Trip To Pin Valley
Name of Package: Trip To Pin Valley
Routing: Chandigarh – Shimla(3N) –Sarahan(1N)- Sangla(1N)- Chitkul(1N)-Kalpa(2N) – Nako(1N)– Kaza(2N) –Chandertal(1N)- Manali(2N) –Chandigarh
Duration: 14 Night & 15 Days
No of Travellers: 6 Persons
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Day 1: CHANDIGARH – SHIMLA (113 KMS/3-4 HRS) Day Services : Stay, Cab & Dinner Only After pick from Chandigarh Airport/Railway station, start your wonderful vacation to Himachal starting from Shimla. Reach Shimla within 4 hours and check into the hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay. Shimla renowned its name as Queen of hills due to its flattering sceneries and colonial heritage which has retained its charm from British India time to till now. |
DAY 2: SHIMLA – LOCAL S/S – SHIMLA
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Reach Shimla stop where our representative will greet you and transfer you to the hotel (Check In & Check out Time is12:00 noon as per Hotel Policies & early Check In is subject to availability). After rest & fresh up cover Jakhu Temple (According to Mahabharata Myth Hanuman Ji rested while Searching for Sanjivini Plant), Vice regal lodge (which was once the residence of British Viceroy of India which is now converted to advance study for its academic use). Overnight stay in Hotel.
DAY 3: SHIMLA – KUFRI (22 KMS/45 MINS) – SHIMLA
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today after breakfast have excursion trip to Kufri (It is one the best ski point in winters and in summers, it turns into a famous tourist picnic spot). After S/S return to Shimla & Explore, The Mall, Scandal Point, Ridge, Lakkar Bazaar, and Christ Church. Overnight stay at the Hotel.
DAY 04: SHIMLA – SARAHAN (165 KM) 2165 MTRS
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after Breakfast, drive from Shimla to Sarahan via Kufri, Theog, Fagu, Narkanda, Rampur. Take Lunch en-route in Rampur. Arrive Sarahan & check-in to your Hotel. Sarahan commands a view of Srikhan Mahadev Peak & is famous for 800 years old Bhimkali Temple, one of the best examples of Hill Architecture. Enjoy panoramic view of Shrikhand Peaks in evening. After getting fresh visit to Bhimkali Temple – One of the 51 Shakti Peeth. Attain evening Aarti Ceremony. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 05: SARAHAN – SANGLA (90 KM.) 2744 MTRS
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today Morning Aarti at Bhimkali Temple. After B/F, checkout from the Hotel & departs for Sangla – via Karcham. Your journey from here will take you to another spectacular destination in the middle Himalayas which is also known as Baspa valley – the prettiest valley in Himachal. Arrive Sangla & Check-in to your Hotel. Post Lunch rest in the hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 06 SANGLA – CHITKUL- (20 KM.)
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after breakfast, visit to Chitkul village. Chitkul is the last inhabited village situated near Indo-Tibet border at a distance of 20 km from Sangla. This village lies on the right bank of River Baspa. The most popular attraction of this village is the temple of local goddess ‘ChitkulMaathi’ also known as ‘Mata Devi’. . Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 07: CHITKUL –KALPA (49 KM.) 2670 MTRS
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after breakfast, check-out from the Hotel & drive to Kalpa – District Headquarter of Kinnar & once a favorite haunt of Lord Dalhousie. Arrive Kalpa & Check-in to the Hotel. Kalpa was known as Chini back in the days when it was the Regional Capital. Kalpa has changed little in the last 500 years. It is said that as & when Lord Dalhousie wanted to take a break from his hectic schedule in Shimla, he would come here on his Horseback. Each & every corner of Kalpa facing Jorkanden & the Kinner Kailash Peaks, considered as one of the mythical homes of Lord Shiva & by its side is a 79 foot rock formation that resembles a Shivlinga that changes the colour as the day passes & is visible to the naked eye on a clear day. Post Lunch rest in Hotel & in evening visit to Buddhist Gompa – Hu Bu Lan Kar. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 08: KALPA LOCAL
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
After breakfast we will visit the Kalpa village and the nearby Roghi village. These villages are covered with thick pine forests and are famous for apricots and apples. The finest view of the Mt. Kinner Kailash Mountain (6000 metres) can be had from here. This is a spectacular sight early in the morning as the rising sun touches the snowy peaks with crimson and gold light. Kalpa is situated at an altitude of 2759 m from the sea level, on the old Hindustan Tibet Road at a distance of 260 km from Shimla. Earlier it was the District Headquarter of Kinnaur. It is 14 KMS. It has all the characteristics of a heritage village. Kalpa came into prominence in the wake of British Governor General Lord Dalhousie’s visit in the 19th century overnight stay same hotel at Kalpa Valley
DAY 09: KALPA –NAKO (117 KM.) 3662 MTRS
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after breakfast check-out from Kalpa Hotel & drive to Nako. En-route visit Nako Lake – Kinnaur’s most picturesque hamlets. Nako is slated to be declared a heritage village built around a small lake & has an important Buddhist Gompa & a small Temple. A footprint like impression on a rock is ascribed to the saint Guru Padmasambhava.
