Chikkamagaluru
Kudremukh Summit Trek Day Experience - Shared Group Trek
Kudremukh Summit Trek Day Experience - Shared Group Trek
Pooled summit trek - the shared Forest Department guide fee splits across the group.
About this experience
Highlights
- Kudremukh Summit - 1,894 m via a 22 km round-trip shola-grassland trail
- Mandatory FD guide fee splits per group - roughly ₹1,000 for up to 10 trekkers, cheaper per head as it fills
- Shola-grassland mosaic - a rare Western Ghat ecosystem with endemic birds and giant squirrel
- Bhadra River source stream - crossed on the descent through thickening forest cover
- Capped daily quota - Aranya Vihaara batch booking, roughly 300 trekkers/day across the park
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Inclusions & Exclusions
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Itinerary
Kudremukh Summit Trek - Shola Forest to Grassland Ridge
A single-day 22 km round-trip trek through shola forest and grassland to Karnataka's second-highest summit, with the pooled group's Forest Department guide leading throughout.
Requirements
What you’ll need and key rules before you go.
- Trekking shoes with ankle support mandatory - trail is rocky and wet even in dry season
- Full rain gear year-round - Kudremukh receives 6,000+ mm annual rainfall
- Valid government photo ID for the Forest Department permit
- Minimum moderate fitness - 22 km with 1,300 m elevation gain over 8-9 hours
- Trekking poles for the steep descent sections
- Leech socks or salt - leeches active May to November
- Power bank
- Forest Department guide is mandatory - no independent entry into the park
- 5:30 AM trailhead start is fixed - the gate opens at first light
- No plastic, no trail deviation, no camping inside the sanctuary
- Daily trekker quota is capped - slots are booked in advance via Aranya Vihaara
Policies
Cancellation & Refunds Policy
Effective date: 15 Oct 2026
This policy applies to all Guided Experiences booked on Evynx, unless a specific experience page clearly states a different policy ("Special Policy"). By booking a Guided Experience, you agree to the terms below. Full policy (V1): evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Paying for your trip
Guided Experiences: full price at booking; Part Payment not available.
If you cancel
Cancellation charge on package price; cash refund from amount paid; never pay the difference if charge exceeds amount paid.
If you cancel within 24 hours of booking
Cancel within 24 hours when the experience starts at least 48 hours after booking. Cash: everything except platform fee. Travel Credit: everything paid.
Guided Experiences
Paid in full at booking.
- Within eligible 24-hour window: platform fee only
- After 24 hours to 7 days before start: 10% of package price
- 7 to 3 days before start: 50% of package price; Travel Credit 55% of the package price, or your cash refund plus Rs. 5,000, whichever is lower
- Under 72 hours, at least 24 hours before start: no cash; 10% of the package price, up to Rs. 10,000.
- Under 24 hours or no-show: no refund or credit
A quick example
Part Payment cancellation example and charge-exceeds-paid rules on evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Travel Credit
Use on any eligible Evynx booking. Book within 3 months; travel within 12 months after that. One conversion per cancelled booking. Late-cancellation credit bands on evynx.com/cancellation-refund.
Changing your travel date
First date change free at least 7 days before travel (same operator and trip). Second change or change within 7 days: 10% of the package price plus unrecoverable costs where applicable. Cancellation bands do not restart on reschedule.
If you do not pay the balance
Private balance due 21 days before travel; Group 14 days. Unpaid after reminders: cancelled at 10% of the package price; no extra bill if charge exceeds amount paid.
Platform fee
Once per package; not refundable to cash except where operator cancels. Evynx absorbs payment-provider refund charges.
Costs that may not be refundable
Non-recoverable permits, tickets, passes and third-party reservations once committed in your name.
If some travellers withdraw
No fixed percentage; operator assessment within 3 working days; recovered amounts passed to you in full.
If you add travellers
Additional travellers at price when added; platform fee not charged again.
If your operator cancels
Full refund including platform fee, or reschedule at no additional cost.
If the trip cannot go ahead
Reschedule first where possible; otherwise refund rules in policy section 16.
Changing a traveller's name
Private/Group: up to 48 hours before departure. Guided Experiences: 24 hours before start.
How to cancel and when your refund arrives
My Bookings or contact from booking page. Confirmation within 1 working day; refund released within 24-48 hours; bank/UPI 3-10 business days.