Himachal Is Not About Shimla And Manali Only- Our Tirthan Valley Trip

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18th Apr 2019
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Hello friends!! Here i am, again with a travel story i.e Himachal is beyond Shimla and Manali too- Our Tirthan (banjar)Valley Trip...

Located in the beautiful scenic hamlet of Banjar or Tirthan Valley on the shortest road which is also called as Old Britishers Route between Kullu and Shimla with a connecting link named Jalori Pass, Jibhi is a beautiful place where you can spend quality time.

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There are two routes to reach Jibhi-

One is from Mandi Manali highway you have to take right from the place named Aut just before the tunnel.

Second one is the Shimla- Ani- Jalori Pass- Jibhi

So i took the first one. It is approximately 35 kms from Aut tunnel. You can cover Sainjh Valley, Jibhi waterfall, Bahu, Gadagushaini view points and trekking to Jalori Pass, Saryolsar lake, Ye jawani hai deewani view point. Plus you can visit Great Himalaya National Park, Fish farms (Tirthan Valley) , Raghupurgarh Fort etc.

Here you will find less usual tourists as only one who wantes to be in the quiet and unknown places use to visit here.

Day 212

So it started on a hot summer day of 18th of April 2019. We works in Kangra so headed in our Polo towards Mandi after office. That day we stayed in Mandi Hppwd Rest House because we had to wait for our friends who were coming from Shimla.And had our dinner there only.

Day 213

We woke up early morning On 19th of April and headed towards the small town tour.In Mandi District you will get thausands of old and new temples. People of Mandi proudly say that while Banaras (Kashi) has 80 temples, Mandi has 81 temples in small Town itself. Mandi is known for its 81 old stone temples and is often called the 'Varanasi of Himachal". Mandi is also known as the 'Kashi of the Hills' or "Choti Kashi". The town has remains of old palaces and notable examples of 'colonial' architecture for temples. The temples of Bhutnath, Trilokinath, Panchvaktra and Shyamakali are among the more famous ones. The week long international Shivratri fair in Mandi is the major attraction of the area every year. After seeing 2-3 temples in town we headed towards the Tarna Mata Temple.

This temple is dedicated to Shyama Kali Mata i.e incarnation of Goddess Parvati. It is in the middle of dense forests with a beutiful scenic view. Inside the temple there is a three faced statue of Maa Kali.

For visiting Mandi itself you need a whole week. There are N number of temples with a gorgeous view in Mandi District. In some temples you can also do trekking and reach like Kamru Nag, Prashar Rishi lake, Shikari Mata , Riwalsar lake etc. But in this trip we had planned for Jibhi. So after leaving our Polo in Volkswagon service station for its service, we left in our friends Baleno for Jibhi. One amazing thing I forgot to tell you that if you are in Mandi dont forget to have famous Siddu (prepared like mommos but a bit bigger in size and stuffed with nuts{Himachali dish}) and Kachori (these are fried Rotis filled with a stuffing of mash ki daal and nuts) A very budget friendly and mouth watering breakfast or snacks i ll recommend you all( to be specific you will find the tasty one on Jail Road in some local shops)

Then after having our breakfast we headed towards Jibhi. We reached Jibhi Waterfall in the evening at about 2-3 PM. We took some pictures and spend about 1 hour there. And coz it was summer in plains there were too many people there weather there was like in winters. After the waterfall we headed towards the Bahu. One of my husbands friend named TP (i dont know his exact name lolz,,, as my husband use to call him by this name only)have cottages and cafe over there.. So our next hault was Bahu. Then we went to Off the trail cafe and cottages. The view from this cottage was so breathtaking and blissfull. But i can say it was our bad luck that it was already full. So after having rest and yummy maggi by TP we headed towards our next destination i.e Gadagushaini Rest House by hppwd. We had planned a bonfire at Tp’s place in night but hatsoff to the roads of Gadagushaini they were like seriously pathetic. So we were left with no other option of staying there only. Our average speed was 6-7 kms per hour and we almost took 1.45 hours to reach over there. The location of rest house was like amazing.. So after having this much travel we had our dinner.

Day 214

Today On 20th of April we wokeup to a mesmerising view of green lush valley. Then after leaving from here we had yummy breakfast at TP’s - Off the trail cafe and cottages. After that we left for Jalori Jot Pass and Saryolsar lake. Some people take vehicles upto shojha as roads are good uptill there but as we are from hills only and having an experience of driving in hills we took our car to tha Jalori Jot pass.. We had planned for saryolsar lake trek but सुभानल्लाह हिमाचल ओर यहाँ की बारिश !!! Like unpredictable.. so we waited for about 30 mins and started our trekking. I ll suggest everyone who wanna visit here have their umbrellas with them as weather is unpredictable here. It was almost a 6-7 kms trek which we completed in 3.5 hours total. Took beautiful pictures. And headed towards Kullu to our relatives place that night. Thats how our trip ended with some beautiful memories in our hearts.

off the trail cottage from inside

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off the trail from outside

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view from Off the trail

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off the trail

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jibhi waterfall

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Jibhi Waterfall

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Jibhi waterfall

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sainjh valley

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jibhi waterfall

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off the trail

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off the trail

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saryolsar

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Saryolsar lake

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Saryolsar lake

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Saryolsar lake

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