The Green Valleys, encapsulated by the humongous peaks of The Himalayas, welcome you to a land of unparalleled natural diversity and culture. Scarcely visited remote villages of the Tirthan Valley await the presence of your wanderlust soul. A firsthand experience of soaking into the local culture, takes you a bit closer to understanding the philosophies of the Hills. The distinctive demarcation between the city life of Shimla and that of the sparsely populated village of Narkanda instills a sense of unified diversity; completely exclusive to this part of the world.
Himachal Pradesh is an experience on its own. The layout of the topography consolidates the simultaneous existence of hardships of the barren mountains and the colourful cultural history of the lush green villages.
From Chandigarh, our chauffeur will drive us to Shimla by covering 113 KM. The late check-in shall provide some time to set out for a leisurely walk around the city followed by dinner and night stay at Shimla.
A lovely breakfast to set your mood for a day’s trip to Jakhu temple and the Kufri village nearby. The afternoon will be sorted for leisure stroll at the market to gorge on local cuisine for dinner and later, night stay at the hotel in Shimla.
Once breakfast is over, today we start for Narkanda village located on the ridge of the last watershed before the Himalayan Range. Once we fix our luggage at the pre-booked hotel, and then will set for The Hatu Peak, a mere 28 km from the village. Provisions are available if we want to trek the last 6 KM to the summit at 11,152 ft. The salubrious weather will be the cause to celebrate on the local cuisine for dinner and a cozy night stay at Narkanda.
The day starts with an exciting preparation to reach Tirthan valley after having the breakfast. It’ll take noon to reach Tirthan and that shall be ideal to have lunch at our pre-booked hotel and some balmy rest. The afternoon will be for a pleasure trail at the banks of the Tirthan River. The rumbling flow of the river through the otherwise silent valley creates a sense of awe. We may also engage in some trout fishing in the fast waters. The late evening leisurely dinner will be a perfect match for the night stay at Tirthan.
Well, this morning needs an early breakfast to start for the Jalori pass and the Serolsar Lake trip. Experiencing how nature sings her hymns in silence as we sit by the banks of the deserted lake, justifies the choice of making the trip. Holding onto our fogged mind we will return to the hotel for lunch and shall spend the rest of the day, strolling along the valley. An evening filled with your favourite pastimes and a lovely dinner shall contribute a bit more to call the day at Tirthan.
Today’s destination is the Great Himalayan National Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The rare and endemic nature of the fauna and flora of the park can be the source of your awe and inspiration. Basking in the rich biodiversity of the park can never make one tired; however, we shall not be able to hold our much-awaited experience to spend the final night in Tirthan at a campsite over well-cooked hot food in dinner.
Today after breakfast, we will head back to Manali. And with lesser day activities this day will not have much to offer rather a bit of a relaxed session in the evening along with an early dinner and sleep at the hotel in Manali.
Today shall turn out to be eventful as we will embark on another much-awaited journey through one of the most picturesquely unique roads to the Rohtang Pass. This will be one journey about which we will pen stories in mind. The snow-covered Solang Valley will be up next to match the temptation of snow fights – a stunt of childhood filmy fantasy. A long day with some fantastic moments, we will return to the hotel and have our dinner to call it our last night stay at Manali.
We will drive back to Chandigarh airport/ railway station where our beautiful week-long trip will come to an end.
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every moment will someday make you look back and want to experience it all over again.
