uttarakhand

Ever since Covid had bogged us down, I was itching to do a trek, but something or the other always played spoilsport to my plans. Finally this year in August (11th - 13th), I was able to do the Rudranath trek and pay my obeisance to Lord Rudranath. The journey was from Noida > Gopeshwar >...

That's right. It took me trekking of only 4 hours to reach Churdhar from where I parked my motorcycle. Churdhar is a popular trekking destination in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It was early winters (November) of 2021 and I wanted to go for a short ride on my Dominar 400 before I sell...

Dear members, I am planning a long awaited family trip after being able to save enough to sponsor expenses for our family of 6. My Travel date is 22nd Jan, 2021. Our priority is to catch some snowfall (hopefully). So I selected Auli for the same. I want to ask you how to construct itinerary...

It was February 2020 and the coronavirus was something like China's problem and not ours. February is the perfect time to find some snow after just half a day's drive from Delhi. I was also looking for something like that. The plan was to see some snow, spend some time on a river's bank, visit...

Shitlakhet, situated at an altitude of 1828 mtrs is a small hamlet nestled in the hills between Almora and Ranikhet in Uttarakhand, which is yet to attract the fancy of mountains hunting tourists from nearby metropolis and cities. Shitlakhet still manages to holds an old world charm of a hill...

Hello Travellers... Hope you all are staying inside and safe... Here's something for all of you to enjoy during our Quarrantine Days. Let's talk less ...like really less..about the trip and share the pics and my Vlog link. Destination - Rohru - Chanshal Pass | Trip Dates - 8-10th March 2020 |...

Khirsu - after five long years August always comes with an opportunity of week-long holidays. This year was again no different. Combination of weekends, festivals and Independence Day leave, presented me a window of 6 days beginning 10th August 2019 to roam around Himalayan hills. With the...

Prologue This is a trip that almost did not happen. A trip, which was delayed multiple times and even when I eventually left for Kasar Devi (originally I had planned to go there), I was almost in no mood to travel. Hence, this trip to Ranikhet was a forced one. An anomaly of sorts, because I...

Hi folks, Sharing the highlight reel of our incredible safari experience in May 2019 traversing the wilderness of the Corbett Tiger Reserve / Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. And yes, we sighted India's national animal, the tiger, on multiple ocassions including Corbett's star tigress...

Hi folks, Happy to share the video highlight reel of our safari experience in December 2018 to the world famous Corbett National Park, staying right within the core area of the park at Dhikala Forest Rest House. Some superb sightings :)

This decent hotel is located in the heart of Uttarkashi, & on Uttarkashi - Gangotri road. You can get a nice view of the town from the veranda of this property too! When I visited Gangotri (8th Nov, 2018), my halt for a night stay was at Uttarkashi. This hotel was one of those properties which...

I am planning a family trip in end December (5 day trip) to visit nanital, Mukteshwar & Peora. Could you please help me with following questions 1. Is it good time to visit these places in December? 2. Will the road condition on hills be good to self-drive? 3. Is the below itinerary make sense...

It all began in the year 2009. My wanderings started with Kumaon region. Praveer and Rahul were the co-conspirators. Rakesh had joined a little later, to be precise, two trips later. We became friends for life. We did an aimless wandering in Kumaon region covering Nainital, Almora, Binsar...

Dates of Journey: 1st March 2018 – 4th March 2018 Route taken: Delhi – Kausani – Munsiyari – Dharchula – Pithoragarh – Lohaghat – Rudrapur – Delhi Total Distance covered: 1300 kms approx. It had been two months since I headed to mountains. I had been to a hills of Netarhat a small Jharkhand...

It had been more than a month since I travelled to hills. My last trip was Munsiyari-Dharchula in March first week with Manish and Rahul Tanwar, both being colleagues from different departments. An opportunity presented itself with a marriage invitation from a colleague belonging to Pauri. His...

Hi Folks Planning a 3 day solo ride from Delhi to Uttarakhand from 7th to 9th of June, i.e this weekend. Any suggestions ? Cheers Ajay

Just signed up. Doing a road trip after many years. And so, a bit of a trepidation. But the excitement is more. Realised I need to prepare thru it in a more structured manner that just a Jio connection with Google maps. And so, shout out to anybody who has done it before. 1. May. 13 days...

Hi all We are a couple (avid trekkers) planning on doing Rudranath > Nandikund > Madhyamaheshwar > back to Ransi. I'm looking for suggestions from anyone who has done this route. I have Rudranath covered, but I am not finding much info. on the trail from Rudranath to Nandikund to...

Hello, I'm planning a road trip to Chaukori for my short Honeymoon. I'm planning this trip at the end of April. Possible for you to guide the best route to take during this journey, we need scenic view also safe for driving. We're thinking to start early from Noida, and then please suggest...

Dear Fellow Travellers, I have a training to attend in Delhi during second week of February. I was planning to have a bike ride to Uttarakhand post training. I have zeroed down to Binsar. Suggestions for budgeted accomodation in binsar are required. Further, I had an option of Harsil for the...