12 Lesser known Himalayan destinations to beat the Heat..

Here is a list of few Relatively Offbeat (because we touching 130 Cr. not much has remained as actually offbeat with no tourists) 2-4 days Himalayan destinations from Delhi (in no particular order ;-))

      Tirthan Valley

Tirthan Valley is located right at the edge of The Great Himalayan National Park (Himachal Pradesh), and provide numerous trekking options into the park and not much commercialization. It’s perfect for people seeking for tranquil however it could be a good option for adventure lovers as well. Lush green valley some awesome views of snow covered mountains. Tirthan Valley is known as famous for river crossing, Trout Fishing and Trekking. Jaroli Pass and Serloskar Lake are the few trekking options.

Not much food and accommodation options available here, mostly homestays are available and few hotel/resort options. There are almost no restaurants, to you have to eat at the place you are staying.

550 Kms from Delhi, takes around 13-14 hours to cover the Distance. The HPTDC Bus journey to Aut is an overnight journey from Delhi and from it can be reached via taxi in one hour.

Recommended Duration: 4 Days 

Serolsar Lake @ Tirthan Valley                                                                                                                   PC: The Betthe India

      Munsiyari

A small and pretty tribal village with a daunting view of Snow covered Pachachuli Peak from almost every nook and corner of the village!! You are likely to find a lot of trekking groups as lot of small & long, easy & difficult treks start from here. Don’t forget to pay a visit to Birthi Falls, it is 45-60 mins steep climb to reach the Cascade. When I travelled there was not a single soul on the route or near the falls that magnificent Cascade. The Cool breeze of air, the water mist, the grey cloudy sky gave a feeling of rain though it wasn’t.

You need atleast 4 days to plan a trip to munsiyari, it’s almost 10-12 hours’ drive from Kathgodam. As I told you it is a small tribal village so very limited staying options are available with basic facilities. Do carry some snacks and all not much options available here.

Munsiyari: View from the Hotel Room

      Tosh
      Tosh is a small village at the end of pravati valley in Himachal Pradesh, at a distance of around 540 Kms from Delhi. Beautiful village surrounded by the snow covered peaks from 3 sides with river flowing by the side, it is an ideal destination for having some peaceful, calm or lone time. Lot of foreign back packers come her. Limited continental food options are also available BTW food prices are pretty high, and do carry cash as no ATMs. Try to book a hotel toward the top end of the village as that offers the most spectacular view especially star gazing on a clear, moonless night. Maybe it was my lucky day, but I saw 9 shooting stars in an hour.  It has basic accommodation options, if you are looking for luxury vacation then this definitely is not a place for you. With around 300 - 500 Rs per night. You can go to kheerganga trek it is a 6 hrs uphill trek (one side).
      If you wanna drive it is going to take 14-15 hrs from Delhi. Otherwise one can take the Bus from HPTDC Bus and get down Bhuntar and take a local bus from there to Bharsheni (around 3.5 - 4 hrs) and then 3 km hike to the village.
      Recommended Duration: 4 Days

Tosh Valley                                                                                                                                                              PC:Triphippe

      Binsar
      It houses not so famous and untouched (from maddening Delhi crowd) Wild life Sanctuary. A few Bollywood films like Betab has also been shot here. The zero point in there offers a spectacular view of snow covered peaks such as Kedarnath Peak, Shivling, Trisul and Nanda Devi. Try to go in early morning hours to enjoy uninterrupted (by clouds I meant) scenery.
      Few 3-4 star properties are also available here making a comfortable destination to stay, btw some of it offers beautiful views of peaks from your bedroom. For me having evening tea in your balcony, watching those white peaks turning crimson in sunlight is something and sun being set behind a distant peak is more inviting then the clear morning scenery.
      Binsar Wild life sanctuary is in Uttrakhand, 386 Kms from Delhi, and takes around 10-11 hours to reach here by car. The nearest railway station is kathgodam, from where it takes another 4 hours to reach here, there are lot of taxi available on the station for one way/ two way rides.
      Recommended Duration: 3-4 Days

View of Himalayas from Zero Point @ Binsar    PC: Binsar Tourism

      Khirsu

Small village with untouched nature, surrounded with pine, deodar and rhododendron trees, close panoramic views of himalyan ranges makes it a perfect destination for a lazy quaint holiday away from the daily hustle.

