Conditions are bit rough since it's been snowing and raining in highted areas. Manali and kullu snow is there. if you go there and find your ways clear, the chances are high it might snow again and you can get stuck. recently I have been to Shimla. but it was fine since it was raining and cold. but not sure about Manali and Kasol.
Hi Shikha, You can try these places near Varanasi
Singhpur Sarnath- 11 km from Varanasi Chandauli - 35 km from Varanasi
Kaimur - 96 km from Varanasi Mirzapur - 60 km Allahabad - 120 km
If u wish to go slight farther, Chitrakoot-khajuraho along with Panna tiger reserve and Maihar can be good option giving you a varied travel experience.
Yes. Kheerganga , Himachal trip can be the cheapest for you if you spend it wisely. you can check my kheerganga trek post. I have mentioned everything there. go through it once.
Honestly the trek rates aren't that high. It does seem expensive but the truth is it's not that expensive if you have gears. To start with if you haven't been on any trek yet try visiting some small treks. If you are from Mumbai or anywhere in Maharashtra then you are sitting in middle of the Trekking state!! You can choose any good trek from here. Later you can get yourself enrolled with any trek groups such as IndiaHikes or KailashRath or many others who arrange treks for North for under 15k including stay and food (obviously) My recent trek to Himachal costed me 26k overall including roundtrip flights to Delhi and roundtrip buses to Kasol.
I have uploaded two blogs of my Kasol trek so do check those out! Happy Traveling!
Yelagiri - This is a perfect spot for multiple outdoor activities like trekking, camping, and star-gazing. Not only the drive to Yelagiri be wondrous, you will also find the trek to Peerumedu Waterfalls enjoyable. The route is filled with hairpin curves named after Tamil celebs, picturesque hills, and fresh and vibrant forests. A less explored place than others, the 3 km trek to Peerumedu waterfalls will be an ideal trek with moderate difficulty level and splendid natural sights. Distance from Chennai: 220 kilometres.
You can easily make friends over there itself.. there are a lot of backpacking hostels where you can meet a lot of fellow travellers.. try zostel, they just started at varkala.. Happy travelling ✌️
As per the weather in december, if you are OK with the chilled windy air and snow fall, you can probably go to Auli on a bike trip. But if you are not adventerous enough to handle the chilled wind and unpreditable snow fall, you can either opt HRTC bus or privte bus or by train whichever suits your budget. :) Happy Travelling
In December it is quite dangerous to bike trip especially on the snow. Even if there is snow on the Auli roads than no vechicle is allowed to go Auli. Then in this case you have to park it in Joshimath and use cable car to reach Auli which is the only option.
If you are not upto trekking, you can either choose to go to- Dhanaulti, Dharamshala, Naddi (mcleodganj), Manali, Rohtang La, Solang Valley, Kalpa. Happy Travelling!
You will get all the trekking equipments in the Sankri village itself.Trek leader will tell you to rent it before starting the trek.Say for example, you will get the trekking stick for Rs 50 per day,shoe for Rs 300-350.
Never under estimate the use of trekking tick and shoe.Its a must unless you have the decathlon kind of trekking shoe or stick.
You will understand the use of shoe once you are in snow.