Located at a height of 8, 200 feet above sea-level (2499 m), the village of Naktan is only accessible by foot from Bharsheni which is a four-hour drive from Bhuntar in a local HRTC bus. To reach Naktan from Bhuntar one has to start the walk towards the dam and take the steps down at […]
A village at the far end of the Parvati Valley in Himachal Pradesh, the village of Tosh is situated at a height of 7874 feet above sea-level (2400 m). A four-hour bumpy ride from Bhuntar in a local bus leads one to Bharsheni which is the last stop on the bus route to the Parvati […]
A twenty-minute drive or a one hour walk from Warkhanda leads one to another Warli village, Saoroli. On entering the village one is greeted by the paddy fields and the numerous date and tamarind trees. Saoroli is much more developed in comparison to the other Warli villages of Warkhanda and Uplat. Many of the young […]
A one hour drive from Uplat heading to Mumbai on the Mumbai-Gujarat highway takes one to the village of Warkhanda. Warkhanda is another Warli tribal village in Talasari. The best way to get to Warkhanda is to hitchhike or hop into a tum-tum. Most villagers prefer to walk till the highway from where they hitchhike. […]
Between the commercial states of Gujarat and Maharashtra in Western India lies the tribal village of Uplat. Though the village is located in Maharashtra it is closer to Gujarat a fact evident by the local vehicles that are registered under the Gujarat RTO. To get to Uplat from Mumbai one has to take the Western […]
A one hour drive from the town of Kaza on steep winding roads and one will reach the village of Kibber in Spiti Valley which many consider the highest inhabited village in the world with a motorable road at a monstrous height of 14,110 feet above sea level. The village of Kibber is only accessible […]
A three-hour drive from Kaza along NH21 and one will reach the hill monastery of Key which has a very unique location. Key Monastery Spiti Valley is situated on a hill is easily visible from the town of Kaza. Key monastery is at a height of 13,668 feet above sea level and is a place […]
The town of Kaza in Himachal Pradesh is at a height 11,990 feet above sea level (3,650 m). Kaza is the sub-divisional headquarters of the Spiti Valley. It is the largest town and a commercial centre in the valley. Kaza has the Spiti River flowing all along with the town and the Trans Himalayas surround […]
A place not to miss while in Spiti Valley is the beautiful village of Dhankar. A four-hour drive from Tabo along the steep, winding roads of Himachal Pradesh leads one to Dhankar. At a towering height of 12, 774 feet above sea level (3,894 m)lies this village inhabited by 44 people. The first thing one […]
Tabo, the first village in Spiti from the Kinnaur side in Himachal Pradesh is located at a height of 10, 760 feet above sea-level (3,280 m). The entry to the village is flanked by the Spiti River and the epic Trans-Himalayan range. As one enters the village the first thing they notice is the massive […]