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Day 00
Board AC Volvo coach from Delhi in evening for the overnight journey to Manali. Expected journey time would be 14-16 hours.
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Day 01
Arrival at Manali in morning. Transfer to Hotel. Day at leisure, town visit, shopping etc.
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Day 02
Acclimatization hike to the Jogin waterfall near Vashishth. This is a constantly uphill hike, and is rewarded by the sight of a beautiful and massive waterfall. We would take a picnic lunch to enjoy at the waterfall. Post afternoon at leisure and a town visit for last minute shopping etc.
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Day 03
Early morning Drive to Dhundhi. Start trek from the river crossing at Dhundhi. Camp to be set up at Bakarthach on the left bank of the glacier fed nascent river ( pagal nallah ).
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Day 04
Trek across meadows to cross over the ridge of "Lady Leg" across a rocky pass to camp above the beas kund lake, overlooking beautiful Hanuman Tibba peaks. Just after the precarious rock crossing, one would need to traverse a small glacier or stream and then climb to the shoulder of the ridge. This camp site is also used for Mountaineering expeditions to Shetidhar, Manali peak etc.
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Day 05
Today it is an easy downhill trek to beas kund lake. After a short rest at the lake, proceed further to set camp near a stream. There is a beautiful waterfall near this camp site. The site is almost flat and circular, completely ringed by mountains and snow view.
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Day 06
Cross a couple of streams in morning, and trek from Beas kund basin to Dhundhi. Road transfer to hotel for overnight. A celebration dinner at the hotel.
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Day 07
Rest day. Evening departure for Delhi by AC Volvo bus.
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About Hotel Ekant
The hotel provides simple accommodation in peaceful environment with all amenities. It is situated at Baang, which is about 8 kms ahead of Manali, and offers magnificent view of the Mountains and the Beas river valley. Rooms have wall to wall carpets, attached toilets fitted with running hot/cold water arrangements. The Hotel has a small garden and is surrounded by apple trees. There is a dining room, and basic room service facilities.
On a scale of 5, we would rate this hotel as 3. We use this as a transit base, as it is good value for money, as well as, it has the peaceful environment and allows for easier equipment organizing and gear sorting which is needed before and after treks and expeditions.
