Bhapa Trip

6 - 23 July 2012 (18-days) India Bhapa Pass Trek & Manali
Trip Cost Rm4530 (per pax for 12 pax group), Rm4480 (14 pax), Rm4380 (16 pax), Rm4180 (18 pax & above)(Excluded Air ticket KL-Delhi-KL)

Update 3 May 2012 - Trip is confirmed RUN. This is one of best trekking trail in India and recommended trip by Yongo. if you are trekker, please do not miss this trek.

Update 30 Jan 2012 - We push the travel date a week later as snow falls quite heavy on last year end. We will send out email for confirmation for those registered earlier on. Air Asia suspended flight to Delhi, as such we will opt for other airlines for alternative flight. Will update soon.

Update 1 Aug 2011 - Travel to India become easier after Air Asia launched to many destination in India including New Delhi. Flight schedule above is based on 2011 and will posted once Air Asia updated. We can arrange for those wish to extend Golden Triangle trip - Delhi, Jaipur and Agra Taj Mahal. We had 16 pax in 2011 and all managed across Bhapa pass depsite thick snow! Hence we push travel date to late June 2012 to avoid heavy snow for long journey treks. Kindly email rachelheng123@gmail.com for registration.

IMPORTANT NOTICE
This is meant to be a "free and easy" adventure trip. Participants should be relatively fit (for Bhapa one must be fit), with a good sense of humour, and above all, have the right attitude for close travel with others through possibly some trying times. Most definitely, this is not a trip for prudes, whiners, fuss-pots, and other similiarly assorted types! We had a couple of those before and it wasn't pleasant for us or them. Although every effort will be made to stick to the given itinerary, ground conditions may change and cause some disruption and/or deviation from the norm. Otherwise, have un!

Bhapa Pass trek 2008 & 2011

Annually, travellers visiting this far-flung corner of the Indo-Tibetan frontier region of India, barely hits five figures, a major reason being access to Spiti is only for 6 months in a a year! Discover a face of India seldom seen; in age-old Gompas devoid of mass tourism a la Potala(!), ancient mountain hugging villages, and a ruggedly beautiful Himalayan landscape. Then after all that culture, its time to get high on mother nature on a tough but rewarding 5 day trek across the 4900m Bhapa Pass—a true voyage of self-discovery we assure you!

This is trekker trip and requires a higher standard of fitness. During trek days, luggages & equipment will be portage on pack-horses. Group members carry a day back. A camping crew comprising of guides, horsemen and a cooking crew will accompany and assist the group. This should make the trek more enjoyable and easier to cope.

The region had exceptional cold weather in Jun 2005, the coldest in 25 years. As a result they was heavy snowfalls and many parts of the road and tracks were covered in snow and ice. Our group encountered much difficulties and hardships. If there is a repeat of a similar cold front, expect the trip to be postphoned to perhaps between one to two weeks later. In Jun 2007 & 2008 our group has no such problems and trip proceeded smoothly.

Ki Monastery Spiti 4116m / Monks at Monastery/local woman

Day 1 6 July KL-Delhi - Meet at KLIA take morning Flight MH172 at 0840AM to Delhi. Take 5 hrs + reach Delhi at 1140am (local time). Free & Easy. Check in Hotel. Group can have take MRT to Connaught place for lunch and shopping. O/N Delhi.
Day 2 Chandigarh Manali - We will take early morning train from Delhi to Chandigarh at 0740, arriving at 1105am. We will have lunch at Chandigarh and continue our journey by road to Manali all the way which will take approximately 9-10 hours, expected reach Manali late night. O/N Manali.
Day 3 Manali - Rest of day free to wander about Manali for shopping and visits to the Hidimba Devi Temple and Old Village. Manali is full of nice cafes and eateries, good for relaxing. O/N Manali.
Day 4 Manali - We drive to Solang Valley for paragliding. This recommended activity is optional and members will have fly tandem i.e. with an acommpanying pilot. We walk back to Manali through picturesque villages and orchards of apples, apricots and peaches. Manali is mainly Hindu with a sizeable Tibetan population. O/N Manali.

