Chandigarh – Tirthan Valley – Shoja – Jibhi – Kalpa – Chitkul – Sangla – Narkanda – Chandigarh
Himachal Offbeat Villages Tour is offered to those tourists who prefer to observe small, secret villages in Himachal Pradesh. It avoids crowded tourist destinations and is all about slow tourism, local lifestyle, nature, and relaxed destinations. It would suit people who desire to relax and have a simple life in the mountains.
The tour provides cozy accommodation, sightseeing tours, and ample sleep on a daily basis. It is a relaxed schedule to make you not feel rushed. Each village is unique in its way, culture, and nature, and the tour is valuable and refreshing.
The secret villages of Himachal have apple orchards, wooden houses, rivers, snow covered peaks and silent silence. In this tour you are able to experience the life of a real village, inhale pure mountain air and observe an uncontaminated landscape. It is family, couples, photographer and nature-lovers friendly. This tour by Travel People India will be the most effective way to visit the real Himachal in case you want to have a relaxing vacation with breathtaking landscapes and fewer people.
Reach Chandigarh and begin the journey to Tirthan Valley. The road passes by curving mountainous roads, rivers, forests and rural silence. You would get time to take a break and have snacks. As you approach Tirthan Valley the air becomes colder and fresher. Upon arrival, have a nice stay at a small hotel or homestay. During the evening, relax in the peaceful environment and in the sounds of the river. Take dinner and sleep.
Spend a leisurely day at Tirthan valley after having breakfast. Explore the village, meet nice people, and observe the way people live in the mountains without complications. Take time at the waterside, and hear the water and the birds. This is a leisurely way of forgetting city living. You are able to read, capture pictures, or even sit in the midst of nature. The new mountain air and green landscape is refreshing. Eat and spend the night in your homestay.
Following breakfast, drive to Shoja. It is a small, less frequented mountain village with lots of forests and beautiful panoramas. The motivation is serene, and lovely valley scenes. Take a leisure time in Shoja, stroll and nature. Onward to another pretty off-beat village of Jibhi, with wooden houses and peaceful atmosphere. Stay at a hotel or homestay, sleep and in the evening go through the village lanes. Eat supper and keep overnight.
In the morning, visit Jalori Pass which is a high mountain pass and a place of spectacular scenery of snow-white peaks and gullies. The path to the pass is picturesque and invigorating, cool mountain air and pine-forests on the road. Take time to appreciate nature, take pictures and relax. You are not in a hurry, and you can enjoy the utmost peaceful state. Later in the afternoon, go back to Jibhi. Rest in your homestay or go on village trips. Eat and spend the night at Jibhi.
Breakfast, and then drive to Kalpa. The highway passes through diverse scenery, streams, mountain cliffs, and small villages. You will rest and have refreshments by the way. Upon arriving at Kalpa, stay in a hotel and have a rest. Kalpa has been known to have gorgeous scenery of the Kinnaur Kailash range and serene environment. Spend the evening in the expansive scenery and in the fresh air. Dine and spend the night at the hotel.
Breakfast, then drive to Chitkul, the last inhabited village on the Indo -Tibet border. The village is made of wooden houses, untouched landscapes, and the Baspa River passing through it. Take leisure time and visit the serene environment and capture photographs. Then, after seeing Chitkul, to Sangla. The motel gives excellent valley and mountain air. On reaching Sangla, book into a hotel and take a nap. Relax in the natural beauty of the valley in the evening. Dine and have an overnight stay at Sangla.
Breakfast and then drive to Narkanda, through an apple orchard, pine forest and beautiful mountain roads. The ride is beautiful and relaxing and you have time to enjoy the scenic beauty of Himachal. Narkanda is a small village hill top with a serene atmosphere and scenic landscape. Upon arrival, stay in a hotel and rest after the driving. Spend the night in a cool climate and mountain view. You may stroll about the village or just relax in your hotel. Dine and then sleep.
After having breakfast, leave your hotel and come back to Chandigarh, and complete your Himachal Offbeat Villages Tour. The drive gives the final opportunity to enjoy the valleys, forests and serene mountainous landscape. You may make a rest stop and have some refreshments along the way. Take the recollections of small towns, plain life, outdoors, and breathtaking landscape. When you reach Chandigarh, the tour is complete and you are rejuvenated, relaxed and full of the real experience of the villages hidden in Himachal.
