TREKKING IN HIMACHAL

An adventurous journey through Himachal holds the promise of a deep and refreshing communion with nature in its varying beauty. The lush river valleys surrounded by snow-capped peaks, the fruit-laden orchards, gurgling streams and the dense forests that echo with birdsong evoke enchantment and delight.

Being closer to the Greater Himalayan range and Zanskar range, it offer lots of adventure trekking sports and activities in Himachal. It gives way to awe as one is faced with the stark, haunting landscape of the cold desert.Here, still lakes gleam like emeralds and sapphires amidst towering White Mountains that stand aloof and forbidding in their majesty.

There are four mountain ranges Great Himalayan trekking range, Dhauladhar range, Pirpanjal range and Zanskar range running almost parallel to one another in Himachal Pradesh and thus creating charming and beautiful valleys and passes suitable for trekking activities. There are numerous passes on these ranges, which connect the valleys, making good trekking routes for all types of trekkers. One can cross one pass and return over the other or proceed further to cross another on the next range.

There are about two dozen passes on the Dhauladhar range, a dozen over the Pirpanjal range and 8-10 such passes over the Great Himalayan range to cross over to the Zanskar valley. It offers a virtual bonanza of spending holidays full of adventure in Himachal for trekkers.