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Title : Bhabha Pass
Category : Trek
Duration : 10 Days
Location : Himachal Pradesh
Season : Monsoon [july - sep]
Grade : Moderate
The Bhabha valley is well known for its picturesque and
magnificent surroundings-dense forests and lush green flower
strewn meadows. Over the pass one is awe struck on entering
Spiti. The mountain scape has an exotic appearance. Barren,
rugged Rocky Mountains rise from the valley floor to heights of
several thousand feet. All around is a panorama of rugged crags
and slopes that change hues from pale pink to bright scarlet,
alternating with the soft blues and greens of the glaciers.
Day 01: Drive New Delhi - Shimla [2160m] Seven-Eight hrs
Day 02 : Drive Shimla - Sarahan [2165m] Seven-Eighthrs
Drive via Narkanda and Rampur on the Hindustan Tibet Road to
reach Sarahan.
Visit Bhimakali Temple. Camp / Tourist Bungalow.
Day 0Three : Drive Sarahan - Kafnoo [3220m] Five-Six hrs
The drive goes through the beautiful landscape of Kinnaur to
reach Kafnoo, the starting point of the trek. Camp.
Day 0Four : Trek Kafnoo - Muling [3500m] Five-Sixhrs
Trek through the the Mustrang Village and dense forests of Pine,
Cedar and Birch. After a few hours of steep climb the path
gradually ascends to the campsite, a lush green meadow on the
banks of the River Bhaba. Camp.
Day 0Five : Trek Muling - Pistrang [394r0m] Five-Sixhrs
The trek keeps going up the valley which starts constricting.
The walk involves a small river crossing and a gradual ascent in
the side valley to reach the base of Bhaba Pass. Camp.
Day 0Six : Trek Pistrang - Boldar [4450m] Four-Fivehrs.
The first two hrs is a steep climb to the top of the Bhaba Pass
[4865em]. The path now leads into Pin Valley of Spiti. Camp.
Day 0Seven : Trek Boldar - Gurguru [4100m] [Four-Five hrs].
Day 0Eight : Trek Gurguru - Muth [ThreeEightFive0m] [Four-Fivehrs] and
transfer to Kaza [3800m]
Muth is the first Spiti village. It houses about Forty
families. Board the waiting vehicles to drive to Kaza. Overnight
Hotel / Guest House. Visit the famous Tabo Monastery in the
evening.
Day 0Nine : Drive Kaza to Manali [1960m] Eight-Nine hrs
A long day’s drive going over the Kunzum La to drop into the
beautiful Chandra valley and finally over the Rohtang pass to
the beautiful greens of Manali.
Day 10: Drive Manali to Chandigarh and take the train to
New Delhi
Drive Five-Six hrs to Chandigarh and board the afternoon Shatabdi
Express to reach New Delhi by late evening.
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