Dayara Bugyal Dodital Trek

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Duration
8 Days, 7 nights
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Altitude:
3786m
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Grade:
Moderate
how we grade
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Best Time:
Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
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Temperatures:
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Starts From:
Barsu
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Airport:
Jolly Grant Airport, Dehradun, Uttrakhand
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Railway:
Rishikesh, Uttarakhand

Key Geographical Highlights

7 Popular Peaks:

Bandarpunch West ( 6316m ), Kalanag ( 6387m ), Swargarohini 1 ( 6252m ), Draupadi ka Danda ( 5622m ), Srikanta ( 6073m ), Swargarohini 2 ( 6240m ), Bandarpoonch East ( 6045m )

2 Lakes:

Dodital ( 3090m ), Barnala Lake ( 3000m )

1 Rivers:

Asi Ganga

3 Villages:

Barsu, Aghora, Bevra

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Daywise Itinerary For Dayara Bugyal Dodital Trek

(click to read detailed route briefing, elevation graph, altitude time info and photos from the day)

▼ Day 1Arrival DayBarsu 2239m
Arrive In Barsu
Overnight In: Barsu (2239m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Cost Of Transport Included: YES
Where and How To Reach Barsu
Early morning take the scenic mountainous drive to Barsu via Uttarkashi. It takes about 8 hours to reach.

Once you reach, you will be greeted with one of our staff. Team introduction happens over a cup of coffee and snacks and with that, we will also share few details on the trek. We will issue the personal equipment to you to be used on the trek and returned at the end.

A hot tasty dinner and then our bed calls us. Tomorrow we will start our trek, and we need good rest today, specially for our spinning head after the long drive.
Day 1
555 - Rishikesh
Day 1
1450 - Uttarkashi
Day 1
2240 - Barsu
200Km, 8 - 9hrs.
▼ Day 2Trekking DayDayara Bugyal 3558m
From Barsu (2239m ) To Dayara Bugyal (3558m ), Via - Barnala Lake (2995m ) - 5 Hrs. 12 Kms
Overnight In: Dayara Bugyal (3558m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today is the starting day of our Dayara Bugyal trek. Its an easy and short day today. It takes about 3 hours for us to reach the campsite of the Barnala Lake. Barnala is a very beautiful campsite with a lake. The peaks of Banderpoonch, Kalanag are prminent peaks from here

From Barnala, the climb sometimes get steeper, which otherwise remains graual and moderate. With the gain of the height, the views become more prominent and a wide panorama opens way to treat your eyes.

Spend the evening relaxing around in the Dayara Thatch
Day 2
2240 - Barsu
Day 2
2995 - Barnala Lake
Day 2
3560 - Dayara Bugyal
12Km, 5hrs.
▼ Day 3Trekking DaySirya Thatch 3388m
From Dayara (3558m ) To Sirya Thatch (3388m ), Via - Sirya Top (3652m ) - 4 Hrs. 7 Kms
Overnight In: Sirya Thatch (3388m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Take your time to explore the corners of the Dayara Bugyal. Trek to Sirya Thatch to camp for the night.

In the evening, we will take an excursion to the Sirya Top. The view remain the same.
Day 3
3560 - Dayara
Day 3
3655 - Sirya Top
Day 3
3390 - Sirya Thatch
7Km, 4hrs.
▼ Day 4Trekking DayManjhi Lower Camp 2609m
From Sirya Thatch (3388m ) To Manjhi Lower Camp (2609m ) - 5 - 6 Hrs. 11 Kms
Overnight In: Manjhi Lower Camp (2609m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
We will be descending to the Assi Ganga valley today to exit via Dodital route. Today will be the toughest part of our trek involving steep descends and climbs. The route from Sirya Thatch climbs down steeply to a stream. It then climbs up to the ridge to descend again to the Assi River Camp.
Day 4
3390 - Sirya Thatch
Day 4
2610 - Manjhi Lower Camp
11Km, 5 - 6hrs.
▼ Day 5Trekking DayDodital 3090m
From Manjhi Lower Camp (2942m ) To Dodital (3090m ) - 3.5 Hrs. 8 Kms
Overnight In: Dodital (3090m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
We climb up to Dodital from Manjhi Lower Camp. Its an asy climb for the day.
Day 5
2945 - Manjhi Lower Camp
Day 5
3090 - Dodital
8Km, 3.5hrs.
▼ Day 6Trekking DayMajhi Upper Camp 2942m
From Dodital (3090m ) To Majhi Upper Camp (2942m ) . Excursion to Darwa Top (3786m ). Excursion to Darwa Top - 5 Hrs. 12 Kms
Overnight In: Majhi Upper Camp (2942m )
Accommodation: Camping
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
Today we reach the highest point on our Dodital Trek. We trek to the top of the Darwa pass which takes trekkers to the other side of the valley - The Hanuman Ganga valley.