For accommodation there are not much options available in Khirsu, only GMVN Tourist Rest House is an option available. Otherwise some reasonably good accommodations are available in nearby locations such as Puari. Around 350 Kms from Delhi 8-9 hours journey by Car.

Khirsu PC: thegirlandhercamera

         Kausani

I must say the journey was as beautiful as the detination the lush green farming fields, river flowing by it side, huge green mountains at the backdrop and that downing Sun seems like you are in SHIRE the Hobbitland of LOTR.

There are few good staying options, 3 star properties in Kausani almost all of them offer Kausani’s famous the 180   panaromic veiw of snow capped mountains. There is also water fall having icy cold water, accesible with 3 Kms easy trek.

It is around 380 Kms from Delhi, 10 hrs journey by car. If you wanna use public transport, nearest railway station is kathgodam, from where it takes another 4 hours to reach here, there are lot of taxi available on the station for one way/ two way rides.

On the way to Kausani                                                                                                                                  PC:Allseasons.com

          Mukhteshwar

Jim Corbett, the famous Hunter came here for shooting a Tiger and got mesmerized by its beauty. It has dense forest on one side and open Mountain View on the other. Watching Sunset while sitting on the cliff of Chauli ki Jali is something one ca cherish for years. A religious reason to visit might be the 350 year old Shiva Temple on the highest point of the town.

This is just a 7 hour drive from Delhi, easily doable on a weekend. Can be considered as calmer alternative against Nainital as is on the same altitude and same distance from Delhi. Lot of staying options available here suiting everybody’s pockets.

Sunset View from Chauli ki Jali                                                                                                                          PC: eUttranchal

      Sarahan

A small city/village en-circled with snow covered mountain range peeping through every corner of the city and having  “Bhimakali Temple” (which is also a “Shakti peeth”) right at the center. Do attend the evening aatri at the temple, believe me the way people do arti here is an experience in itself. It starts with the chants of the priest and ends with the joyful sounds of various musical instruments.

Few hotels with basic amenities are available here, HPTDC hotel is also there, stay arrangements are also available at the temple Dharamshala. Google map says it is 503 Kms away and takes 11.42 hours and they are right if you drive non-stop, it took 14-15 hours for us to reach.

Bhimakali Temple @ Sarahan                                                                                                                     PC:Incrdible Hills

7Kangojodi

Perefect option for a quick weekend break, not much planning required just pick your car keys and drive but yes, book for accommodation before-hand as the only option here is Camp Roxx. There is a small 7 kms thick pine forest go give you that aloof feeling (Not suggested for peak summers as the place is on low altitude, but perfect for monsoons) You won’t even get rare traffic sound here, did I mention that getting mobile signal is also little difficult here. 6 Hours drive from Delhi, nearest town is Nahan.

      Tehri

The major attraction here is emerald water of the Tehri Lake, having sky rising mountains at its backdrop coupled with cool breeze create a perfect base for one peaceful holiday. BTW the lake is an artificial lake created due to the Tehri Dam, one can spend some nice walking time here. One can do a small (5 km) trek from Sursingdhar which offer a bird’s eye view of the lake and pumps your lungs with unpolluted air. Waking up early to watch the beautiful Sun-rise is something you are not going to regret. Stay options are available at Sursingdhar.

It is around 300 Kms from Delhi takes 6-7 hours to reach there via car, alternatively one can take a train to Haridwar or travel via bus to reach. As Tehri is a well-established town, accessibility via public transport is also good.

View near Tehri Dam

      Bharmour

Bharmour is an ancient settlement, surrounded by the lush green mountains also the capital of Chamba for last 400 years. Majorly people go there for the treks in surrounding hills but if you are not willing to trek then also the city in itself is serene and the route also offers some breath-taking views. Manimahesh is one of the famous temples (out of many others) here.

It is little more distant from the other destinations mentioned here, but worth the effort of all the extra kms. Around 670 kms from Delhi, 14-15 hrs drive. Better alternative is to take a train till Pathankot and take a taxi from there, it will take around 5 hrs to reach from there.

Bharmour                                                                                                                                                              PC: Tripadvisor

      Jwarna

If you want to have a camping experience than this is the place to consider. Perfect way of spending a monsoon weekend away from the noisy Delhi traffic (not suggested in May or June as its not on high altitude). Feel the mountain breeze, soak the gentle warmth of sunlight, walk an unbeaten path and smile to the lovely villagers. There is just one or two camp site on the right edge of the mountain, the direction sign here is not good so you have to carefully look for arrows.

