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▼ Day 1Arrival DaySari 1980m
Arrive In Sari
Overnight In: Sari (1980m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Cost Of Transport Included: YES
Today we pick you up in the morning after breakfast and take on the beautiful drive to Ukhimath and then to Sari. On reaching, we check-in to the hotel and then rest for the remainder of the day. Sari is a peaceful little village. You must take time out to explore it.
- Day 1
- 320 - Rishikesh
- Day 1
- 1310 - Ukhimath
- Day 1
- 1980 - Sari
180Km, 7hrs.▲ Day 2Exploration Day - TrekChopta 2600m
Excursion to Deoria Tal & Nearby.. Return To Chopta - 5 Hrs.
Overnight In: Chopta (2600m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today early morning we start our 1-hour trek to Deoria Tal from Sari to make sure we reach there at the time of sunrise to enjoy the dawn view. After spending enough time captivating the views and taking photos, we trek back to Sari. After that, we drive to Chopta which takes about 2 hours. On reaching Chopta, we firstly check-in to our hotel and then set out to walk around the village. We can do the Chandrashila Summit today itself, but we would rather keep it for sunrise time.
- Day 2
- 1980 - Sari
- Day 2
- 2600 - Chopta
- Day 2
- 2450 - Deoria Tal
- Day 2
- 2600 - Chopta
5hrs.▲ Day 3Exploration Day - TrekRansi 2000m
Excursion to Tungnath, Chandrashila & Nearby.. Return To Ransi - 7 Hrs.
Overnight In: Ransi (2000m )
Accommodation: Homestay
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today, we start our day a little before dawn to enable us to enjoy the dawn from the ridge top. It takes about 2.5 hours to reach the temple of Tungnath and then to the top of the Chandrashila Peak. The summit of Chandrashila peak offers a wide array of some of the popular peaks of the Garhwal Himalayas including the likes of Nanda Devi. After spending enough time to satiate ourselves with the views of the panorama of peaks and surrounding valleys, we head back to Chopta and drive to Ransi. Its a 3 hour drive to Ransi from Chopta.
- Day 3
- 2600 - Chopta
- Day 3
- 2000 - Ransi
- Day 3
- 4000 - Tungnath, Chandrashila
- Day 3
- 2000 - Ransi
7hrs.▲ Day 4Trekking DayBantoli 2700m
From Ransi (2100m ) To Bantoli (2700m ), Via - Gaundhar (2850m ) - 4 - 5 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Bantoli (2700m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today is the starting day of our Nandi Kund - Ghiya Vinayak Pass Trek. We head towards Bantoli from Ransi and its a very scenic trek. The village and religious life of the high altitude villages of Uttrakhand is on display throughout the trek route. Being a popular pilgrimage route, the route is chirpy as well with full of vivid colours and life.
The trek is more or less easier getting steeper at times. We get enough option to have our lunch and little snacks enroute Bantoli. Gaundhar is a point we come across on the route very near to Bantoli on the Nandi Kund - Ghiya Vinayak Pass Trek. It is here where the Madhyamaheshwar Ganga and Markanda Ganga meets, with a lovely looking small bridge over it. Little more on the route and we reach Bantoli, our halt for the night.
We have quite a few options to settle in one of the homestays on offer. If not, we pitch our small tents somewhere. Hot dinner awaits us and with this, the first day of our trek to Nandi Kund and Ghiya Vinayak Pass ends.
- Day 4
- 2100 - Ransi
- Day 4
- 2850 - Gaundhar
- Day 4
- 2700 - Bantoli
8Km, 4 - 5hrs.▲ Day 5Trekking DayMadhyameshwar 3500m
From Bantoli (2700m ) To Madhyameshwar (3500m ), Via - Nanu Chatti (2720m ), Kun Chatti (2780m ) - 4 - 5 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Madhyameshwar (3500m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
We are into the second day into our trek to Nandi Kund and Ghiya Vinayak Pass. Madhyamaheshwar is one of the panch kedars and is one of the popular and highly rated pilgrimage route for the Hindus. The trek route crosses Nanu Chatti just after some time into the trek. It the passes by Maikhamba and Kun Chatti, from where its a good walk for some 3 hours to bring us to the shrine of Madhyamaheshwar.
