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Manali is well connected to Delhi. Take an overnight bus from Delhi and you should reach Manali in 12 - 14 hours. Tickets can be booked online at www.redbus.in or www.hrtc.gov.in . Tip: Since Delhi Manali is a long journey most private buses leave Delhi between 5 pm and 6 pm. The last govt bus leaves at 8.30 pm from ISBT Kashmere Gate. Cheeka the starting point of the trek is an hour and half hours drive from Manali. Return: The Hampta Pass trek ends at Chatru a tiny hamlet in Spiti. Chatru is on the road leading to Chandratal and beyond into the Spiti heartland. If the roads are not blocked by snow, you can have an extra day after the trek and visit the beautiful Chandratal. If the road is blocked, returning to Manali via Rohtang Pass may be the only option. The drive from Chatru to Manali via Rohtang Pass takes about 4 hours.
Manali to Delhi Like the onward journey, buses leave from Manali to Delhi between 4 and 5 p.m. Your tentative arrival at Delhi may be anywhere between 6 a.m and 10 a.m. Plan your onward journeys only post noon giving enough buffer for bus delays. |
Trek Fees
Hampta Pass Trek
Rs 8450
per person (Manali to Manali)
Note: Service Tax of 2.58% applicable on Trek Fees
Other Indiahikes Treks
Kedarkantha Summit Trek -- A perfect early April trek. Extremely pretty campsites and snow on the trail. 19 member successfully completed it.
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Rupin Pass -- A high altitude trek with changes in scenery every hour. Also a thrilling pass climb. Groups starting May 21, 22 and June 4, 5
Kothi Winter Camp -- Learn skiing and trekking on snow at slopes of Manali. Only in Jan 2012.
Goecha La Exploratory trek -- A high altitude trek in Sikkim to document the trail (16,000 ft). Trek started.
Stok Kangri Exploratory trek -- A trek able summit in Ladhak (20,500 ft). Exploratory trek to document the trail. One team only on July 16.
Hampta Pass Trek Diary
Diary Extract – the Hampta Pass Exploratory Trek
(Diary of Arjun Majumdar, Team leader)
Day 1, May 11, 2010.
Manali to Chikha. 19 kms by road. 4 kms by walk.
We are met at the Manali bus stand by Rakesh, Polu and Shyam. I am meeting Rakesh for the first time, our future trek leader.
I like his natural youthful looks. He’ll make a good trek leader, I think to myself. Our guide surprises me too. Gone is the shy hill man who had met me in Delhi. Here was a rugged strapping young man with stubble. He looked handsome! Read the full story
Trek Itinerary
Day 1: Pick up from Manali after lunch and drive to Jobra. Trek from Jobra to Chika. Camp at Chika.
Day 2: Trek from Chika to Balu-Ka-Gera.
Day 3: Trek from Balu-Ka-Gera to Sheagoru via Hampta Pass.
Day 4: Trek from Sheagoru to Chatru.
Day 5: Pick up at Chatru's road head and drive to Manali. Arrival at Manali approximately 5-6 pm.
