Trekking Tours from Rishikesh

Rishikesh is famous for its several outdoor activities like white water rafting in the Ganges, trekking and rock climbing. It has several ashrams, centers for philosophical study and yoga and ayurvedic. Rishikesh is also the starting point for some of the greatest trekking tours of India.

Rishikesh is an ideal destination for trekking and mountaineering with its dense forests, hills, mountain slopes, meandering river and exotic flora and fauna along the trekking routes. Rishikesh-Gopeshwar trek is one of the best and the most popular treks in India. It takes about 11 days to complete this trek. This trek covers Pipalkoti, Kalpeshwar, Bansi Narain, Godiyala, Rudranath, and Sagar, and ends at Gopeshwar.

Rishikesh-Helang

Day 01: After having your breakfast drive 240 kms from Rishikesh to Helang and stay overnight in the tent.

Day 02: Helang-Kalpeshwar
12 Kms trek start from Helang to Kalpeshwar. Again you need to stay overnight stay in tent.

Day 03: Kalpeshwar-Bansi Narain
Trek 15 kms to Bansi Narain.

Day 04: Bansi Narain-Godiyala
Trek 10 kms to Godiyala.

Day 05: Godiyala-Manpai Bugyal
After breakfast 8 kms to Manpai Bugyal and return back to Godiyala.

Day 06: Manpai Bugyal-Dumukh
Trek 12 kms to Dumukh. Overnight stay in tent

Day 07: Dumukh-Toli
Trek 9 kms to Toli.

Day 08: Toli-Rudranath
Trek 10 kms to Rudranath. Overnight stay in tent.

Day 09: Rudranath-Panar Gufa
Trek 14 kms to Panar Gufa. Overnight stay in tent.

Day 10: Panar Gufa-Gopeshwar
After breakfast 10 kms trek to Sagar and drive 4 kms to Gopeshwar. Book a hotel or a rest house for overnight stay.

Day 11: Gopeshwar-Rishikesh
After breakfast 223 kms drive to Rishikesh. The trek will take 3- 4 hrs to reach Deoriatal. Upon arrival at Deoriatal set out the tents for overnight stay.

Another important trekking route is Binsar to Rishikesh which covers places like Pauri Thalisain, Piersain, Binsar, Gairsain. The trek starts from Thalisain through Pauri, a charming hill station and presents a panoramic view of the snow-clad peaks in the Garhwal Himalayas.  The trek trails through a very rich forest of deodar, silver, fir, pine and oak and wildlife.

Day 1 : 136 kms. drive to Pauri.

Day 2 : 1-4 kms. drive to Thalisain. Dinner and overnight in camp.

Day 3 : 13 km trek to Piersain

Day 4 : 7 kms. trek to Binsar. Dinner and overnight in camp.

Day 5 : 20 kms. trek to Gairsain.

Day 6 : 226 kms. drive to Rishikesh. Tour concludes