4/5 Manish I. 3 years ago on Google
Hello
all..
here
is
my
review
on
various
aspects
-
1.I
travelled
from
Kolkata
and
it
took
me
nearly
7hrs
with
a
comfortable
drive.
The
road
is
pretty
good
and
as
you
enter
Jharkhand
state,
it's
pretty
scenic
as
the
state
is
less
populated
and
greenery
all
around.Across
the
travel,
the
road
was
fantastic
2.
I
was
the
oy
tourist
iny
hotel.And
the
town
of
Madhuban/Shikarji
is
badly
affected
due
to
COVID
lockdown.There
are
about
10K
empaneled
"Doli"
walas
and
because
of
No
Tourists
these
days,
their
financial
condition
is
pretty
bad
and
they
are
on
the
mercy
of
tourists
for
any
extended
tips
for
thier
livelihood
3.
The
hiking
is
about
8
hrs
for
overweight
(90kg)
people
like
me
and
travel
time
will
reduce
by
2
hrs
for
fit
people.Take
another
3-4
hrs
for
descending
and
breaks
etc.But
One
should
be
prepared
for
a
non-stop
12-14
hrs
of
walk
4.The
hill
is
pretty
steep
and
one
of
the
toughest
I
have
trekked.
I
have
been
to
Vaishnav
Devi,
Tiger
Ness
and
this
was
most
difficult
one.It
is
almost
1/5th
of
mt.everst.
From
foothills
till
uphills
there
are
cemented
road
being
created,
so
it's
not
a
slippery
track
5.There
are
Dolis
which
one
can
opt
for
other
than
walking.This
costs
3200
bucks
for
one
person.
During
lockdown,
a
few
bike
option
was
also
available
but
guess,
it's
very
temp
arrangement.We
walked
and
didnt
resort
to
comfortable
ootions.We
were
3
people
but
ideally
suggestnfornsuch
a
trek
2-3
families
togther
is
a
good
option.
Unfortunatey,
there
were
hardly
any
shops
open
and
we
were
onlu
tourists
from
outside.There
were
a
few
local
people
around
too
who
had
come
to
visit
the
pilgrimage.
Pros
:
One
can
get
good
Jungle
view,no
problem
in
walking
in
Jungle
even
at
2am,
fresh
air,
great
view
as
you
climb
up,
clean
cemented
pathway
Cons
:
Since
it's
a
steep
hike,
expect
the
trust
to.put
up
good
signages
of
how
many
KM
left
to
each
destination.It
was
a
clear
miss
and
I
was
really
disappointed
as
was
not
knowing
how
much
was
left
to
climb
up,
when
I
felt
to
withdraw.
There
is
no
food
facility
at
the
top.Ideally,
the
trust
should
provide
free/nominal
charge
food
facility
No
place
to
rest
at
the
hill
top..After
so
many
hrs
of
walking,
there
shoud
be
proper
facility
for
rest/fooding
Overall,
it
was
a
nice
trip
and
we
enjoyed.
Note-
In
all
of
Madhuban
town
Vodafone
doesnt
work
here,airtel
had
ocassional
Connectivity,
Jio
works
fine