DAY 10 : NAKO – TABO (63 KMS)
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after early Breakfast, participate in the morning prayers. Tabo Monastery constructed in 996 AD; – not just in Spiti but in the whole of the Tibetan Buddhist world is called Chogs – Khor [‘Doctrinal Circle’ or ‘Doctrinal Enclave’]. It is a complex that holds 9 Temples, 23 Chortens, a Monk’s Chamber & an extension that houses the Nun’s Chamber. On the sheer cliff-face above the enclave are a series of Caves, used as dwellings by the Monks & includes an Assembly Hall. The monastery contains large number of Scriptures & Pieces of Art, Wall Painting & Stucco. There is also a modern Gompa & Painting School founded by the Dalai Lama.
DAY 11: TABO – KAZA (48 KMS) MTRS
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after early Breakfast, drive to Kaza – the Capital of Spiti Valley. En-route visit Dhankar Gompa, the traditional Capital of Spiti, sits pretty on a hilltop. The hill-top Fort that overlooks the Spiti Valley also used to serve a Jail in old days. Today, more than 160 Lamas reside here. A Statue of Dhyan Buddha where four complete figures of Buddha sit back to back is the main attraction of this more than 7TH Century old Monastery.
Arrive Kaza & check-in to your Hotel. Dinner & Overnight stay at the hotel.
Day 12: KAZA- KUNZUM PASS-CHANDAR TAL (75 KMS)
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Today morning after breakfast proceed towards Kunzum pass Kunzum Pass is one of the highest motorable passes across the Kunzum range at an altitude of 4551 m.It serves as an entrance pass to the Spiti valley from Lahaul. Goddess Kunjum (Durga/Parvati) resides in a temple on the Kunzum top and keeps guard over the pass and wards of the evil. Dinner and overnight stay at the Camp
Day 13: CHANDAR TAL -–ROTHANG PASS – MANALI. (200 KMS)
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
Chandra Tal (meaning the Lake of the Moon), is situated at an altitude of about 4,300 metres (14,100 ft) in the HimalayasVisitors normally do a round around the temples to seek blessings.. Afternoon move to Manali On the way to Rohtang pass, Rani Nala, Marhi, Water Falls, Gulaba,Kothi,Palchan,Nehru kundh. Dinner and overnight stay at the hotel.
DAY 14: MANALI – KULLU – MANIKARAN – KASOL (85 KMS/ 4 HRS)
Day Services: Breakfast, Stay, Cab & Dinner Only
After breakfast, drive to Kullu to enjoy thrilling River Rafting (on your own expense), to visit World famous Pashmina Shawl Factory and explore the local Market. Later proceed to Manikaran enroute cover Vaishno Devi Temple. Later at 5 pm return to Manali. Manikaran is an important pilgrimage site as it offers Religious Ram Temple & Impressive Gurudwara (It is famous for hot Water spring which can boil Rice, Dal etc. within 5 min which impresses each & every Visitor). Overnight stay in Manali.
DAY 15: MANALI – CHANDIGARH (320 KMS)
Day Services: Breakfast & Cab Only
Today morning after Breakfast drive from Delhi. In evening Drop at Chandigarh railway station/airport
END OF TOUR WITH MEMORABLE MOMENTS
