt and the first Bhotiya village of Pangu.
Overnighthalt at Pangu |
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Day 05: Pangu - Sirkha (2440 meters, 8 kms
trek) |
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From Pangu about 2 kms on the descent is Juyntigad.
Again a steep ascent starts to Sosa village (2440
meters). The gradual climb is upto Tithaldhuraor
Tihalakot. Dharma Dvara a bell dedicated to a goddess,
piles of stones and flags, and a good camping ground.
From this place the road descends to Sirkha. There is a
beautiful P.W.D. Inspection House. A small
Bhotiyavillage. Few shops and Panchayat Ghar. Overnight
halt at Sirkha. |
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Day 06: Sirkha - Jipti (2378 meters, 16 kms)
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From Sirkha about 2 km the road descends to Samuri or
Samre (2316 meters).A few shops are available. From
Samuri a steep stony ascent through thick forest to
Rungling or Sumariya - Dhar (3048 meters) starts. On the
top is a heap of stones with flags. Thereafter is a
steep descent through a thick forest to the stream
Simkhola - gad. From Simkhola is gentle up the village
Galla, Bindakoti and the destination Jipti. Kali river
which is missing fromTawaghat, appears here again
flowing several hundred feet down in a gorge.Overnight
halt at Jipti. |
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Day 07: Jipti - Malpa (2018 meters, 9 kms trek).
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From Jipti the difficult part of the whole journey
starts upto Garbyang.Very steep descent upto the bank of
Kali river is thrilling. Going along theside of kaali
near a spot, Chhatta is adifficult trek. Further up a
beautiful najang waterfall about 100 feet high comes and
the climb startups the Bola pass. Again a steep descent
upto Malpa is quite tiring. HereKali river flows like a
reptile through the rocky gorge |
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Day08: Malpa - Budhi (2740 meters, 8 kms trek)
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From Malpa again the steep ascent passes through two big
fans of waterfalls falling like shower - baths on to the
road from a height of three to fourhundred feet. The
path is very slippery here. On the way is a halting
place, Lamare where one can get a cup of tea to refresh
oneself. After covering asteep ascent, the village Budhi
is seen from the top of the hill.Overnighthalt at Budhi. |
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Day 09: Bundi - Gunji (3,220 meters, 20 kms
trek) |
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A 3 kilometers steep climb to Chhiya lekh. One reaches
without much difficulty and is swept by the breathtaking
beauty of the meadows, lushgreen with pretty yellow and
mauve flowers and a little temple in the middle. A huge
rock with a bell on top stands solitary beckoning
passers by to climb and ring it. Here one gets a glimpse
of Mount Annapurna and other peaks and glaciers around.
Then follows a slow 4 kilometers trek to Garbyang(3225
meters). The houses in the village would put the leaning
tower of Pisa to shame. It seems that they are about to
fall any moment. The whole village was built on a big
glacier. It was made many centuries back and the people
who made it did not realize that under the stone, rocks
and mud there was a glacier, which had been covered,
probably by a landslide. The trek is now along the river
Kali. There are towering, spiraling trees and one
wonders whether they grew like that on their own or with
assistance from the wind. All the same, they look very
beautiful. A big stream, Tinker, flowing from Tibet,
merges with the Kali at this point. Gunji is on the
other side of the river. It is situated at the
confluence of rivers Kali and Kutti. Overnightat Gunji |
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Day 10: Gunji - Kutti (3,600 meters, 19 kms
trek) |
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From Gunji one walks along the banks of the meandering
river Kuti, snow clad peaks and bhojpatra forests.
Behind one is a splendid view of the Apiand Nampha
peaks. Across the river is the village of Rongkong. One
the nreaches Nabi, which has a temple and an almost
hidden spring in the beautiful mountain standing behind
the village. In many places, the river Kuti is
completely covered with snow. Eleven kilometers ahead is
a PublicWorks Department hut at Nampha from where the
view is as stunning as the Swiss Alps. Kutti is the last
village on this trek. The local people called Bhotias
have much to say about their land. The village, Kutti,
they say is named after Mata Kunti, the mother of the
Pandavas in the epic Mahabharata.Kunti apparently stayed
here for quite some time. Likewise they claim thatthe
great sage Vyas lived here for a long time and wrote
many books. The Bhotias have preserved their heritage
assiduously and are always ready to show it through
their dance and music. One can see the Pandava fort,
saltmines and houses with beautiful engravings on their
doors and windows.Overnight at Kutti |
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Day 11: Kutti - Zolingkong (4,572 meters, 14
kms trek) |
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This is the last stretch to reach the foot of Mount Adi
Kailash (6,191metres). The river Kutti and its bridge
are under a thick cover of snow. The changing altitude
and lack of oxygen level after crossing the tree line
slows one's pace. There are now capped mountain ranges
on all sides and strong winds. The Indo-Tibet Border
Police Force (ITBP) post at Zolinkong, which is open for
a small part of the year. As one looks at the
marvelously crafted snowcapped Mount Adi Kailash, it is
like a dream fulfilled. Justopposite is Parvati's mukut
(throne). At the foot of Mount Adi Kailash is Gauri Kund
whose waters reflect the mountain. Closely (4
kilometers) is the beautiful Parvati sarovar (lake). On
the bank of this lake, the local people have erected a
temple of Lord Shiva and Parvati, which is sometimes
visited by swan-like birds. A holy dip in the Parvati
sarovar may be chilling but an experience and pilgrimage
worth remembering. Overnight at Zolingkong |
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Day 12:
Jollingkong -Adi Kailash - Jollingkong (4 kms by trek)
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Enjoy your final part of your trek to reach Adi Kailash.
Overnight at Zolingkong |
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Day 13 to Day
22:Jollingkong-Kutti-Gunji-Budhi-Malpa-Jipti-Sirkha-Pangu-
Tawaghat -Dharchula-Kausani
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Follow the
same route to arrive to Kausani. Overnight at hotel. |
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Day 23:
Kausani - Delhi
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Morning after breakfast drive or travel by rail to
Delhi.
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