Post lunch, we go on for a acclimatization walk to Buda Madhyamaheshwar. If lucky, we might catch a glimpse of Chowkhambha in a small water body near Buda Madhyamaheshwar.
Our route for tomorrow to Kachni Khal is visible and inspires enough motivation in us to take the challenge. Post dinner, we wish good night to each other and get into our cozy sleeping bags.
- Day 5
- 2700 - Bantoli
- Day 5
- 2720 - Nanu Chatti
- Day 5
- 2780 - Kun Chatti
- Day 5
- 3500 - Madhyameshwar
8Km, 4 - 5hrs.▲ Day 6Trekking DayKachni Dhar 4400m
From Madhyamaheshwar (3500m ) To Kachni Dhar (4400m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs. 9 Kms
Overnight In: Kachni Dhar (4400m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today our trek to Nandi Kund takes a drastic change, both in the form of difficulties of the climb, and the solitude of the trail.
After waking up to a lovely morning in the blessed site of Madhyamaheshwar, we get ready to tackle the day's trek. It involves a steep continuous climb to the Kachni Khal marked typically by 2 huge rocks forming a gateway.
An arduous climb of some 4 - 5 hours gets us to the top of Kachni Khal. From here, the trail forks and one goes left towards Kedarnath, other to Panpatia and the route on the right goes towards Nandi Kund. Our campsite is a rocky patch today with great views of Chowkhamba.
Evening, we take a light acclimatization walk to Kachni Khal and return to our campsite
- Day 6
- 3500 - Madhyamaheshwar
- Day 6
- 4400 - Kachni Dhar
9Km, 5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 7Trekking DayPandavsera 4100m
From Kachni Dhar (4400m ) To Pandavsera (4100m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs. 9 Kms
Overnight In: Pandavsera (4100m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
The trek for today leaves behind all signs of civilization and follows an unmarked shepherd's trail to reach Pandavsera. A very efficient local guide is much required here. We trek through bushes and cross the Madhyamaheshwar nala multiple times and pass by few small waterfalls to reach a flat meadow. This is marked as Pandavsera and we camp here for the night, by the stream.
- Day 7
- 4400 - Kachni Dhar
- Day 7
- 4100 - Pandavsera
9Km, 5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 8Trekking DayNandi Kund 4800m
From Pandavsera (4100m ) To Nandi Kund (4800m ) - 3 Hrs. 6 Kms
Overnight In: Nandi Kund (4800m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
The trail to Nandi Kund from Pandavsera follows the small stream of Madhyamaheshwar Nala emerging out from Nandi Kund. It's a gradual climb that gets steeper at times. The rough terrain presents its own challenges. We cross the Madhyamaheshwar Nala multiple times and then climb up steep for another hour to reach the serene Nandi Kund. The peaceful lake and its tranquil waves take our hearts right away and lower down our energy injecting immense peace in us and give us divine happiness and satisfaction. This is why we travel to the difficult parts of the Himalayas for!The entire view of the surrounding is so beautiful that simpler words which I know fail to do justice to the actual beauty of the place. The peaks of Chowkhamba hovers over the lake. The name of the Lake is derived from Nandi - The name of the Bull which was actually Lord Shiva in disguised avatar hiding away from the Pandavas, who were seeking mercy and moksha (liberation from the cycle of life and death as per the Hindu belief) from Lord Shiva after the war of Kurukshetra. We spend the remaining part of the day relinquishing the beautiful place that we are in with no one around to disturb. No noise, no disturbances from unwanted people around, no mobile, no internet. Just us and Mother Nature in its heavenly best.
