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The highlands of Kumaon mesmerize everyone. Such has been the temptation and mystery of Kumaon Himalayas that pilgrims, travellers, adventurers, saints, mountaineers, explorers, anthropologists, researchers and geologists have all been captivated by them for centuries.
There are innumerable places and venues in Kumaon form where one can access extraordinary vistas of some of the most magnificent Himalayan peaks. Peaks like Nanda Devi, Mount Trishul, Nanda Kot, Nanda Khat,Ganesh Parwat, Bharam Parwat(Nikarchu Ramo), Kutti Peak, Pandav Parwat, Api Nampa and Panch Chuli have acquired divine status over the centuries. The heights of Kumaon offer close encounters with thee peaks as well as a multitude of secret natural treasures like bugyals (highland meadows), crystalline lakes, serene temples, unnamed streams and rivulets and myths attached to them.
The Kumaon Mandal Vikas Nigam invites you to one of the most alluring journeys falling in these very heights of Kumaon to live through a once-in-a-lifetime experience, filled with adventure, discovery, recreation and bliss – the journey to Adi Kailsh, the residence of Lord Shiva!
Adi Kailash
Adi Kailash is a spectacularly attractive peak also addressed as Chhota Kailash. The name is very seemly as the dome-shaped, snow-clad mountain is an exact replica of the holy Mount Kailash, situated in the present-day (Tibbet)China.
Adi Kailash is situated in the Vyans Valley of Dharchula tehsil of the Pithoragarh district. The Vyans Valley is home to the one of Uttarakhand’s most prosperous tribal communities called the Rung Community. Before the Chinese takeover of Tibet these Rungs used to do trade with Tibet. This traditional trade was carried on for several centuries. The impressions of those golden days can still be seen in the prosperity of the old houses that are still intact throughout the Vyans Valley.
The Adi Kailash is located about 15 km from the last and the highest village of this valley, Kuti. The brilliance and grandeur of this holy mountain is awe-inspiring. It can earlier be reached solely by taking up a long and arduous trek all the way from Dharchula. In recent times, the region has been connected to the mainland through a network of roads. As a result the journey to this remarkable region has become easier and less time-consuming.
Day 1: Kathgodam to Pithoragarh via Jageshwar (196 km – 9 to 10 hours)
Day 2: Pithoragarh to Dharchula (96 km – 4 to 5 hours)
Day 3: Dharchula to Gunji (71 km – 5 to 6 hours)
Day 4: Gunji to Nabidhang and back (44 km - 6 to 7 hours)
Day 5: Gunji to Adi Kailash and back to Budi (86 km - 6 to 7 hours)
Day 6: Budi to Chaukori (159 km – 5 to 6 hours)
Day 7: Chaukori to Almora (165 km – 5 to 16 hours)
Day 8: Almorato Kathgodam (82 km – 3 to 4 hours)
