bike trip to explore the calmness of kinnaur 

Tripoto
28th May 2018

the most impromptu and thrilling trip of mine

Photo of bike trip to explore the calmness of kinnaur by Mayur Morajkar

we had planned a trip to uttarakhand which got cancelled due to cloud burst at the very last moment, stranded on the delhi airport we decided to travel to my cousins place in chandigarh and had no clue what to do or where to go.finally we decided to take my cousins bike and leave chandigarh without any clue where to travel to.

we were supposed to stop at rampur once we left from chandigarh early morning at 7 am, but instead we decided to travel a little further and and stay at sarahan which was a preety good decision considering the scenic beauty of the place.

street food on the way to sarahan

Photo of bike trip to explore the calmness of kinnaur by Mayur Morajkar

you will find lot of cherry plantations on the way. be sure to have some or you will surely regret later.

Photo of bike trip to explore the calmness of kinnaur by Mayur Morajkar

the famous kinnaur dwar to embark the start of the kinnaur district. the road becomes dangerous once you enter this gate.

Photo of bike trip to explore the calmness of kinnaur by Mayur Morajkar
Photo of bike trip to explore the calmness of kinnaur by Mayur Morajkar

once we left sarahan we directly travelled to chitkul ,which is the last inhabited village near the Indo-China border. The Indian road ends here. During winters, the place mostly remains covered with the snow and the inhabitants move to lower regions of Himachal. Potatoes grown at Chittkul are one of the best in the world and are very costly

After our two day stay at chitkul , we left for kalpa which is about 62 kms from chitkul!Kalpa is a small town in the Sutlej river valley, above Recong Peo in the Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh

Finally we left from kalpa to chandigarh to complete our 7 day epic and most spontaneous bike trip. for all those who want to travel but cant due to their busy schedules or commitments, i would advise you to live a little and travel little more... we were not sent to this big rock only to stay at one place! travel and explore a little new about yourself as you explore new places...

Day 1

Our companion for the trip.

Photo of Chandigarh, India by Mayur Morajkar
Day 2
Photo of Sarahan, Himachal Pradesh, India by Mayur Morajkar
Day 3

our 2 day stay at chitkul was in this beautiful homestay . 

Photo of Chitkul, Himachal Pradesh, India by Mayur Morajkar
Day 4

india tibet border at chitkul.

Photo of Chitkul, Himachal Pradesh, India by Mayur Morajkar
Day 5

if you want peace in north, i would blindly suggest you to goto chitkul. visit this gem before it gets commercialised like leh ladakh and gets flooded with nuisance creators.

Photo of Chitkul, Himachal Pradesh, India by Mayur Morajkar
Day 6

traffic jams here be like...

Photo of Kalpa, Reckong Peo, Himachal Pradesh, India by Mayur Morajkar

suicide point at kalpa

Photo of Kalpa, Reckong Peo, Himachal Pradesh, India by Mayur Morajkar