Charang Valley Trek: The Kinner Kailash Parikrama
This is a moderate grade short trek but involves 4 wheel drive journey to some beautiful and remote monasteries in Himachal Pradesh and an opportunity to relax in the charming Sangla Valley surrounded by Apple orchards.
Tour Duration: 14 Days
Grade - Moderate
Season: June - September
Departures: Tailor Made for groups of 2 and more trekkers
Itinerary:
Day 01: Delhi-Chail - 360 Kms/7 hr - Night stay in Banjara Camps.
Day 02: Chail-Sangla - 240 Kms/8 hr - Check into Banjara Camps for overnight stay. Bon-fire in the evening.
Day 03: At Leisure in Sangla Valley. Overnight Banjara Camps.
Day 04: Sangla-Kalpa - 60 Kms/2hr - Kalpa offers a breathtaking panoramic view of the 6000m high Kinner-Kailash range. Night stay in Hotel Kinner Villa.
Day 05: Kalpa-Lambar - 6 Kms/3 hr - Drive to Thangi (3hr), the starting point of the trek. Trek to Lambar (2896m). Night stay in Tentage camp.
Day 06: Lambar-Charang - 8 Kms/4 hr - Walk along a rivulet through medium gradient. Camp near a mountain stream. Overnight Tentage camp.
Day 07: Charang-Lalanti - 8 Kms/6 hr - An uphill walk in the Charang valley. Camp next to a stream.
Day 08: Lalanti-Chitkul-Sangla - 14 Kms/11 hr - A difficult day. Most of the walk is over huge boulders. Banjara Camps for overnight stay.
Day 09: Sangla - Rest day. Refit and recoup. Enjoy a leisurely dinner and relax in your deluxe tents.
Day 10: Sangla -Tabo - 5-6 hr. Scenic drive through cross country landscape. Overnight Camp.
Day 11: Tabo & around. Today we will visit the Dhankar (3870 m) & Tabo Monasteries (3050 m). Overnight Camp.
Day 12: Tabo - Losar - 100 Kms/5 hr. Visit Ki monastery (4116 m) and Kibber village. Overnight Camp.
Day 13: Losar - Manali - 143 Kms/8 hr. Drive over Kunzum Pass (4551 m) and Rohtang Pass (3978 m) to Manali. Check into hotel.
Day 14: Day at leisure in Manali. 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 15: Manali - Delhi - 550kms/14hr. Drive back to Delhi via Chandigarh and connect to home flight.