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Kedarkantha winter summit

4.5(11 reviews)6 daysStart and end in Dehradun
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Great Himalaya Routes
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Start and end in Dehradun
Accommodation
CAMPING
Fully guided
A guide travels with the group for the whole trip.
Trekking
Six days, one summit ridge, and snow from the second camp on
Moderate Intensity
Travelers can expect 4-6 hours of daily trail walking
Group Size 1 - 12
1 guide per 5 ratio
Ages 12+ Welcome
The operator's minimum age for this trip is 12
3,800 m at the highest point
1,880 m of ascent across the route
26 km on foot
Total walking distance over 6 days
Adventure Tour Operator · Wilderness First Aid
Issued by ATOAI and AERIE

Where this operator goes

6 days · 13 stops

Itinerary

6 days, planned by Great Himalaya Routes

Pickup point

Day 1 · Tue, 29 Sept, 2026

Meet atDehradun ISBTGate 3, ISBT, Saharanpur Road, Dehradun 248001
Reporting time06:00 - 06:45
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What the price covers

Included in the price

You arrange yourself

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

Where you'll stay

Published by the operator. Nights on the ground can move with weather and permissions.

Sankri homestay

Nights one and five are in the village — a stone-and-timber Garhwali house with your host family cooking downstairs and the trail starting from the door.

Juda ka Talab camp

Camp two sits in the clearing above the frozen lake. Tents go up before you arrive and the dining tent is warm by the time you are out of your boots.

Base camp

The last camp before the summit push, pitched in the open at 3,130 m. Lights out by eight — you are walking again at two in the morning.

What you'll eat

Morning at camp (6:30 – 7:30 AM): Woken with bed tea at the tent door, then a hot counter under the mess tarp. On the trail (packed at breakfast): Handed to you in a box before you leave — eaten wherever the guide calls the lunch halt. Dinner at camp (7:00 – 8:30 PM): Soup the moment you reach, dinner once the tents are up and the sun is gone.

  • Dinner includedServed on day 1
  • All meals includedServed on days 2–5
  • Breakfast includedServed on day 6

6 meal services named in the itinerary. Diet: Pure vegetarian above Sankri · eggs on request · Allergies: Flag them at booking — the kitchen plans around it · Water: Boiled and filtered at every camp, refills free

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BEFORE YOU GO · CAUTIONARY DETAILS
Break the boots in before you come
The single most common reason a trek stops being enjoyable. New boots on day one means blisters by day two and a descent on ruined feet by day four. Walk fifty kilometres in them at home first, on hills if you can find any.
Deal with a hot spot immediately
The moment something rubs, stop and tape it. Everyone on the trail will wait two minutes for that and nobody wants to wait an hour later while it is dressed properly.
The group moves at its slowest walker
That is not a courtesy, it is how groups stay together and how nobody ends up alone on a ridge in cloud. If that person is you on a given day, say so early rather than falling quietly behind.
Never leave the group to go ahead
Almost every serious incident on a marked Indian trail starts with somebody moving faster than the guide and taking a turning that looked obvious. Waiting at junctions is the whole discipline.
Treat your water
Streams above the villages look clean and mostly are; below them they are not, and giardia will ruin a week. Filter, boil, or use tablets — and drink more than you feel like.
Weather turns faster than you can descend
An afternoon build-up in the Himalaya arrives in under an hour. That is why days start early and why a guide who wants to turn back at eleven in the morning is not being cautious for the sake of it.
A stream is not the same in the afternoon
Snowmelt peaks with the day's heat, so a crossing that was ankle-deep at eight is thigh-deep at three. Cross early, unclip your waist belt, and face upstream.
Carry original photo ID
Forest and park entry in the Indian Himalaya is permitted through the district administration and checked at the gate against the permit your operator holds. A photocopy is not always accepted.
The medical certificate is not a formality
Several states now require a doctor-signed fitness certificate on higher and glacier-bound routes, and more ask for one over 55 or with a pre-existing condition. Get it early; it is a reason people are turned back at the road head.

Who runs this trip

Operated by
Great Himalaya RoutesVerified

“Whenever you are free, we are running”

Based in Dehradun Running treks since 2012
Rating
4.5(11 reviews)
Response time
Within 5 hours

About Great Himalaya Routes

We run more departures than anyone else on these trails — usually three a week through the winter — because the most common reason a trek does not happen is that the dates did not line up. Batches up to eighteen.

  • ATOAI Adventure Tour Operator
  • AERIE Wilderness First Aid
  • Team speaks: English, Hindi
Direct booking via licensed operator
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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 21 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.5/5
Based on 11 reviews
Review summary
Food
4.7/5
Guide
4.3/5
Itinerary
4.4/5
Transport
4.3/5
Accommodation
4.3/5
Tour operator
4.5/5
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Arjun Pillai – Nagpur2025-02-13 · Verified booking

Uttarakhand in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp.

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Daniel Okafor – Zurich2025-02-13 · Verified booking

The trek itself is good but the group was too large for the trail on the summit day. Crew were professional without being stiff about it.

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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Vikram Bose – Indore2025-02-13 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. The teahouses were warm and the beds were fine after eight hours walking. Meals were good throughout and the vegetarian options weren't an afterthought. Would book with them again.

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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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Rohit Verma – Delhi2025-02-13 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down. Would send friends their way.

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Daniel Okafor – Stockholm2025-02-13 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Plenty to eat and they were happy to work around a gluten allergy. Good value for what's included.

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Dev Chatterjee – Bengaluru2025-02-13 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. The cooking was a genuine surprise — better than most places we'd have picked ourselves. Solid operator.

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Carla Mendes – Dubai2025-01-08 · Verified booking

Uttarakhand in the right season is something else, and the team knew exactly where to camp. Rooms were basic in the best way — dry, warm, and right where we needed them. The team read the group well and adjusted without making a thing of it. Recommended.

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Thank you. We've taken the point about the transfer and are reviewing it.

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Farah Qureshi – Delhi2025-01-08 · Verified booking

Well organised from the pickup onwards. The daily distances were honest about what they'd be. Every night's lodge was a step up from what I'd braced for. The lead was calm and knew when to slow the group down.

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Glad you enjoyed it. Hope to see you on another trip.

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