Kheerganga is located deep in Parvati Valley (Kullu Valley) in Manali, Himachal Pradesh at an altitude of approx 3000 km. Kheerganga's panoramic skies and vast greenery are a treat to a trekker's eyes and especially tired legs. It is a holy place with hot water spring, a small temple of Lord shiva and a bathing tank. It is a delight to take a bath in hot water spring when everything is covered by snow.
I am a resident of Punjab and I started my journey with 10 of my friends. We went to Chandigarh by bus from Ludhiana. Then, we took a Volvo bus for Manali from Chandigarh and the fare cost us about 600 bucks each. Our destination was Kasol and we had to stop at the village Bhuntar to reach Kasol by another bus.
We spent a day in Kasol and visited nearby areas.
Manikaran is a holy place from 2km to Kasol. We went to Manikaran the next morning and it was a peaceful place. The temple was surrounded by hot water springs.
We started our journey to Kheerganga trek after visiting the holy place. We took a bus from Manikaran to Barshaini, which is the starting point of the trek. It is a 13km trek on the mountains surrounded by vast greenery and scenic beauty. We got tired a bit but the urge to reach the destination kept us going.
It took us about 12 hours to reach the top. There is a camping destination and we hired a camp for 6 of us at the price of 1000 bucks. The view was worth all the hustle. We lit a bonfire there and made Maggi as well :P
The weather was amazingly cold and we fully enjoyed the mountains. It was my first trekking experience and I enjoyed it a lot. The next morning we visited the lord shiva temple and took a bath in the hot water spring. We headed back to Barshaini after that.
The beauty of the trek was the journey and the scenic beauty of the mountains.
I am a resident of Punjab and I started my journey with 10 of my friends. We went to Chandigarh by bus from Ludhiana. Then, we took a Volvo bus for Manali from Chandigarh and the fare cost us about 600 bucks each. Our destination was Kasol and we had to stop at the village Bhuntar to reach Kasol by another bus.
Manikaran is a holy place from 2km to Kasol. We went to Manikaran the next morning and it was a peaceful place. The temple was surrounded by hot water springs.
We started our journey to Kheerganga trek after visiting the holy place. We took a bus from Manikaran to Barshaini, which is the starting point of the trek. It is a 13km trek on the mountains surrounded by vast greenery and scenic beauty. We got tired a bit but the urge to reach the destination kept us going.
It took us about 12 hours to reach the top. There is a camping destination and we hired a camp for 6 of us at the price of 1000 bucks. The view was worth all the hustle. We lit a bonfire there and made Maggi as well :P
The weather was amazingly cold and we fully enjoyed the mountains. It was my first trekking experience and I enjoyed it a lot. The next morning we visited the lord shiva temple and took a bath in the hot water spring. We headed back to Barshaini after that.
The beauty of the trek was the journey and the scenic beauty of the mountains.
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