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Day 01 : Delhi : Arrive Delhi. Met on arrival and transfer
to hotel for overnight stay.
2. DELHI / CHANDIGARH / DHARAMSALA : Morning transfer to station
to board train for Chandigarh. Met upon arrival and drive to Dharamsala (1250m/
320 kms). Lunch enroute. Arrive and transfer to hotel tour overnight stay.
3. DHARAMSALA : Morning at leisure for independent activities.
Afternoon, half day sightseeing tour. Also called the "Little Lhasa of India", Dharamsala
is divided into upper and lower towns and the altitude varies from 1250m to 2000m.
Dharamsala is also the seat of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, who now lives in Mcleod
Ganj (1730m) in upper Dharamsala. Overnight stay at hotel.
4. DHARAMSALA / CHAMBA : Morning after breakfast drive to Chamba
(1800m) by covering approx. 270 kms. Chamba is the western most district of Himachal
Pradesh. The river Chenab runs through in the north and the river Ravi in the south.
In the centre of the town there is a spacious playground called the Chowgan, a grassy
field, about 805 m in length and 73m wide. Among the most interesting objects in
Chamba are a number of richly carved temples. Arrive and overnight stay at tourist
bungalow.
5. CHAMBA / TRAILA : Morning, after breakfast, drive to reach the
roadhead Traila 125 kms by covering the Pangi valley which is a land of pretty faces,
beautiful dances and scenic splendour. Mainly two communities, namely Pangwala and
Bhots inhabit this valley. Arrive and overnight stay at tourist bungalow.
6 . TRAILA / SATRUNDI Morning, after breakfast, start first days trek to Satrundi ( 2900m) via a small village Bhanodi covering 15 kms. Two day's
trek through forest, ascends and descends upto Satrundi. Arrive Satrundi and
overnight stay in tents.
7. SATRUNDI / SACH PASS / BINDRABANI Morning, after breakfast,
start trekking to reach Bindrabani (14 kms) by crossing Sach pass ( 4500m) which
is a steep ascent of 5 kms from Satrundi. From the pass you can have a serene and
beautiful view of many virgin peaks, hanging glaciers and towering rocky mountains.
After the pass cross the 2 km long glacier. Arrive Bindrabani ( 2750m) and overnight
stay in tents.
8. BINDRABANI / KILLAR : Morning, after breakfast, trek to Killar
( 2400m /11 kms ) which is situated amidst criss crossing trails in a deep and narrow
gorge of Chenab river. From Killar one has many options, either trek northeast and
reach Kishtwar (Jammu) or trek east and halfway to Kishtwar cross Umasil and reach
Zanskar or trek southeast and reach Keylong (Manali). This is the route which
we will be taking to reach Keylong. Overnight stay in tents at Killar
9. KILLAR / PURTHI : Morning, after breakfast, trek to Purthi (2200
m 24 kms ). After covering 7 - 8 kms, the trail turns east for Purthi. Purthi is
a very beautiful place known for one of the best forest nurseries and historical
rest house on the right bank of Chandra Bhaga. Arrive Purthi and overnight
stay tents.
10 . PURTHI / RAOLI Morning, after breakfast, start trek
(114 kms ) with moderate ascents I descents. Reach Raoli ( 2000 m ) and overnight
stay in tent.
11 . RAOLI / MANALI : Morning, after an early breakfast, drive
to Manali (1920m) via Keylong (3350m ). Keylong is an "Oasis of green fields" and
on can also visit the Khardong monastery. Lunch enroute. Arrive Manali and overnight
stay at the hotel.
12. MANALI : Morning at leisure. Afternoon half day city sightseeing
tour Manali. Visiting Hadimba temple, Vashisht hot springs and the mountaineering
institute. Overnight stay at the hotel.
13. MANALI / KULLU / DELHI : Morning after breakfast drive to KuIlu
time to board flight to Delhi.
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