Planning for my Next Trek in Himalayas. : Madhu K R's Weblog

Sunday Jul 16, 2006

Planning for my Next Trek in Himalayas.

Its been long time since I blogged. Was busy with work. So No time for blogging and also didn't get any topic to blog about.
But now I am excited as I am going back to my favourite place in India. Himalayas ;-)

Yes. I am going to Valley of Flowers, Hemkund Sahib and Badrinath.
After 2 months of planning, Finally the countdown has started. I am leaving this Friday (July 21st).

Tentative schedule is

21st July :

Assemble in Delhi. (Preferably at Kashmiri Gate bus-stand )
Take a bus to Rishikesh (around 9.30 pm)
Take an early morning bus to Joshimutt (around 3 am)

22nd July:
   Reach Joshimutt at 6 pm and relax.
   Relax.

23rd July:
   Take bus to Govind ghat.
   Rent a lodge and relax in the evning.

24th July:
   Trek to Ghangriya (about 13 kms or 6 hours )
   Halt at Ghangriya. (Ghangriya is a small town. It has few lodges. So accomadation is not an issue )

25th July:
   Trek to Valley of Flowers and back to Ghangriya.

26th July:
   Trek to Hemkund Sahib and back to Ghangriya.

27th July:
   Leave early morning and reach Govindghat before afternoon.Take a Bus to Badrinath and halt in Badrinath.

28th July:
   Back to Joshimutt. If possible we will start the return journey and reach Dehradun.

29th July:
   Relax in Dehradun and Take a night bus or train to Delhi.

30th July:
   Fly back to Bangalore.

Posted at 10:13PM Jul 16, 2006 by madhu in travel | Comments[6]

Comments:

Hi Madhu, We are planning the same trip on the weekend starting 11th august. Just wanted to get your feedback on the trip. Especially since it is rainy season and supposed to be a landslide prone area. Regards, Aparna

Posted by Aparna on August 08, 2006 at 02:50 PM GMT+05:00 #

Hi Aparna, Weather was good. It didn't rain much. there were some passing showers. August is the right time to go there. You can expect some rains in the august too. It is good to carry a rain gear. Even if you forgot to get one then no problems. Shops in Govind Ghat sell plastic covers (barsathi or poncho) which can cover you. But it might not be big enough to cover your bag also. You can email me at madhu dot kr at gmail dot com for any details on this trip or any planning.

Posted by Madhu on August 08, 2006 at 03:09 PM GMT+05:00 #

Hi Madhu, I'm planning a trip to Auli during the last week of Dec'06. Cud you pls help me out with following info- 1. Hotel info at Joshimutt. 2. Got any local lead in Joshimutt who will give info on weather/logistics etc. Thanks in advance, Prasad

Posted by Prasad on December 05, 2006 at 11:49 AM GMT+05:00 #

Prasad, There are lots of hotels in the Joshimutt. I think you don't need any reservation. You can directly go there and search a place. Also December is the off season for joshimutt because Badrinath is closed during winter. That cuts lot of visitors. I am not sure if December is the right time for the Auli skiing. You need to check with GMVN. Madhu

Posted by Madhu on December 05, 2006 at 01:21 PM GMT+05:00 #

Man, Good to see you blog. And the snaps are also looking stuning dude. b/w how come no snaps from JC, -pakku

Posted by Pakku on May 11, 2007 at 09:28 AM GMT+05:00 #

Can you please tell us if it is advisable to go to Joshimutt and Devaprayag in february month? We plan to visit these two places next week. But we are concerned about the weather.

Posted by Sarathy on February 10, 2009 at 12:59 AM GMT+05:00 #