Kinnaur is one of the most diverse and fascinating districts of Himachal Pradesh. Places like Kalpa, Sangla, and Chitkul have become famous of late, but there is much more that can be done in this region including serious trekking, cultural explorations, traditional food & wine and offbeat villages.
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As you probably know already, Kinnaur primarily needs to be explored on HRTC buses, unless you have a vehicle and good enough to drive/ride through these roads or rich enough to hire a cab. The good news is that the bus service in Kinnaur is pretty good. The main locations have regular buses from major
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Chitkul and Sangla travel guide for budget backpackers including bus timings, affordable dorms, homestays, hostels, road conditions, things to do, culture, and people.
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Bering Nag & other temples in Sangla are great examples of Kinnaur’s composite culture as it lies at a critical point where Buddhist Tibet meets Hindu India.
Sangla: Bering Nag Temple & More Read More »
While I am no stranger to Kinnaur, Sarahan had always eluded me. It requires a diversion from the main road to reach. Many Peo, Sangla, and Kaza bound people tend to skip it to save a day. So, this summer I made a serious attempt to visit it. I had to spend a night at
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Visiting the Nako Lake and Village in the border of Kinnaur and Spiti.
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[googlemaps width=600 height=400] I barely had an evening at Kalpa and wasn’t hoping to accomplish much. In general the trip was half baked and as it turned out, I was going to come back from Nako after a couple of days, just touching the border of Spiti, due to unavoidable circumstances. Nevertheless, I finally broke
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Exploring the Tibetan Buddhist symbols such as prayer flags, mani stones and prayer wheels at Nako Village, Kinnaur.
Nako: Prayer Flags, Mani Stones and Prayer Wheels Read More »
Scenes from Chitkul, one of the last inhabited settlements in the Indo Tibetan border in Kinnaur.
Chitkul: Scenes from the Edge Read More »
Trekking from Sangla to Rakcham instead of taking the bus, capturing the colours of the apple laden Baspa Valley in the post monsoon season.
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