Tour company/ guide for Private Chopta trip and trek

tafuting

Hi
Wondering if you know a reliable tour company that can do a private trip + trek for 4 days to Chopta for a single female
I am recovering from a back issue, and dont want to take the chance of trekking with a group and holding people back

Also all reports suggest this is fairly easy grade is a trek. Is that reality?

thanks much
Stuthi

saugatad

Check Great Indian Outdoors website. Good organization and guides. You dont have to worry about anything.I have done my Roopkund trek with them. They will arrange everything ex Delhi.
www.gio.in (info@gio.in) contact: Shubham
www.greatindianoutdoors.com
They have fixed departure treks to Chopta. Do ask for detailed itineary and inform them about your exact date of journey etc.

tafuting

will contact them

jaybel

Hello...

Also try www.banjaracamps.com they are very good too...i have always used them and have never been disappointed...

Cheers

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ks_bluechip

saugatad: Thanks for this info and links. Their snow-trek to Chopta 25-28 Dec-08 sounds interesting. Will there be snow for sure then?

Anybody done this trek in that time frame? Any views on that?? - KS
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varunsanthosh

I am doing this trek in Dec 1st Week..there will be snow from Chopta upwards(its almost 3000m)..In fact getting to Chandrashila would be challenging.
I assume the area would be getting its first snowfall sometime around now.
Can anyone confirm on that?

sriram_world

Even,I may plan for this..still not confirmed due to finance Issues..But I am very much intrested..

I think,the rate quoted by GIO is pretty high...My guess is thhis can be done with 6000 rs per head ( H to H ).

Let's see.

Varun - Do share your experience once you are back.

Sriram.B

Piyush

I just returned from a short trip of Tungnath and Chandrashila..
Chopta is situated at a height of 2750m,this is what my casio watch measured..From Chopta to Tungnath(3400m) is 3.5km.Tungnath get closed after the festival of Diwali...High possibility of snow from Chopta onwards.
Chandrashila is 1 km from Tungnath...
Chopta can easily be reached by road..The trek from Chopta to Tungnath is simple.

varunsanthosh

Your estimate is quite right.
One should not necessarily need a operator to do this trek.
As tents are not a necessity per se.
I have posted my iternary over here..
Trek partners needed: Uttarakhand

varunsanthosh

Thanks Piyush!
Chopta-Tungnath might not as simple when trodding thro snow though..

sriram_world

Thanks Varun,, but I may plan for this during Dec 25 to Jan 4. That is when,I get leave from my company..

Leave is confirmed,but looking for sponsors :-).. I am ready to carry their banners and display it in tungnath :-)

Sriram.B

varunsanthosh

you can ask your own company for starters :-)

sriram_world

Varun,

Are you planning to take camping geaar with you for this trek ? Or Have you arragnged for accomodation in Chopta/Tungnath ?

HOw are you planning to travel from Haridwar ?

Sriram.B

varunsanthosh

Absolutely no camping gear.
Have arranged for accomodation and guide in Chopta who also said we could get accomodation @ Sari for deoriyatal.

From Haridwar or rishikesh we are hoping to get a bus to ukhimath .Otherwise we would be going to rudraprayag by bus and catch a shared jeep from there to ukhimath.

saugatad

I remember reading in IM JyotiPG doing this trek, though i dont recollect the period. You may PM Jyoti.