The climb is steep starting from the Dodital and takes an effort of 3 hours to reach the top. The trail is straight forward, but is steep and is a mixed terrain of small rocks and grasses.

From the top, we get great views of Banderpoonch and also see the Hanuman Ganga valley on the other side. For those who are on the Dodital Yamunotri trek, the cross over the pass and descend on the other side to the campsite of Seems. Another route from here goes to the Bamsaru Khal almost touching the base of Banderpoonch

After spending some good time here, we descend down to the campsite of Dodital, and then further to Manjhi
Day 6
3090 - Dodital
Day 6
2945 - Majhi Upper Camp
Day 6
3790 - Darwa Top
Day 6
2945 - Majhi Upper Camp
12Km, 5hrs.
▼ Day 7Trekking DaySangam Chatti 1600m
From Manjhi (2942m ) To Sangam Chatti (1600m ), Via - Bevra (2231m ), Aghora (2142m ) - 4 Hrs. 14 Kms
Overnight In: Sangam Chatti (1600m )
Accommodation: Hotel
Meals Included: Morning Tea, Breakfast, Lunch, Evening Tea Snacks, Soup, Dinner, Dessert, Hot Drinks
We have completed our trek to Dayara and Dodital and we will now return from this beautiful place. We start our tre on a well laiden trail to the roadhead of Sangam Chatti, passing by the villages of Bevra and Aghora.
Day 7
2945 - Manjhi
Day 7
2235 - Bevra
Day 7
2145 - Aghora
Day 7
1600 - Sangam Chatti
14Km, 4hrs.
▼ Day 8Departure DayRishikesh 552m
Departure From Sangam Chatti
Accommodation: None
Meals Included: Morning tea, Breakfast
Cost Of Transport Included: YES
We board our vehicles to take us down to Rishikesh and then further back to our home. If you have time, consider river rafting or Bunjee jumping in Rishikesh
Day 8
1600 - Sangam Chatti
Day 8
1450 - Uttarkashi
Day 8
555 - Rishikesh
200Km, 8 - 9hrs.

Dayara Bugyal Dodital Trek - An Elaborate Description

The Dayara Bugyal Dodital trek follows the same route as the Dayara Bugyal trek, but exits from the other side to the Asi Ganga Valley touching the pristine beauty of the Dodital. The route climbs to Dayara Bugyal, explores arund it and the treks down to the river side camp beside the Asi river. It then climbs up to the Dodital, Darwa top, before exiting to the road head of Sangam Chatti.

Dayara Bugyal:

Dayara bugyal is a classic, picturesque meadow in the Garhwal Himalayas. Its a wide expanse of lush green meadow with its never ending humps and hovered over by white peaks of Banderpoonch, Kalanag, Srikhand, Draupadi Ka Danda, etc.

Its an all season trek, and in each season this trek is a beauty. The winter pours down heavy snowfall and puts a thick cover of snow on the Dayara Bugyal, making it a snow ski destination. That makes Dayara Bugyal not just a trekker's delight, but also skiers. Dayara bugyal is also a super snow trek. When the blanket of snow takes off the surface slowly, the moist meadow of Dayara makes a good ground for colourful flowers to to bloom on it making Dayara a beautiful colourful meadow. The monsoon rains further sharpens the green hue of the grasses and the cycle repeats throughout the year making Dayara Bugyal a very picturesque trek in the Garhwal.

Dodital:

A peaceful lake amidst the forest surrounded by tall trees. Rare Himalayan trout fish swims in it with full elegance. The temple of Lord Ganesha adds a spiritual aspect to the site.

Mythological Belief Of Dodital:

As per the legend, Dodital is the very place in Hindu mythology where the epic act of Lord Ganesha - a very important Hindu God with the body of a human and head of an Elephant, was born. It is believed that Parvati, Ganesha's mother wanted to take bath and had ordered Ganesha, her son to guard the site. Ganesha was the son of Lord Shiva (The Hindu God of Destruction ) and Parvati, but Lord Shiva was unknown of the fact that Ganesha was his son, as he was born in his absence. When Parvati was taking bath, Lord Shiva returned from his yatra and was obstructed bravely and aggressively by Ganesha. This made Lord Shiva very angry and he cut off Ganesha's head. When Parvati saw this, she broke down and got angry with Lord Shiva, and wanted to destroy the entire creation. She wanted Lord Shiva to undo his act, which had become a very difficult problem to solve. Lord Brahma (Hindu God Of Creation ) intervened to rescue the crisis and suggested Parvati to reconsider her decision. Parvati had 2 wishes to be fulfilled - Firstly Ganesha be brought back to life and secondly Ganesha to be worshiped before offering puja to any other God. On this, Lord Shiva came out with a solution that any animal's head could be used to bring back life to Ganesha and he advised his soldiers to bring the head of the first animal they sighted, facing North. Soon his helpers started to look out for that animal and they returned with an Elephant's head which was fixed on Ganesha's torso and he came back to life.

