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Kedarkantha winter summit — triple-share tents

4.0(19 reviews)6 daysStart and end in Dehradun
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Bugyal Trails
Runs this trip
6 Days · 5 Nights
Start and end in Dehradun
Accommodation
Triple-share tents, bag hire extra
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 - 24
1 guide per 12 ratio
Age range on request
Ask the operator about the age range for this batch
Wilderness First Responder
Issued by NOLS

Where this operator goes

6 days · 13 stops

Itinerary

6 days, planned by Bugyal Trails

Pickup point

Day 1 · Tue, 6 Oct, 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.

Bugyal Trails guesthouse, Sankri

Guesthouse, triple sharing

Bugyal Trails camp, Juda ka Talab

Alpine tents, triple sharing

Bugyal Trails camp, Kedarkantha base

Alpine tents, triple sharing

Bugyal Trails camp, Hargaon

Alpine tents, triple sharing

What you'll eat

5 dinners, 5 breakfasts, 2 packed lunchs and 2 lunchs across 21 days, named in the day plan.

  • DinnerServed on days 1–5
  • BreakfastServed on days 2–6
  • Packed lunchServed on days 2, 4
  • LunchServed on days 3, 5

14 meal services named in the itinerary. Share allergies and dietary needs with the operator before you book.

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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
Bugyal TrailsVerified

“The long way up, at the pace it deserves”

Based in Dehradun Running treks since 2015
Rating
4.0(19 reviews)
Response time
Within 4 hours

About Bugyal Trails

Bugyal Trails has run the Sankri circuit since 2015. We keep batches at fourteen, put two leaders on every group above ten, and we do not run a trek that has fewer than four people signed up — we refund and tell you three weeks out rather than merging you into somebody else's batch on the trailhead.

  • NOLS Wilderness First Responder
  • Team speaks: English, Hindi, Garhwali
Direct booking via licensed operator
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Cancellation policy: Full refund up to 7 days before departure

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Customer reviews

Overall rating
4.1/5
Based on 19 reviews
Review summary
Food
3.9/5
Guide
3.9/5
Itinerary
4.1/5
Transport
3.8/5
Accommodation
3.9/5
Tour operator
4.1/5
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Rahul Menon – Jaipur2026-02-22 · Verified booking

Long transfer at both ends that isn't obvious from the listing. Budget a day either side. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones.

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

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Daniel Okafor – Singapore2026-02-22 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Would send friends their way.

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Divya Reddy – Mumbai2026-02-22 · Verified booking

Second trek with this operator and they've kept the standard up. Recommended.

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Yuki Tanaka – Amsterdam2026-02-22 · Verified booking

Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Guides answered every question, including the daft ones. Would book with them again.

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

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Nikhil Joshi – Bengaluru2026-02-22 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb.

Reply from Bugyal Trails

Appreciate the honest feedback; we're looking at the pacing on that section.

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Arjun Pillai – Kolkata2025-10-25 · Verified booking

Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Simple food, well made, and enough of it. Recommended.

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Elena Petrova – Toronto2025-10-25 · Verified booking

Did this over 6 days and it was the best walking I've done in years. Hotels were clean and central, which saved a lot of time. Simple food, well made, and enough of it.

Reply from Bugyal Trails

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

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Ananya Gupta – Hyderabad2025-10-25 · Verified booking

The route is beautiful and the pacing was sensible — nobody was rushed on the climb. No hesitation recommending them.

Reply from Bugyal Trails

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

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