Title:

Lahaul Valley

Duration:

12 Nights / 13 Days

Best Season:

July to September

Altitude:

3712 M (12250 ft.)

Itinery:

It is Buddhist Country, and seldom-visited Valley by outsiders. Architecturally the village houses are built of stone and plastered with mud, flat rooftops. They are very attractive and the surroundings too are a delight to the eye.

By Coach/Jeep over Rohtang Pass (13,400 ft) There are superb views all around. Across the Pass you are away from the monsoon. Down the Lahaul Valley to the banks of Chandra River. Early in the evening you reach Udeypur. It takes about 7 hours by Coach to Udeypur. Overnight in Camp/Rest House (8,500 ft).

Udeypur - Chimrat (9,500 ft) A hot morning walk through a gorge where you can hear boulders being pushed around by the swift currents of the Miyar river. In this dry and rocky area many unusual plants grow Coridalis ramose, Ephedra geradiana etc. Camp at Chimrat (9,500 ft) outside the village, in a forest.

Chimrat - Open buff On up the Valley and then down to the river again, by early afternoon you are at camp on an open buff above the river in a Juniper forest. Opportunity to explore flowers or catch up on your diaries, sitting on boulders by the river side.

Trek to Urgos Walk to Urgos village where, is a Gompa with Lamas and the murals, which have been recently repainted showing scenes from the Buddha's life. Cross the river, move on to the Challing and camp on the fringe of a forest, which is a charming campsite (9,500-ft). A number of plants such as Primulae Macrophylla, and others can be found.

Rest day with plenty of areas to explore for more Alpine flowers and herbs that grow here.

Up the valley, across a stony moraine sect and some side streams to Khanjarar, the last village. Camp above the village on a beautiful alpine meadow, with a carpet of Edelweiss and Catmint. You are here for three days which are spent walking to wide open meadows where Yaks graze, and explore side valleys for the ever increasing alpine flowers that grow here, It is not rare to see the Himalayan Griffons and Lammergeyers.

Back the same way using different campsites, an opportunity to explore newer sides of valleys and ridges.

On the 12th day, reach Udeypur in the afternoon and visit a 16th century Hindu temple. It has some of the finest woodcarvings in the Western Himalayas, depicting scenes of legends from the Mahabharata and Ramayana. Overnight in the rest house or Camp.

Udeypur to Manali - By transport.

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