White Sail Trek
The
Parvati valley in Himachal Pradesh offers trekking opportunity with
a right mix of adventure, hill culture and convenience. The approach
to this valley is though Manikaran, 32 kms away from Kullu.
DELHI / MANIKARAN / BURSHENI / BUDDHA BAN / WHITE SAIL PEAK BASE
CAMP / TREK UMGA / SARAN / BURSHENI / MANIKARAN / KULLU / NALAGARH
/ DELHI
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Day 1. Fly to Kullu and transfer
to Manikaran. Enjoy a hot spring bath. Overnight hotel / camp at
Manikaran.
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Day 2. MANIKARAN
/ BURSHENI VILLAGE (14 kms) : The trek goes uphill along the
right bank of the Parvati river to reach Bursheni. The landscape
here covers single storeyed wooded houses with slate roofs and terraced
fields. Overnight camp / Bursheni.
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Day 3. BURSHENI / BUDDHA
BAN (14 kms) : A pleasant walk through greenery and sparkling
yellow and purple flowers upto the Tos stream emerging from the
Tos glacier. Here you will witness several flour mills run by channelising
flooring underway. Trek further through wavy cornfields and through
green forests and reach Buddha Ban at 9000 ft. Camp further up at
111300 ft I near a cave used by shepherds and woodcutters.
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Day 4. BUDDHA BAN / WHITE SAIL
PEAK BASE CAMP : Trek vertical grass slopes crossing several
streams reaching Shamsi at the foot of a formidable morraine. Trekking
further towards the Tos glaciers, one could see the big ice cave
and the snout of the glacier from where the Tos stream originates.
After crossing the turbulent Umga stream reach Umga at 14000 ft.
Overnight camp.
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Day 5. This day enjoy glacier
views and the snowclad peaks of Papsura ( 21,148 ft) and Dharamsura
or the White Sail ( 21,148 ft). Enjoy local nature walks / treks
around. Overnight camp.
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Day 6. Trek UMGA / SARAN (5
hrs). Overnight camp.
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Day 7. Trek SARAN / BURSHENI (5
hrs). Overnight camp.
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Day 8. Trek BURSHENI / MANIKARAN
/ KULLU. Trek to Manikaran ( 3 hrs ) and drive to Kullu.
Overnight hotel.
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Day 9. KULLU / JUDGES COURT :
Drive to Judges Court (4 hrs ). Overnight at the fabulous Judges
Court Palace Resort.
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Day 10. JUDGES COURT / DELHI :
Transfer to Pathankot for overnight 1 Delhi.
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Day 11 . Arrive Delhi in the
morning.
- Grade: Moderate.
- Best Time: Mid April to June and September to October
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