It is located in pretty small Himalayan village Sankari in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand, India.
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Nearest Airport: Jollygrant Airport, Dehradun
Nearest Railway Station: Dehradun Railway Station
Nearest Bus Stand: ISBT, Dehradun Bus Stand
Normally, Trekup India provides good transportation facilities from Dehradun to Sankari & Back. If you want to use other public mode of transportation than, there are Uttarakhand road ways buses from Dehradun. There are 2-3 daily buses depart in the morning hours only starting at 0530-0730 Hrs, do check and re-confirm the timings from sources.
it is 5 Nights and 06 Days and this is recommended duration, in order to complete your trek comfortably with proper acclimatization.
It is easy to Moderate Trek and one can easily attempt and conquer the Summit. But remember to start some exercise before your trek and you rapidly gain altitude in this trek. Hence you must be physically fit.
The total trek distance is approx 20-22 Kms and amazing Himalayan trail with mesmerizing landscape, with mind blowing sunrise and 360 degree Himalayan view.
Yes, off course Kedarkantha trek is an easy to moderate trek and beginners can easily attempt the same, however keep oneself physically fit with 4-5 Kms daily walk and exercise.
October –April is considered to be Best time, however if you are a snow lover than Mid Nov to Feb, during December you get abundant
There are many unique highlights about Kedarkantha Trek, below are some major points.
- Its one of the best and safe snow trek
- Its offers 360 degree snow capped peaks
- It involves night trekking Experience
- The summit offers breath taking sunrise view
- Its also believed lord shiv used to meditate here and as per locals original Kedarnath temple was to be built here.
- Also, the pretty small village of Sankari it’s unique for up keeping its tradition & Culture.
As the summit offers 360 Degree Himalayan view, below are some of the peaks visible:
- Nanda Ghunti, Swargarohini peak, Kalang Peak, Yumnotri ranges, Bandarpunch Mountains, Draupadi ka Danda, Rupin valley, Harkidoon Valley and many more.
Trekup India provides Luggage store room in Sankari, hence trekkers can leave behind their extra luggage; however ensure that no valuable items or electronic Gadgets are left behind.
To be very frank and honest today there are hundreds of operators and hence many rates are selling in the market for this trek from 4000-10000 Per Person, secondly choosing rates means choosing your services. If you are expecting trusted services than 6000-6500 are good rates for this trek along with transportation from Dehradun to Dehradun. Pick you travel agent wisely, don’t feel prey of online frauds.
We always advise you not to fall prey of online frauds, therefore ensure the trek operator is at least registered with State Tourism Board. Rest you can also ask if they have affiliation from Organization like (Adventure Tour Operator Association of India-ATOAI), (Indian Mountaineering Foundation of India – IMF) and Ministry of Tourism (MOI).
Carry only essential items, do not over burden yourself a backpack of 60-70 liters should be quite enough, your backpack should not exceed 9-10 KG.
Trekup India, provides you off loading facilities and it costs approx 450-500 Per bag Per day, weight not exceeding 9 Kg. You can book the same when you arrive in Sankari after meeting our Base Camp manager / Trek leaders.
Trekup India provides, luggage store facilities at their accommodation in Sankari, remember not leave any valuable items or electronic gadgets in your left luggage and it should have proper locking system.
Currently Jio network is working quite good in Sankari, no network will be available beyond Sankari.
Start your daily walk / run 4-5 Kms a day with some regular Exercise, make breathing exercise mandatory. Quite smoking and alcohol right away.
December- January are coldest months during Day time 10-15 Degree Celsius and during night time upto -4 Degree Celsius.
No, both are different located in totally different location, Kedarnath is a Yatra Trip and Kedarkantha is a proper Trek. Kedarnath comes in Rudrapryag district and Kedarkantha comes in Uttarkashi both falls in Uttarakhand state.