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Chaundas Valley It is one of the three Valley of Dharchula block native to Bhotia tribe. It is sandwiched between Darma Valley and Vyas Valley having an average altitude of 2200mtrs above sea level. Basically being the part of middle Himalaya,it has more rain as compared to upper and trans Himalayas. Chaundas means A Group of fourteen villages.these villages have good potential of having homestay tourism and hospitality. People who enjoys trekking and want to visit unexplored part of India should visit this valley.it also has mediation centre Narayan swami Ashram where one can feel the essence of nature and spiritual life. One can opt to ask villagers for stay or u can also stay at tourists hut built by KMVN ,the kumaon mandal Vikas nigam. You can also opt for igloo type hut for trying something new. Location It is approximately 35 km from Dharchula tehsil HQ and about 300kms from nearest railway station Kathgodam, haldwani. You can also hire a shared cab or taxi but only upto 8am and you can also visit by bus from Delhi. Climate Climate of the valley is pleasant all around the year being at the height of around 2200mtrs above msl, it does have snow fall between Dec to March .it have average temperature of 23°c max and minimum can go down to -3°c. People and culture. People are here mostly of mongoloids ethnicity but also has small number Garhwali and kumaoni mix people.these tribes worshipped nature and mostly believed in hindu and Buddhist beliefs and practices. Languages People mostly speak bambani dialect ,a part of runglow language.mix of garhwali, kumaoni and Nepali language is also widely spoken due to being close to Nepal. Mostly young people wear modern casual cloths but old people wear very thick woolen cloths all around the year.during traditional occasion people wore their own ethnic clothes

Nearby places Chhirkila Dam ,Dhaulinganga power station Om Parvat Jolinkong ,adi Kailash (similar to Kailash parvat in tibet) Panchachuli base camp You can see Nepal while trekking or sight seeing Best time to visit.september and then during winters For snowfall January to march. Its really cheap but u must know how to bargain

Its really cheap but u must know how to bargain