It was a great experience! We trekked up to Ryoti for the day and then went to Kareri the next morning. It was a gorgeous night with more stars in the sky than I've ever seen in Mumbai! They had a great bonfire and the trek organisers were very very sweet and accomodating. I had a couple of first timers with me, and they were very patient with them. It was a bit long, but the view at Kareri is ABSOLUTELY WORTH IT!

PS: Put sunscreen to prevent dry and peeling skin

We signed up for a 3 day / 2 night Madtrek hike before leaving the UK. We were reassured throughout our travels by the organisation and communication from the coordinator Abhinav, who even went out of his way to help us arrange transport to Dharamsala (from Pathankot).

We met Abhinav before the trek to ensure we were prepared and were told that we couldn’t do the trek we’d signed up for due to unseasonal snow remaining but could do an alternative route to Kareri Lake. There was still some snow apparently but not bad. We asked questions to ensure we were prepared and felt comfortable to go ahead.

Everything about the trip was well organised. Our two guides were very attentive and careful throughout, it would have only been nice if they’d spoken a little more English - but we got by perfectly fine.

The food and equipment provided was also good - the evening meal prepared was impressive with rice, dal, veg and chapatti. We definitely didn’t go hungry! And the tent and sleeping bags plenty warm.

Overall it was a brilliant experience but the one big improvement needed is the better provision of information given before you hike. So you be and feel prepared and also ensure you’re up to the challenge. We thought we were clear and prepared from all the questions we asked but still weren’t and in the end came back from the trek a night early.

Summary:
>The trek on the first day was good but I’d say a little more challenging than the ‘moderate’ label given and our basic trainers didn’t always feel like adequately supportive foot ware. Also as we unexpectedly reached our camp by 2pm there was really no need for such an early start and rush in the morning.
> The snow on the second day hike as we attempted to get to the Lake was pretty extreme (3-4ft the whole way so you couldn’t see the pathway). We were given ill fitting wellies to wear which quickly got filled with snow, soaking our soaks. Every few steps one of your feet would descend through a crevice as the snow melted. It felt pretty precarious. 2hrs in and with around 2-3 to go to reach the lake at our slow pace we decided to turn back.
> Rather than spend another night at the same camp we decided to hike back down to spend the evening back in McLeodganj.

We went to Dharamshala for adventure trip with group of 50 people and we chose madtrek adventure for camping arrangements at their camp badge, really enjoyed everything how they managed our group. Madtrek delivered to us what they promised.
I must recommend to go with their services in Himachal. Thanks Madtrek