Kunjapuri Temple Sunrise Trek With Professional Guide

Great way to start the day! Recommended.

The short summary is - I recommend this excursion. The sunrise from the Kunjapuri Temple was beautiful and the trek down was really enjoyable. Selesh (I hope I spelled that correctly) was a great guide and we really enjoyed our time with him. We had a great, easy conversation as we hiked down the hillside. Things to know: In looking at the various excursions, it can get very confusing which excursions offers what, what they don’t offer, what are the differences, etc.. So hopefully this helps: You will be picked up at (or near) your hotel and driven to the Kunjapuri Temple. The drive is about 30-45 minutes. After watching the sunrise, you’ll grab a quick breakfast from a vendor near the temple. You’ll then hike down the mountain for about 2 - 2 1/2 hrs into Tapovan. We stopped by the Secret Waterfall (not so secret) and then went to a nearby watering hole. We soaked there for a bit and then finished the trek. In our case, the path went right by our hotel, so we finished at that point. If you don’t happen to be staying near the end point, you’ll be offered a ride back to your hotel. A couple of notes, this is not a private trip, so unless you have a large group, you may have a few others with you. In my case, it was my partner and myself, and one solo traveler from Germany. The path down isn’t difficult, but you really need some experience hiking in the wilderness. In spots the trail can be steep and covered with lose rocks (scree). That said, you don’t need trek poles and can easy just walk down. The reason I mention this is that your group’s speed will be gated by the slowest hiker. If you’re someone who likes to hike quickly and cover lots of ground, you may have to adjust your expectations if one of the other party members isn’t a fast hiker. All that said, we really enjoyed our trip and I have no reservations in recommending this trip.

Beautiful views but no exercise (just downhill)

Beautiful views from the top and during the hike. I was however looking forward to some exercise and understood only once we arrived at the top with the car that the hike would be completely downhill. I also wasn’t told before that I would be the only person (not joining a group). The guide was very nice. The price had jumped from around 50 to more than 80 euros when I signed up. I later understood that local companies offer e.g. safari trips for 5 euros. Still happy I went and enjoyed nature, especially view on the mountains, waterfalls, flowers, birds. Lots of waste unfortunately along the trek.

Kunjapuri Temple Sunrise Trek

Shelesh and driver were right on time for our pickup 5am from Rishikesh. We enjoyed masala chai around 6 then walked the last steps to the top to watch. The Himalayas were visible in the distance. The sunrise was beautiful. After sunrise we gave offerings in the temple and tied a scarf piece for good luck outside. Then we walked back to chai place and had breakfast. After breakfast we began our trek all downhill to Tapovan. It was a great adventure and Shelesh was a friendly and knowledgeable guide who asked us questions too and has very good English! We enjoyed the trek and suggest wearing hiking boots or trainers with good traction for this expedition. We highly recommend this guide, company and particular tour.

Beautiful sunrise and fun trek

Shelesh and driver were right on time for our pickup 5am from Rishikesh. We enjoyed masala chai around 6 then walked the last steps to the top to watch. The Himalayas were visible in the distance. The sunrise was beautiful and a must see. After sunrise we gave offerings in the temple and tied a scarf piece for good luck outside. Then we walked back to chai place and had breakfast. After breakfast we began our trek all downhill to Tapovan. It was a great adventure and Shelesh was a friendly and knowledgeable guide who asked us questions too and has very good English! We enjoyed the trek and suggest wearing hiking boots or trainers with good traction for this expedition. We highly recommend this guide, company and particular tour.

Beautiful trek of Kunjapuri temple, must visit

This was an amazing trek with Amusing destination team. I would like to prefer this trek to all trekkers. Amazing sunrise view from Kunjapuri temple. For me this was an unforgettable experience.

Perfect combination of healing and thrilling !

朝ホテルでピックアップ→クンジャプリの寺院まで車→帰りは山を徒歩で降りてくるトレッキングコースになります。 日の出前のお寺はとても寒いので、防寒対策をしっかりとしてください。朝日はとても綺麗で大感動でした！ 帰り道は石がゴロゴロしている結構急な道なき道を通りますので、あればトレッキングシューズがおすすめです！(私はスニーカーでなんとか頑張りました！)リシケシでのドキドキワイルドな体験でとても楽しかったです！ ガイドのShelesh さんは時間を守る、大変礼儀正しく丁寧で、英語もわかりやすくて、日本の方にも安心しておすすめできます。私は山に慣れてないのですが私のペースを見ながら、無理のないように気を配ってくれました。またリシケシに来ることがあれば是非お願いしたいと思います。 ありがとうございました！ Pick up at hotel in the morning → Drive to Kunjapuri temple → Return will be a trekking course where you will walk down the mountain. It is very cold at the temple before sunrise, so please take a warm jacket. The sunrise was so beautiful and it was worth the wait. On the way back, you'll pass through a fairly steep road, I recommend wearing trekking shoes. It was a new experience for me and had a lot of fun! My guide Shelesh, was very punctual, polite and professional with extensive knowledge and nice conversation. I'm not used to mountains, but he kept an eye on my pace and made sure I was ok. Thank you very much!

Kunjapuri temple trek

The pickup from the hotel was on time. Our guide vipender and shailesh handled the trek smoothly and took care of us. We started at 5:30 am and came back by 11/11:30 am. Loved the experience.

Kunjapuri

The pick ups in the Morning was on the point. After sunrise and breakfast we webt down. Shelesh was a very kind who was very interesting to talk with. Thank you so much!

Amazing Kunjapuri Sunrise trek

One of the best experiences in India. Our tour started earlier than expected as our tour guide wanted to make sure we could enjoy all the sunrise colors. We arrived to the temple and enjoyed a very peaceful setting and the amazing sunrise After, our guide Shelesh toured us around the temple and told us about its significance and story. We had a lovely breakfast and initiated our trekking down the mountain to the waterfall The landscape was amazing and the trekking quite enjoyable Highly recommend this activity to get away for some hours from the village and the noise Shelesh our guide was great and made sure we fully enjoyed our tour

Beautiful

Wonderful experience! Beautiful sunrise followed by darshan at a sacred temple and hike back down with a waterfall on the way! Our guide was knowledgeable and so nice!

One of the best nature walks we have ever done! Absolutely loved it.

Our guide was really wonderful- very kind and pleasant, and patient when we had to slow down some. The sunrise was stunning, I have never seen one quite like it before. We made puja in the Temple afterwards, then did a very long hike down the mountain and stopped at the waterfall which is the source of the sacred Ganges river, for some refreshing rest. Make sure you are in good shape! We are both healthy and fit but this trek took a lot of energy to complete! Bring snacks and water.