ABHA (About Best Himalayan Adventures) – July 2019

Cost Box

Refer to Common Cost Box Auli.

Eat

Bring packed lunch because Parsari does not

have eateries. You may have breakfast at Devi

Dharshan Lodge near Army Helipad. The

lodge charges ₹35 for a stuffed paratha and

pickles.

Trekking Guide

Trekking guide fee ranges from ₹1,000-1,200

per day. It is quite cheap for group travelers

unlike for solo trekkers because each guide

can handle at least ten people for the same

fee. Do negotiate.

Equipment

Binoculars

Mobile Network, Internet, STDs

Airtel, B.S.N.L., and Idea networks were off

and on along the trail.

Info Bytes

Location

District Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India

Trekking Route + approximate

Distance

Shail Shikhar Heritage Inn (Auli) – I.T.B.P.

Office – Army Helipad – D.R.D.O. – Devi

Darshan Lodge – Farkiya village – Parsari

village – Khitkani – Parsari – Farkiya village

• Devi Darshan Lodge – D.R.D.O. – Army
  Helipad – I.T.B.P. Office - Shail Shikhar
  Heritage Inn
  Total length of the round trek: 14-15 km
  (Sonata Pedometer Watch reading)
  Total length of the round trek: 8 km (Guide’s
  estimate)
  Total duration of the round trek: 6 hours
  Attractions of the Route
  Bethartoli Peak (6,352m)
  Birds
  Blooms of stone fruits
  Traditional Houses

Tips

Bring binoculars.

Carry one meal and water.

Photography

April 1, 2019

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