Nagtibba Trek (Dehradun naar Dehradun)

It was a great trek. The forest is beautiful and the views from the top are amazing. Missing the mountains/hill/forest since the day I left. So peaceful. Impossible to feel stressed there. Trek isn't too difficult, but going down can be a little hard on the knees. Felt no altitude sickness (9,500 feet at top). Kaushik's Cafe provides good equipment (warm tent/sleeping bag), and the food is v. good. There is a translator who accompanies the Hindi speaking guide for those not fluent. Sometimes I wish they walked a little slower and not ahead of me! It was life changing to see the peaks! Recommend bringing binoculars. Saw an owl. Weather not an issue in Feb. Want to do harder one next time. Ride up to the village is fun/a little harrowing (mountain side two-way road). Overall, highly recommended. Good for beginners who are reasonably fit. Would have been better with a group. Was just me, guide and translator. Cook was at basecamp, where view of moon was v good. Oh, and they're building a western style toilet!

My son took this trek hosted by Kaushik's Cafe. We found K'SC also on TA. Kudos to K,ScC for the excellent adventure. I use the word adventure as it is one- one does not what to quite expect. Neverthe less "the make it happen spirit" and throw in a bit of on the spot quick thinking/aka jugaad made this truly an adventure. Given our schedule we arrived in DehraDun on late evening Saturday, the trek began on Monday and ended on Tuesday. My son had the luxury of an angraizee speaking guide (my son's hindi is very limited), a local person who was also the cook and an overnight stay in a tent all by himself. Being the only customer on the trek, the entourage had some flexibility in timing etc. the weather was in our favour too given the end Feb season. There was some foliage but not dense, that allowed an owl sighting. Also the snow covered peaks (Kedarnath, Bandar Punch etc) were clearly visible from the Naag Tibba summit. Poles were provided for the steep descent on the way back. For the price charged by K,sC the service provided was very worthwhile. Also the ground coordinated Amar of K'sC kept in constant touch with the parents in DD to keep them abreast of the entourage's whereabouts. Limited 5G service was available spotily en route on the trek. Thanks once again.

Recently went on a trek to Nag Tibba with Kaushiks Cafe and had an amazing experience. The guide, tent, camp, everything was really good. The route taken to Basecamp was very beautiful. The only thing I didn't like was the cab service from dehradun to pantwari.. The driver was very rash and paid no attention to us when we asked him to slow down. Kaushiks cafe services were fantastic but they need a better tie-up for cab services.