Planning a trek with friends? These 5 tips will make it awesome!

Pradyumna Madan Dinni
2 min readMar 6, 2019

Hey, if you’re planning to go for a trek with your friends or alone, the following 5 tips will make the trekking awesome.

Here are the tips:

Tip-1: Start the trek early in the morning

Start your trek in the morning time, in between 6 am & 7 am. You can make the best use of the day if you start early. We should explore nature at every bit of time during the trekking. You can also inquire about other routes while coming down.

Tip-2: DON’T carry plastic bags with you

Yes. You heard it right. We have no right to damage the environment even in the forest. Moreover, most of the forests have checkpoints at which you have to pay a caution deposit for the plastic bags you’re carrying before starting the trek. I’d recommend you to carry a backpack instead of plastic bags to carry your belongings.

My trek to Kodachadri hills, Karnataka, India

Tip-3: Carry fruits with you

If you’re trekking for the first time, you tend to carry chocolates with you due to high calory content. But, these chocolates again come up inside polythene, for which you should pay caution deposit (non-refundable in most places)! So, rather than paying an amount to the officers there, it’s better to carry fruits.

Tip-4: Arrange tents for the night camp

You can have a lot of fun at an unknown place with your friends if camping is allowed there. I’d recommend purchasing tents if you’re a traveler rather than renting them for one-night. Inquire about the permissions for night camping and if they allow, enjoy the night to the fullest :).

Tip-5: Avoid using Mobiles and gadgets during the trek

Yes. You are going there to explore nature. So, use your devices like mobiles, etc., just to capture the awesomeness of nature. Listen to the chirpings of birds, witness the silhouettes, and live the moments. Don’t indulge yourself in these devices as these are going to be there with you after the trek!

Happy trekking and enjoy :)

If you have some tips, comment below. I’d love to hear from you :))

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Pradyumna Madan Dinni
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