Har Ki Dun Vs Kuari Pass

January 12, 2024

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Feeling torn between Har Ki Dun Trek and Kuari Pass Trek?

Uttarakhand is home to A LOT of treks and each one of them is breathtakingly beautiful. While they have their similarities too, each one of them is unique in its own way. Treks vary on ideal time, views and scenic beauty, terrains, difficulty, and more. It can get difficult to pick the right one. Especially, when you come down to two options like Har Ki Dun or Kuari Pass. So, read this blog, weigh your options and by the end of it we promise you’ll know which trek it’s going to be.

Let’s use these factors to compare the Har ki Dun and Kuari Pass Trek, it will help you make an informed choice:-

• The views and scenic beauty:

Har Ki Dun promises views of greenery, meadows, and snow-capped mountains. Kuari Pass promises the clearest views of Nanda Devi Peak and the panoramic views of the Himalayas.

• Best Time to Visit:

Har Ki Dun is a summer and autumn trek, most pleasant from April to June and September to November. Kuari Pass is an autumn and winter trek. There’s a long window open to trekkers between August to December.

• Terrain:

Suitable for beginners, Har ki Dun has not-so-steep slopes. The terrains of Kuari Pass are more steep and at a higher altitude.

• Weather:

har ki dun trek , marinda tal — Har ki Dun Trek

Har Ki Dun enjoys pleasant weather during the summer with temperatures up to 21 degrees and the lowest to -11 degrees in winter. Kuari Pass’ minimum and maximum un temperatures are 15 degrees and -15 degrees respectively.

• Difficulty:

The Har Ki Dun trek is most suitable for beginners and is comparatively an easy trek. With training and an optimum level of fitness, Kuari Pass can be the perfect trek for beginners.

har ki dun and kuari pass trek — Kuari Pass Trek

• Trek Cost:

The Har Ki Dun trek package ranges from Rs.10,000 to Rs.14,000. While a trek package to Kuari Pass can cost anywhere between Rs.6000 to Rs.12000.

We hope we were able to help you pick ‘the one’. Whether it is Har Ki Dun or Kuari Pass, ensure to have fun, stay safe, and make a lot of memories. Happy trekking!