Trek To Bhabha & Pin Parvati Pass Tour

The meeting place for the group is Chandigarh airport at 13:00 hrs. We get picked up either at the Airport or the Railway station and start for Shimla and further to Narkanda. As we leave behind the plains the air gets cooler and we negotiate the winding mountain roads. Overnight stay at a hotel in Narkanda.

Today, we drive to Kafnu. Dinner and overnight stay in camp in Kafnu.

First part of the walk is all along the Bhabha River, but slowly the trail climbs through the incredible mixed Cedar forests. On the way we get introduced to an amazing variety of Himalayan Flora. Slowly the valley opens into an incredible meadow located on the bank of River Bhabha, carpeted with variety of alpine flowers amidst prime cedar trees. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Mulling.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Start on a flat meadow, with alpine flowers all around. The trail narrows as you reach the junction of two streams, with rare Himalayan Blue Poppy Flower in the middle of the Rocks. Cross the stream that you have been following from the campsite, keeping this stream to your right; continue climbing up on till you reach the open pasture grounds of Kahra. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Kahra.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

From Kahra we enter into the left Valley. We climb gradually up the valley, though the valley gets bit narrower, but the scenery wins one’s heart with alpine flowers on the valley floor and waterfalls on the adjoining hills. Today we camp at the foot of the Pass. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Phustring.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Climbing steeply, the going is rugged for most of the day, there is no defined trail, walking over moraine, scree, boulders and a push through the snowfields to the top. The top of the Pass offers great contrast to both sides, towards Spiti, it is the chocolate coloured barren mountains and to the Kinnaur side it is all green. First part of the descent involves ice/snow field for around hundred meters. The later part is descending through the moraine till we get to the bottom. From here it is another half an hour through the boulders. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Paldhar.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Continue easy trek along the river reaching the junction and after crossing Pin River and trek along the river to get to the guest house of Mudh. Dinner and overnight stay at guesthouse in Mud.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

After breakfast, we continue our trek to Tia, along the Pin River to reach to the campsite of Tia. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Tia.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

About 5 to 6 hours walking and we reach the junction of three valleys. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Gaddi Thach.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

After leaving the camp, we cross the Pin River and trek uphill to the base camp. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Pin Parvati Base.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Today we have an extra-long day of walking. Start very early in the morning, a continuous and tiring climb over moraine and boulders and may be snow fields, depending on the conditions, then leads us to the saddle of the pass. Walk over the pass and as we leave the Pin Valley, we observe the great contrast between both sides of the pass. The trek down on the other side is over a snow field and later on over huge boulders for about 200 meters. This is the High Camp for people climbing the pass from Mantalai side. We further descend down the lateral moraine and over some steep sections to reach a series of meadows. The views of Pyramid Peak, Snow Peak and Unnamed Peak are superb, from here. Another steep descent from here and we are at Mantalai Lake. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Mantalai.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

We continue further down through boulder fields and later on through meadows to enter the broad valley and reach Odi Thach. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Odi Thach.

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There are few ascents and descents and after walking 10 km through the broad valley crossing over a huge boulder across the Parvati River, we arrive at Thakur Kuan. Dinner and overnight stay at camp in Thakur Kuan.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Today is a long day of descent. The path goes over rock faces of cliffs and further descends through birch groves and dense vegetation. The trail then passes through several pastures carpeted by wild flowers in the summer. The campsite is on a steep sided meadow with many cafes catering to mostly foreign tourists and offers spectacular views of the waterfalls cascading down from the shiny black rocks across the valley. One can choose to have a bath in the hot sulphur pool for relaxation after a long trek. Dinner and overnight stay at the camp in Khir Ganga.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

Walk down by the River Parvati through the dense deodar forest. Crossing the river to get to another side of the valley and trek all the way down through Nakhtan Village to reach Barsheni. We drive to Bilaspur. Overnight stay at hotel in Bilaspur

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys

We start very early from Bilaspur for Chandigarh Airport for final departure.

Activities : Hill Stations & Valleys