Day 01: Arrive Delhi, meet and transfer to Hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel. Day 02: Take the dramatic morning flight to Kullu, then continue by jeep to Manali. Day 03: Day free to explore Manali. Stay overnight at Hotel. Day 04: We spend an additional day in the Kullu valley, to explore the surrounding region. Day 05: Trek out of Manali to the open meadow of Lamadug. Day 06: Trek to Riyali, just above the treeline. Day 07: Continue to the base camp of Kali Yani pass. Day 08: Rest day in this spectacular natural setting at the base of the pass. Day 09: Over Kali Yani Pass (4725 metres) to our streamside camp at Donku Thach. Day 10: Continue down valley to the shepherd camp at Lamapar. Day 11: Through a verdant valley with peaks all around to our camp at Dalmarhi. Day 12: We reach our first village in 7 days, Barabhangal. Day 13: A rest day in the fascinating medireview village of Barabhangal. Day 14: A steady climb to our camp at the base of Thamser Pass. Day 15: Over Thamser Pass (4570 metres) to Pannatu. Day 16: Along the river and through the woods to the tiny settlement of Palachak. Day 17: We are now in more inhabited country and we pass several small villages on the way to our camp at the village of Biling. Day 18: We continue down to the Tibetan refugee camp at Bir, then travel by jeep to McLeod Ganj, home of Tibet's government-in-exile. Day 19-20: We spend two additional days in McLeod Ganj to visit the Tibetan library, local Buddhist monasteries, and the town's colorful marketplace. Day 21: We travel by jeep to Amritsar, site of the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine of the Sikh religion. Overnight there. Day 22: Early morning Express train to Delhi. Check in Hotel. Stay overnight at Hotel. Day 23: Depart-Delhi, Transfer to airport for flight to onwards journey. |