- Day 8
- 4100 - Pandavsera
- Day 8
- 4800 - Nandi Kund
6Km, 3hrs.▲ Day 9Pass Crossing DayBarma Bugiyal 4100m
Cross Ghiya Vinayak Pass And Reach Barma Bugiyal - 5 - 6 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Barma Bugiyal (4100m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today is the highlight day of our trek as we cross the mighty Ghiya Vinayak Pass to topple over to the other side of the valley. It will be a long tiring day today. We can cut out the chances of bad weather hitting us on this hard terrain by starting the day as early as we can. A steep continuous climb for about 3 hours from Nandi Kund will take us to the top of the mighty Ghiya Vinayak Pass. The views from the top of the Ghiya Vinayak pass is just breathtaking. The coveted peaks of Chowkhamba, Neelkantha and Nanda Devi are visible on a clear day. The glacier table of the Panpatia too is visible from here.Weather permitting, we will spend a good time enjoying the views from the top of the Ghiya Vinayak Pass. After that, we will soon find ourselves negotiating the very steep descend to the lush green valley on the other side of the Ghiya Vinayak pass. It's the beautiful meadow of the Barmna Bugiyal on the other side of the pass. We lose altitude rapidly and in about an hour and a half we reach our designated campsite for the night. It will be a long rewarding day today and we will complete the 2 important missions of this trek - The Serene and Pious Lake Of Nandi Kund and Crossing the Mighty Pass Of Ghiya Vinayak. This being done, the remaining days of the trek are just about taking ourselves back to civilization. The remaining part of the trek still remains very beautiful though, as it passes through some untouched meadows and beautiful villages of the Garhwal Himalayas.
- Day 9
- 4800 - Nandi Kund
- Day 9
- 5250 - Ghiya Vinayak Pass
- Day 9
- 4100 - Barma Bugiyal
8Km, 5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 10Trekking DayMatigair 3500m
From Barma Bugiyal (4100m ) To Matigair (3500m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs. 10 Kms
Overnight In: Matigair (3500m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
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- Day 10
- 4100 - Barma Bugiyal
- Day 10
- 3500 - Matigair
10Km, 5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 11Exploration Day - TrekDhing 3200m
Excursion to Kalpeshwar Temple & Nearby.. Return To Dhing - 4 - 5 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Dhing (3200m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
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- Day 11
- 3500 - Matigair
- Day 11
- 3200 - Dhing
- Day 11
- 2200 - Kalpeshwar Temple
- Day 11
- 3200 - Dhing
8Km, 4 - 5hrs.▲ Day 12Trekking DayRudranath 3600m
From Dhing (3200m ) To Rudranath (3600m ), Via - Kalgoat (2200m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs. 16 Kms
Overnight In: Rudranath (3600m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
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- Day 12
- 3200 - Dhing
- Day 12
- 2200 - Kalgoat
- Day 12
- 3600 - Rudranath
16Km, 5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 13Trekking DayPanar Bugyal 3340m
From Rudranath (3600m ) To Panar Bugyal (3340m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs. 13 Kms
Overnight In: Panar Bugyal (3340m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
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- Day 13
- 3600 - Rudranath
- Day 13
- 3340 - Panar Bugyal
13Km, 5 - 6hrs.▲ Day 14Trekking DayKalpeshwar 2200m
From Panar (3340m ) To Kalpeshwar (2200m ), Via - Toli Bugyal (2900m ) - 3 - 4 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Kalpeshwar (2200m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
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- Day 14
- 3340 - Panar
- Day 14
- 2900 - Toli Bugyal
- Day 14
- 2200 - Kalpeshwar
8Km, 3 - 4hrs.▲ Day 15Trekking DayGaurikund 2200m
From Kalpeshwar (2200m ) To Gaurikund (2200m ) - 7 Hrs.
Overnight In: Gaurikund (2200m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
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- Day 15
- 2200 - Kalpeshwar
- Day 15
- 2200 - Gaurikund
7hrs.▲ Day 16Trekking DayKedarnath 3550m
From Gaurikund (2200m ) To Kedarnath (3550m ) - 6 - 7 Hrs. 16 Kms
Overnight In: Kedarnath (3550m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Will write later
- Day 16
- 2200 - Gaurikund
- Day 16
- 3550 - Kedarnath
16Km, 6 - 7hrs.▲ Day 17Trekking DayGaurikund 2200m
From Kedarnath (3550m ) To Gaurikund (2200m ) - 6 - 7 Hrs. 16 Kms
Overnight In: Gaurikund (2200m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Will write later
- Day 17
- 3550 - Kedarnath
- Day 17
- 2200 - Gaurikund
16Km, 6 - 7hrs.▲ Day 18Trekking DayRishikesh 300m
From Gaurikund (2200m ) To Rishikesh (300m ) - 8 Hrs.
