Manali Sach Pass Trek
Manali Chamba Sach Pass Trek is a journey that promises deep and refreshing communion with nature in its varying beauty. This trek though the lush river valleys surrounded by snow-capped peaks, the fruit-laden orchards, gurgling streams, dense forests, and ancient temples with birdsong enchant any and every trekker mesmerising him to its beauty.
This specially designed hiking and trekking tour covering Manali, Chamba, and Sach Pass 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 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 (Manali - Chamba - Sach Pass Trek):
New Delhi - Leh - Stok Palace in Ladakh - Bagso Fort in Ladakh - Chiling - Bakhula - Nyaraki - Sarakdo - Hanuma - Pishu - Karsha - Padum - Zangla - Manali - Kullu - New Delhi
Grade: Tough
Time: May, June, September, and October
Duration: 12 days
Average Walking time: 5-6 hours per day
Day 1 (New Delhi, India):
Arrive Delhi. Meet Gypsy Feet representative. Manali - Chamba - Sach Pass Trek begins. Transfer to Hotel. Overnight in hotel.
Day 2 (New Delhi - Manali):
On second day of Manali - Chamba - Sach Pass Trek, we take a morning train to Chandigarh. Arrive chandigarh. Transfer to Manali. Overnight in Manali.
Day 3 (Manali):
Full day sightseeing of Manali. Overnight Manali.
Day 4 (Manali - Udaipur - Raoli):
On fourth day of Manali - Chamba - Sach Pass Trek, we drive for around 7-8 hours to reach Raoli.
Day 5 (Raoli - Sach, 2150 M):
Next destination of trek is Sach, where we reach after 6 hours trek and en route we visit temples with wood-carvings. The splendid temples and the antiquities in this region could not have been possible but for some of the enlightened and religious rulers of Chamba. This region was also lucky that it did not face the problem of a ruthless destruction by invaders or internal disruption. Overnight in Sach.
Day 6 (Sach - Kilar):
We trek through green forest with spectacular views to reach Kilar. Overnight in Kilar.
Day 7 (Kilar - Bindrabani, 2800 M):
We steeply descend to reach Chenab river and then we ascend to reach Bindrabani. On route, we have serene and beautiful views of many virgin peaks, hanging glaciers and towering rocky mountains. Overnight in Bindrabani.
Day 8 (Bindrabani - Bagotu, 3600 M):
On the 8th day of Manali - Chamba - Sach Pas Trek, we climb for about 2.5 hours to reach Duna Sarai (2500 mts.) and then 3 hours further to Bagotu. Bagotu is sort of an "island" in the glacier. We cross two stone huts on way and pitch our tents or alternately we spend the night in the huts, spreading our sleeping bags on floor of the huts. Overnight in Bagotu.
Day 9 (Bagotu - Satrundi, 3400 M):
Manali - Chamba - Sach Pass Trek continues with a 4-hour steep ascent to Sach Pass and then 2 hours down to camp. Overnight in camp.
Day 10 (Satrundi - Traila, 2000 M):
We continue early morning by going down to Alwas and then another 3 hours to reach Traila. Overnight in Traila.
Day 11 (Traila - Chamba, 996 M):
We drive from Traila to Chamba. Overnight in Chamba.
Day 12 (Chamba - Pathankot - New Delhi):
We drive to Pathankot from Chamba via Dalhousie. Then we catch an overnight train from Pathankot to reach New Delhi. Depart New Delhi. Transfer to airport for flight to onwards journey. Manali - Chamba - Sach Pass Trek concludes.
