Top treks for trekking Enthusiasts | NGTRAVELLER

Want to experience the Himalayas but have no idea which trek would be the ideal choice? This guide will help make it easy for you.It is not on every trek that you get to see five beautiful alpine lakes. Each lake competing with the other in beauty that is almost divine. Whats more, these lakes come one right after the other. So everyday there is a new one to look forward to.If there is a any classic trek in India, it has to be the Rupin Pass Trek. This trek is like an orchestra, building up momentum with surprises in scenery every hour or so. With every step, the trek throws up a new views to see, a new scenery to unfold. All along, to complement the scenery, the blue waters of the Rupin run along, sometimes rushing, at times gliding by. It culminates in the famous three stage water fall of the Rupin.If you are into trekking in India, the Roopkund trek is a must do! Its got everything going for it. Deep virgin forests, gurgling brooks, breath-taking campsites, miles of undulating meadows, snow and ice and the taste of a great adventure as you climb from 8,000 ft to 16,000 ft in 5 days.The beautiful Mt Trishul looms over the setting getting closer as you climb higher, when at a ridge above Roopkund, only air separates the trekker from them and Trishul.When it comes to trekking in India in winter, the Kedarkantha trek would be your best bet. From December to April, Kedarkantha makes for a terrific trek in virgin snow, with pretty campsites and astonishingly wide clearings in the forests.Sandakphu, being the highest peak in West Bengal, offers grand views of the worlds tallest peaks. Lhotse and Makalu, the fourth and fifth highest peaks in the world stand tall at 8,516m and 8,463m, trying to outdo the worlds tallest peak. But how can they? After all, the Everest stands between them, towering over everything! On the other hand, Kangchenjunga, the third highest peak, stands with its family at 8,586m.