Himalayan Affair

Tripoto
24th Mar 2017
Day 1

So busy in making my life perfect my work my home my social life and yes my WhatsApp dp too. Loved travelling it was evident travelling made me happy.
I read enough stories of the north India Himalaya and Parvati Valley. Came across a event on FB by WanderOn,
The itinerary and the places covered sold me for the backpacking in Himachal.
Flight from Mumbai to Delhi
Road trip from Delhi to Himachal 12-15hrs Drive
Parvati Valley guide
The moment we entered Himachal we drove along the narrow road
Where Beas river was showing us the direction no need of Google maps. after some time the Beas river and Parvati river got combined and we followed Parvati river until  our last destination.
Clear sky Sun smiling Mountains welcoming us and yes Himalayan attracts us.
Day 1 : KASOL
We stayed at Negi's nest in JARI beautiful view you can see Himalayan and Parvati river.
Its  5 km away from Kasol.
Kasol is commercialized nice food market and yes off course Cafes
Spend good time in Evergreen cafe at beside Parvati River drinking chai and eating momo’s and Maggie.
we did some shopping Tibetan prayer flags and some cool stuff for my hippie look hair braids and some neck piece

Day 2

Day 2: MANIKARAN
Manikaran is a pilgrimage center, It has many temples and one Gurudwar.
It is also famous for hot springs where one can take the holy dip.
We decided to have our lunch at the Langer.

Evening : Chalal
Have to hike to Chalal from Kasol, It’s on the other side of the river a small bridge is connected.
‌We walked with Parvati river found a place where we enjoyed our chai at river side. Water was so cold and you can feel powerful force.
Hiked back to Kasol in dark finding our way back with help of the locals.

Day 3

Day 3 Malana :
Malana is known to producer of one of the finest hash in India famous known as M-Cream  (Malana Cream). It’s isolated from the rest of the India. To visit Malana we have to take special permission at Jari office. Lesser known facts of Malana is village is the Greek descendant. Kanashi is the local language of Malana. It is one of the oldest democracies of the world with a well-organized parliamentary system. No outsider is supposed to touch the villagers or their houses or enter any of the houses, If he/she does has to pay a fine of INR 3500 to 5000. One needs to take their permission to click pictures with them.  People of Malana are friendly and they always welcome you with a smile waving at you smiling at you helping you and talking to you.

Day 4

Day 4 Tosh
We stayed at Pinky didi at the top of the mountain where you can see the 360 degree view of himalaya. We reached early and hopped to couple of cafes tasty cuisse pizzas, pancakes, parantha’s  and coffee. We were lucky to witness the snow in tosh- Snow around beautiful mountain covered in white.

Day 5

Day 5 : Back to Delhi
Road trip from Himachal to Delhi crossing Punjab Haryan and finally the whole Delhi city.
Places to visit  : 4 night- Kasol Chalal Toah and Manala Expenditure : 5.5 k Stay :
Jari-  Nege’s Nest
Malana-  Moon light Café or Rudra Café
Tosh: Pinkly Didi
Hogging:
Street food at at every village
Kasol
Moon Light Café
Evergreen Café
Street food Maggi Momo Chai
Manikarna
One  meal at Langer
Stone Garden Cafe
MaMa cafe
Malana:
Moon Light Café
Rudra Café
Tosh
HillTop Café
Pinky Didi
Group :  WanderOn
Contact Person : Govind Gaur  8814871652