Best time to visit : Jul – Aug.
Climate: Night 10-16°C, Day 18-25°C.

For six months each year, the Himalayan valleys of Kinnaur & Spiti emerge from a thick cloak of anow, to reveal a different secret world to man. Frozen glaciers & rivers start to flow with unseen fury, the earth turns into a swathe of color, mountains unlock secret doorway & local inhabitants come out in celebration of life itself. At dizzying heights of 2700 to 4200 metres, the experience is almost surreal, where god and nature seem to lure man, perhaps even challenge him to make the journey into their den of barren deserts, turbulent rivers, dense forests & moody skies. This is where your journey of discovery in the lesser-known Himalayas begins.

TRANS-HIMALAYAN JEEP SAFARI

DAY 1.
Arrive New Delhi at 0100 hours. Transfer to Park Hotel or similar. Breakfast. Full day sightseeing tour of New Delhi includes a cycle rickshaw tour of old Delhi followed by a visit to Jama Masjid. Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Lodhi Tombs, Presidents Palace & India Gate. Overnight at Hotel.

DAY 2. CHAIL
Breakfast, Leave Delhi for chail after early morning breakfast (355 Kms.8 hours). Dinner. Overnight in tents at chail.

DAY 3. SARAHAN
Leave after breakfast for Sarahan (182kms-4hours). Check in at hotel Shrikhand or similar. Dinner. Overnight at Hotel.

DAY 4. SANGLA
After breakfast, visit the 800 year old Bhimakali Temple comlex in the morning. The temple has an interesting mixture of Hindu as well as Buddhist style of architecture. Drive to sangla, enroute visit Kalpa. Kalpa offers a fabulous view of the 6000 metre high Kinner Kailash Massif. The land lies on the ancient trade route and is filled with Chilgoza Pine forests & Apple & pine orchards. Dinner. Overnight at Banjara camp.

DAY 5. SANGLA
Breakfast. Visit Chitkul at 3450 metres.(20 kms from the camp). This is the last village on the Indo-Tibetan trade route. Walk to Nagasthi (4 kms.)-one of the last Indian outposts. Dinner and overnight at Sangla camp.

DAY 6. SANGLA
Breakfast. Walk up to the Sangla meadows to see the Kinner Kailash range in all its majesty. Dinner. Overnight at camps.

DAY 7. SANGLA-TABO
(191 kms/7hrs) Visit Nako enroute. Dinner. Overnight stay at Banjara Camp in Tabo.

DAY 8. TABO
Breakfast. Visit 1000 year old Tabo monastery(second in importance to the Thomping Gompa in Tibet) in the morning. Visit the Pin Valley. Dinner. Overnight at tenting camps.

DAY 9. TABO-KAZA
(42 kms/2 hrs). Breakfast. Depart for Kaza. Visit Ki Monastery & Kibber–one of the highest motorable villages in the world. Check in at hotel. Dinner. Overnight at Hotel.

DAY 10. KAZA-MANALI
Breakfast.Drive to Manali(201 kms/10hrs.)over 4551 high Kunzum Pass and 3978 metre high Rohtang Pass. Check in at hotel. Dinner. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 11. MANALI
Breakfast. Morning free for relaxation. Afternoon visit Vashisht Hot Water Springs, Old Manali, Hadimba Devi temple & Manali Market. Dinner. Overnight at hotel.

DAY 12. MANALI-DELHI
(350 kms.12 hours). After breakfast, depart for Delhi. Late evening arrive New Delhi. Check –in at Park Hotel or similar.

DAY 13.
Day free in NEW DELHI. Late night depart for Europe/North America.

Tour cost includes:
* Accommodation based on double occupancy - breakfast included
* Breakfast in New Delhi
* Independent transport
* Entrance fees to monuments with local guide

Tour cost does not include:
* Expenses of personal nature
* Anything not specifically mentioned as being "included in the itinerary
* Air fare to & from India

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