Kinner Kailash Yatra

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                Kinnaur "The Land of Gods" is the most fascinating region of the Indian Himalayas. home to some of lndia's oldest traditions and legends Ancient texts have gone to the extent of placing the people of Kinnaur--THE KINNERS -- as halfway between men and gods. Mount Kinner Kailash (6'050 mtrs), has religious significance for a huge "SHIVA LINGAM" the representation of Lord Shiva which is a 79 feet vertical rock formation that resembles a Shivalinga and changes colour as the day passes. This is one of the mythical abodes of Lord Shiva.

               The circuit around the whole range attracts many pilgrims every year. The Parikrama or circumambulation begins from Kalpa via Triung valley and back to Kalpa via Sangla valley. You drive upto Thangi and the actual trekking begins form here. 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 .

Route Chart : New Delhi - Shimla - Sangla -Thnagi - Lambar - Charang- Lalanti- Chitkul- Rakcham- Shimla.

Day 01: Delhi - Shimla by train Morning transfer to railway station to catch the himalayan queen train to Shimla. Upon arrival in Shimla, transfer to Hotel.

Day 02: Shimla Free day in Shimla for acclimatization and you can explore the shimla on own.

Day 03: Shimla – Sarahan. Drive from 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.

Day 04: Shimla - Kalpa Drive to Kalpa. Overnight at Hotel.

Day 05: Kalpa- Thangi (2966 m-50 km) Drive to Thangi by Jeep, Upon arrival visit the nearby places. Overnight Camp.

Day 06: Thangi- Lambar (3289 m-12 km) trek slightly going down. Overnight Camp.

Day 07: Lambar- Charang (3506 m- 12 km) The trek is through different terrain. Overnight Camp.

Day 08: Charang- Chitkul (3450 m- 14 km) Over Charang Ghati(5242 m), gradual climbing to the Pass and then easy descending Overnight Camp.

Day 09: Chitkul- Rakchham (2900 m-12 km) Jeepable road in operation during season, otherwise trek down to Rakchham. Overnight Camp.

Day 10: Rakchham-Sangla (2590 m-14 km) Along the Baspa river in the Sangla Valley. Overnight Camp.

Day 11: Sangla- Shimla (260 Km) Drive through the Sangla valley with good view of mountain ranges. Upon arrival Shimla, transfer to hotel. Overnight hotel.

Day 12: Shimla - Delhi Drive to Delhi. Overnight at Hotel.

Or take a shorter route of 9 days from Shimla

Day 1 : Reaching Thangi from Shimla by jeep

Day2: Rest Day and short walks for proper acclimatization.

Day 3:Thangi-Lambar: Reaching here is itself a adventure as high road of ancient silk route which is known as Indo-Tibet road still creates chill in spine of many. Trail gradually ascends to village Lambar which is a small village with ITBP check post at 2890m.

Day 4: Lambar-Surting: Surting is a small high land and here meets two river streams forming Lambar river. A high tech ITBP post at 3150m , will check your papers as they already had been intimated by Lambar and Thangi posts about movement of trekkers. Please do not operate video camera here as you may land in trouble due to high sensitive zone for Indian defense. Option: Surting-Charang-Surting: Walking Time 6 hrs. Charang is famous for it's monastery and very popular among locals and trekkers. Come back to Surting and take rest.

Day 5: Rest Day for proper rest and acclimatization.

Day 6 : Surting-Lalanti: Lalanti is a high altitude shepherd pastures and snow leopard is also seen here in winters. This area is also famous for Ibex. trail ascends gradually to Lalanti 4420m.

Day7: Rest Day- next day have to cross pass- and a descending to Chitkul Valley.

Day 8: Lalanti-Chitkul via Charang La (5260m) : Walking Time 8-9 hrs. Hard day, should be early started. Walking though impressive terminal moraine, negotiating 200m of steep climb to pass from where spectacular view of Gharwal and Sangla Valley is seen. Descending is steep upto 200m and then becomes gradual to Chitkul 3450m which is also a read head.

Day 9: Back to Shimla.