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Munsiyari & Khaliya Top - 5 Days (Kathgodam, Chaukori, Birthi Falls, Thamri Kund & Darkot)

4.4(15 reviews)5 daysStart and end in the trailhead
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Five days in inner Kumaon, under the Panchachuli. Five days with a local guide who lives in Munsiyari, both walking days and the Darkot weaving visit arranged with the family.

Kestrel High Routes
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Trekking
Five days in inner Kumaon, under the Panchachuli
Group Tour
Join a fixed-date departure with other travellers

Top Highlights

  • AlmoraChaukori has a small tea estate at 2,010 m and the first clear view of the Panchachuli group from the ridge above it.
  • Birthi FallsThe Panchachuli group — five peaks, the highest 6,904 m — fills the whole eastern skyline from Munsiyari, and the town looks straight at it.
  • Khaliya TopFrom Khaliya you see Panchachuli, Nanda Devi East, Rajrambha and Hardeol along one skyline.

Itinerary

What's included

Included in the price

Accommodation
  • 4 nights accommodation as listed: hotel or lodge, twin sharing
Transport
  • Airport pickup and drop, private vehicle
  • All internal transfers by private vehicle
  • Transport from and to Kathgodam
Meals
  • Breakfast daily plus the meals listed on each day
  • Guesthouse accommodation and all meals from dinner on day one
Guide
  • Trip leader throughout, 1 guide per 10
Permits & fees
  • Forest permits and a local guide on both walking days
  • All entry tickets and permits listed in the day-by-day
Additional services
  • A weaving family visit at Darkot

Not included

Insurance
  • Travel insurance
Optional
  • International or domestic flights to the start point
  • Personal expenses and tips
Additional Services
  • 5% GST and any applicable TCS
  • Lunches and dinners not listed on a day
  • Travel to Kathgodam
  • Offloading
  • The Milam glacier trek, which starts here and needs eight more days

Most of these can be added to your booking later — the operator confirms within a day.

Where you'll stay

All accommodations are subject to change

Chaukori House

Hotel

Day 1

Munsiyari Lodge

Lodge

Days 2–4

What you'll eat

4 breakfasts, 1 lunch and 4 dinners across 5 days, at camp. It opens with dinner on day 1 and closes with breakfast on day 5.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–4
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–5
  • LunchServed on day 3

9 meal services named in the itinerary. Vegetarian and vegan covered; Jain, gluten-free and allergies on notice at booking

Operator

Kestrel High Routes
4.4 (15)

Based in Dehradun

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.4/5
Based on 15 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.5/5
Guide
4.1/5
Itinerary
4.2/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.1/5
Tour operator
4.0/5
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Aditi Rao – Chennai2026-06-09 · Verified booking

Did this over 5 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Whoever planned the days knew what they were doing. Would send friends their way.

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Marc Dubois – Singapore2026-06-09 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. No complaints about any of the hotels — all of them well placed. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Good value for what's included.

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Yuki Tanaka – Zurich2026-06-09 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Solid operator.

Reply from Kestrel High Routes

Thank you for travelling with us — glad the route worked out.

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Rahul Menon – Kochi2026-06-09 · Verified booking

Did this over 5 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Rooms were comfortable and the locations meant we could walk most evenings. Simple food, well made, and enough of it.

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Yuki Tanaka – Zurich2026-06-09 · Verified booking

Uttarakhand in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Would send friends their way.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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Priya Nair – Chennai2025-12-15 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be.

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Manav Sethi – Kochi2025-12-15 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time.

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Rohit Verma – Jaipur2025-12-15 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Recommended.

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Thanks for writing this up. We've passed your note to the team.

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