Hampta Pass Trek Package 4 Nights 5 Days

The Walk: About 7 km along the Rani Nallah, gaining to 11,900 ft. Five to six hours through a wide grassy valley with the river beside you most of the way.

Balu ka Ghera: The name means bed of sand, which is exactly what the campsite is.

• Top Places to Cover: Rani Nallah, Jwara meadow, Balu ka Ghera.
• Importance of Each Place: The valley here is a classic glacial U-shape, which is why it is so unusually broad and flat for the Himalaya.
• Things to Know: Streams must be crossed on foot in places - carry sandals or accept wet boots.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Balu ka Ghera camp

The Big Day: A steep climb to the pass at 14,100 ft, then a sharp descent on the Lahaul side to Shea Goru at 12,900 ft. Roughly 8 km but nine to ten hours.

The Contrast: Behind you the Kullu valley is green and forested. Ahead, Lahaul is brown rock and scree with almost no vegetation. That contrast is the whole point of this trek.

• Top Places to Cover: Hampta Pass, the Lahaul descent, Shea Goru, Deo Tibba viewpoint.
• Importance of Each Place: Hampta was a shepherd and trader route long before it was a trekking one, used to move flocks between Kullu and Lahaul each season.
• Things to Know: The descent on the Lahaul side is steep and often on snow, requiring care rather than speed. The crossing may be withdrawn for weather at the leader discretion.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Shea Goru camp

Down to the Road: About 6 km to Chatru on the Spiti road.

Chandratal: Where the Batal road is open, drive across to the crescent lake at 14,100 ft - roughly 2.5 km around and changing colour through the day.

Return: Back to camp at Chatru.

• Top Places to Cover: Chatru, Batal, Chandratal lake, the Chandra river.
• Importance of Each Place: Chandratal is a Ramsar-listed high-altitude wetland and camping near the shore is restricted under conservation rules.
• Things to Know: Chandratal access depends entirely on the Batal road being open; where it is closed the excursion is dropped and no refund is due.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner | Overnight: Chatru camp

The Drive Out: Back through Gramphu and the Atal Tunnel to Manali, roughly three hours. The trek ends there.

• Top Places to Cover: Gramphu, Atal Tunnel, Solang, Manali.
• Things to Know: Book onward travel from Manali for the following day rather than the same evening.

Meals: Breakfast | Overnight: Journey ends