Matterhorn and Moon Peak. It rained all day. I was making coffee in my kitchen and saw this from the window. Grabbed my camera, came out took these photos. The sun setting in the west is casting golden color on the snow. Notice the color of the trees, we are in autumn now.
How much money would I need for a 3-day stay in Dharamshala?
I heard its been raining there. How are overall conditions for
sightseeing in dharmshala and mcleodganj
Cafe hopping in mcleod and dharamkot
Kareri trek from 16th to 17th
We prebooked it all so cancellation might not be an option. Can we still deal with this?
Is it too crowdy still?
Any info and suggestion will be appreciated🙏
Or should I try some other trek ??
Can someone please recommend best hostels near DIFF venue ? Is it Zostel or any other property ?
Hello, I am planning to do the kareri lake trek on 27th October, (Tuesday) so could anyone guide me what arrangements I need to do beforehand and how to book the camp ? Is it safe to do it at that time ? Also, should I do this trek solo or hire a guide ?
We’re a group of 2 ascending on the 18th, staying overnight and descending on the 19th. Looking for people who can join.
We are reaching dharmshala on 24 we have camp on 25-26 and return bus on 27
So before going out for trek where should we put our other luggage!!!
We don't want to do a 3-day straight hostel bookings for 12 people
Will b costly
We are staying at dhamrkot!!
Can we book a hotel room kinda for 1k just for keeping our luggage?? Of 10 people
24-25 hostel for beds our grp
25--26 camp day need a room to keep luggage !!!!!!!!!
26-27 another hostel beds for our grp
Can I do that ????? Or is there any other options
Went to triund top on 6th oc. On the final stretch of 1.5 kms, it started raining heavily with occasional hailstorm in between. Even with a raincoat the water was entering my bag and I was fully soaked in a few minutes. Upon reaching the top, drenched and fully tired as my bag was full of water too, I was shivering with cold. I saw this small cafe made out of stones called DHAULADAR CAFE. With too much fog and my guide nowhere to be seen, I requested this guy if I can enter and get myself warm for just 5 minutes and then leave to find my camp. It was still raining heavily, this guy operating the cafe straightaway told me NO!
I offered to buy something from him and he told me that he's closing the cafe in a few minutes.
I get it he doesn't owe me anything and I was on my own. But upon waiting 5 minutes in the rain nearby trying to figure out what to do next, I see this guy allowing 3 girls inside his cafe serving them tea. I go ask him why won't he do the same for me in a pissed off way tbh and he says JO KRNA HAI KRLO.
With not much visibility I see this closed guest house type with a tin sheet roof porch where I could stand . I go there and had to wait there for an hour for the rain to stop. Losing all hope and the rain still not stopping I decide I've no choice to go my find my camp in the rain. And I see this guy still open, and still serving people. I don't understand what I did wrong to be treated this way. I'm a punjabi guy btw and I spoke to him in punjabi at first. I hope people who go to triund top know that you're on your own mostly. They might or they might not help you. Be prepared for the worst.
With cherry on the top I get to know that my guide has ran off the mountain. And no one was taking responsibility for pitching my tent even when I paid for it in mcleodganj itself from a travel agency called travel routes. Feeling helpless I pay a random guy money to pitch a tent for me. He did pitch my tent but after pitching 20 tents for his group. What I mean to tell everyone is they don't care about you. It's all about money, and sometimes for things even I cant explain. Please be careful and plan accordingly. Take your tent with you and do not depend on these people. And specially for this guy from dhauladhar cafe, he will get his karma one day.
I would like to reiterate, that I was not just denied help with pitching the tent. I was not given one for which I paid through in advance. I had to pay someone else for a new one.
Update - Alot of people here are making this into an issue that I should have learned the skills to survive up there(which I did btw). But I specifically named the agency who sold me a fake lie and the cafe owner who was allowing other people to enter but just not me even when I was a paying customer and he had plenty of space. I love triund, I just had a bad experience with the cafe guy and the the agency I booked the tent through.
hey all,
first solo trek. i was looking at any available camps on the 17th near snowline and contacted one named Himalayan Quest Camp. called him and he told me that camping on triund is banned on the weekends? is this really true?
he first quoted 1500rs per person for the tent and then i told him i'm coming on the weekend. i was looking at the google reviews of this himalayan quest camp and people were talking about how the owner is rude and doesn't want people to come?
should i be staying at Snowline Cafe instead?
please help. appreciate any guidance/advice
basically going for trek- its kind of rainy ish season here in mcleod/dharamshala
tour guide somehow convinced my friends to do bhagsuna - and charged more for gallu dev
said at least we will have chhat in the rain cus bhagsuna has many tea stall and gallu devi side has onlu one
and we’ee all noobs ngl😭
but they wanna do bhagsuna
but since its rainy, and bhagsuna is tricky- isnt bhagsuna more dangerous
god bless meeee - anyways what do yall think of this logic.. am i gonna break my legs. although im the only one in my group to have trek shoes- they’re gonna do in running shoes
also does bhagsuna haa stairs?? cus i died doing stairs in that waterfall thiny
I am traveling solo.. currently staying in upper dharamkot.
Is anyone going for triund Trek tomorrow?
We can join.
Hey we plan to visit dharamshala on 18 oct sunday morning and start triund trek on 19 oct monday but we are bit hesitant due to too much crowd last long weekend as that weekend is also long weekend but ig most people visited last weekend and this weekend it will not be this much crowded and people might be visiting hometown more on dussehra and given we intend to start trek on monday
Should we postpone the plan?? Locals plz advise
Hey everyone! Since DIFF wraps up on 1st November, I was thinking of extending my trip and heading into the mountains.
The plan is to start early on 2nd November, trek via Triund and continue towards Snowline / Laka Got, explore overnight camping options, and descend on 3rd November. I've already done Triund, and since it tends to get crowded, I'd love to explore further this time!
Depending on the weather and trail conditions, of course. Once we have a decent-sized group of around 6–10 people, we can get a reliable operator to organise the trek.
Whether you're attending DIFF or just happen to be around McLeodganj, feel free to join in!
If you're interested, let me know in the comments or drop me a DM.
Hye guys. So we are 5 people , 2 couples and 1 male friend. We need a good stay under 1500-1600 per room for one night... Last time we went to mussoorie and booked gostops rooms in 1600 but now when we are checking its literally 9K ... We are planning trip on start of June. Is the price hike bcz of season or gostops rooms actually have gone up?
Anyways, so can you guys suggest me some good hotels under 1600?
We are tight on budget but we are also with our girlfriends so we can't stay in any random places and also budget it tight.
I was planning to stay in dharmkot but can adjust anywhere if we get good stay.
Also , they are showing that rooms are already for next June 2027. Is it possible??
Hey, travelling solo and looking for other fellow solo travellers.
Am staying at zostel dharamkot, if anyone is here let’s catch up!
Anyone wanna join for the triund trek as I am planning solo and wanna have suggestion how to move forward in it?