This wonderful trek in kinnaur circuits the revered kinnaur kailash mountain. Kinnaur was forbidden to trekkers till a few years ago. Consequently these trails have been less used and over explored last about two centuries ago. The kinnaur kailash range borders the disctrict of kinnaur in the south and is dominated by the kinnaur kailash (6349 mts) and jonkarden (6473 mts) peaks. The only pass on this trek is the charang la at an awesome altitude of 5300 mts above sea level .the trek is challenging and also rewarding for experienced trekkers.
route chart : new delhi - shimla - sangla - thnagi - lambar - charang- lalanti- chitkul- rakcham- shimla
day 01: arrive delhi arrive delhi & trasnfer to hotel.
day 02 : drive to shimla by ac innova yatra himachal taxi. Night stay in shimla hotel.
day 04: shimla free day in shimla for acclimatization and you can explore the shimla on own.
day 05: shimla - sarahan drive to shimla to sarahan. Upon arrival in sarahan, transfer to hotel. Later you can visit the bhimakali temple. It is the first example of a locally constructed temple that shows the fusion of buddhist and hinduist styles. It actually consists of two temples, only one is open for the public. The woodcarving is highly interesting although it`s not the original from ancient times. Centuries ago the temple had a reputation for human sacrifice carried out with elaborate rituals.
day 06: shimla - kalpa drive to kalpa. Overnight at hotel
day 07: kalpa- thangi (2966 m-50 km) drive to thangi by jeep, upon arrival visit the nearby places. Overnight camp
day 08: thangi- lambar (3289 m-12 km) trek slightly going down. Overnight camp
day 09: lambar- charang (3506 m- 12 km) the trek is through different terrain. Overnight camp
day 10: charang- chitkul (3450 m- 14 km) over charang ghati(5242 m), gradual climbing to the pass and then easy descending overnight camp
day 11: chitkul- rakchham (2900 m-12 km) jeepable road in operation during season, otherwise trek down to rakchham. Overnight camp
day 12: rakchham-sangla (2590 m-14 km) along the baspa river in the sangla valley. Overnight camp
day 13: sangla- shimla (260 km) drive through the sangla valley with good view of mountain ranges. Upon arrival shimla, transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel.
day 14: shimla - delhi drive to delhi. Overnight at hotel
day 15: delhi departure
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menus vary from one country to another, but a typical day's meals would be as follows:
breakfast cereals or porridge, pancakes, eggs to order usually scrambled eggs orfried eggs, toast or chapatis, baked
beans, honey or peanut butter, tea orcoffee.
lunch in many regions the trekkingcooks will provide a simple hot meal for lunch if there is water at the lunchstop for
cooking. This could be, noodles/potatoes, curry, salad, rice anddhal, vegetables, chapatis or bread, teaor coffee/fruit
juices. Sometimes whencrossing high passes or drier regions a packed lunch will be provided which mayconsist of some of the
following: bread and jam sandwiches, chapatis, boiledeggs, oranges or apples, chocolate, cartons of juice. Arriving in to
camp usually there will be tea/coffee and biscuits are available.
evening meal pop corn , papadums andfollowed by soup and the main course. We provide the most varied menu in the
himalaya. Meals vary from typical 'trekking food' .
it is amazing that our cooks, with quite basic equipment they manage to produce verygood pizzas, fried chips,
spaghetti, pasta . On the majority of treks most of the food is carried in from the roadhead, and depending on the area,
this may be supplemented by the trek cookpurchasing additional vegetables in villages.
it should be understoodthat on long strenuous treks some of the food items would not last the wholedistance, such as eggs,
and fresh vegetables like cabbage or cauliflower. Ourchefs are well versed in producing a variety of menus and will almost
always beable to accommodate specific requests. The most common of course is chips, chips and more chips.
meat occasionally is taken on trek on the hoof', and occasionally chickens/lambs might be purchased on route.although
trekking companies provide snacks' such as boiled sweets or chocolatebars we highly recommend that trekkers bring their
own little supply ofgoodies'. Responsible adventures also provide a variety of goodies' such aschocolate bars, nuts and
raisins, fruit bars or perhaps a variety of treats'such as cheesecake mixes, fruits.
the trek cooks and helpers are trained to prepare the food hygienically. Special diets vegetarianscan be catered for quite
easily. Other special diets can be accommodated withplenty of advance notice.