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Jun 4th, 2008, 16:09
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| Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: India
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| Batal Chandratal Trek Hi All, Planning a Batal Chandratal trek second week of June. There will be some kids and elderly folk and many not-so-fit adults!  1. Is the trek do-able for such a group? 2. Will the road be open as an alternative? |
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Jun 4th, 2008, 18:26
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| Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher  Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya
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|  Road open The road is open during season, but second week of June is cutting it a bit fine. Road opens by 15th June generally.... so you should not have any problem with the not so fit adults. . .
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Jun 4th, 2008, 18:54
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| thanks! from the not so fit adults! |
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Jun 4th, 2008, 19:22
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| never say never again  Join Date: May 2007 Location: haldia,kolkata
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| @AVID does the barlacha la remain open during mid october? pl let me know. |
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Jun 5th, 2008, 20:30
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| lifeiscooldude Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Pune, India
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 | hi.. Hello all.. From coming monday, I have a trip plan as follows.. Day1--reach manali, by evening in the camps of gulaba..rather roadikhodi... Day2--Trek to Bhrigu lake..want to camp there..if not, then at Pandu Ropa Day3--Come back via Vashishth.rest somewhere..(hotel preferably..) Day4--Take a bike on rent and drive upto Chandrataal.., or stop somewhere in between. Day5--Look around the place.. Day6--Come back to manali..catch evening bus day7--Back in delhi.. I need a review from experts how good is this plan..?? Some FAQ.. 1. Can we take Bike upto chandrataal..a bullet preferably.. Desperately looking for agents who can arrange the trek to Bhrigu lake..I have contacted few but they are insanely expensive for students like us..I have a budget of 4K for 2 people.. Any help will be highly appreciated..also, bike rental agencies..??..any info..i will search the site though but if u can just put it down here, it will be great..!! |
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Jun 5th, 2008, 21:54
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Is there any possibility of getting decent bikes in manali(the posts on the site say otherwise  ( ? | |
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Jun 5th, 2008, 21:56
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| Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Mumbai
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| nd yeah, even me a student. So funds are a problem! would like to do the chandratal trip in as minimum money as possible. :P |
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Jun 5th, 2008, 22:53
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| Veda Chanting & Mantra Yoga teacher Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: body in Mumbai, head in Himalaya
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Jun 5th, 2008, 23:15
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| have checked the previous posts in the forum.. looks like rented bikes from manali cant be trusted. Then, can u guys give some idea about going upto chadratal? Will buses be available, i have read somehwere that manali-kaza buses are available. How about the accomodation then in batal? Or do we have to take our own tents nd sleeping bags? And also kindly throw some more light on the 14km trek from batal to the lake? What all precautions should we take? Do we have to camp at the lake or is it possible to return back to any surrounding village for lodging? one more question,If we do get bikes, can we go all the way to the lake. Or do we have to bike upto a particular location and then trek? I and my friend are the two people who would be doing the trip. i Hope u guys help me out! thanx. |
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Jun 5th, 2008, 23:24
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Jun 5th, 2008, 23:59
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| Maha Guru Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: ivrea
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| Hi! Buses should be running or just about to start sevice.Few days back the road to Chandratal was still closed to all traffic because of some avalanches not yet removed.As of now there is probably nobody at the lake so no tents to stay so not a good idea to walk perhaps,it is difficult to do the trek in both directions in one day,although possible. Batal is not a nice place to stay but you can,if the family running the dhaba is already there.The closest village is Losar which is over 30 kms from the lake.If you walk, especially going is better to start from the Kunzum La,it's all the way down,11 kms. To find a lift to the pass you can try to catch a returning spitian jeep,you will find them and their drivers at the Kiran guest house in Manali,near the SBI. Tomorrow or day after I will be able to update all the informations given above. |
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Jun 6th, 2008, 09:28
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| thanks, voyager! we plan to go to batal on 10th, stay there, and then move on to chandratal on 11th |
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Jun 6th, 2008, 11:36
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| what will be the charge if we hire a jeep from manali to batal??? Just asking, coz i want to remove this option from my list if the jeep safari fares are too expensive. |
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Jun 6th, 2008, 11:38
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| hey udgoa, how u planning to go to chandratal? It would be nice if u can elaborate ur plans. |
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Jun 6th, 2008, 12:40
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