WEEKEND TRIP: KASOL & KHEERGANGA TREK

                   KASOL & KHEERGANG TREK

Friends if you are going to plan KASOL & KHEERGANG TEK in this weekend or if you are not aware about this beautiful & mesmerizing place then I recommend you to read this article to make a perfect weekend trip in KASOL with less efforts.

It is a place where you can find undiscovered beauty of nature which mesmerize you, here you can check out some ancient Indian village where still administration doest not controlled by government, variety of colorful quaint cafes which serves you exotic  Israeli & Indian food, this place serve you a lot of trekking opitions along parvati river & I recommend you to go with your friends so this place never disappoint you.

HOW TO REACH KASOL AND KHEERGANG TREK?

I strongly recommend you to prefer bus from ISBT, there is a good network of buses for kasol according to your preference you can choose deluxe ,semi deluxe or luxury buses OR if you are can drive perfectly in hilly area then you can go with your vehicle .

Take bus from ISBT to bhuntar then from bhuntar  you can take either sharing taxi or bus to reach at KASOL or MALANA VILLAGE  & for kheerganga trek take sharing taxi from KASOL.

ROUTE MAP:

ISBT – BUNTAR – MALANA VILLAGE – KASOL – CHALAL- MANIKARAN GURUDWARE – TOSH VILLAGE – KHEERGANG TREK – BUNTAR – ISBT.

BEST TIME TO VISIT  KASOL & KHEERGANGA

Throughout the year you can visit this place but the best time to visit in summer ( march to june) & for snow lovers i recommend to go December to February & don’t go in rainy season or monsoon due to landslide problem.

TRIP DURATION : 3 DAYS are enough to visit but if you have extra time then I recommend you to make plan for 4 days according to your own convenience .

I strongly recommend you , don’t miss these places to make a perfect weekend trip.

    1.      MALANA VILLAGE : It is an ancient Indian village in the state of himachal pardesh. Malana has its own life style , social culture . if you reach at malana then trek for an hour to reach at malana village, trekking here is one of the best thing to explore the tranquility of the place yourself. This place is known as “ little Greece of india “ & malana village famous for their malana cream ( hash) which got 3 times world best cream, here entire administration controlled by village council & they believe on jamblu devta so friend it is worth to go this orthodox village.

          2.       KASOL :  This is a small village along parvati river & known as mini Israel . kasol is famous for trance , here you can find a lot of colourful cafes where you can find loud electronic music, here a lot of quaint cafes which are famous for Israelian food. Moon dance & evergreen cage are most amazing café . I recommend you to check out this place is famous for rice beer  , you can try the amazing taste & absolutely no alcohol content. If you want to stay there then take camp near bank of parvati river which is famous for unmatachable beauty.

        3.       CHALAL VILLAGE: It is 30 minute casual walk form kasol. This village hasn’t lost its old civilization but this place specially famous for charas , it is untouch place , if you want to stay there then I recommend you to stay at alpine resort.

            4.       MANIKARAN : this is the most sacred place to sikh & hindu belief. It is located at bank of parvati river here you can refresh yourself . it is called as home of natural hot springs which is used for many purposes , it doesn’t matter what religion you are this is a definite thing to do in kasol on your trip. It is about 6km form kasol.

        5.       TOSH VILLAGE: best place for trekking up the hill , mesmerizing &  refreshing trekking experience .  Tosh village is undiscovered & untouch village where you can find peace & experience the different world.

        6.       KHEERGANGA TREK: it is a 13km moderate trek from one side, panoramic skies and vast greenery are a much-needed delight to the trekker’s eyes .  it is holy place with a hot water spring at the top of kheerganga & a small temple of lord shiva make a perfect combination. Don’t worry about accommodation you can find a lot tents at the top of kheerganga & at night star grazing is delightful moment for every traveler so visit this place.

Perfect itinerary which I strongly recommend to everyone .

Friday night : take bus about 7 pm from ISBT & it will drop you next day about 6 AM to bhuntar

Saturday : go bhuntar to malana village stay there and spent some quality time then about 3 to 4pm leave malana village then move to kasol & stay there in riverside camp , check out their colourful cafes & their delicious food.

Sunday : next morning wake up early in the morning and visit chalal village ( opitional) & and then manikaran gurudwara till 2 pm then take cab form manikaran to tosh village, stay at tosh village & check out this undiscovered village.

Monday : early morning visit tosh village and then  go for kheerganga trek , it will take  4to 5 hr then at night stay there in camps & take full enjoyment of born fire , star grazing  & wonderful nature .

Tuesday : wake up early morning and take bath in hot water spring then pack your bags & return back, take cab to bhuntar  and from bhuntar  you can take bus to delhi  & next day about 6 am , you will reach at delhi.

So friends according to you convenience select days & plan a perfect weekend trip. 

REMEMBER : I strongly recommend you this place is  to hang out with your friends not with your family.

Have a great trip a head.