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▲ Day 1Arrival Day
Arrive In Gangotri
Overnight In: Gangotri (3048m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Cost Of Transport Included: NO
Take your winding and climbing mountain drive to Uttarkashi early morning. Witness the vast Tehri Dam and the vivid streets of Uttrakhand on the way before reaching Uttarkashi where we break for lunch. Post that, we head toward Gangotri and reach by late evening. We quickly have dinner and go to bed. Tomorrow will be a much required rest day.
- Day 1
- 555 - Rishikesh
- Day 1
- 1450 - Uttarkashi
- Day 1
- 3050 - Gangotri
250Km, 9 - 10hrs.▲ Day 2Acclimatization Day
Rest Well & Explore Gangotri Dham & Nearby to acclimatize properly. - 3 Hrs. 5 Kms
Overnight In: Gangotri (3048m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today is an important day, specially after the hectic drive the previous day. It helps us acclimatize well for the trek preventing us from any sickness. We rest out the day and start lazily. We take out the precious time to visit Gangotri Dham - one of the purest shrines of Hindus
- Day 2
- 3050 - Gangotri
- Day 2
- 3050 - Gangotri
- Day 2
- 3050 - Gangotri Dham
- Day 2
- 3050 - Gangotri
5Km, 3hrs.▲ Day 3Trekking Day
From Gangotri (3048m ) To Bhoj Kharak (3496m ) - 4 - 5 Hrs.
Overnight In: Bhoj Kharak (3496m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today we start our trek to Kedar Tal. The initial part of the trek route goes through the birch forest and bushes following up the Kedar Ganga which comes out of the Kedar Tal. We cross the tree line and reach Bhoj Kaharak. We will find a suitable camping space once we cross the tree line on a meadow nearby a available water source.
- Day 3
- 3050 - Gangotri
- Day 3
- 3500 - Bhoj Kharak
4 - 5hrs.▲ Day 4Trekking Day
From Bhoj Kharak (3496m ) To Kedar Kharak (4279m ) - 4 - 5 Hrs.
Overnight In: Kedar Kharak (4279m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today we take ourselves furthermore closer to Kedar Tal. The route is simple and follows up the Kedar Ganga. We do require to cross few rockfall zones carefully
- Day 4
- 3500 - Bhoj Kharak
- Day 4
- 4280 - Kedar Kharak
4 - 5hrs.▲ Day 5Trekking Day
From Kedar Kharak (4279m ) To Kedar Tal (4708m ) . Excursion to Jogin ABC (4920m ). Excursion to Jogin ABC - 4 Hrs.
Overnight In: Kedar Tal (4708m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
We are on the most important day of our trek to Kedar Tal. We reach Kedar Tal today after some 3 - 4 hours of walk on the glacial moraine, parts of which are steeper. The constant view of Thalaysagar and Bhrigupant constantly motivates us and the view starts opening slowly as we approach Kedar Tal.
The beautiful lake surrounded by elegant peaks all round just takes our heart away. We camp here tonight and relish it to the fullest.
- Day 5
- 4280 - Kedar Kharak
- Day 5
- 4710 - Kedar Tal
- Day 5
- 4920 - Jogin ABC
- Day 5
- 4710 - Kedar Tal
4hrs.▲ Day 6Trekking Day
From Kedar Taal (4708m ) To Bhoj Kharak (3496m ), Via - Kedar Kharak (4279m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs.
Overnight In: Bhoj Kharak (3496m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
We retrace our steps back on the same trail to reach Bhoj Kharak today
- Day 6
- 4710 - Kedar Taal
- Day 6
- 4280 - Kedar Kharak
- Day 6
- 3500 - Bhoj Kharak
5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 7Departure Day
From Bhoj Kharak (3496m ) To Rishikesh (350m ), Via - Gangotri (3050m ), Uttarkashi (1450m ) - 2 Hrs.
Accommodation: None
Meals Included: Morning tea, Breakfast
Cost Of Transport Included: NO
We retrace our steps back on the same trail to reach Gangotri. We quickly board our cab to leave for Rishikesh the same day.
- Day 7
- 3500 - Bhoj Kharak
- Day 7
- 3050 - Gangotri
- Day 7
- 1450 - Uttarkashi
- Day 7
- 350 - Rishikesh
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Kedar Tal Trek - A Detailed Overview
"The Lake OF Lord Shiva" as the name translates to the trek to Kedar Tal is one of the easier to do and smaller treks in the Gangotri National Park which otherwise is known for the more 'famous and difficult' Auden's Col and Kalindi Khal trek.
The trek to Kedar Tal starts at Gangotri - one of the four holy shrines of the Hindus, not to mention the winding and colorful drive up to Uttarkashi and then to Gangotri which starts to give you a rich experience of the hills, its people, terrain and beauty.
From Gangotri, the trek takes you through the gorge of the Kedar Ganga passing by the forest which slowly converts to bushes, then to grasses and then finally found only in sparse between rocks as you gain altitude very fast, since Gangotri itself is over 3000 meters from where you start your trek.The first campsite of Bhojkharak is already over tree line. Another 2 days of trek brings you to the ultimate setting of a serene lake surrounded by whote snow cladded peaks giving you great views of Thalay Sagar and Bhrigupanth. The glacial lake of Kedar Tal is located in a spectacular settings with the elegant peaks of Bhrigupanth and Thalaysagar making a perfect background. Continued walks on the moraine from Kedar Tal takes us to the Advanced Base Camp of Jogin Group
This trek is over moraines in high altitude, following a river emerging from a glacial lake, and hence offers a unique experience to understand the geographical features of the Himalayas. Trekking in the Gangotri National park also offers an opportunity to sight wild life as it is home to number of protected species.
Top Reasons to Choose the Kedar Tal Trek
- Gangotri Temple - 1 of the 4 holy shrines of the Hindus
- Goumukh - the snout the Gangotri Glacier, the start point of Bhagirathi River, a major tributary of River Ganga whihc is also known as the lifeline of India
- The glacial lake of Kedar Tal surrounded by Thalaysagar and Bhrigupanth is also considered pious by the Hindus. The name translates to Shiva's Lake where Lord Shiva is the god of destruction according to indu mythology
- Its perhaps the easiest and shortest of all the treks in the region
Altitude and Acclimatization Profile For The Kedar Tal Trek
- Day 1
- D1Rishikesh
- Day 1
- Uttarkashi
- Day 2
- D2Gangotri
- Day 2
- Gangotri
- Day 2
- Gangotri Dham
- Day 3
- D3Gangotri
- Day 4
- D4Bhoj Kharak
- Day 5
- D5Kedar Kharak
- Day 5
- Kedar Tal
- Day 5
- Jogin ABC
- Day 6
- D6Kedar Tal
- Day 6
- Kedar Kharak
- Day 7
- D7Bhoj Kharak
- Day 7
- Gangotri
- Day 7
- Uttarkashi
- Day 8
- Rishikesh
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