Overnight In: Rishikesh (300m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Drive to Rishikesh
- Day 18
- 2200 - Gaurikund
- Day 18
- 300 - Rishikesh
8hrs.▲ Day 19Contingency Day
Overnight In: Rest Day 22 (22m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
This is a planned reserved day to keep a window for bad weather and other contingencies. If unutilized, we can spend this day at any other campsite of our liking. The cost of this day is included in the trek package. If you decide to finish your trek instead of utilizing this reserved day, no money will be refunded as the local resources and other expenses will be paid in full as planned for initially
- Day 19
- 25 - Rest Day
- Day 19
- 25 - Rest Day 22
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Panch Kedar Trek - Why Its A Must-Do
- The mythological story around the establishment of Panch Kedar is very fascinating. It is believed that the Pandavas after the war of Kurukshetra felt very guilty of killing their own kins and brahmans. They were seeking the mercy of Lord Shiva, who was angry with them and was hiding and running away from the Pandavas. Shivji in order to hide from the Pandavas had taken the form of a bull named Nandi. In Guptkashi, Bhima recognized the bull as Shiva. However, Lord Shiva disappeared and the bull burst split into 5 parts which fell in 5 different locations. Later the Pandavas established 5 temples in all these 5 locations to be collectively named the Panch Kedars, meaning 5 Shivas. These locations are Madhmaheshwar where the navel of the bull is supposed to have fallen, Tungnath where his limbs fell, Kalpeshwar, where hairs fell, Rudranath, where face fell and finally Kedarnath where the hump of the bull fell.
- Apart from religious significance, the architecture, construction and location of these temples draw tremendous curiosity and fascination.
- The lakes of Deoria Tal, Buda Madhyamaheshwar and Nandi Kund are the ultimate serene lakes situated at an altitude of 4000 meters. The turquoise hues of the waters of Nandi Kund surrounded all around by rocky barren mountains will certainly blow off your mind in appreciation of Mothe Nature.
- The mountain massif of Chowkhamba lures you and gets you lost in its vastness and beauty.
- The peak of Chandrashila offers a grand panorama of many popular peaks of the Garhwal Himalayas including the revered Nanda Devi, Dunagiri, Hathi, Gauri, Trishul, Kedarnath, Chowkhamba among many others.
- The temple of Kedarnath needs no introduction to anyone who keeps knowledge of the Indian Himalayas and the culture of India. It is one of the most pious temples of the Hindus.
- These valleys are home to myriads of wildflowers, wild berries and rhododendrons. The alpine meadows of the high altitude and dense jungles are home to many wildlife including the likes of Himalayan Black Bear and the feared Leopard.
- This trek itinerary gives you a good amount of time to understand the Garhwali culture and its rich heritage. It offers you a good time to enjoy the Garhwali Hospitality and cuisines in their authentic and raw forms.
Altitude and Acclimatization Profile For The Panch Kedar Trek
- Day 1
- D1Rishikesh
- Day 1
- Ukhimath
- Day 2
- D2Sari
- Day 2
- Chopta
- Day 2
- Deoria Tal
- Day 3
- D3Chopta
- Day 3
- Ransi
- Day 3
- Tungnath, Chandrashila
- Day 4
- D4Ransi
- Day 4
- Gaundhar
- Day 5
- D5Bantoli
- Day 5
- Nanu Chatti
- Day 5
- Kun Chatti
- Day 6
- D6Madhyameshwar
- Day 7
- D7Kachni Dhar
- Day 8
- D8Pandavsera
- Day 9
- D9Nandi Kund
- Day 9
- Ghiya Vinayak Pass
- Day 10
- D10Barma Bugiyal
- Day 11
- D11Matigair
- Day 11
- Dhing
- Day 11
- Kalpeshwar Temple
- Day 12
- D12Dhing
- Day 12
- Kalgoat
- Day 13
- D13Rudranath
- Day 14
- D14Panar Bugyal
- Day 14
- Toli Bugyal
- Day 15
- D15Kalpeshwar
- Day 16
- D16Gaurikund
- Day 17
- D17Kedarnath
- Day 18
- D18Gaurikund
- Day 19
- D19Rishikesh
- Day 20
- Rest Day 22
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