It is another authentic melange of mythology, history, sports fishing and nature to be experienced with the passionate, solicitous and unobtrusive team of Himalayan Peregrinators
Reach Dehradun/ Rishikesh/ Haridwar from your city where you would be sortied to Sahastradhara helipad and further to Chinyalisaur airstrip (recommended) by Helicopter service.
Or 5-6 hours road journey to Kelsu valley through lovely landscapes and countryside with a pit-stop at a stunning location en-route to enjoy picnic lunch. Overnight in Uttarkashi in a camp/ Guest House.
Start walking on a bridal path from Sangam Chatti along Assi- Ganga River via Agoda village, where bucolic culture still exists in its primeval form.
Interact with villagers, visit a Pahari house, observe ancient house architecture, granary, integrated farming and cow shade etc.
Opportunity to have a tittle-tattle and share some banter with the cheery sickle wielding fodder cutter women of the hills with martial spirit to execute the Sisyphean day to day task.
explore number of bird species on the way with great chance to add lifer in bird list those are endemic to Himalayas. Overnight at Bevra camp
Post breakfast, a gradual long trek to Dodital lake via Manjhi and through breezy montane forest, plenty of bird life to be explored.
After high tea at the camp by lake, if you are energetic enough, we can circumnavigate the verdure canopied promenade along the Dodital lake with salubrious breeze that continuously riffles the music from foliage above, at the same time espy on the flitting mystery birds till their behaviour, songs and names are demystified for you by your host, guide cum expert naturalist.
Enjoy the Pahari fare (Optional) as well as from other parts of the world to satiate your accelerated hyperactive metabolism as the ambience and trudge enhance your diet
Allow us to experiment and let your tastebud try naturally growing Fiddlehead fern with nutty flavour and challu with strong garlic flavours, all goes well with brown Pahari -rice, a leafy fare we highlander crave and wait eagerly for it to sprout at spring season, a delicacy to be relished through the summer in the hills.
Start ascending gently to Darwa pass after breakfast and be prepared to be overwhelmed by the view of ever snowy resplendent summits of Bandar punch with twin summits and Gangotri massif with triple summits. Enjoy the trail mix and soak in the serenity.
Witness the change in vegetation that eventually lift you out of wood on flower spangled pasture, appreciate the blossom of every possible hue.
A variation of undulated terrain to next camp affords different view at every turn before we hit the pasture of Seema in Yamuna valley.
After ambrosian breakfast, time to bid farewell to your dream place and resume downhill trek back to the roadhead through gigantic fir trees of primeval origin with picnic lunch en route. Another opportunity to witness the bucolic culture in Yamuna valley. Overnight in British family run bungalow, experience creature comfort after a nomad journey.
Silkyara to Chinyalisour Airstrip or Jolly Grant Airport Dehradun to board Delhi bound flight late afternoon.