Manali Trek
Bharmaur Kugti Udaipur Manali Trek route is surrounded by high mountain ranges on all but its western side. The topography is diverse and features several peaks above 5,000 m and numerous glaciers.Lying in an inner Himalayan valley, Kugti encompasses the catchment of the upper Budhil Nala, a tributary of the Ravi River.
Nested in the Himalayas, the trek is blessed with some of the most spectacular landscapes anywhere.It has glorious mountains, crystals lakes,vast stretches of brilliant flowers,ancient shrines and beautiful people.
This specially designed hiking and trekking tour covering Bharmaur, Kugti, Udaipur, Manali in Himachal Pradesh is a combined effort of a team of certified mountaineers and travel agents in India aiming at making travel economical and affordably cheap for the budget trekker walking in the Himalayas as well as maintaining quality at par with the world-class standards. We feel our job, as tour operators and trek guides, is to design treks giving our customers a memorable experience in trekking adventure.
Itinerary (Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek):
New Delhi - Pathankot - Bharmaur - Hadsar – Kugti village - Kuddi Got - Khardu - Udaipur – Manali - New Delhi
Grade: Tough
Maximum Altitude: 5040 M
Time: May and June
Duration: 11 days
Average Walking time: 5-6 hours per day
Day 1 (New Delhi, India):
Arrive Delhi. Meet Gypsy Feet representative. Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek begins. Transfer to Hotel. Sightseeing Delhi. we take evenining train to Pathankot. Overnight in train.
Day 2 (Pathankot - Bharmaur, 2130 M):
On second day of Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek, we drive from Pathankot to reach Bharmaur. Bharmaur is surrounded by alpine pastures, this is the summer home of the nomadic Gaddis. Legend has it that in the 10th century, 84 holy men visited Bharmmaur, They blessed the ruler Raja Sahil Varma with ten sons and a daughter whom the town of Chamba is said to be named. And while some shrines were already in existence, the Raja had the remainder built to commemorate their sojourn. These include the Lakshmi Devi Temple, the Ganesh Temple and the Narsingh Temple. Installed in the sanctum of the Lakshmi Devi Temple is an exquisite brass image of the goddess, over a metre high.
Day 3 (Bharmaur – Hadsar, 2320 M):
We drive from Bharmaur to Hadsar and visit Manimahesh temple. The temple is sacred to Lord Shiva and his divine consort Parvati, the lake of Manimahesh is 35 Km from Bharmaur. Past Gaddi villages and wide meadows that give way to bare rock and snow fields, this tarn is a three day trek from Bharmaur-via Hadsarand Dhanchha. The deep blue waters of the lake, rest at the feet of the Manimahesh Kailash Peak-which is one of the mythological abodes of Lord Shiva. We come back to Hadsar in the evening. Overnight in Hadsar.
Day 4 (Hadsar – Kugti village, 2590 M):
On fourth day of Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek, we reach Kugti village, this is the last inhabited village of Bharmaur and is not too far from the Kugti Pass (5040 m) and is on the challenging trail from Bharmaur to Keylong. Overlooking splendid forests of conifer, Kugti has a little forest rest house. The famous temple of Keylong Wazir - is 2 km away. Overnight in Kugti.
Day 5 (Kugti village – Kuddi Got, 4000 M):
Next destination of trek is Kuddi Got, this is a 12 km trek with spectacular views and natural forest. Overnight in Kuddi Got.
Day 6 (Kuddi Got – Khardu, 3540 M):
This is the best day of the trek where we trek over Kugti Pass (5040 M) for 10 kms to reach Khardu. Overnight in Khardu.
Day 7 (Khardu – Udaipur):
We first trek for 12 km to reach Shansha village via Raape village and then from Shansha we drive to Udaipur by jeep. Overnight in Udaipur.
Day 8 (Udaipur):
On the 8th day of Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek, we visit Mrikula Devi and Trilok Nath temples.
Mrikula Devi temple, also commonly called 'The temple of Kali', gets its name from the village where it is found. Margul or Marul, ancient Mrikula, is a village in Chamba-Lahul, at the junction of the Miyar Nala with the Chander Bhaga. About 1695 it was renamed Udaipur, when Raja Udai Singh (1690 - 1720) raised it to the status of a district centre in the part of Lahul which his father Chatar (or Satru) Singh (1664-1690) had annexed to the Chamba state. The place is not of much interest, except for its unique temple of Kali, called Mrikula Devi after the name of the village.
Trilok Nath Temple: In the Chander Bhaga valley only one temple of the shikhara type is found. It is the Trilok Nath temple, the lord of the three worlds', which is another name for Avalokiteshvara. It contains a six-armed image of white marble. One right hand is in the gift-bestowing attitude; one of the left hands holds a lotus, the typical attribute of this Bodhi- sattva; and, on his head, he wears the effigy of his spiritual father, the Buddha of Boundless Light, Amitabha. The officiating priest is a lama. Trilok Nath is, indeed, equally worshipped by the Buddhists of Lahul, Ladakh and Zaskar, and by the Hindus of the neighboring hill tracts. It is of special interest to note that the Trilok Nath temple is purely Indian in type and must, therefore, be regarded as a monument of Indian Buddhism.
Day 9 (Udaipur – Manali):
Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek continues, we drive via Rohtang Pass (3979 M) to reach Manali by jeep. Overnight in Manali.
Day 10 (Manali - Chandigarh):
We continue early morning to reach Chandigarh by road and then in the evening we take a train to New Delhi. Overnight in train.
Day 11 (Chandigarh - New Delhi):
Transfer to hotel. Sightseeing New Delhi. Depart New Delhi. Transfer to airport for flight to onwards journey. Bharmaur - Kugti - Udaipur - Manali Trek concludes.
