Rupin Pass Trek
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Rupin Pass Trek About This Experience Rupin Pass is a high altitude trek which stas from Dhaula in Uarakhand and ends at Sangla in Himachal with a major poion of the trek covered in Himachal. Being a high altitude trek of about 15300 feet, Rupin Pass is considered one of the high range expeditions for trekking in India. The trek is full of many pleasant surprises and each day has something new to look forward to. You will come across many watealls and stream thoughout the trek. A panoramic view of cascading watealls is seen from Rupin Valley. It looks as if the watealls are falling directly from the sky. You will be blown away by the hanging village of Jhaka. Jhaka is positioned at the edge of the mountain which makes it appear to be hanging from a cli. A sight like this is sure to bring out your inner photographer. You will be crossing several snow bridges during the trek You will get mesmerized by the views of loy Kailash Peak while you reach towards the end of Rupin Pass trek. You will pass through forests of r, Rhododendron & Oak. The entrance and exit to the forests are again so sudden that you will feel that it is a movie setup around you. 헖헢헩헜헗-ퟭퟵ 헣헥험헖헔헨헧헜헢헡헦 We understand that safety of our campers, instructors, as well as the local people are of utmost impoance. We are making sure that things are handled with great care and vigilance before, during, and aer our camps. Check Our Preparations Duration : 8D/7N Experiences : Himalayan Treks Meeting Point : Dhaula, Uarakhand, India From INR 15999 /- per person Destination : Rupin Pass, Himachal Pradesh From INR 14999 /- per person Booking Amount : INR 8000/- per person PLAN IN A NUTSHELL Day 1 Dehradun to Dhaula Private Vehicle Tents Dinner Tempo Traveller can be arranged for a team of 10 at extra cost Day 2 Trek to Aligad via Sewa village Trek Tents All Meals Day 3 Sewa to lower Jhaka village via Jiskun Trek Tents All Meals Day 4 Jhaka to Udaknal Trek Tents All Meals Day 5 Udaknal to Dhanteras Thatch/Lower wateall camp Trek Tents All Meals via Suruwas Thatch Day 6 Lower wateall to Rati Pheri base camp via upper Trek Tents All Meals wateall Day 7 Rati Pheri to Rupin pass and descent to Ronti Gad Trek Tents All Meals Day 8 Ronti Gad to Sangla via Sangla Kanda Trek Stay Not Applicable Breakfast INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS INCLUSIONS EXCLUSIONS All expenses from Dhaula to Sangla which - Transpoation cost to Dhaula and from include: Sangla - Stay in tents/hotel/homestay on sharing - Food expenses until Dhaula (trek sta basis point) and from Sangla (trek end point) - Breakfast + lunch + dinner - Personal expenses of any kind - Evening snacks + Tea - Individual mule + Poer charges. - Expe Guides - Sleeping bags + Mat ENQUIRE NOW For any help, contact : Key Contact Person : Reetu Yadav ( 7899218201 ) The Great Escape : 7899218201 Logout.World helpline : +91 906 706 8192 Powered By : THE PLAN IN DETAIL Day 1 Dehradun to Dhaula Private Vehicle Tents Dinner Tempo Traveller can be arranged for a team of 10 at extra cost Pickup in the morning from Dehradun and reach Dhaula (~ 1550m, 5100 ). Distance around 200 Km and can take up to 12 hours with lunch break in between. The road is one of the most scenic in Garhwal region while we go up to the classy hill station of Mussoorie at the beginning, turquoise Yamuna river in the middle and conifer forests and meandering Tons river at the later half of the journey. The major points are Mussoorie, Yamuna Pool, Damta, Naogaon, Purola, Mori and Netwar. Mori is the last place where you get a guaranteed mobile network! Day 2 Trek to Aligad via Sewa village Trek Tents All Meals Our trek stas today. From campsite we take wide trail and cross the Rupin for the rst time. (Hence onward we will cross Rupin on few occasions till the base of the Wateall) . Aer crossing the bridge Rupin stays for the day on our right side. The walk is gentle along the river valley with very low gradient. Rupin runs in the gorge some 500 below. One moderate climb of 30 mins takes us to the village of Datadhar. There is a nice camping ground just another kilometer aer the village on the bank of Rupin. Aer crossing a sho jungle stretch we descent to the river bed and cross a side stream called Aligad. The bridge marks the boundary of Uarakhand and Himachal. The campsite of Aligad (~ 1900m/6230 ) is on the true