Inclusions

• 2 nights in a hotel or homestay on a triple/quad sharing basis. 3 nights' tented accommodation for three people.
• Surface transfer by Sumo / Bolero / Tempo Traveler from Rishikesh to Lohajung and back ( Depends on the number of travelers).
• Meals: All meals are included from (day 1 dinner to day 5 dinner). On all days of the trek, we provide simple, nutritious vegetarian food.
• Snacks: Tea or coffee in the mornings and evenings, with light snacks and soup served on the trek.
• Camping equipment includes a tent, sleeping bags, mattresses, a dining tent, and a toilet tent.
• Trek Leader Experienced and qualified trek leader and support staff.
• Permits: All fees and permits are required.
• Trekking Gear: Gaiters, Micro Spikes, and Rope, if necessary.

Exclusions

• Any meals not included above.
• Any kind of personal expense.
• Trekking equipment like trekking bag, shoe, trekking pole etc.
• Any kind of insurance (health, medical, life accidental, etc.
• Anything not included above.
• Any additional expenses arising out of unforeseen circumstances like cancellation/roadblocks/landslides/strikes or any other natural causes out of human control or any emergency evacuation expenses.

THINGS TO CARRY

• Trekking shoes: Carry waterproof trekking shoes with good grip and ankle support. Do not carry sports shoes.
• Three layers of warm clothes: Carry two or three-layer jackets, fleece jackets and a padded jacket.
• Two/Three trek pants: Carry light cotton trek pants. Denim/jeans and shorts are not suitable for trekking.
• Three t-shirts (collared/dry-fit): Full sleeved t-shirts that prevent sunburns on the neck and arms. Carry one or two dry-fit t-shirts.
• Thermals: Carry thermals (top and bottom).
• Sunglasses: Sunglasses are mandatory. There will be a lot of snow on the trek and can cause snow blindness.
• Cap: At high altitude, the sun is extra harsh so carry a cap to protect yourself.
• Waterproof hand gloves: Carry waterproof gloves and avoid woollen gloves as they will get wet if you touch snow.
• Socks (3-4 pairs) and a pair of woollen socks: Apart from two sports socks, you can take a pair of woollen socks for the night.
• Headlamp/LED torch: Mandatory
• Raincoat/Ponchos: At high altitudes, snowfall and rain are quite common and it’s mandatory to carry a poncho so that you don’t get wet. The trek will continue as planned even during rainfall. Your poncho should protect you from the rain. Carry a backpack cover for extra protection from rain for your belongings.
• Documents – ID (Driver’s License, AADHAR Card, Voter ID:: Passport and Visa copy for Foreign Nationals)
• Day Pack ( Small Bag of 10 litres to carry necessary stuff for the day )

Policy and Terms

Here’s the cancellation policy for Himalayan Treks/Backpacking Trips/Road Trips

• If you cancel before 30 days – 90% of amount will be refunded
• If you cancel between 20 -30 days – 75% % of amount will be refunded
• If you cancel between 15-19 days – 50%  will be refunded
• If you cancel between 7-14 days – 25 % amount will be refunded
• If you cancel between 0- 7 days before the departure date – No amount would be refunded.

• *Intimation Period means the number of days before the tour is scheduled to start
• **Cancellation Fee is the amount of money that will be deducted from the total billing amount before offering the refund.
• Refund/Cancellation requests are accepted only by email at [email protected] and not via call or Whatsapp.

Note: For All The Above Refund Cases Transaction Fees/Internet Handling Charges will be dedcuted from the overall amount and balance amount shall be refunded. You can transfer your ticket to anyone so that you could save your hard earned money

For other trips and travels with us, and detailed terms and conditions check the      following link : https://www.plantheunplanned.com/refund-cancellation-policy

Terms and Conditions

The purchase of any travel services offered by PLAN THE UNPLANNED (hereinafter referred as ‘PTU’) constitutes a contractual arrangement between PTU (‘First Party’) and Client (hereinafter referred as ‘You’) (‘Second Party’). Booking of services with PTU represents your unconditional acceptance of the terms & conditions set out herein. These terms and conditions shall be binding on you and all the travel companions booked by you.

Trekking and other outdoor activities provided by the PTU depend on various factors and have inherent risks associated with life. PTU does its best to reduce all types of risks, discomfort, and hazard to the best of its ability (within financial constraints), yet there are chances of accidents, mishaps, and deficiency in service.

