Best  of  Season – Trekking   2010       Om                                                                                                  Jai Ganga Ma                                                                             +

Grade : Strenuous

HAR- KI –DOON   situated  in the  upper catchments  of  river    tons , is   one of  the  most Fascinating   and  lesser   exploited of   area  of  Garhwal  Himalayas. The   meadow areas fall  Under  the Govind Pashu vihar  sanctuary.

HAAR KI DOON , though a less known name , stand  well with   the    world   famous  valley of Flowers. With   regard   to  the  variety  and  richness  of  the flowering herbs ,it greatly Surpasses the  valley of  flowers  in  the  area . Faunistically,  Har Ki  Doon  is  one of  the  richest  parts In  Garhwal Himalayan . Broadly   speaking   the  area   harbors almost  all the  major  group of  the  High altitude animals   known to  reside  in  the  Himalayas.

For   long  this  unique area    on account    of its    remoteness, remained  free   from   the   human Impact  . It    has    been only   after   forties   of this   century   that  few  hunters  and  nature lovers   forged  their   way   to this   area  . it  has  been   because  of this  , that   is   this   area nature  has   remained  more  of less  in its   pristine form. While   trekking in  the   area   started   only   recently. The   life   style , dress   dialect,  the  traditions  and  the  religious  sentiments  of the  local   rawai  population   inhabiting  the  villages  enroute,  are   markedly  different  from   the   rest   of Garhwal. Many   traditions   like   polyandry   are       still  practiced  here.

The   temple   in the   every   village   is   centrally  located. Locally   called   ring  ghar  these temples  are   largely resemble pagodas . Surprisingly, Kaurvas   are worshipped   in   the  entire  area . and  not  the   Vishnu ,Brahma ,or Shiva  . Obviously, most   of the   temples   are  related  to   Duryaodhna  and   karma. With   all  its  cultural  and  natural  resources   this  area  is  paradise  for   trekkers, mountaineers, wild  lifers ,ecologist  ,anthropologists, and   social workers.

This   trek links   a   visit   to  this  valley   with  a  trek over  the  yamunotri  pass ,(5172 Meter )to Yamunotri , Which  is   the  sources  of  river  Yamuna . From the pass  one  gets  a  superb view  of  the Bandarpunch ,(6387 mt.), and   Swargarohini  ,(6252 mts.) peak . The   Trek  upto  Har Ki Doon  Acclimatizes one  for  crossing the  high pass. The final    stage   is   on   Hindu  pilgrim trail  and is therefore  of cultural interest .

                                                                                ITINERARY

DAY   01    RISHIKESH

Arrive Rishikesh  and  transfer   to  hotel   for   meals  and  overnight     stay

 DAY  02  RISHIKESH  / NETWAR.  DRIVE   7-8 HRS

Today   one  drives  through      the  town  of  Dehradun  to  Dakpathar .  From   the  town  of Dakpathar  the  road   winds    its    way     over     forested  hills . The scenery   is  specially  beautiful   and   is  set  with   typical    slate  roofed   Garhwal   villages. Camp   is established   at  a   site   a   few  kilometers  beyond   the  village  of Netwar . Altitude  1380 meters. Meals   and  overnight  camping

DAY 03 NETWAR

Today   one   walk     down   to    the   netwar village . It is     a     typically   unspoilt   Garhwali village composed  of  large   roughly carved  wooden  buildings. Visit   the   village  temple  with  interesting   carvings  apart  from   the  animal  horns  fixed  on  the  temple   porch . Meals and   overnight   camp.

DAY   04  NETWAR /SAUR/GHIAGAD.DRIVE. TREK    4  -  5 HRS

To day  driving  up  to  village  of  saur  one   starts   trekking  to Ghiagad . The   camp  site  is situated near  a gushing  stream and   set  amidst gigantic trees  and  surrounded  by  forests   harboring  Leopards  and   Bears. A distant  view of  distant  snow  clad  peaks can  be  obtained   from   the  camp  site . Meals overnight  camp.

