Dugtu Village

Dugtu Village is a remote high-altitude settlement located in the Darma Valley of Pithoragarh district, Uttarakhand, at approximately 11,800 feet elevation. This traditional Himalayan village serves as the gateway to the Panchachuli Base Camp trek and is inhabited by the Shauka (Bhotia) tribal community. The village features distinctive slate-roofed houses with carved wooden windows, pink buckwheat fields, and offers visitors an authentic experience of mountain life with homestay accommodations.

Visitors can expect a remote mountain village experience with traditional slate-roofed houses featuring carved wooden windows called 'likai'. The village showcases pink buckwheat cultivation fields, a water-churned mill over a running brook, and panoramic views of the Panchachuli peaks. Accommodation is available through local homestays where visitors can experience the warmth and hospitality of the Shauka tribal community, enjoy traditional food, and observe daily mountain life.

Dugtu is inhabited by the Shauka (also known as Bhotia) tribal community, one of the last living traditions of Himalayan pastoral nomadism. The village preserves traditional architecture with slate roofs and carved wooden windows. The community practices seasonal migration during winter months and maintains traditional weaving of woollen shawls and blankets.