How We Grade Our Treks and Expeditions

Easy

Usual daily walks of 4 - 5 hours in altitude below 4000 meters. The sleeping altitude on these treks are below 4000 meter and the trails are gradual involving no steep ascent or descent. Sometimes, the trail may be longer, but on level trails. The duration of trek may be a week or lesser than it. The trek is not too remote and evacuation might be possible from almost any point of the trek

Moderate

The trek duration each day may span from 4 - 5 hours, but on some days, it may push up to 8 - 9 days. The trail might involve steep ascents or descents on occasions This kind of treks demand good fitness, and trekkers must involve themselves in cardio exercises regularly to do these treks comfortably. Sleeping altitude are below 4000 meters or little above it, but the trail might go as high as 4500 - 5000 meters. The trek is bit remote and evacuation might be possible from almost all, but not all campsites

Moderate+

This type of treks are bit more demanding than the moderate ones. It might involve few days of very long walks at higher altitude, or serious gradients, exposures, more remote or involves sleeping at higher altitudes for more days.

Strenuous

The trek duration each day may span from 5 - 8 hours, and may go up to to 8 - 9 on few days. The trail involves steep ascents and descents. Good fitness are demand of these treks, and trekkers must involve themselves in cardio exercises regularly to do these treks comfortably. Sleeping altitude may go above 4000 meters or little above it on couple of days, but not more than that. The trail might go as high as 4500 - 5200 meters. These trek are remote and evacuation might not be possible from all the campsites

Challenging

The trek duration each day may span from 5 - 8 hours, and may go up to to 8 - 9 or even more than that on few days. The trail involves steep ascents and descents. Crossing a glacier or a scree zone might be a feature of these treks. You might on some occasions, require technical equipment like rope, ice axe and snow stacks etc to complete these treks. Good fitness are demand of any treks, but these treks demands strong character. Sleeping altitude may goes well above 5000 meters on some days. The trail might go as high as 5000 - 6000 meters. These trek are high or remote or both. The trek usually might be a week long.

Sometimes irrespective of altitude and distance, a trek may ge graded Challenging if the route is treacherous, which might demand some footing skills or assistance of ropes and other equipment

Challenging+

The trek duration each day may span from 5 - 8 hours, and may go up to to 8 - 9 or even more than that on few days. The trail involves steep ascents and descents. Negotiating glacial moraines, scree zones, crossing them, camping on them etc are features of these treks. You might also require technical equipment like rope, ice axe and snow stacks etc to complete these treks. Good fitness are demand of any treks, but these treks demands strong character. Sleeping altitude may goes well above 5000 meters on some days. The trail might go as high as 5000 - 6000 meters. These trek are high and remote. A good technical support team and knowledgeable local guide is a must. Only experienced trekkers are advised to do these treks. The trek goes over 2 week and may be longer than that.

Sometimes irrespective of altitude and distance, a trek may ge graded Challenging if the route is treacherous, which might demand some footing skills or assistance of ropes and other equipment

Page Cost Inclusions and Exclusions For The Dayara Bugyal Dodital Trek

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THE PRICE

Duration: 8 Days / 7 nights of the trek cost Ex. Rishikesh
Accommodation In Base Village: 2 nights in homestay with emphasis on local organic food and cultural exposure.
Accommodation On Trek: Spacious, sturdy and High-Quality Dome Tents will be provided on twin sharing basis.
Sleeping In Tents: Thick Waterproof Mattress complemented with Sub Zero Sleeping bags supported with Warm Fleece Sleeping Bag Inners For Extra Hygiene and Warmth will be provided by us
Dining On Trek: We will provide Dining and Kitchen Tents with camping stools and table for extra hygiene and comfort.
Toilet On Treks: Dry eco-toilet will be set up with a toilet tent and toilet seat.
Meals: All meals starting Evening Tea on Day 1 till Breakfast on Day 7 morning. 3 meals (B,L,D) suited for high altitude with evening snacks, soup, hot drinks and extra energizers/juice for summit days
Trail Safety: Gaiters, Anti Slip Crampons and Ice Axe depending upon snow conditions.
Communication: For efficient management of the trek, the team will be communicating with each other and trek base with the help of long-range wireless sets.
Medical Safety: Oxygen cylinder, Pulse Oximeter, Thermal temperature scanner and Emergency Medical Kit accompanied with a trek leader knowledgeable on high altitude medicine and physiology
Trek Leader and Guide: Experienced and Well Equipped English/ Hindi Speaking Trek Leader maintaining guide to trekker ratio of 1:6. That is 1 guide for every 6 trekkers.
Local Support Staffs: Expert and Knowledgeable local guide with cooks, helpers, porters, mules, etc
Permits: All required forest entry permits and camping fees as per the rules of the land
Transfers: Return transfers from Rishikesh/Dehradun.

