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GANGOTRI, GAUMUKH & TAPOVAN ADVENTURES TREK

Duration:- 06 Nights / 07 Days
Places to Visit: Rishikesh - Uttarkashi - Gangotri - Chirbasa - Bhojbasa -
Gaumukh - Birla Mangal Niketan - Gangotri - Rishikesh

Rates are valid till 30th September, 2011
Minimum 02 Pax Travelling Together Rs.19,999/- Per Person
Minimum 04 Pax Travelling Together Rs.17,999/- Per Person
Minimum 06 Pax Travelling Together Rs.16,666- Per Person
Minimum 10 Pax Travelling Together Rs.14,555/- Per Person

Cost Includes:

  • Twin -Sharing accomodation during the entire trip.
  • All meals during the trip.
  • All trekking equipment i.e Kitchen Tent, Dining Tent, Utensils, Trek stools, mattress etc. ( We recommend clients to bring their own sleeping bags for personal use. )
  • Services of Guide, Cook, Helpers during the entire trip.
  • Transportation only for kitchen staff for drop & pickup by local bus
  • Portrage of one pcs. of baggage upto 15 kg. during the trek only.

Cost does not include

  • Portrage/Ponies for personal use
  • Items of personal nature.

Day 01: Arrive Rishikesh
Arrive Rishikesh in the afternoon and transfer to hotel Great Ganga. Evening one can join the Arti at Parmarth Niketan dedicated to Mother ganges. Meals and overnight hotel.

Day 01: Rishikesh/Uttarkashi
Morning drive to Uttarkashi. Situated on the bank of roaring Bhagirathi , this town is famous for its institute of mountaineering. The drive to Uttarkashi is beautiful and along the Bhagirathi river. Arrive Uttarkashi and transfer to Hotel for meals and overnight stay.

Day 02: Uttarkashi/Gangotri/Lodge/Birla Mangal Niketan
Morning after breakfast commence drive till Gangotri .Enroute visit Natural hot water sulphur springs at Gangnani. Have a wonderful refreashing bath & proceed up the beautifully green Bhagirathi valley. The road winds upto sukhi, from where you get an excellent view of the spectacular Harshil valley. Wide open & extremely fertile,this valley is full of fruits , apples ,apricots and walnut being the main produce. From here you continue through Deodar ( Himalayan Cedar ) forests to Gangotri . Arrrive and transfer to Manisha Lodge .Afternoon free to explore the Gangotri valley. You will find the Gaurikund, The water falls and the marvelous canyon that has been carved by the river in the rock.The gangotri temple & various sages who live in the area lend a facinating charm to the valley. Overnight stay at manisha Lodge.

Day 03: Gangotri/Chirbasa/Bhojbasa
Morning after breakfast start trek to Chirbasa with an easy climb, the route is filled with enexpected delights as the gorgeous and magnificent scenery unfold itself with every step. Five kms from Gangotri, surrounded in the greenery of the pines and close to the imposing pillers of glacial clay, is chirbasa.. Have a tea break here and then continue trek to Bhojbasa starting From here one can encounter the glimpses of gignatic Gaumukh glacier, along with a other tributary glistening white glaciers. Just before entering Gaumukh, one passes through Bhojbasa where there is a forest of Bhoj-Patra trees. Arrive Bhojbasa and camp. Meals and Overnight camp.

Day 04: Bhojbasa/Gaumukh/Bhojbasa
Earlier there was no fixed path for Gaumukh, people used to listen to the flow of river and follow it. But now, there is up a rocky path, marked white on one side and walking up for an hour or so, the track suddenly goes down. And that is Gaumukh ( cow's - mouth ), the glacial source of the river Ganges, set in a spectacular amphitheater of peaks. One can see Shivling( 6543 mts.) and Bhagirathi peaks very clearly. A big mass of ice melting down to make up that legend of a river - the Ganga. Arrive Gaumukh & witness its sheer captivating beauty with the Gangotri glacier falling thousands of feet below, melting as Bhagirathi at Gaumukh. Enjoy and explore the area . Later trace your steps back to Bhojbasa. Overnight at Camp.

Day 05: Bhojbasa/Gangotri/Lodge/Birla Mangal Niketan
Morning after breakfast trace your steps back to Gangotri. Arrive and transfer to Mnaisha Lodge . Later visit Gangotri Temple to witness the Arti , dedicated to Mother Ganges. Meals and Overnight

Day 06: Gangotri/Rishikesh
Morning after breakfast retuen drive to Rishikesh. Lunch enroute at Uttarkashi. Arrive and transfet to hotel for meals and night stay.

Day 07: Rishkesh-Delhi
Morning after breakfast leave.

 
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