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Adventure Tours
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Alpine Flowers Trek
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Kangra and Dharamsala
A
tour cum trek of the Kangra region across some fascinating walks
and views. The "Gaddis" and "Gujjars" are colourful nomads shepherding
flocks along this trail.
DELHI
/ NALAGARH / TARAGARH / BILLING / RAJGUNDHA / PLASCHIK / TATWANI
/ TARAGARH / PATHANKOT / DELHI
Day 1. DELHI / NALAGARH (5 to 6 hrs.) : Drive to Nalagarh
for lunch. Check into the beautiful Hilltop Fortress palace. Day
free to enjoy ambience of the palace and the nearby fort. Overnight
Nalagarh.
Day 2. NALAGARH / TARAGARH
(4 to 5 hrs.) Drive to Taragarh arriving
by late lunch. Check into Taragarh Palace hotel run by the royal
family of Kashmir. Evening free to explore the palace resort or
the tea gardens around palace. Overnight Taragarh.
Day
3. TARAGARH/ BILLING (3 to 4 hrs) : Drive to Bir where
you may visit a tea factory and the Buddhist monastery. From here
you may either drive along an unmetalled road or trek up the old
jungle fire lane with a gradual climb (4 to 5 hrs.) to Billing famous
for Hang Gliding and Para Sailing .The views from Billing are breathtaking.
Overnight camp.
Day 4. BILLING / RAJGUNDHA (3 hrs.) : Enroute, you
will come nomads called "Gaddis" and "Gujjars" passing by with their
sheep/goats and singing songs or playing the flute. Lot of bird
/ wildlife is seen including the snow pheasant, the barking deer
and occasionally the brown bear. Walk along the ridge to reach Rajgundha.
Overnight camp / rest house
Day 5. RAJGUNDHA / PLASCHIK (3 hrs.) : Trek to Plaschik
passing the most picturesque and beautiful fir, pine and deodar
trees and meadows. You can hear the roaring music of the UhI river
echoing through the valley. Overnight camp.
Day 6. PLASCHIK / TATWANI ( 4 to 5 hrs 1: This
stretch affords excellent views of the Kangra valley, Mt Kailash
and Mani Mahesh range and Thamsar peak from the ridge (12000 ft.)
From here you climb down hill for 2 kms to reach Tatwani hot sulphur
springs which is known for its medicinal value. Free to bathe in
the spring. Overnight camp.
Day
7. TATWANI / DHARAMSALA (2 to 3 hrs) : Trek through thick
jungle downwards or drive down to Dharamsala. Overnight at hotel
Dharamsala.
Day 8. Drive to Pathankot (4 hrs.) to board overnight train
to Delhi.
Day 9. Arrive Delhi.
• Possible Variation
1. From Paniharlu trek to the fascinating Bara Bhangal over the
Thamsar
pass (500 ft.) and then return to Dharamsala or trek on to Manali
4 to 5 days.
2. Extension to Dharamsala on day 8 and then return to Delhi
- Grade : Light
- Best time : May to October |
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