About 60 km · around 2 hours
Kausani
Photo: Sujayadhar, CC BY-SA 4.0
- From the Chabad House
- About 60 km
- By taxi
- Around 2 hours [to confirm]
- Price
- [round-trip price]
- Best time
- October–November, at sunrise
A village on a narrow ridge, with the widest panorama of the snow peaks in the area: Trishul, Nanda Devi and Panchachuli in one line. Best at sunrise, so it's worth staying the night.
How to get there
- RideA taxi from the Chabad House via Almora, or a shared jeep from Almora toward Bageshwar [to confirm].
- Stay overSpend a night in Kausani, and catch the sunrise over the snow peaks.
Good to know
- On a cloudy day you see nothing. Go on a clear day.
- Very cold in the morning, even in autumn. Bring layers.
- Going before Shabbat? Be back by Friday noon.
Chabad House Almora Kausani Heading out on Friday? Be back before sunset for Kabbalat Shabbat. Want company on the trail? Ask at the Chabad House who else is going.