Around 330 kms from 6-7 hours drive from Delhi. Only stay options are campsites, and no restaurant.

Campsite @ Jwarna                                                                                                                                    PC: WhisperingPines

Munsiyari.. with an icing of Binsar!!

Generally managers (especially in India) believe that one should not get any holidays apart from Saturday/Sunday/Statutory Holidays (those too, only when you don’t have work)! In such circumstances asking a leave without some medical/legal emergency, without some relatives wedding is like a Non-Bailable Crime and I have been guilty of it not only once but many a times!  And yes, I shall continue to do the same in future also, as I can’t live without travelling to unknown routes, meeting people from different culture, breathing the clean and fresh air of some distant mountains, dipping feet in the cold stream of water.. and the list continues..

As I had recently switched job and took quite a few leaves when I got married (one year back) I started to think about the options I had for taking the leave.  After much of brainstorming I decided to try to convince my boss for the actual reason i.e. travelling. Believe me it was much easier, as I didn’t have to think of a lie for every counter question he asked. That was an unexpectedly pleasant start to my trip planning activities..

Early Morning View at Munsiyari

This time it was Munsiyari, the trekkers paradise and we were not going there for trekking! After the June Floods in UttaraKhand, I had to alter my plan a little, had to drop Dharchula from my itinerary as the road was completely washed-off especially near Jauljibi, so I included Binsar in our trip and struck Dharchula off with a heavy heart, not that I regret it now, as Binsar offered some equally awesome memoirs to remember.

We started from Delhi on Friday night, took a train to Kathgodam, from there on we had pre-booked a taxi. Morning 5.30 AM when the Sun was still asleep under the blanket of dark clouds, we started our road travel.

Total 12 hrs road journey through the broken roads, water crossings, few distant recent landslide areas, unmatched mountain views and awesome monsoon weather of hills, a normal drive through the clouds. We reached Munsiyari at evening 5 PM. If I have to describe the village in one line than: A small and pretty tribal village with a daunting view of Snow covered Pachachuli Peak from almost every nook and corner of the village. You are likely to find a lot of trekking groups as lot of small & long, easy & difficult treks start from here.

The distant landslide enroute munsiyari

Road through clouds

Next day morning I woke up early in the morning, to my luck it was a clear morning with awesome view of the Snow Cladded Mountains. As the day progressed the clouds come up and cover the higher peak. The only things to do in munsiyari either go for a trek or just laze around and embrace the stillness, calmness, and listen our own heart beating against the cool breeze. For a change I did the later..

View from our room

Nandadevi temple is located right in the middle of lush green high mountain peaks and offers some awesomeeeeeee paranomic views of snow covered peaks, The small walk till the temple is through the tall green pine trees. I thought of spending some time at one of the benches but the house flies were guarding the place like anything!

View from Nandadevi Temple.. though covered under clouds but thats a small price you have to pay enjoy weather that awesome

Rainbow on some unknown road @ Munsiyari 

Spent the evening walking around the village, sitting on the edge of some unknown road, watching the sun-set behind those huge Blue Mountains having small patches amber-pink clouds. That pristine sight was captured in my heart for ever and ever!!  To have an un-interrupted encounter with nature, I didn’t carry my camera that evening, to avoid any urge to click the photograph.

Next day we started early morning for Binsar accompanied by some heavenly view and landscapes. We halted at Kali mandir which is supposed to offer some awesome views but by the time we reached there, the entire atmosphere was full of clouds, though there is no comparison of such hilly monsoon weather but we were devoid of some spectacular views. We were walked amidst of clouds, removed our slippers and entered into the old open corridor of temple of Goddess Kali..

Suddenly, our driver stopped the car and pointed towards a distant falls and told that is Birthi Falls, from road it seemed a little far, so we decided that we will walk to have a somewhat closer look and come back.. As I started walking, my feet started itching to reach the falls.

There was not a single soul near the falls or enroute to falls. As we reached near the magnificent and loud falls. The Cool breeze of air, the water mist, the grey cloudy sky gave a feeling of rain though it wasn’t. It was totally worth to climb through that steep and very slippery route, just to experience that surreal environment. 

