Auli to Tapovan via Kuari pass

VSK Sharma

You are moving on to the pass which offers one of the best scenes of the Himalaya. Go ahead without worry and enjoy.

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forgewell

thanks Sir!

spicetrekker

Forgewell
If I may know how much is the agency quoting and what are their contact details.

thanks

mridula

Forgewell, how long are you going to be there? I have trekked through Kuari Pass but we exited in Dhuni. I am just wondering if Tapovan is slightly shorter?

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goodfriend

hello dear forgewell

i am planning to do this trek in sept end, pls let me know how much are you paying the agency? and there contact info,

happy trek

trips_to_heaven

its an amazing trek !!! i did the same and exited at tapovan ... it took us 3 days ... i was going on an organized trek as well at first but as i reached joshimath i found out that the local agencies charge MUCH less ... it took me half a day to get things organized at joshimath for the trek ... they have a package for the trek , but i rented the gear at individual rent basis and the whole thing , including sleeping bags , porters tents food stove etc. cost us about rs 3500 (total) for the 3 days (included 2 nights ) i went through the himalayan snow runner ... indians have to take a cheap permit for like 60 rs. (roughly ) and its about 200rs. for foreigners ... (PER DAY )
i had an AMAZING time there ... hooked up with three foreigners and we all split the costs ... i would suggest u to do something like this unless its costing u less with that organized tour ... have fun
happy traveling
PS : dont waste ur time and money on taking the cablecar to get to auli from joshimath ... u will get MUCH MUCH better views in the trek itself ... its 400 rs. for one person ...( just my opinion from my own experience )

mridula

Trips to Haven, thanks I thought that Kuari pass base the guide pointed out that if we really needed to exit in a hurry there is Tapovan below. Yes, the views are amazing on the trek.

ronsaik

Hi....an associated question...
We are planning to do the Roopkund-Homkund trek and come out from Ghat to Tapovan through Kuari Pass. We'll be trekking sometime in mid-June.
Is the stretch from Ghat to Tapovan via Kuari Pass do-able without a guide? Or is there a possibility of getting lost?

forgewell

we have organised thru:

B.C. Bhatt,
Iron Horses Adventures
Tapovan Sarai, Rishikesh.
Phone No. ++91-135-2442214.
Mob: ++91-9412953473, ++919719323473.
Website- www.himalayanhiking.com,


other rates we got: their rates vary from rs.4000/- for 5 for 3 nights to rs.6000/-

Santosh
09837685986 / 09412018481 / 09412439693 / 09759675791
www.adventuretrekking.org
www.garhwalhimalayas.org

forgewell

no idea! we are first time trekkers.

thanks, can you please let me know the route with kilometers.
any danger in trek. please send me a link if you have any photos posted

thanks

we are first time trekkers, no idea, please let me have your views for help in trek.

already posted, please see replies

mridula

Forgewell, we paid around 10,000 rupees for two to trek. But then this could be the Indian rate and we had our own tent, sleeping bags and some food stuff too. I mean trekking tend to charge foreigners a little more.

For the route I am pretty sure we could not have been able to do it without a guide. If you are thinking of well marked trails, there are not. I can recommend Sohan Singh Bisht (our guide for the trip) as a guide and if you wish I can give his contact details.

forgewell

dear mridula,
do you have any pics posted?

mridula

Forgewell here is a trip account of our trek.

http://www.gonomad.com/traveltalesfr...alayas_18.html

And more pictures are to be found at

http://community.webshots.com/album/551431255RDPxaH

http://community.webshots.com/album/551446171NrnTNM

ashok74

Hi

I am a regular trekker (for over 14 years). Am planning Tapoban to Kuari pass and back (that is Tapoban) between Sep 20th and 29th. My wife, (first time trekker is accompanying me.Few questions

1. Is Kuari pass open till end of September?
2. will Tapoban to Kuari pass in 2 days be very strenuous. How is the terrain? Or should i do the ascent from Auli via Gorson and then do the return path via Tapoban?
3. Are there villages/guesthouses between Gorson and Kuari Pass and between Kuari Pass and Tapoban? Or do we have to take tents and cooking equipment?
4. Pls advise

nyraghu

Yes, I went to Kuari Pass at the end of October last. The pass is open until the beginning of November.

I haven't been to Tapovan (see the posting Report on the Kuari Pass trek for the route I had taken). However, I was initially planning to come down to Tapovan in two stages: Kuari Pass - 7 km - Khullara, and Khullara - 16 km - Tapovan. Now, what you want to do is to follow that trail in the opposite direction. AFAIK, there are no camp sites between Tapovan and Khullara, and walking upward 16 kms on the first day may be difficult.

Instead, I suggest that you start from Auli and come down through Tapovan. That way, you'd also be able to spend some time in the enchanted surroundings of Gorson Bugiyal. Here is one possible schedule:

Day 1: Joshimath (1890m, 6201 ft) - 16 km road - Auli GMVN (2519m, 8264 ft) - 4 km - Gorson Bugiyal (3658m, 12001 ft)

Day 2: Gorson Bugiyal - 8 km - Chitrakantha (3506m, 11503 ft)

Day 3: Chitrakantha - 10 km - Gailgarh (3658m, 12001 ft)

Day 4: Gailgarh - 5 km - Kuari Pass (4268m, 14003 ft) - 7 km - Khullara

Day 5: Khullara - 16 km - Tapovan (1829m, 6001 ft) - 15 km road - Joshimath

Of course, I don't know your time and other constraints, so YMMV. There is some more information in the GMVN map of the trek.

No. Yes

Raghu.

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