Travelling is something that I love the most. Whenever I come across any
travel pictures or any articles related to traveling on the social
media or anywhere, I'm always like 'Mujhe bhi yaha jaana hai' (I also
want to go there).
My best friend and I, we both love travelling. We have a big wishlist. Travel bug has
already bitten us and we badly need a
break so we finally decided to take a trip.
We
wanted to go for trekking this time. So, we chose NAG TIBBA TREK near Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
So here I am going to tell you about all my good and bad experience of the trek.
ABOUT NAG TIBBA
Nag Tibba is a two days trek which is around 75kms from Mussoorie and 351kms from Delhi.
It is basically a less known but the best weekend trek for someone around Delhi
It is the highest peak (9,915 ft) in the Nag Tibba range of the Garhwal Himalayas.
Level of trek - Easy to Moderate
It is basically a less known but the best weekend trek for someone around Delhi
It is the highest peak (9,915 ft) in the Nag Tibba range of the Garhwal Himalayas.
Level of trek - Easy to Moderate
2 GIRLS ON A TRIP !
We both were feeling odd because it was the first time we were going alone without our family or a group of friends.
But, the time when we reached bus stop suddenly that feeling got converted into excitement.
So here our journey begins.
We boarded an overnight bus to Dehradun from Kashmere Gate ISBT at 10P.M.
But, the time when we reached bus stop suddenly that feeling got converted into excitement.
So here our journey begins.
We boarded an overnight bus to Dehradun from Kashmere Gate ISBT at 10P.M.
DAY 1 :
Around 4am we reached Dehradun ISBT.
From here we took a sharing auto to Dehradun railway station.
There
is a bus stand there from where we took the bus going to Nainbagh.
(Make sure you board an early morning bus to reach there at time)
Bus Time - 6:30am
We reached Nainbagh around 9:30am
From Nainbagh shared jeeps are available for Pantwari (from where the trek begins) and it hardly takes 1 hour.
Pantwari is a very small village. There are no luxurious hotels there. You will only get normal rooms like a homestay. We got a room there in Rs.500 for a night. Though we didn't bargain but you can if you want to. We took room for two nights as we decided to summit our trek in one day.
Bus Time - 6:30am
We reached Nainbagh around 9:30am
From Nainbagh shared jeeps are available for Pantwari (from where the trek begins) and it hardly takes 1 hour.
Pantwari is a very small village. There are no luxurious hotels there. You will only get normal rooms like a homestay. We got a room there in Rs.500 for a night. Though we didn't bargain but you can if you want to. We took room for two nights as we decided to summit our trek in one day.
That day we did complete rest. In Pantwari, there are few shops available
for food and for your basic requirements. Also if you are willing to
camp at the Nag Tibba Base then rent a camp from there as you won't find any camping source
upwards. That time the rent of the camp was about Rs.500 along with
sleeping bags.
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| Nainbagh |
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| Panthwari Village |
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| Unlimited homemade food for Rs.60 |
Early
morning, at 7am, we started our trek. We didn't hire a guide but I
advice you to hire if you are alone as the way gets very confusing
sometimes, you may get lost. But don't worry, you will meet a lots of
locals in your way who will definitely help you. We met a girl named
'Meenu'(local of Pantwari) she guided us a lot. Till the goat
village she was with us and then she left for her work. After taking a
lots of breaks we finally reached base camp. The base camp is beautiful.
It is filled with pudina. PUDINA PUDINA EVERYWHERE ! Haha !
DAY 2 :
Early morning, at 7am, we started our trek. We didn't hire a guide but I
advice you to hire if you are alone as the way gets very confusing
sometimes, you may get lost. But don't worry, you will meet a lots of
locals in your way who will definitely help you. We met a girl named
'Meenu' (local of Pantwari) she guided us a lot. Till the goat
village she was with us and then she left for her work. After taking a
lots of breaks we finally reached base camp. The base camp is beautiful.