First Sight of Birthi Falls; I couldn't do any justice while capturing the magnificence but still.. 

It’s not that I haven’t seen huge and magnificent water falls, but there was something different about this one. Maybe it was the (rainy) weather, serenity, calmness & stillness, solitude or it was my state of mind, but it looked Divine!!

The broken road to Heaven

While driving to Binsar, we were accompanied by the Ganges for a long time, also the ‘Sangam’ (confluence) at Bhageshwar can be easily seen while crossing the city. By the time we reached Binsar the Wildlife Sanctuary was closed so we headed straight to our resort. The huge glass window in our room gave an un-interrupted view of the sun-set behind the snow-cladded white peak..

Sunset at Binsar

Early morning we went to the Binsar Wildlife Sanctuary, while tracking we saw few distant peaks. But could have the paranomic view of the Nanda Devi, Nanda Kot, Panchachuli, Chaukhamba and Kedarnath because of clouds, but the track itself was worth an early morning walk.

After a filling breakfast we headed to Rahul’s favorite hill station i.e. Nainital, and did some touristy activities such as boating in Naini Lake, visiting the artificial Caves, roaming on the mall road, taking a cycle rikshaw ride on mall road (must do in Nainital) etc..

The everrefreshing beauty: Naini Lake @ Nainital

With this pleasant evening our trip was summed up and we were refreshed to go back to our hectic corporate lives with fixed schedules, until the next holiday!!

Day6: The Mighty KunzumLa

Itinerary Followed: 

Day1: Delhi - Sarahan (12-13Hrs) 
Day2: Sarahan - Sangla
Day3: Sangla - chhitkul & Rakcham(4 Hrs) - Kalpa (3 Hrs) 
Day4: Kalpa- Tabo (10-11Hrs) 
Day5: Tabo - Kaza (2-3 Hrs) 

Day6: Kaza -Lasar- Kunzum (3-4 Hrs) - Kaza Detailed Route: Rangrik – Lossar – Kunzum – Rangrik – Key – Kibber

Day7: Kaza - Kalpa (12 Hrs)
Day8: Kalpa - Chail (10-11 Hrs) 
Day9: Chail- Delhi (7-8 HRs)

This was supposed to be one of the most adventurous days of our trip, as it was supposed to be the worst road we ever travelled,.I must say it didn't fail our expectations. Most of the travel was off-road, with no or minimum signal on the mobile. Just one village where you can freshen-up or have something to eat. If all of that was not enough, while returing back from kunzum, suddenly stones started falling from the top of a mountain and we had to stop. That was few villagers pushing stones from the top to make way for water to reach their farms, which was looking like a landslide from the far end. In our driver's words he had defeated death while driving to and fro Kunzum.

Our day started at 5.30 AM, when I woke up with the first ray of the sun on the land. Our room had a spectacular view of the Ki Monastery on one side while on the other side was the flat ground followed by the river and distant mountain. Through those distant mountain the sun started peeping in and slowly the covered the entire sky. At around 6.30 -7.00 AM we started towards kunzum.

Enroute Kunzumla

The views around were as awesome as it have been throughout the trip. There was one point on the way where we had to hop on to another hill. The tarmac was breathtaking and exceptionally different. It gave a feeling as if we have entered the Grand Canyon.

After 2 hrs of drive we reached Losar to find the only signs of commercialization (though minimum) on the entire route. Losar is the first village of Spiti Valley while entering spiti valley through Manali and Kunzum. It is a small village on a flat plateau at an altitude of 4,065m above the sea level. It is the only place where you can find some munchies, basic food, small cafés with very limited options, few stay options with minimum facilities & toilet, through the entire route. One can take a walk around the village and relax from the tiring drive. It’s also the only halting and relaxing place for people going for trek to Chandratal through Kunzum.

The entire route is off-road, though the road till Losar is still manageable. Once you cross Losar the road is exceptionally bad. There were heaps of stones at road, huge pits in the middle of the road, melting snow creating a lot of water puddles on to the roads thus making it extremely difficult to drive through it. It was nearly impossible to make it to Kunzum with small car, even though we had an Innova, we got stuck just 3 kms before kunzum pass because of huge slush and pit on the road. Only one gypsy could make it through, thanks to the 4X4 drive and extra high clearance level. We had to halt there itself and remaining distance we had to cover by walking.

