| Day 01 |
We drove to the
village of Preeni from where we begin our climb
towards the picturesque village of Setan. Camp outside
the village. |
| Day 02 |
We begin early and
crossing a few streams we go on a boulder-strewn
path towards our next campsite Chikka. We camp on
an extensive meadow. |
| Day 03 |
Campsite to Balu
Ka Ghera: Today the climb is steep and can be
tiring as we head towards the base of the Hampta
Pass and reach our campsite on a sandy strip beside
a mountain stream. Camp overnight. |
| Day 04 |
Over Hampta Pass
(4270 metres)- Sheraguru. The climb to the pass
is again a steep one and once on the pass you get
spectacular views of the northern mountain peaks
of Lahaul and Spiti. camp overnight. |
| Day 05 |
Sheraguru- Chattru.
Descend to the Spiti Valley over morraine and scrre
to the Chandra River banks. We reach the tiny roadside
camp of Chattru by late evening. |
| Day 06 |
Chattru - Chotta
Dara: Today the trek is along the Spiti highway.
Our next stop is another roadside settlement of
Chotta Dara. There is a seasonal teashop here and
an old Rest house. Camp nearby. |
| Day 07 |
Chotta Dara - Batal:
Today we continue along the road and walking along
the Chandra River reach the next tiny settlement
and make shift Dhabha and tea stall at Batal. Camp
near the makeshift stall on an extensive grassy
plain on the banks of the Chandra river. |
| Day 08 |
Batal - Chandertal:
A little ahead of the tea stall is a rough track
leading north. While the highway continues to the
Kunzum Pass and on to Spiti, this road leads to
the beautiful mountain lake. Far below you can see
the silvery Chandra River meandering towards Lahaul.
We reach the lake by early evening. Camp on the
shores of this mesmerising lake. |
| Day 09 |
Rest day at Chandratal.
There are great views of towering barren mountains
all round this crystal clear water body. Camp on
the shores. |
| Day 10 |
Chandertal - Tokpoyongma:
We leave early toady as we have to ford an icy mountain
stream which can become dangerously high later in
the day. Our expert mountain guide leads the way
and after crossing the torrent we walk foe about
an hour before setting up camp. |
| Day 11 |
Tokpoyongma -
Tokpogongma: This is another icy torrent which
we cross early and then walk up the barren valley.
There are numerous mountain streams flowing down
these barren hillsides and we reach camp by afternoon. |
| Day 12 |
Trek to Baralacha
La (4950 metres). The walk is through a high-altitude
desert and the surrounding mou8ntains offer spectacular
views. We reach the meadows around Baralacha by
afternoon from where a jeep takes us on to Keylong
the district headquarters of Lahaul. We have an
option to either spend the night here in a hotel
or continue our drive to Manali. |
