While personal opinions may differ, popular consensus places Dayara Bugyal among the most beautiful meadows, and one of the most fulfilling Himalayan trekking experiences whether you are a beginner looking for some soft adventure and a pristine short getaway or whether you want a longer and harder trek which is highly rewarding. This is thanks to the numerous trails that branch out from Dayara Bugyal.

Bugyal stands for a high altitude meadow and this is among the most beautiful that you will come across and because of the terrain and the slopes here, the government has earmarked this place to build a ski centre. If and when it is built, this place will offer one of the best and largest ski slopes anywhere in the Himalayas. Till it isn’t, we offer this is one of our regular treks which really makes people fall in love with the Himalayas.

The terrain is quite unique and ever changing. In the initial bit you feel like you are doing a trek in Himachal thanks to the large and unbroken green valleys, and as you move up this trek starts to feel like a high altitude Garhwal trek with the mountain ranges of the greater Himalayan ranges starting to reveal themselves in a 360 degree view from the Bandarpunch and Kalanag range and on to the Gangotri range, Srikanth, Jaonli ranges etc. In short it has an ever changing landscape with a variety of views that very few other treks can offer.

The best part, this can be a simple 3 day trek, or a challenging 7-8 day trek or even anything in between those and the views are stunning all the time.

While on our fixed departures, you reach a maximum height of about 12,500 ft and we make this a fairly simple 4 day experience with treks ranging from 3-4 hours a day combined with a day of relaxed activities such as rock climbing, cricket and a little soccer at its open fields, we are open to planning a custom one in case you are looking to make this more challenging for you. contact us and we will be glad to personalize this experience to suit you.

On our fixed departure this is a 4-5 day trek along with an additional day or two if you are travelling from Delhi or another city. The trek starts from a place called Barsu which is close to the road connecting Gangotri and Uttarkashi. the road distance from Dehradun is about 190 km.
We trek 20-22 km in total over the four days and camp on the way at Barnala and Dayara. The terrain is well marked all the way and though it is steep and tiring at times, the distances are short on all trekking days and the trek can be undertaken by a first timer with a relative fitness level.

All in all a five to six day trek from Dehradun to Dehradun or from Rishikesh to Rishikesh.