Manikaran

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

Day 1.
Fly to Kullu and transfer to Manikaran. Enjoy a hot spring bath. Overnight hotel / camp at Manikaran.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Day 6. Trek UMGA / SARAN (5 hrs).
Overnight camp.

Day 7. Trek SARAN / BURSHENI (5 hrs)
Overnight camp.

Day 8. Trek BURSHENI / MANIKARAN / KULLU.
Trek to Manikaran ( 3 hrs ) and drive to Kullu. Overnight hotel.

Day 9. KULLU / JUDGES COURT :
Drive to Judges Court (4 hrs ). Overnight at the fabulous Judges Court Palace Resort.

Day 10. JUDGES COURT DELHI :
Transfer to Pathankot for overnight 1 Delhi.

Day 11 . Arrive Delhi in the morning.

Grade: Moderate.
Best Time: Mid April to June and September to October