Trekking Portion :

DAY 05 GHIAGHHAD /TALUKA /SEEMA TREKK 6-7 HRS.

DAY 06 SEEMA /HAR KI DOON TREK    6-7  HRS

DAY O7 HAR-KI-DOON

DAY 08 HAR-KI-DOON/SEEMA. TREK 5-6 HRS

DAY 09 SEEMA/RUSHAR TAL.   TREK 4-6 HRS

DAY 10 RUSHAR TAL/THANGE.  TREK 4-6 HRS

DAY11 THANGE/YAMNOTRI PASS/DAMNI.   TREK 6-8 HRS

DAY12 DAMNI/YAMUNOTRI/HANUMANCHATTI/SYANACHATTI.  TREK 6-8 HRS DRIVE 30 MIN.

DAY13 SYANACHATI/RISHIKESH   DRIVE  8-10 HRS

Today we drive down to Rishikesh, a small town world famous for its institutes to teach Hinduism, yoga and   meditation. Arrive and transfer to hotel for meals and overnight stay.

Tour terminates upon arrival at Rishikesh

ALTITUDE:  Rishikesh 340 mts. Netwar  1380 mtr. Mussoorie 2004 mtr. Taluka 1900 mtr. Har- ki- doon 3566 mtr. Ruinsera Tal 3369 meters, Thange 4100 meters. Yamnotri pass 5172 Meters, Hanumanchatti 2134 mtr. Syanachatti 1982 mtr.

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.

The Fixed Departue trips are inclusive of:

1. TWIN SHARING ACCOMMODATION AT ROAD HEADS IN GUEST HOUSES/ TOURIST BUNGLOWS  AND TENTS DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP.  ( As we give round the year business to the hotels we get very god discounted rates which are finally passed  on to the clients , as we calculate the cost of the treks on discounted rates.)

2.ALL MEALS HYGENICALLY COOKED AND SERVED BY OUR SPECIALLY TRAINED STAFF FOR WESTERNERS.( We emphasize a lot  on food and all our cooks are specially trained to provide hygienic food to westerners)

3.TRANSPORTATION FROM RISHIKESH TO  RISHIKESH BY CAR/SUMO/ Toyota Qualis  ( we have our own brand new Cars / Tata Sumos  &  Toyota quails  with hand picked drivers who have been trained to drive westerners on mountain roads)

4.SERVICES OF ENGLISH SPEAKING TREKKING GUIDE , COOK & CAMP STAFF  DURING THE ENTRIE TRIP. ( All our trekking Guides & camp staff are from this area only and know the area very well. All trekking Guides and most of the camp staff have dome First Aid and CPR courses and do refreshing courses every year )

5.ALL TOURIST TAXES AND OTHERS DURING THE TRIP.

6.VISIT TO ALL IMPORTANT TEMPLES AND PLACES DURING THE ENTIRE TRIP.

7.CAMPING EQUIPMENT ON TREK  E.G TENTS, MATRESSES , SLEEPING BAG AND OTHERS.

( We have brand new spacious tents and other trekking equipment however we recommend clients to bring personal sleeping bags)

8. PORTERAGE OF PERSONAL RUCKSACK (UPTO 10 KGS.)ON TREK

9.PORTERAGE OF FOOD, VEGETABLES, KITCHEN, FUEL ETC.

10. TREKKING PERMITS FEE , CAMPING FEE & PORTERS / PONEY FEE  ON THE TREKS.

COST DOES NOT INCLUDE:

1.ITEMS OF PERSONAL NATURE E.G TABLE DRINKS, TELEPHONE, INSSURANCE, MEDICAL AND EVACUATION  AND OTHERS

2. RIDING PONIES ON TREK (Can be arranged on actual by the guide )

3.ANY OTHER TRIP OTHER THAN AS SPECIFIED ABOVE.

The above Cost is :

1. Subject to Government service taxes

2. Net & Non commissionable

3. Valid for the Trekking season for 2010 from Feb to  December