It is filled with pudina. PUDINA PUDINA EVERYWHERE ! Haha !
There,
we ate our lunch and then continued towards the top. The way wasn't
easy. It gets steeper and steeper. The way from base camp to the top is
from between the jungles and the path is like slippery and full of
stones. We two were alone. Not a single person was seen there. We didn't
stop and continued. At a point, we saw a big broken tree on our way. We
couldn't find any way to cross it. After thinking a lot and waiting
there for around half an hour we decided to go back down. It was such a
bad feeling for me. I wanted to go on the top. But then something
happened. We saw a family of four people coming towards us. We joined
them. When we again reached at that broken tree, the uncle with us found
the another path which was from the back side of it. Sometimes we
walked on the path and sometimes we climbed the rocks for shortcut. We
were lost. We didn't know where to go. We tried to find the direction by
seeing the blue sky. Finally after walking a lot we were on the top. We
can see the snow-capped Himalayas from there. The view was
breathtaking. There were two people coming towards us. We asked them
about the Jhandi peak which is the final summit of nag tibba. They lied
to us and said that it is not here, it's there(he means that we are on
the wrong top and it is on the top of the another mountain). After
spending some time there we trekked downwards and meet two men. They
were trekkers. They asked us about our experience. They told that
Jhandi is just 300m away from there where you guys were. I felt very
very bad. We were almost there. They said, 'Don't worry'. You were on
the top. You had reached there that means you already summited your
trek. I felt motivated.
While coming down, we were like 'Andhera hone wala hai aur jungle ka raasta hai, kaise pohoch payenge hum' ? Then after some time I heard a voice. The girl was calling me. She was 'Meenu'. I swear, she was a blessing to us. She asked us to join her as she was also going to Pantwari. We joined her. Sun sets and the way became darker. We were still in the middle of forest. The torch of our mobile phone was the only source of light. Very bravely we kept on going and finally reached Pantwari. We were very thankful to Meenu. If she was not there with us, we would have lost.
We reached Pantwari around 7:30pm.
While coming down, we were like 'Andhera hone wala hai aur jungle ka raasta hai, kaise pohoch payenge hum' ? Then after some time I heard a voice. The girl was calling me. She was 'Meenu'. I swear, she was a blessing to us. She asked us to join her as she was also going to Pantwari. We joined her. Sun sets and the way became darker. We were still in the middle of forest. The torch of our mobile phone was the only source of light. Very bravely we kept on going and finally reached Pantwari. We were very thankful to Meenu. If she was not there with us, we would have lost.
We reached Pantwari around 7:30pm.
Day 3
Way back to home !
Next morning we were all set to go back though we didn't want to. Who wants to go back when you were living in such a peaceful environment. But we have to go.
Next morning we were all set to go back though we didn't want to. Who wants to go back when you were living in such a peaceful environment. But we have to go.
(Pantwari to Nainbagh - Rs.30
Nainbagh to Dehradun Railway - Rs.127
Dehradun Railway to Dehradun ISBT - Rs.15
Dehradun ISBT to Kashmere Gate ISBT - Rs.276
Food - Depends on what you eat.)
Nainbagh to Dehradun Railway - Rs.127
Dehradun Railway to Dehradun ISBT - Rs.15
Dehradun ISBT to Kashmere Gate ISBT - Rs.276
Food - Depends on what you eat.)
I will never forget NAG TIBBA. This was the journey where I found myself.
I learnt,
'Zaroori nhi ki hamesha zindagi hamare hisab se chale, Kabhi kabhi hume apne aap ko bhi uske hisab se dhaalna padta hai aur saari pareshaaniyo ka saamna karke aage badhna hota hai'
'Zaroori nhi ki hamesha zindagi hamare hisab se chale, Kabhi kabhi hume apne aap ko bhi uske hisab se dhaalna padta hai aur saari pareshaaniyo ka saamna karke aage badhna hota hai'
This is all what Nag Tibba had taught me :)