Please ensure that you read carefully and understand these terms prior to confirming your booking.

 

Promotions

Pictures used on the website and collateral are meant for marketing purposes. These do not imply the inclusion of the pictorial content to be a part of your vacation or any guarantee that you will experience, encounter or view whatever is depicted through the pictures.

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Fitness Responsibility

PTU offers trip(s) and trek(s) that require varying levels of fitness. The level of difficulty can be based on the extent of physical stress, the terrain, weather, and/or climate. The degree of difficulty for some trips can be physically demanding. To enable you to choose appropriately and prepare accordingly, carefully review the level of difficulty of each trip before booking the same.

PTU doesn’t have any medical expert(s) and it is your responsibility to obtain medical advice, latest health requirements including inoculations and vaccines before you join a trip. PTU takes no responsibility for your inability to cope with the level of difficulty on a trip. While there is no age limitation on any PTU trips, any disability, pregnancy, mental or physical, or any other medical condition that may affect your fitness to complete the trek must be revealed at the time of booking the trip to PTU. You also undertake that you and Your travel companions, for whom You have signed up, do not suffer from any condition or disability that could create a hazard to Your own wellbeing or to others on a trip.

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Program Dates

You are solely responsible for verifying the correct dates mentioned on the travel documents.

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Itinerary

PTU reserves the right to modify or cancel the trip or part of the trip under circumstances, including but not limiting to Acts of God, road blockage, political unrest, sickness, accidents, events beyond PTU’s control etc. Any extra cost arising from such circumstances shall be borne by you on the spot. Wherever possible, PTU shall intimate you of such changes in advance or while on the trip.

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Luggage Responsibility

Baggage and personal effects are at your risk throughout the trip. You are solely responsible for your personal belongings while on the trip. PTU is not responsible for the loss of baggage, goods, air tickets, passport, cash, traveler’s cheques, or any other travel document or item owned by you while on tour, whatever the cause.

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On-trip Behaviour

You are required to behave in a manner that is acceptable and conducive to group travel. PTU reserves the right to terminate your trip (if you are found to be causing distress/annoyance to co-travelers, endanger/damage property of any supplier or of other traveling companions), without assigning any reason whatsoever. No refund for unused services is possible in such cases.

You also agree to abide by the authority of the group leader designated by PTU. The decision of the tour leader is binding on all participants on matters that affect the safety or well-being of any person participating in the trip. Behavior that causes danger, distress, or annoyance to others, or interferes with the mobility of the group can result in the group leader terminating your participation from the trip, with no right to refund for missed or unused services.

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Protect The Environment

The entire trip/ trek would be through natural trails and we would spend most of the time in eerie forests, serene valleys, soothing hillsides, or at golden beaches. You should know that it’s your duty to protect the environment and not create nuisances on the way by throwing your plastic materials and other wastes like packets of chips or wrappers of chocolates. PTU shall not consider any such behavior towards nature. We expect you to be responsible and aware adults.

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No Smoking Or Alcohol Consumption

PTU doesn’t support smoking or any sort of alcohol consumption during the journey and as a team, we earnestly request you to not indulge in those practices while you are with us. Smoking is not only injurious to your health but also equally bad for nature. We should ensure that there’s sustainable natural conservation and our acts, in no way, hampers that. Also, alcohol consumption might ruin your experience as well as cause discomfort to your fellow mates. No action of smoking or drinking shall be tolerated by PTU during the trip/trek.

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Amenities

PTU makes every effort to ensure the comfort of our guests, but PTU requests you to understand that the amenities around the trekking region may not be the same as the ones you are accustomed to, at home. Weather is another factor that will have a direct impact on your journey. Hence, you are requested to have patience, enthusiasm and be prepared for compromising, before you choose to undertake this journey.

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Awareness

You accept that the very nature of active, adventure travel requires a degree of personal risk. You are likely to visit places where political, cultural, and geographical attributes might pose certain risks, dangers, and physical challenges. By booking a tour with PTU, you accept that you are aware of the personal risks, dangers, and challenges that might arise and that you are aware of the risks involved. You hereby assume all such risk and release PTU from all claims and causes of action arising from such damages or injuries or death resulting from these inherent risks. It is your responsibility to familiarize yourself with customs, weather conditions, physical challenges, and laws in effect as well as your local embassy contacts in each destination.

