Kinnaur
to Spiti To Ladakh - Treks Tour Program
Day
1:
Delhi:- Flight: Arrive
Delhi. Met on arrival and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day
2:
Delhi/ Chandigarh/ Shimla:-
Shatabdi/
Coach: Early morning transfer to railway station to board train for
Chandigarh. Arrive Chandigarh and drive to Shimla ( 2030m ). Met on
arrival in Shimla and transfer to hotel for overnight stay.
Day
3:
Shimla/ Sarahan:- Jeep:
Morning
after breakfast start jeep safari to reach Sarahan (1920 m) via
Narkanda (2690 m). Sarahan is a beautifully located township amid
mountains with Shrikhand Mahadev Peak (5155 m) looming as a
backdrop. Visit Bhimkali temple, a rare combination of Buddhist and
Hindu architecture. Overnight stay at hotel.
Day
4:
Sarahan/ Sangla:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 m). Arrive and
camp on the bank of river Baspa. Sangla has houses on a slope built
one on another with Kinner Kailash peak (6600 m) dominantly situated
in the background. Overnight stay in tents.
Day
5:
Sangla/ Chitkul Pass/ Puh:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast start safari to reach Sangla (2680 m). Arrive and
spend some time over the Sangla Pass to have panoramatic view of the
surroundings. This pass opens routes to Garhwal Himalayas. After
lunch drive to Puh (3200 m). Close to Tibetan border Puh lies in the
rain shadow region. Overnight stay in tents.
Day
6:
Puh/ Kaza:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast start safari to reach Kaza (3450 m). En route visit
Tabo Monastery (3200 m). It is an ordinary mud structure but inside
it has beautiful frescoes which earned Tabo the epithet of "Ajanta
of Himalayas". Reach Kaza in evening. Overnight stay in the
hotel.
Day
7:
Kaza/ Kibber/ Batal:- Jeep:
Morning
after breakfast visit Kyi Monastery (4116 m/ 11 kms). This monastery
of Spiti has rare paintings and scriptures. The scriptures are
written in Bhoti language, the mother tongue of Bhotias who came
from Tibet to Spiti to spread Buddhism in the area. Further drive to
Kibber village (4400 m/ 9 kms) the highest village in the world.
After lunch drive to Batal (3960 m) via Kunzum Pass(4551 m). Arrive
Batal in evening. Overnight stay in tents.
Day
8:
Batal/ Darcha:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast start safari to reach Darcha (3400 m) Stop just
after Batal to photograph Bara Shingri Glacier (3657 m). En route
visit Khardong Monastery at Keylong (3350 m). Keylong is an
"oasis of green fields". Reach Darcha in the evening and
camp beside river Bhaga for overnight stay.
Day
9:
Darcha/ Pang:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast continue the jeep safari to reach Pang (4630 m) via
Baralacha Pass (4885 m). The world Baralacha means "a pass with
cross roads". The pass has roads coming from Zanskar, Ladhakh,
Spiti and Lahaul. Reach Pang in the evening for overnight stay in
the tents.
Day
10:
Pang/Leh:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast start safari to reach Leh (3523 m) via Kyungshu
Plains for 45 kms. Enroute stop for a while at Tanglang-la (5360 m),
the highest pass in the world with metalled road. Arrive and check
into hotel for overnight stay.
Day
11:
Leh:- Jeep: Morning
after breakfast city sightseeing of Leh. Visit Sankar Gompa, King's
Palace, Bazaar.
Day
12:
Leh/ Delhi:- IC
Flight: Morning after breakfast transfer to airport to board flight
for Delhi. Met upon arrival and transfer to international airport in
time to board flight for onward destination.
