CHAMBA DALHOUSIE
- Overview
- Itinerary
- Inclusions
- Exclusions
This tour in Himachal Pradesh is especially for travelers, who love photography and like to capture raw nature, and yearn to explore unique cultures. Pangi Valley is one of the off-beat challenging tourism destinations in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Towering snow-capped mountains, beautiful valleys, gushing rivers, flowery meadows, and forests ensures that there is no lack of photography subjects here. A moderate level of fitness is required.
| Starting Point | Chandigarh |
|---|---|
| End Point | Chandigarh |
| Destination Covered | Chamba, Dalhousie, Khajjiar, Pangi Valley |
| Maximum Altitude | 4551 mtrs |
| Total Distance | 1260 Km |
| Weather | The temperature can drop to -1° and the maximum temperature hardly goes up to 30°c |
DAY 01: Arrive Chamba and local sightseeing
The best deal in town is Bhuri Singh Museum. This museum has a remarkable collection of Pahari miniature paintings from the Chamba, Basholi, Kangra, and Guler schools, including other arts such as intriguing copper-plate inscriptions, the embroidered Chamba rumals (handkerchiefs), coins, hill jewelry, traditional and royal costumes musical instruments, and various decorative objects is another attraction of the place.
DAY 02: Local Sightseeing (Saho and Jumhar)
Saho: Well-known for the Lord Shiva temple Chandrashekar, Saho is a tiny remote village positioned 20 km from Chamba town and one of the heritage villages of Himachal Pradesh. Saho lies on the banks of river Sal and sounds like an interesting place to visit where it is still a lot to be explored. Jumhar: Jumhar is located 22 km from Chamba city and is surrounded by apple gardens. A remote and unexplored spot where one can take a deep breath of fresh-born air in the orchards. You can also search for peace near the small Nag temple dedicated to the snake god
DAY 03: Chamba / Bairagarh / Devi Kothi / Bairagarh (120 Kms)
Devi Kothi: Devi Kothi ( 11 km from Bairagarh) is one of the remotest villages in the Chaurah valley of Chamba and is known for its Devi Kothi temple. The tiny temple is a grand welcome to visitors. A complete old wooden structure of medieval Chamba has wood carvings and wall paintings inside the temple, a great civilization of antiquity shown among the walls of Devi Kothi. A temple certainly of Mughal influence made by Raja Umed Singh in 1754, later dedicated to Goddess Durga Devi depicts the wall paintings of her exploits and themes of Bhagavata Purana.
DAY 04: Bairagarh / Sural Bhatori (Via Sach Pass & Killar) – (87 Kms)
Sach Pass: Perched at an altitude of 4420m is Sach Pass lying on the Pir Panjal Range of the Himalayas. It is considered one of the hardest treks among all other mountain passes of Himachal. Sach pass is the Gateway to Pangi Valley. The curvy narrow roads, numerous water crossings, striking landscapes, and the indifferent climatic conditions encountered on this pass are mesmerizing in spite of being treacherous. Pass is open for vehicular traffic from mid-June to September, it remained closed due to heavy snowfall at other times of the year. Killar: It is a charming hamlet which is connected by road via Sach Pass. Killar is the sub-division headquarter of the Pangi Valley Sural Bhatori: (Bhatori is a tribe of Upper Himalaya who worship Lord Budha). Sural Bhatori is a very beautiful valley located at an elevation of 10,000 feet above the mean sea level and is the last village in the valley. One km from Sural Bhatori is a beautiful waterfall and a trek also leads towards Zanskar. The valley is known as a trekker’s paradise. The gompa of Sural Bhatori is surrounded by Betula (Bhojpatra) patch and the valley is dominated by a dense patch of bhojpatra forest on one side.
DAY 05: Reserved for Photography
DAY 06: Khajjiar local sightseeing
DAY : Departure
- Accommodation: 9 Nights (Hotel/ Rest house/ Camping).
- Meals as mentioned in the programme.
- 01 experienced guide to provide local knowledge and support.
- Tourism Scouts India water bottle.
- Litter Bag.
- Ground Transport as per program in a private vehicle.
- Daily photography instruction.
- Mentoring & Tuitiones, Driver Allowances etc.
E. Taxes
All presently applicable taxes.
Exclusions
Any visa fee.
Any meals, refreshments or beverages during the tour, unless specified.
Items of personal nature such as laundry, table drinks, telephone bills etc.
Any Air fare.
Any kind of tips.
Any meals / snacks / beverages other than the ones mentioned above.
Any early Check-in or late check-out.
Any additional cost incurred due to Flight cancellations / Landslides / Roadblocks or any other natural calamities.
Anything not mentioned in the “Inclusions” column.