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Himachal India
EXPLORE KINNAUR - SPITI

Festival in Himachal:

The people in Himachal love festivals and participate with great enthusiasm, certain festivals are connected with the various seasonal change, certain folklores connected behind to celebrate them, These events express the lives, believes, customs and culture of rural Himachal, Peoples from neighbouring villages gathered to the festival place, Each part of the state has their annual fairs connected with the historical and social background.

Exploration of isolated Kinnaur-Spiti situated on Indo –Tibet border.  A spectacular road leads from Shimla to the Gorgepous Sutlej valley and scenic semi desert valley of Kinnaur dominated by mighty kinner kailash, whereas wider Desert valley of spiti surrounded by high mountains, Kullu Manali and rest of the part as valley of Kullu and Shimla is verdant. Practicing Tibetan Buddhist culture and housing several ancients’ monasteries in its lap.

Climate changes rapidly, you will also see the difference of culture by changing the valley, as beginning from Shimla it rains in summer, people’s lives are Hindu. Kinnaur adopted both Hindu and Buddhist culture and it rain lesser, Spiti where Tibetan Budhism is flourished, landscape is dry, summer is hot and autumn is fresh. Ending the tour in Manali (Kullu) also knows as “valley of God” and is an important tourist destination of north India. These most exotic sights of Himalayas are dotted with ancient’s temple, monasteries and stupas and inhabited by cheerful peoples who are friendly and inhospitable.  Highest point of the tour is Kunzum Pass (4700 mtrs) suitable for age group of 15 to 65 years and required the good physique.

Region :- Shimla - Kinnaur - Spiti - Lahaul - Kullu Valley
Season :- july to oct
Duration :- 14 Days
Difficult :- Easy


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Dates of Festivals :

S. No

Name of Festival

Cities

Date 2012

Departure

01.

Fluich Festival

 Sangla

 4-5th  Sep.

30th Aug.

02.

Dushehra

 Kullu

 24th Oct.

12th Oct.

 Your journey day by day :

Day 1:- Arrival Dehli,
Reception in the airport, transfer to the hotel, O/N in the hotel.

Day 2:- Dehli to Shimla (1900m).
Early morning departure to Simla by Train. After 12 hours you will reach Shimla (The queen of the hill). Shimla is capital of the Himachal Pradesh and one of the most famous hill stations for the vacation round the year. O/N in the hotel .

Day 3:- Visit Shimla
After breakfast climb to the Jhaku hill to visit the Hanuman temple (the monkey God, museum And Advance study hall, back to hotel for lunch. Free afternoon to visit the mall O/N at the
hotel.

Day 4:- Shimla to Sarahan (1920mtrs) 190 km.
After breakfast, drive via Kufri, Narkandha and descend to the Rampur, erest while Himalayan kingdom of Rampur Busheher Continue to Sarahan the summer capital of the Rampur Busheher. The Visit 1500 years old temple of and one gets a magnificent view of the Shir Khand peaks.This temple is about. O/N in guest house

Day 5:- Sarahan to Sangla – Chhitkul –Sangla (3450mtrs )  140 kms .
The gate way to Kinnaur, Leave for Sangla  , also called   Baspa Valley . Most  beautiful valley  of Kinnaur dominated  by Kamru  fort ,  visit  the villages of  Chitkul and Rackchham   having typical kinnauri architecture visit the fort and village ,o/n in  guest house. Festival of Fulaich takes place here.   

Day 6:- Sangla to Recongpeo (2290mtrs) 38kms.
Leave to Recongpeo the distt headquarter of Kinnaur. Visit monastery in town; the majesty of the Kinner Kailash mountain is in direct vision: this is regarded as one of the mythical abodes of Lord Shiva. After visiting the monastery back to the camp site or guest house.

Day 7:- Recongpeo to Tabo via Nako (3050mtrs &167 km) 7 hrs.
As entering in restricted area there for inner line permit and passport will be checked at  Check post at Jhansi... Drive towards to the Spiti via Khab where the Satlej joins in to the Spiti river. Nako, the most charming village offers a magnificent view around. To the north of the village is the monastic complex belonging to the Drugpa order .Another check posts at Sumdo, driving through several villages reached at Tabo, Monastery has been founded in 996 A.D. often called the Ajanta of Himalayas. In trans Himalayas Buddhism, Tabo sanctity is next only to Tibet’s Tholing gompa.

Day 8:- Tabo to Kaza (3600 mtrs.) 58kms.via Dhankar and Lalung, Pin valley
Dhankar:- the ancient capital of Spiti king, the most incredibly situated gompa, perched high on the barren rocky mountain slopes.. Lalung :-The second  most interested  monastery of Spiti afternoon reached  Pin valley known  for  its national park (house of the snow leopards, and ibex) Kungri gompa  is the main centre of Nyingmapa sect in Spiti. Night in Kaza.

Day 9:- Kaza(3600mtrs.-46 km.) visit Kye and Kibber (4200mtrs.)   
Leave to visit the famous. Kye gompa perched high on a pyramid like mountain, belongs to the Gelugpa sect of Tibetan Buddhism. Kibber one of the highest permanent inhabited village in the world, situated at the elevation of  4200 m located in a semi bowl-shaped narrow valley. Evening return to Kaza  the sub divisional headquarter of Spiti. Explore the tinny town, night in guest house.

Day 10:- Explore Hidden area of Spiti. (4500mtrs.)
Uphill road till Langza, visit the village, further to Comic known for one of the highest monastery in the world and for fossil, after lunch stroll  to collect the fossil, Later  one can   visit the family house to know the life of people, by evening back to Kaza for overnight stay.

Day 11:- Kaza to Manali (2000mtrs.) 196 kms
Road leads through several villages of the Spiti valley, last village of the valley is Lossar  Short uphill drive till Kunzum pass (4700 mtrs.) offer extensive view of the snow caped mountains continue  by Chandra valley over Rohtang pass (4050 m.) the  gateway between Lahoul / Spiti and Kullu “valley of the God” Descending by the snake-curved road through the pasture of wild flowers and forest of silver Oak, Fir, Popular and waterfalls will accompany tilll Manali. O/N in hotel.

Day 12:- Explore Manali
Visit old Manali village and Manu temple, Hadimba temple in midle of cedar forest, Shiva Temple and afternoon Vashisht hot spring, evening free, night in hotel. Dushera festival takes place here.

Day 13:- Manali to Delhi, 570 kms, 16 hours.
Free day in Manali, Afternoon transfer  to bus  station ,  night in comfortable bus.

Day 14:- Arrive in Delhi  
Transfer to hotel, half day visit to jama Masjid, Red fort, Kutumb Minar, evening transfer to international airport , flight to onward  destination.

Cost per persons:- for 15 days with Festival

Number ofpersons

02

03

04 & more

Surcharges for single occupancy

Price

1235

1110

920

195


Cost Include:-

Ground transport as per itinerary
Airport transfer (domestic and international)
Twin sharing room on medium class Hotel
Neat and clean hotel and guest houses
Full board,  
English speaking guide
Inner line permit fee.
 
Cost exclude:-
Flight domestic and International
Monument fees
Visa, Airport tax & insurance,  
Sleeping bag
Beverages
Personal expense
Medical evacuation & tipping .


Document required  to obtain the inner line permit:-
1.    Copy  of  passport
2.    Copy of visa
3.    03 photo passport size

 
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