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Emergency Situations

In the event you fall ill or suffer an accident during the trip, all hospital expenses, doctor fees, repatriation expenses, evacuation from road or mountain, any other charges incurred as a direct or indirect result of your illness/accident are your responsibility.

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Photography Rights

PTU reserves the right to take photographs of you during the trip and to use them for promotional purposes. By booking a trip with us, you automatically grant us a royalty-free, perpetual, worldwide, and irrevocable license for using your images in photographs and videos that may be used for promotional material, website, social media, collateral, and any other marketing and publicity materials.

Frequest Questions

Q: I'm a solo traveller, Can I join?
A: The interesting thing about travelling alone is that you get to meet new people from diverse backgrounds, and towards the end, you are no longer strangers. Hence solo travellers are always welcome to join us on our trips. Read more about solo travelling here and get inspired! https://www.plantheunplanned.com/solo-yet-accompanied/

Q: Is it safe for Women/Girls?
A: Safety and security are our priority at all times. Hence it is safe for women/girls to join us on our treks and travels. Our trek leaders accompany the team at all times, and our campsites are secured and safe for accommodation. We also have female trek leaders who accompany us on most of our treks.

Q: Do I have to carry luggage all the way during trekking?
A: Not at all. You could keep all the extra luggage back at the campsite/homestay and carry only the necessary stuff for the trek (Raincoats, Torchlight, Waterbottle, lunchbox, and your valuable)

Q: How do I avail discounts?
A: Details for availing discounts are mentioned in the following link, https://www.plantheunplanned.com/membership/

Q: Would I be able to postpone to the future in case I do not attend the trek/trip on the day of departure?
A: We are extremely sorry, you cannot postpone to any future date in case you fail to attend the trek on the mentioned date for any reasons whatsoever (family/health/work emergencies). You can write to us at [email protected] as regards and our team will get in touch with you on the same

Q: I am the only girl in the group, is it safe to travel/trek solo?
A: Yes definitely it is, the safety of girls is most important for us. All our guides and other staff are carefully chosen for trips/treks. They are honest and reliable but we also advise you to take care of your personal belongings.

Q: What are the washroom/toilet facilities like on the trek?
A: During the treks, separate toilet tents will be set up on each campsite.

Q: What type of food is served during the trek?
A: We provide nutritious and healthy food during the treks. We always serve Indian vegetarian food and eggs.

Q: What will be the group size for Brahmatal Trek ?
A: Usually, we take a maximum of 12 - 15 people in one group. We believe bigger groups have less fun and less coordination so that’s why we prefer smaller groups. We need at least 6 people to operate our fixed departure tours/treks.

Q: What is the cancellation policy?
A: Here’s the cancellation policy for Himalayan Treks/Backpacking Trips/Road Trips - If you cancel before 30 days – 90% of amount will be refunded - If you cancel between 20 -30 days – 75% % of amount will be refunded - If you cancel between 15-19 days – 50%  will be refunded - If you cancel between 7-14 days – 25 % amount will be refunded - If you cancel between 0- 7 days before the departure date – No amount would be refunded.

Q: Where is Brahmatal located?
A: The Chamoli area of the Garhwal Himalayas is home to the base hamlet of Lohajung, where the Brahmatal trek begins.

Q: How challenging is the Brahmatal Trek?
A: Even though the hike to Brahmatal Lake is considered easy, you still need to be in decent physical shape to finish it. A total novice with no prior training shouldn't attempt such a high-altitude hike.

Q: When will this route be covered in snow?
A: This trek is likely to get snow in December, January, and February. Snow can occasionally be seen long into March if you're lucky. The majority of the snow on the route and around has melted by the beginning of April.

Q: What kind of restroom and toilet amenities are there on the trek?
A: There will be restrooms at the Lohajung guest house. Toilet tents will be erected along each campground throughout the journey. Depending on the size of the gathering, there may be a number of these toilet tents. This is the cleanest and most practical approach to respond to nature's call in the wild.

Q: What is the mobile connectivity at Brahmatal Trek?
A: Most networks' mobile signals are available in Lohajung. Mountains will have patchy signal coverage. Therefore, wrap up all of your crucial conversations at Lohajung and let your worried relatives know about the poor phone signal.

Q: Can I leave additional baggage at the Lohajung base camp?
A: You can leave some luggage behind if necessary because you'll be starting and ending your trip at the Lohajung guest home. However, be careful not to leave any valuables behind.