This is The Land Of Wanderlust’s blueprint to a backpacking trip around Parvati Valley in Himachal Pradesh for eight days. On this journey we will be covering Kasol, Tosh, Malana, Kheerganga Hike, Manali Sissu basically this trip covers it all.
Indira Gandhi International Airport, New Delhi
R K Ashram Metro Station (Exit From Metro Gate No.3), Delhi
An ideal trip for first time solo backpackers on a budget to explore the Himalayas. So this particular blueprint has been a part of our inventory since 2014. Indeed one of our nostalgic trips which is purely about the experience which includes living in humble home stays , meeting new people, interacting with locals, living with a bunch of strangers.
The general age group of backpackers on this particular trip is between 23-35 with 60% in the age bracket of 25-32. 90% enroll solo on this trip so if you don’t have company it’s cool, enroll solo & make new friends on the trip.
Our trips are like the first week in college but the only difference here is that we have no rules.
– Arrive in Delhi by 14:00 HRS.
– Reach RK Ashram Metro station by 17:00 HRS.
– Meet your fellow backpackers and get to know each other.
– Board Volvo semi sleeper bus from RK Ashram Metro Station (exit from metro gate no. 3) New Delhi at 18:00 HRS to Bhunter.
– Reach Bhunter by 8:00 am
– Hop onto a local taxi from bhuntur to Kasol. (68.2km = 1.5 hours)
– Reach Kasol 11:00 am
– Check into our home stay for the night.
– Explore Kasol & Grahan Nala on foot
– Evening at leisure.
– Enjoy cafe hopping on foot in Kasol.
– Around 10:00 am Hop onto the Vehicle and leave for Malana (39 km = 2.5 Hours)
– Trek to Malana Village
– Explore Malana village and Hike back down.
– Hop onto the Vehicle and leave for Tosh
– Spend the rest of the evening strolling through the village.
– Hop onto the Vehicle to the base of Kheerganga.
– Start the hike to Kheerganga by 10:00 HRS.
– First pit stop at the village of Nakthan. (5.6km = 2.5 hours)
– Second pit stop at Sunflower cafe. (3.5km = 1.5 hours)
– Reach Kheerganga top by 14:00 HRS.
– Check into our campsite for the night.
– Take a dip in the natural sulphur hot spring.
– Spend the night camping in Kheerganga. (No Network)
– Start in the morning by 9:00 HRS & hike back from Kheerganga to the road.
– Leave for Manali (95 km = 4 Hours)
– Reach Manali by 13:00 HRS.
– Spend the next few hours packing or writing post cards.
– Spend the rest of the day relaxing by the Beas river after a long journey.
– Post Breakfast hop onto the car from Manali to Sissu (40 km = 1hr.30 mins)
– Explore Sissu
– On the return explore Solang Valley.
– Return to Manali around sunset time.
– Rest of the evening at leisure.
– Post Breakfast leave for local sightseeing around New & Old Manali
– Explore New & old Manali on foot.
– Return to Manali by 15:00 Hrs.
– Board a Volvo semi sleeper bus from Manali at 17:45 HRS to New Delhi.
– Reach New Delhi (Near Bus Stop- BITLA SOFTWARE PRIVATE LIMITED) by 09:00 HRS.
