Trip to Gangotri and Gaumukh

delhiwala

Search the forums for other recommendations also. I've heard he's expensive !

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sks551

Ok guys, I am going through a revised plan; I love planning…

We are staying overnight at Gangotri and therefore we can start our Gaumukh trek early in the morning (say 8am or before).
If we start our journey early in the morning can we travel all the way (18km) to Gaumukh and return back to Bhojbasa for the overnight stop?

I know most people stop at Bhojbasa on the way to Gaumukh. But is it possible and practical to go all the way to Gaumukh and make an overnight stop at Bhojbasa during the return journey.

What do you think?

Sadanand Kamath

Since there will be a significant altitude gain ( about 1200m) as you proceed towards Gaumukh, my advice will be to take an overnight halt at Bhojbasa. Next day, you can trek Bhojbasa-Gaumukh-Gangotri (22 kms)in easy pace as Gaumukh-Gangotri will be a descending trek.

Sadanand

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sks551

Here we go again….

Some of my friends in India keep telling me that we should be able to do Haridwar -Yomunotri – Gangotri – Gaumukh – Kedarnath – Badrinath – Haridwar in 11 days if we hire a taxi.

We are planning to hire a Qualis car, so I asked an agent to do the planning for us.
He has come up with the following plan: Please check and tell me what you think?
By the way, where is “Sitapur”? I can’t see the place on the map.

Day 01: Haridwar-Syanachatti

Day 02: Syanachatti-Jankichatti-trek 6 kms-Yamunotri darshan-Uttarkashi

Day 03: Uttarkashi-Gangotri

Day 04: Gangotri-Bhojbasa

Day 05: Bhijbasa-Gaumukh-Bhojbasa

Day 06: Bhojbasa-Gangotri-Uttarkashi

Day 07: Uttarkashi-Sitapur

Day 08: Sitapur-Kedarnath-Sitapur

Day 09: Sitapur-Badrianth

Day 10: Badrianth-Pipalkoti

Day 11: Pipalkoti-Haridwar

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dhanu

My seniors are planing with Shambu Rawat for kalindi Khal trek but how to trust the person like this for high altitude trek. pl, answer.

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livinhimalayas

The answer is simple my friend - Don't trust the man at all. find another person there are other trek guides in Uttarkashi who can take you on the trek.

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tilak2909

there is a person called himalayan sherpa at NIM. he is a master trekker & mountaineer. he can guide & assist in KK trek. his no is. 09412077549.

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livinhimalayas

There is one contact for you and if you need others just let me know I will give you a few more reliable ones. In case you do not find any thing look up Red Chilly in Rishikesh. They are professionals, take groups of trekkers all over the Himalayas and are very very good. I have never heard of any complaints about them so far. They have a website: www.redchilliadventure.com. Check them out

dhanu

Thanks a blot for your kind suggestion, I already convey it to my trek leader. Let us see what he is deciding.

sks551

I have read quite a few threads discussing about how to obtain the trekking permit from DFO’s office at Uttarkashi.

One of the IM member reported that the DFO’s office denied receiving the faxed request which was sent weeks before the actual journey.

One of the agents in Uttarkashi, asking for Rs 500 to arrange our trekking permit from DFO’s office. Sounds like a lot of money for this simple arrangement.

What do you think I should do? We will be travelling in Oct this year. Is that a busy trekking season? Should I send a faxed request day before arrival?

Does any one have any recent practical experience on this?

livinhimalayas

Well the DFO office Utk is known for its delays and non performance and losing documents. You would be better off coming here a day in advance and getting the permission yourself. They also have not posted a list of the documents and formalities that are needed to get a permit. Once you arrive at the office (which is a few kms from the city center and a long way from a photocopier or a computer - they will hand you a list of documents you need to produce including a photocopy of your passport and visa (for foreigners) and an identity proof (Indians). You are then expected to go back into town and return with all the documents. Talk about stupidity of not posting the correct information at prominent places in the city! I will try to find out exactly what documents they need and what are the formalities that need to be fulfilled and post in a couple of days or so.

sks551

Thanks livinhimalayas,

That will be really good for me and every one planning the trek.

delhiwala

Yes ! Getting the permission in person is still the best way.

vardhan.harsh

Getting the permit directly from DFO's office is not a hassle at all. All you need to do is mention explicitly your travel dates to the national park and your requested number of days for the permit. Make a cover letter, along with it send in your ID proof (or a passport and visa) and fax it to their office (Number : +91 - 1374 - 223693).

Once faxed, just call up again on that number to confirm that they have indeed received your application letter as well as the ID proof and that the fax quality is acceptable to them. Once this is done, call up after 2-3 working days, and obtain your permit number. Just pick it up on your way to Gangotri at uttarkashi. Just ensure that the day you cross Uttarkashi is not a govt. holiday and that you reach there between 10 am - 5pm. The normal working hours.

I did the exact same thing and got the permit easily. Do not rely on obtaining the permit the last day, as that might be a crunch time as well. We were travelling during the peak tourist season and we reached their office on the 7th (June 2009) , permits were available only after 10th .. 3 days later. Which would have meant a serious loss of time.

Any other questions. Please shoot.

You could have a look at our trek album as well
http://www.itasveer.com/shared/vardhan_harsh/gaumukh