Almost entire path was either covered with snow or drenched in water stream. But it was worth the experience of walking through the snow. We walked, ran, sat, lied down, jumped, slipped, fell and played with the snow to quench our thrust of experiencing the snow in middle of the month of June.


Road for Kunzum

View @ KunzumLa

After 45 mins of walk we reached kunzum Pass situated at an altitude of 4,551m above the sea level. There is temple of Goddess Kunzum at the top. It is said that if you stick a coin inside the temple and it stays then you have a clear heart. And mine stuck and stayed there.. J J

It is also the starting point for the trek to the beautiful, serene, untouched moon lake, ChandraTaal. It’s a 3 day trek back and forth. Our next destination was Key Monastery. The Key Monastery is situtated at a very scenic location close to the Spiti River. There are three floors, the first one is mainly underground and used for storage. The walls of the monastery are covered with paintings and murals. Unlike the Kaza Monastery, Key is quite old, and was renovated after 1975 earthquake.

We couldn’t go to Kibber as my husband, wasn’t feeling good. So after getting fuel for our car we quickly reached back to hotel to take some rest.  

Key Monastery

So this was the last destination of our trip. Now onwards it was the same route back to Delhi, as Kunzum Pass wasn't operational.. Return trip will be coming soon...

Day5:The Day Devoted to Monasteries and some highest landmarks ;-)

Itinerary Followed: 

Day1: Delhi - Sarahan (12-13Hrs) 

Day2: Sarahan - Sangla

Day3: Sangla - chhitkul & Rakcham(4 Hrs) - Kalpa (3 Hrs) 

Day4: Kalpa- Tabo (10-11Hrs) 

Day5: Tabo - Kaza (2-3 Hrs) 

Day6: Kaza -Lasar- Kunzum (3-4 Hrs) - Kaza

Day7: Kaza - Kalpa (12 Hrs)

Day8: Kalpa - Chail (10-11 Hrs) 

Day9: Chail- Delhi (7-8 HRs)

Stupas infront of Kaza Monastery

The day started with a small climb on the hill in front of our hotel, towards the caves. The cliffs above the ancient Tabo Monastery have been hollowed out by several caves. These artificial cavities served and still serve as dwellings for monks during the harsh winters of Himalaya. Our guide told us that these caves were used by sages to meditate also.



One of the many Caves @Tabo 

There were N number of such caves around those hills.  Some of the caves have well defined structures and some are small caves barely having any structure and having just enough space for one or at max two people, some have almost black walls some have light markings on the walls. Few paintings are also exhibited in one of the bigger caves managed by the government. By the time we climbed down (at around 8.30 AM) the sun came into its full form, giving the feel of the 12.00PM noon. 

Top View of Tabo Monastery

We went ahead to visit the ancient Tabo Monastery, it is believed to be 2^nd oldest Monastery of the world next only to the Tholing Gompa in Tibet. It was built by a Buddhist king in 996 A.D. and was rebuilt after the earthquake in 1975.

Inside the monastery there is a group of 9 temples and 23 chortens. One group of temples is regarded as earlier construction while yet another group belongs to a later period. There are paintings on the inside walls and roof of the temples.

Stupas inside the monastery

There are many priceless collections of thankas (scroll paintings), manuscripts, well-preserved statues, frescos and extensive murals which cover almost every wall. To preserve the paintings not much of light is allowed inside the temples, our guide showed us with the help of the torch. Our next halt was “The Monastery” Café. We ordered breakfast there: Tibetan bread & Kohtey Momos are must try here..

We were off to Kaza at around 11.30 AM the roads were becoming worse than ever loose rocks keep sliding down the hill, due to the blowing wind but mainly cattle roaming around the hills. So one has to be very careful while driving, keep looking around if stones are shooting down. The Spiti river flowing along the road with shallow, clear waters formed spiral shape, Kris-cross silver snake like figures on the ground which can make anyone’s heart ache to touch it, feel the life through the chilled water, dip your feet to feel the shiver inside your spine, experience the calmness and serenity of the place.

View of Spiti Valley

At Schilling there is a diversion (toward right) for Dhankar, ascend of 15-20Km toward the Dhankar Gompa. Most of the road was newly constructed, but a very narrow road with lots steep elevation turns. The more you ascend, better is the view of valley. After around 30-45mins to drive through the diversion, there lies the Dhankar Gompa standing beautifully at the Corner mount of one the taller hills. The beautiful sand formation (made due to wind erosion) were standing tall at the other side of the road. The Gopma is overlooking the confluence of pin and spiti river and it is one of the most spectacular locations for a Monastery.

