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Bird Watching in Kangra
Valley
Horse
Riding In & Around Dharamsala
Cycling in Chamba &
Kangra Valley
Buddhist Circuit
of Himachal Jeep Safari Cum Trekking
Jeep
Safari In Kangra Valley
Jeep
Safari In Chamba Valley
3 Days
Treeking to Indrahara
1 Day
Trek to Truind
Dhauldhar Round Trek(10 to
12 Days)
Kullu
Trek From Dharamshala
Trekking to Chamba Valley
Over Inderhara Pass
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A
CIRCUIT
OF
BUDDHIST
MONASTERIES
IN
HIMACHAL
PRADESH
'As the dew-drop
slips into the shining sea', the teachings of the Buddha 'The
Enlightened One' (c 563 -c 483 B.C.) sought for the individual to
merge with the universal life .He could thus attain nirvana and end
the cycle of birth, rebirth and suffering.
In Himachal Pradesh,
a part of the world where natural beauty abounds and where legends
seem to merge with verifiable history, there lies a necklace of
Buddhist monasteries, gompas etched across its landscape. And no
measure of money can value this treasure, for its significance is
something past compare.
Dhankar
Monastery Image by Hakam Sharma
Some gompas
go back to the time when Buddhism was a shadow less sapling in the
region. The seed for its rise in the area had been sown in the
seventh century A. D.When the Tibetan king Songtsen Gampo (Sron-b
Tsan Sgam -po) was influenced by two of his wives -Wen Cheng from
China and Bkrikuti Devi from Nepal.
A century later,
king Trison Detsen (Khri-Sron-lde- btsan 755 -797 A.D.) embraced the
way of the Buddha. And from India came masters like Santarakshita
and the famous teacher and tantric Padmasambhava. |
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The ninth century
witnessed a break in the spread of Buddhism, but the tenth and eleventh
centuries witnessed a grand revival and it was an age of great teachers
-Atisha, Marpa, Milarepa and Rinchensangpo. With the passage of time,
Buddhism became the major religion of Tibet, Ladakh, Lahaul and Spiti
-and its influence also lay in other neighbouring areas like Kinnaur.
And the gompas -apart from their religious influence -also became the
founts of power and the repositories of the region's art and
manuscripts. A millennium old, Tabo in Spiti is one of the area's most
revered monastery.
There are monasteries
which are barely a few decades old and came into being after 1959, when
His Holiness the Dalai Lama left Tibet along with several followers and
came to reside in India.
And as surely as the
chant of prayers accompanied with rhythmic drum beats and interspersed
with the roll of cymbals and the calls of long horns-ring out of their
hallowed halls, they stand blessing the land and welcoming every pilgrim
and traveler.
TOUR DESCRIPTION:
KINNAUR SPITI & LAHAUL VALLEY.
THIS ROUTE IS KNOWN AS "BUDDHIST
CIRCUT" OF HIMACHAL PRADESH. ROUND ABOUT TEN SMALL AND ANCIENT
MONASTERIES COME ENROUTE. SOME OF THEM ARE BETWEEN 500 YEARS TO 1000
YEARS OLD. THE ENTIRE ROUTE HAS A VARIETY OF CHOICES, LIKE APPLES OF
KINNAUR ARE DELICIOUS ONE IN H.P. THE FRESH GREEN PEAS. THE MIGHTY RIVER
SUTLEJ, THE GREEN SANGLA VALLEY AND THE DESERT MOUNTAINOUS PART OF KAZA.
THE TOUR IS WORT
ENJOYING. IT IS ADVISED TO DO THIS
TREK IN JEEPS INSTEAD OF DELUXE BUS, AS THE JEEPS CAN GO EVERY WHERE,
EVEN ON THE NARROW ROADS.
JEEP SAFARI CUM
TREKKING ITINERARY.
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DAY ONE |
STARTING FROM SHIMLA
SHIMLA-SARAHAN-TOTAL DISTANCE APP. 170 KMS. LUNCH ON THE WAY NIGHT STAY
IN A HOTEL ORRH AT SARAHAN. A VISIT TO BHIMAKALI TEMPLE AND A BIRD
SANCTUARY.
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DAY TWO |
AFTER BREAKFAST A DRIVE TO SANGLA AND CHITKUL LUNCH NEAR BHAWANAGAR
AREA. AND NIGHT STAY AT SANGLA AFTER VISITING CHITKUL. DINNER CAN BE
PREPARED. APPROXIMATE DISTANCE 121 KMS.
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DAY THREE |
CHITKUL TO KALPA : 77 KMS. AN EXCURSION IN THE TOWNSHIP OF
RECONG PEO. VISIT TO THE BUDDHIST MONASTERY. STAY IN A HOTEL.
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DAY FOUR |
KALPA TO NAKO : A BUDDHIST MONASTERY ESTABLISHED BY RINPOCHE AMITAYU.
A LAKE AT AN ALTITUDE OF 3662 METERS, NEAR INT. BORDER. AN AREA KNOWN
FOR THE SWEETEST PEAS CROPS.
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DAY FIVE |
NAKO TO
TABO : HALF DAY DRIVE TO 1000 YEARS LAKE. LUNCH AT TABO. VISIT TO
MONASTERY. FULL REST.
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DAY 6TH |
TABO TO
KAZA : AND KI-MONASTERY : 83 KMS. A FULL DAY DRIVE TO DHANKAR GOMPA,
GULING MONASTERY-KAZA TOWN AND STAY IN KI-MONASTERY |
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DAY 7TH |
A
VISIT TO KIBBER AND GETE VILLAGE. LUNCH AT KIBBER NIGHT STAY IN KI-MONASTERY. A
VISIT TO THE TOWN OF KAZA. |
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DAY 8TH |
KAZA TO
LOZAR : 75 KMS. STRAIGHT DRIVE.
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DAY 9TH |
FROM KUNZOM
PASS TO CHANDERTAL : A FULL DAY TREKKING AND BACK TO KUNZOM (24 KMS)
NIGHT STAY AT BATAL.
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DAY 10TH |
BATAL TO
TRILOKINATH : 110 KMS |
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DAY 11TH |
A
VISIT TO UDAIPUR- KEYLONG-AND BACK TO MANALI. |
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DAY 12TH |
MANALI TO DELHI-RETURN |
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MAXIMUM TEN
PEOPLE CAN BE ACCOMMODATED. |
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PRICE OF THE SAFARI : $ 50 PER DAY PER PERSON. |
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PRICE OF THE
VEHICLES IS TO BE PAID EXTRA |
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NORMALLY ONE JEEP
COSTS Rs. 2000 PER DAY. |
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ONE JEEP CAN
ACCOMMODATE THREE PERSONS EASILY
BECAUSE IT IS A HILLY DRIVE AND EVERY CLIENT HAS ENOUGH LUGGAGE |
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TENTED ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD IS INCLUDED IN
THE PRICE.
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ALL MEALS
PROVIDED ARE VEGETARIAN.
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CONTACT
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EAGLE'S HEIGHT TREKKERS
MALL ROAD MCLEODGANJ
H.P. INDIA 176215
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