Saturday, November 29, 2008

Delhi-Chamba-Keylong-Manali Trek (Chamba,Himachal,India)


Keylong, the main town of Lahaul subdivision of Lahaul-Spiti, lies some 59 km ahead of Rohtang Pass. Keylong was once the capital of the kingdom of Lahaul-Spiti and remains one of the few places in this region with a decent range of tourist accommodation and other facilities. For travelers heading for Leh, Keylong poses a quandary – it offers the best accommodation between Manali and Leh but is actually too far from Leh and too close to Manali to be a logical stopover! Still, for those who wan to travel the trail at a relaxed pace with time out to visit some of the region’s tourist hotspots, a night or two at Keylong is definitely a good idea.

Day 1:- Delhi-Chamba(560 km)

Day 2:- Chamba-Barmour(65km)- Hadsar (2317mt,13km)

Day 3:- Hadsar-Kugti (2590m,12kms,trek)- Duggi Got (3350m,12km, trek)

Day 4:- Duggi Got-Alyas (4000m, 12km,trek)- Duggi Cave- Kuddi Got

Day 5:- Kuddi Got-Kugti pass (5200mts, trek)- Khardu (3550m, 5hrs,trek)

Day 6:- Khardu-Shansha (2950 mt,14km,trek)-Keylong

Day 7:- Keylong-Manali (115 kms) via Rohtang pass

Day 8:- Manali-Delhi (525km).

In winter season 15th Nov to 15th May the road transportation to Keylong is officially closed only helicopter service from Bhunter Airport is available to come to Keylong but that is for the employees posted in the district and for the local people of the valley .

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