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Nanda Devi( 7818 mts), the beloved mountain Goddess of
Garhwal Himalayas, whose territories mark one of the highest
national parks in the world , abounds some of the most
fascinating mountain peaks and some of the rare Himalayan
fauna e.g snow leopard, musk deer, monal pheasant, with
great variety of birds and butterflies and rare Himalayan
flora.
All this can be encountered at Auli , one of the best ski
slopes (in winters) in Asia. The day trek goes through
excellent meadows and thick forests of oak, and fir (cedar),
with extraordinary views of Mt. Nanda Devi- in different
moods.
View of Mt. Nanda Devi and other peaks from Auli trek
DAY 01.
RISHIKESH\ JOSHIMATH. DRIVE; 9-10 HRS. OVERNIGHT : HOTEL.
Early
morning after breakfast drive to Joshimath. The entire drive
is along the Alaknanda river till we reach Joshimath.
Enroute stop at Devprayag, Rudraprayag, Karanprayag, and
Nanda prayag, the most famous confluences of Gahrwal
Himalayas. We stop at Devprayag, 11th centuary
town on the confluence of Alaknanda & Bhagirtathi river. We
visit the confluence making the holy Ganges and the temple
of lord Rama. Lunch enroute . Arrive Joshimath and transfer
to hotel. Dinner and overnight hotel.
DAY 02.
JOSHIMATH/ AULI\ TALI TREK: DRIVE ; 1 HR TREK 3-4 HRS.
OVERNIGHT : CAMP.
Early
morning after breakfast take the rope way /drive to Auli .
Arrive and commence trek to Tali. Enjoy the morning view
of snow covered greater Himalayan range with the Nanda
Devi peak. The entire trek today is gradual ascent through
the meadow and the forest. Arrive Tali and camp. Enjoy the
sunset on the Mt. Nanda Devi . Explore the meadow. Meals and
overnight camp.
DAY 03.
TALI / AULI / JOSHIMATH. TREK : 3 HRS. DRIVE: 1
HR.
OVERNIGHT: HOTEL
Early
morning enjoy the panoramic view of the valley from the
camp. After late breakfast we trek down to Auli. Arrive AUli
and drive to Joshimath. Transfer to hotel. Lunch. After
lunch half day excursion to Tapovan village on the Niti High
way. We visit the Tapovan hot spring. After a cup of tea in
a village tea house we drive dinner and overnight stay.
DAY 04.
JOSHIMATH\RISHIKESH. DRIVE 8-9 HRS. OVERNIGHT : HOTEL.
Return
drive to Rishikesh. Arrive Rishikesh. Tour terminates upon
arrival at Rishikesh.
ALTITUDE: JOSHIMATH:
1986 MTS., AULI:3030 MTS
Number of Persons on each trekking trip:
To make our trekking trips low impact & eco friendly, the
treks are run with minimum 2 to maximum 6 persons in each
trek. |