Thursday, December 3, 2009

Our Trek


Memorable Moments of this tour:
Rajib just recovered from his knee fracture but was most active in this trek. The most remarkable thing was that "Rajib looking for Hotel room with GEYSER at Ghangia." Bisada(Biswajit) was always supporting us as an experience team leader. His experience in the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra was always reflecting in this tour.
Our team Members:
1) Biswajit Majumder (Kailashi)
2) Rajib Saha
3) Sayantan Dutta
Information:
Trek Name: Hemdund & Valley of Flowers
State: Uttarakhand
Dist.: Chamoli
Nearest Base: Govindghat (On Rishikesh-Badrinath Highway).The gurudwara here provides all amenities to the pilgrims. Cloak Room is available.

Itinerary:
Day1: Reach Haridwar, Haridwar> Joshimath
Day2: Joshimath> Govindghat> Ghangria(14km Trek)
Day3: Ghangria> Hemkund> Ghangria(6+6km Trek)
Day4: Ghangria> Valley of Flowers> Ghangria (3+8+3km Trek)
Day5: Ghangria> Govindghat(Trek)> Badrinath(By bus)
Day6: Badrinath> Mana village> Badrinath.
Day7: Badrinath(Had to stay due to Cloud burst & Landslide).
Day8: Badrinath(Had to stay due to Cloud burst & Landslide).
Day9: Badrinath> Nandaprayag
Day10: Nandaprayag> Haridwar. Train for Howrah.