Night
stay in camp.
Day 05 Lambar-Charang -
8kms/4hr - Walk along a rivulet through medium gradient . Camp
near a mountain stream.
Day 06 Charang-Lalanti -
8kms/6hr - An uphill walk in the Charang valley. Lalanti has
beautiful meadows with thousands of high altitude flowers. The yellow
& red vast spread bed of the flowers, under an open blue sky with the
reflection simmering in the flowing mountain rivers adds to the scenic
beauty. Camp next to a stream.
Day 07 Lalanti-Chitkul -
14kms/11hr - A difficult day. Most of the walk is over huge
boulders. The pass at 5200m offers a panoramic view of the Kinner
Kailash range. Walk down to Chitkul (3450m), the last village on the
old Indo-Tibetan trade route . Drive from here on the unmetalled
stretch of the road amidst the rain & glacier fed rivulets, the
serpentine road clinging to the mountain top to Banjara Camps for
overnight stay.
Day 08 Sangla - Rest day.
Refit and recoup. Enjoy a leisurely dinner and relax in your deluxe
tents.
Day 09 Sangla -Tabo 5-6 hr..
Scenic drive through cross country landscape initial part of the drive
follows the river bed of the Sutlej river , but as we proceed ahead
the unmetalled stretch of road starts winding up amidst the boulders.
From the top there are visible some interesting views of the satellite
of snow covered peaks. Overnight Camp.
Day 10 Tabo. Today we
will visit the Dhankar (3870 m) & Tabo Monasteries (3050 m). Dhankar
Gompa is app. 40 Kms from the camp location. It rests high over the
valley and is a stupendous example of local architecture. Dhankar is a
repository of Buddhist scriptures in the Bhoti script.
The Tabo monastery is a thousand yrs. old and second in importance
only to the Tholing Gompa in Tibet. This is the largest monastic
complex in the Spiti region with several caves adorned with fine
frescoes.
Day 11 Tabo - Losar
100kms/5hr. Visit Ki monastery (4116 m) and Kibber village - one
of the highest motorable village in the world. The locals here offer a
nice of blend of Hindu and Buddhist cultures. Ki Gompa is a labyrsinth
of rooms and corridors and at one time acted as a fort. It houses many
valuable Thankas.
Day 12 Losar - Manali
143kms/8hr. Drive over Kunzum Pass 4551m and Rohtang Pass 3978m .
Check into hotel.
Day 13 Manali . Day at
leisure. You can enjoy local sight seeing like the market place,
the Naggar Castle etc. or be a little more adventurous and try out
river rafting in the white waters of Beas river.
Overnight
Hotel.
Day 14 Manali - Delhi
550kms/14hr. Drive back to Delhi via Chandigarh and connect to
home flight.