right of Rupin in the state of Himachal Pradesh. It may take up to 6 hours. Day 3 Sewa to lower Jhaka village via Jiskun Trek Tents All Meals From campsite we take the trail along the river and then a steady comfoable climb to hit a motor road under construction inside Himachal Pradesh.Another 3 or so kilometers walking on almost at suace and then a climb of around 500 takes us to the rst house of the village Jiskun. A tea and noodles shop welcomes the trekkers. Skiing the entire village we cross the last stretch (marked by a cozy lodge apple orchards) and descent inside the jungle to cross a over bridge. This is a good spot to have our packed lunch. From now onward a steady climb takes us suddenly to a turn from where Rupin appears deep beneath gorge. The view of the valley is surprisingly beautiful from here and remains green throughout the year. Day 4 Jhaka to Udaknal Trek Tents All Meals Staing from the camp site at Jhaka, we gradually climb and cross the upper pa of the village and enter into the magnicent conifer forest. Gently we lose altitude while walking through the forest and aer an hour we cross the snow bridge on the Rupin river to go to the trail on the other side. We continue our trek on the boulder covered stretch to reach Buras Kandi. This trail is oen used by the shepherds for grazing in summer and monsoon. A steep ascent and followed by walking along the river bed takes us to our today’s camp named Suruwas Thach (~ 3400m, 11150). Distance is 7 Km and may take 5 hours. Camp for the night. Day 5 Udaknal to Dhanteras Thatch/Lower wateall camp via Suruwas Thatch Trek Tents All Meals Today we walk on almost level ground and amidst the meadows while we can see numerous cascading watealls feeding Rupin. The trail goes through the lash green pastures to our campsite at Dhanteras Thach/Lower wateall camp (~3550m, 11650). Distance is 6 Km and takes up to 4 hours. Camp overnight. Day 6 Lower wateall to Rati Pheri base camp via upper wateall Trek Tents All Meals A small day’s trek will give us a much needed recuperation on high altitude before crossing the pass. Trail nature diers based upon the time you choose to trek. In the beginning of summer the trail is lled up with ice elds and semi hard frosty snow while in the later half aer the monsoon there is hardly any snow. From the base of the wateall the ascend is steep till we reach the top. called Rati Pheri/Upper wateall camp (~4000m, 13100). Distance is 3 Km and may take 2/3 hours. Camp for the night. Day 7 Rati Pheri to Rupin pass and descent to Ronti Gad Trek Tents All Meals We sta early in the morning to cross the pass. From Rati Pheri the climb is steep and demanding. Aer an hour or so we reach the vast stretch of snow eld and locate the pass above on the ridge line. We climb up slowly as the oxygen level depletes. The exhilarating climb ends at Rupin Pass (~4650m, 15200) and the view is mesmerising. This eternally snowbound pass puts up the snowy mountains of Kinnaur Kailash range on the nohern side while the Rupin valley in the south. Spending around half an hour we sta the steep descend towards Sangla side. Again depending on the season the level of snow will be determined. Aer crossing the snowline the descent is sharper till we reach Ronti Gad at the staing of the green meadows (~4100m, 13450). Distance is 12 Km and may take 10/11 hours. We camp for the night. Day 8 Ronti Gad to Sangla via Sangla Kanda Trek Stay Not Applicable Breakfast Today is our last day of trek and we sta in the morning to descend to the Baspa river valley. The height loss is rapid till we reach Sangla Kanda. This is a meadow and has a small lake.There are small selements of the villagers for summer and monsoon season. Number of trails cuing across the meadow but eventually leading to the main trail. We go down fuher to enter in to the tree line again and nally to the village of Sangla. There is a bridge to cross the Baspa river and climb up to the motorable road at Sangla (~2700m, 8850). Trek ends here. We plan to sta for shimla on same day. CANCELLATION POLICY 20 days before the event sta date: No Refund 20- 45 days before the event sta date: 50% Refund Before 45 days of the event sta date: 75% Refund ABOUT YOUR HOSTS The Great Escape Our Story TGE Travels is an experiential travel company established in the year 2018 founded by expe mountaineers and travellers. 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