Day
0 |
Arrive
in Delhi : Check into your choice of hotel, preferably in
Central Delhi. |
Day
1 |
Take
the overnight train from Old Delhi railway station to Kathgodam
(Train No. 5013, Departure-22:40 hrs IST) |
Day 2 |
Arrive
at Kathgodam 06:30 hrs. Received by Wayfarer escort and
transferred to waiting vehicle after brief rest. Drive to
Vijaypur (210 kms, 6 hrs). Check in at Wayfarer
Retreat Vijaypur |
Day
3 |
After
breakfast drive to Munsyari (115 kms, 4 hrs) along a road
that winds itself up to a height of 2748 mts before descending
into the glorious Munsyari valley. Check in at the Wayfarer
Mountain Resort Munsyari
for a good rest |
Day
4 |
After
breakfast drive for 6kms to Dumar and then the trek begins.
Our destination is past Lilam village to Rargari (10 kms)
where we camp for the night |
Day
5 |
Today
is a strenous walk along a gorge past the Gori Ganga river.
The route is fairly up and down but generally eases off
before reaching the camp site at Mapang (3100 mts, 9 kms) |
Day
6 |
You
are in high mountain country now and the tree line disappears
giving access to vast stretches of Alpine pastures. The
day's walk is past Lhaspa and Rilkot to a magnificent and
deserted hamlet called Martoli (3385 mts, 12 kms) |
Day
7 |
Martoli
to Sumdu (3070 mts, 10 kms). The walk is pleasant today
and we have excellent views of a good number of major peaks
as we descend through the Gori Ganga gorge . To night we
camp on a plateau near the village of Sumdu |
Day
8 |
Sumdu
to Ralam village (3700 mts, 11 kms) across Birje Ganga pass
(4666mts) : Today is a strenous day. We descend for a short
distance from Sumdu and then start climbing for four hours
to the Birje Ganga pass. Once on the pass a wide panorama
opens up infront which has to be seen to believed. Facing
you are Rajrambha (6895 mts), Chaudhara, Suitilla and several
others. But the best view is towards the west. The entire
northern wall of the Nanda Devi Sanctuary is clearly visible,
with the twin peaks dominating the heights on the left.
You could spend hours counting the peaks and staring at
this view with a sense of wonder. We camp at Ralam after
a steep descend of 5 kms |
Day
9 |
Ralam
to Sarpudyar (3015 mts, 16 kms.). The route is wilder as
we are deep inside the Ralam valley and there is a steady
descent upto the huge cave called Sarpudyar with several
large boulders around it. We camp here for the night |
Day
10 |
Sarpudyar
to Pantu (2100 mts, 10 kms): The day's walk is through several
meadows with constant ups and downs till we reach the village
Pantu where we camp for the night |
Day
11 |
We
descend along the Gori Ganga gorge upto Suringarh and then
climb steadily to Dumar where we get on to a waiting jeep
that takes us to Wayfarer
Mountain Resort Munsyari |
| Day
12 |
Munsyari
to Ranikhet (240 kms). It is time to bid farewell to Munsyari
and its mountains. Today we board a vehicle that drives us
to Ranikhet through Vijaypur, Bagheswar and Kausani. We checkin
for the night at Wayfarer
Solitaire Ranikhet |
| Day
13 |
Ranikhet
to Kathgodam (90 kms). Today is another day when we can chill
out and relax. Late afternoon we board a vehicle that drives
us to Kathgodam. There is also the option of leaving Ranikhet
after breakfast and driving to the legendary Jim Corbett Park.
The train to Delhi departs from Kathgodam at 20:40 hrs |
|
RALAM
VALLEY AND BIRJE GANGA PASS TREK
:
This trans
Himalayan trek is ideal for those trekkers who wish to encounter
tough challenges amidst splendid Himalayan surroundings. Starting
at Munsyari
(2290 mts.) the trek route winds its way up the Gori Ganga river
past Rargari, Mapang and Martoli to Sumdu. 