Add-On Services ( At Extra Cost)

Personal Porterage: Rs. 4000

Single Accommodation On Trek: Rs. 10000

These services can be availed at extra cost. Please enquire to know more

WHAT'S NOT INCLUDED

PERSONAL PORTERAGE: (check add-on services)
Personal Travel Insurance
Personal Purchases
Food Purchased Outside Our Menu
Personal Gears (check add-on services)
Anything not mentioned in the inclusion list

Cost Terms For The Dayara Bugyal Dodital Trek

Cost Terms

The above-mentioned cost is in the range of minimum to maximum per-person cost for this trek as per 1 - 12 people team.PackageInclusions as per this cost can be read below.
5% GST (goods and service tax) is applicable for all our purchases.
We follow dynamic pricing as per the actual team size on the trek. Going by our standardized service, appropriate safety measures, quality equipment, and ecologically sustainable - small group commitment, a higher team size will lower the cost whereas a lower team size will significantly increase the cost.
Group segmented pricing if not provided here, please write to us using the contact page or text us on Whatsapp number +918017216725.
You may choose to keep the trek open or make it private depending upon your requirements or choice. The actual per-person cost of the trek is subject to the actual team size joining the trek. If you make any customizations that drastically change the itinerary and cost as mentioned here, then it will mandatorily have to be a private group only.
If we have dates listed on our website on Our Upcoming Treks and it is not marked as private, it means other people have booked this trek for that date and have opened it up for other members to join to lower the cost. If your dates and choices match, you may join these treks
You may join an existing open group listed on our website or create your own group as per your convenient dates and choose to either keep it private or open it up to lower the cost if other members join the trek.
At any point, the team size cannot be more than 12 members ( 10 for challenging treks) unless there is a unique exception requested or agreed upon by all the team members.

International Guests

Trek cost for foreigners is slightly higher than the cost for our Indian guests, mainly due to the higher permit fee applicable for admission to National Parks or protected forest areas. Sometimes, it may be higher due to higher local crew wages and other specific arrangements we make to ensure a safe, comfortable and enriching travel experience in India. However, we absolutely DO NOT 'hyper-charge' our International Guests ever and at the same time, ensure that we meet all the standards for highly qualified trek leaders and guides, safety, medical preparation, evacuation strategy, rescue arrangements, eco-sensitive travel, high-value knowledge sharing about the area and customs of the locals.

Extra Cost For International Trekkers Rs. 3000 per person.

Booking Process

Booking can only be done after multiple communication via email / Whatsapp / Calls. After connecting with us and discussing your needs, we finalize the trek and its requirements. After finalization, partial booking fees can be paid online or through direct bank transfers after which we trigger our preparations and arrangements for your trek. International Trekkers can pay the partial booking fees using PayPal, Wise, Western Union or Direct Wire Transfer.

Customized Private Group For Dayara Bugyal Dodital Trek

Trekking is a very personal activity and is perhaps one of the very few activities that give you enough time to indulge with yourself or your beloved people, a group of special friends, or close family members. It helps you transform personal bonds to the next level as it brings out everyone's best and truest self. Trekking is most enjoyed when it is done in a small private group, personalized to serve your specific needs. The Himalayas are best experienced when there is silence and solitude around and when you are surrounded only by your best people. Your trek is most enjoyable when all the pain of arranging a smooth trek is taken care of by us, and you focus just on your trek and yourself. Most importantly, a small private trekking group is very flexible, personalized, and more enjoyable, is the safest, and follows the principles of Sustainable and Responsible Tourism. Most trekkers book us for arranging personalized private treks catering to their specific and unique requirements - Customize This Trek

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We work exclusively on Personalized Private Groups – its perfect for solo climbers, couples, families, friends or teams.

We keep it small for low ecological footprint, better experience, flexible itinerary, highest safety standards and superior success rate on the summits. Team size: 1 to 10 max.

Enquire for detailed pricing based on your preferences and group size.

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