
Himachal
Pradesh is one of the more accessible parts of the Western
Himalayan region, with fairly extensive surface communications and is
within a day's reach form Delhi. The alpine regions of Lahaul and Spiti
valley, which are north of the Great Himalayan range, are climatically
and ethnically more akin to Ladakh. With an abundance of forests,
mountains, rivers and lakes, Himachal offers very attractive
opportunities for trekking with routes leading to Zanskar and
Ru. The state is dotted with holiday resorts all over. The
celebrated Kullu and Kangra valleys, and the Manali hill station have
their unique charm and personality and are as gracious and exciting than
Kashmir valley.
Kullu valley, 205km (127 miles) from
Shimla, is famous for its beautiful scenery, apple orchards,
and lively tribal music and dances. Its worth making a special
trip to the KulIu Valley to see the most exuberant of all Kullu's
festivals, Dussehra - 10 days of exuberant revelry,
folk dances, and music played on hill instruments such as karnal,
narsinghas, dhoi and drum. All over India, Dussehra is celebrated to
commemorate Rama's victory over the demon king Ravana. In Kullu the god,
Raghunath is the victorious one who is the focus of the festivities.
Himachal Pradesh, because of its varying latitudes, offers a wide
variety of flora and fauna.
Indeed, for the naturalist,
Himachal is a virtual paradise. The regions of Marhi near
Rohtang, Sisu in Lahaul, Sansa on the Lahaul Chamba trek and Dhundi near
Manali are very rich with alpine flowers from June to mid
September. Likewise, while the Outer Himalayas are replete with oaks,
deodars and rhododendrons, the Inner Himalayas are vegetated with silver
fir, maple, horse chestnuts, texus and betulas. The fauna of the state
is typical, like-Himalayan black bear, goral, barking deer, leopard and
amongst birds, monal, trangopan, chir pheasants, koklas, kalij, pheasant
and red jungle fowl.
Kinnaur is the newly
opened destination to tourists and is one of the most scenic districts
of Himachal Pradesh. The Sutluj river, which rises in the southern
slopes of Kailash Parvat near Mansarovar in Tibet, flows through the
Kinnaur valley. Most of the landmass consists of rugged barren
mountains, and an indigenous culture untouched by contemporary changes.
The old Hindustan - Tibet road which was the main
trade route to trade form Tibet, passes through the Kinnaur valley.

Lahaul and Spiti Valleys form a unique socio- physical
unit of Himachal Pradesh. These rugged valleys lie at the height of
(3000 to 4800 meters) above sea level, our base camps at Kalpa,
Chitkul and Nako are carefully located to maximize the sweeping
view of this magnificent Himalayan terrain. The magical land of Lahaul
and Spiti consists of a network of soaring mountains and deep valleys.
The altitude varies from over 6,500 m at high peaks to 2,740 m where the
Chenab River makes its exit from the region.
The combined
total geographical area of Lahaul and Spiti is 12,210 square kilometers.
With a population of about 32,000, the population density is only 2
persons per sqare kilometer. Lahaul and Spiti probably have India's
lowest population density, along with Zanskar, and habitation is
concentrated at a few points along the main river valley. Lahaul and
Spiti are places where time stands still. Little has changed the
landscape, which have been fashioned by the ice age. Ice and snow have
sculpted the terrain, and next to the Karakoram region, Lahaul and Spiti
possibly have the largest deposits of ice in the entire Indian
Himalayas.
The timelessness has largely been due to the
inaccessibility of the area. Lahaul and Spiti are completely surrounded
by high mountain ranges. There are few routes in and out of the region.
To the northwest lies the near impassable gorge of the Chandrabhaga
River. The pass crossings are high and lead mainly into the other Trans
Himalayan areas. Only three main passes connect Lahaul with the lower
hills -- the Kugti leading to the Chamba Valley, the well-known
Rohtang Pass leading to the Kulu Valley and the Hampta, a trekkers
delight, also leading to the Kulu Valley.
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