Group 2008 & 2011Climbing Bhapa Pass

Day 5 Rohtang Pass to Dadar Pul -We bus over the Rohtang Pass 3978m to Dadar Pul 3960m with views of Chandra-Bhage mountain range with peaks above 5000m. We camp here overnight to acclimatise. O/N Camping
Day 6 Trek to Chandratal Lake - Our bus wil take us to the trail head in Kunzum Pass 4551m. We then trek down to Lake Chandertal 4270m some 3-4 hours away. This high mountain lake is surrounded by high snow-capped mountains. O/N Camping.
Day 7 Trek to Batal - Trek 3-4 hours from Lake Chandratal to Batal where we board our bus to Kaza in 4 hours for overnight stay in a local guest house. O/N Kaza village
Day 8 Tibetan Monasteries - Visit by jeeps the Ki Monastery located on a small hill followed by Kibber Village 4205m, reputed to be the 2nd highest inhabitable village in the world. Lastly we visit the 1000 years old La-Lun monastery with its hanging buddha statues. We proceed to a Tabo guesthouse for the night. O/N Tabo

Crossing river/Packed horses for trek/Trek on glacier

Day 9 Tabo Dhankar -We visit the Tibetan monasteries of Tabo and Dhanker in the morning. We then enter the Pin Valley and to the the village of Mud. Here, we do a short 2 km trek to our campsite accross from Mud. O/N Camping.
Day 10 Bara Bolandar - We trekked along the Pin River to our next campsite at Bara Bolandar. The trail goes along green meadows and rather barren landscape. The trek is quite level and should take about 6 hours easy walk. O/N camping.
Day 11 Bhapa Pass to Fauti - Its a difficult climb up to Bhapa Pass 4890m where we can expect thick snow at the top. Then its down to Fauti campsite. The scenery change is very drastic, from barren snow-peaked mountains to the green valleys on the Fauti side. Expect a long day today with between 5-7 hours trek. O/N camping.
Day 12 Mooling - A very pleasant and easy walk along the Bhaba river. Trek will be an easy 5 hours in green meadows and sparkling streams and rivers. Wild flowers are also expected. O/N camping.
Day 13 Mooling-Kafnu-Sarahan - Another easy day with 5 hours level walk to the village of Kafnu. Trek is flanked by green meadows and thick pine forest. Expect to arrive by 1pm, group can have good lunch/rest after few days long trek. We will drive about 19km at main road from Kafnu and drive around 30km Sarahan for a night. Sarahan is famous for Temple of Bhimakali/Hindu goddess. O/N Sarahan.
Day 14 Sarahan-Shimla (175km)- After breakfast, we will visit temple and then drive to Shimla. It take about 6 hours ride to Shimla. Evening free & easy. O/N Shimla.
Day 15 Shimla - Morning drive to Jakhu Temple and then easytrek™ 1.5 km, 45 minutes down to the Mall road of Shimla to enjoy shopping in pollution free Mall Road, where no vehicular traffic is allowed. Shimla was the Summer Capital of India during British rule and most of the buildings are constructed by Britain. After lunch around 1400 hour, we start our easytrek to Indian Institute of Advanced Studies. This institute is housed in the Viceregal Lodge, which was built in 1884-88 during the British times. It has spacious gardens and is ringed by beautiful pine trees. All is calm and serene just the right atmosphere for a student of literature or politics. Evening free and easy. O/N Shimla
Day 16 Shimla-Kalka-Delhi - After breakfast drive to Shimla Railway station to board on local steam train, which passes a hundred tunnels, down to Kalka ( Himalayan Queen Departure from Shimla at 1030 hrs and arriving Kalka 1610 Hrs) . From Kalka , we'll go on another Kalka Shatbdi train to Delhi ( Departure from Kalka 1745 hrs and arriving Delhi 2155 hrs,dinner will be served in train. O/N Delhi
Day 17 Going Home - Group can visit Bahai House of Worship and shopping in Connaught Circus area or free and Easy and group can opt to final shopping or day tour (optional) before heading to the airport for night flight back to KL by MH191 at 2300PM
Day 18 Mon 23 July Home - Arriving KL at 0645am on 23 July.

Trail Fauti to Mooling at 11am and at 3pm on the same day/ Sarahan Temple
TERMS AND CONDITIONS

Cost cover ground arrangement, guide, budgeted accommodation and transport.
Not covered are Visa fees Rm168, Air Asia KL-Delhi-KL fare & airport taxes/surcharges, entrances fees approximately Rm100, activities, in town-taxis and meals except for trekking days. Allocate about Rm300 for 10 days meals (excluded trekking days). Tips for guides/cooks accompanying group. Yongo encourages group members to be generous but should commensurate with services rendered.
A deposit of Rm1060 is payable to confirm your place.
Cost is subject to change if there's a significant changes in foreign exchange rates and/or airfares.

Contact Yong Lee Min 016-220 9033 or 03-4023 8210 Email yongo@streamyx.com
Contact Rachel 012-352 0868 Email rachelheng123@gmail.com
Address: 19 Lorong Air Bersih Tiga, Air Panas, 53200 Kuala Lumpur

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