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Baba pass trek 2

Duration : 9 Nights / 10 Days
Destination : Manali – Lossar – Kaza – Mikim – Sagnam – Tiling – Mud Purko – Base Camp – Podal Thach – Mare – Kafni – Sarahan – Shimla

Day 01: Drive Manali to Lossar – 07 hours

Drive along the Beas River upstream along the villages of Bhang and Palchan.
Climb from Palchan village to Rohtang la via Gulaba and Marhig.
11 km Drive to the top of the Kunzum la (14,800 ft/4,500 m).
Walk after camp has been set up to help acclimatize to the altitude.

Day 02: Drive Lossar to Kaza – 76 km. (04 hours)

After breakfast, Drive through the village of Lossar to visit the monastery.
Drive through the villages of Hansa, Kyato, Pangmo, Hal, Morang, Murling, Khyurik and Rangrik. You get awesome views of Ki gompa from Morang village across the Spiti river.
Visit the famous Ki gompa and Kibbar, the highest permanent inhabited village in the world, situated at the altitude of 14,200 ft/4,303 m.
Return to the main road and Drive to Kibber.
Camp is set near the helipad after crossing Kaza, the district headquarters of Spiti valley

Day 03: Drive Kaza to Mikim (Sagnam) via Dhankar – 06- 07 hours

After early breakfast, Drive on the link road and climb to Dhankar gompa.
Return to the main road and Drive to the bridge of Attargu by crossing the Spiti river
Crossing through Pin – one of the major tributaries of the Spiti upstream.
Drive through the villages of Chidang and Gyuling.
Afternoon walk to explore the Pin valley.
Visit the monastery at Ghungri.
Overnight camp.

Day 04: Trek Sagnam to Tiling – 04 – 05 hours

Trek begins by crossing the river and Pin valley below and Khar and Sagnam villages.
Trek along the high banks of the river for a couple of hours, going over rocky land, meadows and cultivated fields of Village Tilling.
Camp is set here for the night.

Day 05: Trek Tiling to Mud Purkha – 04 – 05 hours

Trail follows the Pin river for a while, before a short steep climb through scree.
Walk past a few isolated houses in walled compounds and through green irrigated fields in the village of Mud lies across the Pin river.
Overnight camp.

Day 06: Trek Mud Purko to Base Camp – 05 to 06 hours

Trek begins with a gradual climb below the Baba Pass.
Camp is set on the opposite bank of the stream.

Day 07: Trek Base Camp to Podal Thach over Baba Pass – 06 to 07 hours

Trek for crossing the pass through the banks of the Baba river.
Overnight camp.

Day 08: Trek Podal Thach to Mare – 05 to 06 hours

Walk down the valley.
After a short climb, descend and cross the stream over boulders which have fallen across the width of the stream.
Camp is set on a beautiful glade amidst prime cedar forest.

Day 09: Trek Mare to Kafni – 04 to 05 hours. Drive to Sarhan – 03 hours.