Dhankar Monastery

View from Dhankar

After visiting the complex we went down towards Schilling, on the way we met few local taxi drivers and enquired about the route towards Pin Valley & Mud Village, but to our despair there was flood in Pin Valley, even the locals were not travelling to that side of valley, we had to forgo our plan of visiting Pin Valley. We moved ahead towards our final destination “Kaza”. Our Stay again was at “The Grand Dewachen, Rangrik” the hospitality of the hotel staff and Rajinder ji (Owner) was commendable. We realized one thing that people are more courteous, hospitable and friendly in this part of Himachal Pradesh compared to the popular tourist destinations such as Shimla & Manali. Another humble gesture was that the Hotel manager was our guide during our stay in Kaza.

Then we followed the below route: Kaza - Langza – Hikkim – Komik –Kaza

According to our manager Mr Mahinder, Langza was supposed offer the most spectacular views of the entire Spiti Valley. As soon as we started our ascend towards Langza the wind suddenly became colder and colder. The brown barren fields were changing to the green farming fields, looking like well-crafted grass meadows at the slope of the hills. We reached a hilltop, having green meadows of grass, farming fields with combination of greens, violet and brown forming a zig-saw puzzle, small colonies of mud houses painted with white and brown, and snow covered huge mountains surrounded the village from in all the 4 visible directions, we soon realised that Mr. Mahinder was explaining about this beautiful village known as Langza. It feels as if the time has stopped here, the atmosphere is so calm and serene here, you might as well agree to spend your lifetime. The pre-condition might be that you are able to cope up with such high altitudes and extra chilled weather. Before inhabitation of Komik, Langza was the Asia’s highest village where people actually reside. 

Langza

Soon after crossing Langza we reached the hill overlooking Hikkim. The world’s highest Post Office is located in Hikkim, and Indian Post Red Logo claiming the same, can be seen from distance. We didn’t go inside the village and went ahead towards Komik, as we were approaching Komik the wind was becoming chiller and chiller.

Top view of Hikkim

We crossed through small patches of snow covered mountains and finally we reached the top of the hill. Very small village with total population of 114 people and altitude of 4,513 metres from the sea level. The Komik Monastery is situated at one edge of the hill top, Skin of a snow leopard is hanging at the entrance of the Monastery. For some reason Women are not allowed to enter the monastery, so Rahul went inside with a kind Monk who agreed to guide him through the Gompa while I enjoyed some time alone sitting on the edge of the hill, looking at the endless snow covered mountain ranges, without even the slightest of the sound except for the shrieking sound of blowing wind.

Skin of Snow Leopard at the Door of Komik Monastery

We headed back to Kaza via different route which was narrower from earlier, it was from the back side of the same hill, offering some excellent views of Kaza from the top. The vast Spiti River, recently seeded farming fields, the slant rays of the sun (at sunset) giving it all a majestic effect.

One of the Narrow oneway road to Kaza



View from the road side



After coming down we went to Kaza to get some fuel, hopping that the electricity will be there to run the pump. We reached the petrol pump and then realized it is world highest retail outlet, we went to the Kaza monastery to try our luck if it is open, and bingo!! We went inside the monastery, and it’s a newly built monastery with moderns structure and by far the most beautiful monastery I have ever visited.

Front view of Kaza Monastery

The main temple was decorated with bright colors and a wall of golden statues of various Gods. The next day Kalachakra Mandala Ceremony was supposed to happen, for that they made beautiful Sand Mandala. The kind Monk explained the logic behind the ceremony. The Sand Mandala is a Tibetan Buddhist tradition involving the creation and destruction of mandalas made from colored sand. Once the sand mandala is completed the associated ceremonies are performed and mandala is viewed, and after that it is rituastically destroyed to symbolize the Buddhist doctrinal belief in the transitory nature of material life.



Sand Mandala @ Kaza Monastery

We walked around the village market and then went back to hotel spent some time in the huge Baramdah, had an awesome dinner and retired to sleep at around 9.30PM.

Next day again we had to start early.. Journey of day7 will be followed soon..