Chandratal Trek

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Duration : 06 nights / 07 days places covered : manali - jagatsukh - khanol - chhika - seri trek - chandratalai - banara - saroto - hamta - chatru. grade : a++ 

» Region : himachal pradesh 

» Season : may till october 

» Highest point : 4268 mts.  

» Trek duration : 6 days day 01 : manali/ jagatsukh/ khanol (2050-2680 mts. Drive 6 kms trek 8 kms. )a short drive to jagatsukh. Later 4-5 hours trek along bahngan nallah gradually ascending to khanol meadow. Beautiful view of manali valley far below. Overnight in tents.  

day 02 : khanol/ chhika (2680-3000 mts. Trek 8 kms. )

4-5 hours gradual trek to an alpine meadow famous for rock climbing. Overnight in tents.  

day 03 : chhika/ seri trek (9 kms 3000-3800 mts. )

5 hours uphill trek over a ridge, breathtaking view of deo-tibba peak from the ridge. This area abounds in all sorts of alpine flowers. Overnight in tents.  

day 04 : seri/ chandratalai (3800-4077 mts. Trek 9 kms. )5 hours tre through carpet of flowers and later gradual hike to the small chandratalai lake. Overnight in tents.  day 05 : chandratalai/ banara (4077-3956 mts trek 8 kms. )

4-5 hours trek on a well defined trail to saroto, base camp for hamta pass.  

day 06 : saroto/ hamta/ chatru (3956-4268-3360 trek 12 kms. )5-6 hours. Ashort but steep ascent to hamta pass (4268 mts). Distant valleys of lahaul and sipiti come in to view. The massive mountains of pir panjal and sipiti range dominate the entire landscape. An easy descent to chatru from the pass. Overnight in tents. day 07 : chatru/ manali (3360-2050 mts. Drive 26 kms. )

end trek and drive back to manali. Overnight in hotel.