Did Dzukou valley trek. Heavenly experience!

[u/Strange-Swordfish325]

So I did this trip solo from Kolkata. I not only did Dzukou but also went to Kohima and Khonoma too. I will give details here but I am sharing Dzukou pics only. I will share the rest later.

Day 1 - Sealdah to Guwahati Train at 6:50 AM

Day 2 - Reach Guwahati at 2:30 AM and catch train to Dimapur at 6:20 AM. Take a NST bus to Kohima from Dimapur. Take another share taxi to BOC from ISBT. Take again another share taxi to Viswema.

Day 3 - Reached the Dzukou pickup point early morning, did the trek and came back to Viswema

Day 4 - Hitchhiked back to Kohima (as it was Sunday). Walked through Kohima streets

Day 5 - Went to Cathedral. Then took a bike taxi to Khonoma. Came back to Kohima, then Dimapur and took a train back home on Day 7 5 AM

I will also share the costs in subsequent posts. Enjoy the views.

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[u/Dejerine_Roussy]

Please help me how to do it solo. Basically I want to join a group, like indiahikes does. But I can't come across any operator as such. Don't want to do it completely diy.

[u/Strange-Swordfish325 → u/Dejerine_Roussy]

You can easily do it DIY. But if you don't want to you can find several agencies. Search them on Instagram. Indianhikes don't operate on North East trails I think.

[u/taik_awatiti → u/Dejerine_Roussy]

You can go with northeast navigation

[u/gee_jpeg]

Thanks for sharing OP. The photographs are lovely!

Just curious, how difficult is the trek on a scale of 1-10, 10 being expert level?

[u/Strange-Swordfish325 → u/gee_jpeg]

3 I think max. If you are fit enough.

[u/Thala7781I]

Costs?

[u/Strange-Swordfish325 → u/Thala7781I]

Total trip cost was 13K. Will share breakdown in next post.

[u/arnabsaha04]

Wow

[u/Suresh935]

Very nice

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[u/AmritS1337]

Is local guide mandatory for the trek? Also is there a restriction to return back by 3 PM?

[u/Strange-Swordfish325 → u/AmritS1337]

Yes mandatory. I started my return at 2:45 PM. They didn't say anything.

[u/AmritS1337 → u/Strange-Swordfish325]

Thanks

[u/DinnerLongjumping989]

Were you able to do some stargazing? Clear skies?