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Trans Himalayan Jeep Tour - Himachal Pradesh
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| Altitude |
2205m - 4551m (Kunzum Pass) |
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| Total no. of jeep safari days |
12 days |
| Fixed Departure dates |
Minimum 4 member group |
| Starting point |
Shimla |
| End point |
Manali |
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Location Chart: Shimla - Sarahan - Sangla
- Chitkul- Sangla - Kalpa - Nako - Tabo - Kaza -
Key - Kibber - Kaza - Manali
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Best time to Visit: June to September
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| Tour Programme: 11nights/12days |
An invitation to travel through a region where your
life will be touched by the geography, natural beauty
and simplicity. Where all things and tradition from past
live in perfect harmony with present. A part of the world
where natural beauty abounds and where legends seem to
merge with verifiable history, there lies a necklace of
Buddhist monasteries, Gompas etched across its landscape.
And no measure of money can value this treasure, for its
significance is something beyond comparison, as palpable
as the chant of prayers accompanied with rhythmic drum
beats interspersed with the roll of cymbals as the calls
of long horns-ring out of their hallowed halls, they stand,
blessing the land and welcoming every pilgrim and traveller.
Itinerary:
Day 1
Delhi (315m ) - Chandigarh ( 365m ) - Shimla (205m ); 4
hours by train and then 3 hours by jeep
Leave Delhi for Chandigarh by Shatbadi Express at 07.40 in the morning. Escort to hotel for rest in Shimla. Visit the Mall and the Ridge in the evening. Overnight stay in hotel.
Day 2
Shimla - Naldehra ( 2044m; 18km ); Naldehra ( 2044m ) -
Kufri ( 2633m; 26km ), Kufri to Shimla ( 16km )
After breakfast, visit Jakhu temple. Located at the town’s
highest point the temple is dedicated to Lord Hanuman. Visit
Naldehra - 18km from Shimla. It has a nine-hole golf course
designed by the British Viceroy Lord Curzon. After visiting
Naldehra, we take you to Kufri which is famous for the panoramic
view it offers and for the ski slopes. After this back to
Shimla and return to the hotel for rest.
Day 3
Shimla - Sarahan ( 2165m ); 176km; 5 - 6 hrs
After breakfast we leave Shimla for Sarahan which is known
as gateway to Kinnaur. En route visit Narkanda a famous
tourist place known for its beautiful ski slopes. The temple
of Bhimakali in Sarahan is one of the unique examples of
architecture. From Sarahan you can see the beautiful peaks
of Srikhand. After the day's excursion, overnight stay at
a hotel
Day 4
Sarahan - Sangla ( 2680m ); 92km; 3 - 4 hrs
Leave Sarahan for Sangla. Sangla is also known as Baspa
Valley. Sangla valley is known as the valley of flowers
and is famous for its saffron fields. We will take you for
some walks around Sangla. After the day's excursions, dinner
and overnight at Kinnaur camps - similar in Sangla.
Day 5
Sangla - Chitkul ( 3450m ) - Sangla ( 52 km )
After breakfast drive to Chitkul village. You will really
enjoy this spectacular and serious drive along the thick
forest. In the evening back to Sangla for dinner and overnight
stay in the tents.
Day 6
Sangla - Kalpa ( 2960m ); 38km
Leave for Recong Peo, which is the Kinnaur’s district
headquarters. After breakfast, today’s excursions
will be a visit to the picturesque Kalpa and thickly wooded
Lippa. Sleep well till next day.
Day 7
Kalpa - Nako Lake ( 2950m ); 120km; 5 - 6 hrs
Leave Kalpa for Nako. Main attraction of the day’s
safari will be a visit to village Ribba known for its local
brews, village of mooring, monastic village of Kanam and
Nako. From Nako, the Spiti valley is 20km and is called
“World within world” and “Place of
God”. Both these names point towards its unique beauty
and solitude - enjoy it and just save it within you. A flashback
of these memories will fill you with new energy and calmness
throughout your life. Dinner and overnight stay.
Day 8
Nako - Tabo ( 3050m ) - Kaza ( 3600m ); 130km; 5 - 6 hrs
After breakfast leave Nako for Tabo monastery known as “Ajanta
of Himalayas”. This is a beautiful 1008-year old
monastery and its mud walls are painted with the life of
Lord Buddha. It was here that His Holiness the Dalai Lama
performed Kalachakra in 1996. En route we visit the monastery
of Chango. Then we take you to Dhankar Monastery, which
is the masterpiece of local architecture. Visit to Kungri
monastery and Hikkim Komik is also includedg in the day’s
excursion. Check in at the hotel in Kaza for overnight stay.
Day 9
In and around Kaza ( 3600m )
After freshening up, we take you to Kye Monastery that is
12km from Kaza, it is a large and most attractive monastery.
Then we take you to Kibber ( 4250m ) - the 2nd highest permanently
inhabited village of the world which is connected by a motorable
road. After the day’s excursion we return to Kaza
for overnight stay.
Day 10
Kaza - Kunzum pass ( 4551m ) - Manali ( 2050m; 158km;
10 - 12 hrs)
Leave very early for Manali via Kunzum pass and Rohtang
pass. Evening, check in at a hotel in Manali for dinner
and overnight stay.
Day 11
In Manali ( 2050m )
After breakfast we take you to the famous Hadimba temple
- a famous woodwork in Pagoda style architecture. Then we
visit Nagar castle and Roerich Art Gallery - dedicated to
the Russian painter Nicholas Roerich who married the Indian
cine idol Devika Rani and lived there. And then we visit
Snow point. Afterwards we visit Vashist which is famous
for its hot water springs. After all the explorations we
return to the hotel for overnight stay.
Day 12
Manali - Chandigarh ( 365m; 315km; 8 hrs) - Delhi (315m)
by Shatbadi Express
Leave Manali for Chandigarh to catch a train to Delhi.
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