Hi I did the trek on 30th October last year. That's the day the kapaat of temple were getting closed and baba tunganath's doli was being moved to mukkumath. October is a very pleasant time to do the trek. There was no snow on the paved path of the trek but as you move closer to the temple you can see the snow on the sides. Also, there would be decent amount of snow from Tunganath to Chandrashila trek, although, again, not on the main path. I started the trek solo at exactly 6 AM and was at the temple at 8 AM. I did the trek at a very leisurely pace. At that time there were not many people at the temple so you can take your time with the darshan. The doli procession started at around 12 PM. By that time I had gone to Chandrashila and came back. Sorry, I am not sure about the Himalayan birds.

Best way to reach Chopta is to take a bus to Rudraprayag. You will get plenty of buses from Haridwar and Rishikesh to Rudraprayag with a frequency of half/1 hour. From Rudraprayag you can take a shared taxi till Ukhimath. It would take around 1 hour and would cost around 100-150 Rupees. From Ukhimath you can take another shared taxi till Chopta. The frequency of these shared taxi would be a less because there are not many villages between Ukhimath and Chopta so the taxi takes time to be fully occupied.

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Mayadeep Chopta You can also opt for Swiss tents

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Hi dear, on the month of March you can do yours trek by in the group there is no need to the guider . It’s very easy but before you will come to here you must please do at least 2 month morning walk and running because trek is small only 3 to 4 km but the way is high. Both shoes are absolutely fine but grip of shoes should be tight. FYI Tungnath to Chandrashila trek is only 1.5 km you must please visit there also too. It’s very scary and risky trek because it’s very slippery there