The walk
Har Ki Dun is a valley, not a summit race. You walk from Taluka through the village of Osla, with its carved wooden temple, and into a wide meadow under Swargarohini.
The days are steady rather than steep. Spring opens the rhododendron. Autumn is clear and cold at night. This is the trek to choose when you care about the villages as much as the view at the end.
We keep an extra day in the valley so a clouded afternoon does not erase the reason you came.
You will remember
- Osla village and the wooden temple
- The Har Ki Dun meadow
- Views of Swargarohini
- A buffer day so the valley is not a rushed turnaround
- Spring rhododendron or clear autumn light
On this trail
Day by day
01 Day 1 · Dehradun to Sankri
Drive into the Tons valley and stay in Sankri. The walk starts the next morning after a short onward drive.
02 Day 2 · Taluka to Osla
We drive to Taluka and walk to Osla. The village is the cultural heart of the trek, and we stay long enough to see it in daylight.
03 Day 3 · Osla to Har Ki Dun
A longer valley day to the meadow. The trail is gradual, and the peaks close in as the valley opens.
04 Day 4 · A day in the valley
This day is not empty. We walk toward the upper meadows and come back to camp, so the place is more than a turnaround photo.
05 Day 5 · Har Ki Dun to Osla
Walk back down the valley to Osla. Legs feel the distance more than the climb.
06 Day 6 · Osla to Sankri
Back to Taluka and the drive to Sankri. A guesthouse night before the city drive.
07 Day 7 · Sankri to Dehradun
The long drive out. Evening arrival in Dehradun.
Included
- Stay on the nights listed in the itinerary, in guesthouses, homestays or camps
- Meals from dinner on day 1 to breakfast on the last day
- Trek leader and a local guide
- Permits and forest entry fees for the route
- Transfers that are written into the day-by-day plan
- Group first-aid kit, and an oxygen cylinder on high camps
- Cloakroom support for the main bag on walking days where the trail allows it
Not included
- Travel to and from the meeting point
- Personal clothing, shoes and insurance
- Meals during the drive to the trailhead, unless the day says otherwise
- Tips for the guide and kitchen team
- Emergency evacuation or hospital costs
- GST, if it applies, until we confirm the invoice
- Anything not written in the inclusions
Before you go
Happy to walk 5 to 7 hours on consecutive days. No single extreme summit push.
Meet at Dehradun. Ages 12 to 58.
Spring, Autumn.
What to carry
- Worn-in waterproof trekking shoes with grip
- A warm layer and a jacket for camp
- Rain shell and trekking pants
- Sun cap, woollen cap, sunglasses and sunscreen
- Gloves and spare socks
- Headlamp with spare batteries
- Two water bottles, about two litres
- Personal medicines and a small toiletry kit
- Government photo ID
- Daypack, 20 to 30 litres
How to reach
The group meets in Dehradun and drives to Sankri on day 1. From Sankri a shorter drive reaches Taluka, where the walk begins.
If plans change
If we cancel the departure, you can move to another date or receive a refund of what you have paid.
If you cancel 30 days or more before the start, the trek amount is refunded minus a processing fee we state in your confirmation. Between 15 and 29 days, half is retained. Inside 14 days the departure is non-refundable, because the stay, food and guide team are already committed.
The full note also lives on the Cancellations page.
Before you come
Carry a government photo ID. Mention a special diet when you book so the kitchen can buy for it.
Questions on this trek
Do we summit a peak?
No. Har Ki Dun is a valley camp. The height is in the peaks around you, not in a dawn push.
Is it very cold?
Autumn nights at the meadow are cold. Spring days are kinder. The packing list still asks for a warm camp layer.
Are homestays guaranteed?
Where a homestay is named, we book it. If a house is full or closed, the fallback is a camp we already plan for, and we tell you before the departure.