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Sach Pass – Pangi Valley – Most Common Itinerary
In July, I finally got a chance to visit one of the most beautiful and unforgiving places of Himachal Pradesh
on my trip to Sach Pass – Pangi Valley. Today I will be sharing the most common itinerary which you
can plan to visit this beautiful part of Himachal Pradesh but yet quite unforgiving and full of adventures.
As usual, this article is the first step towards the comprehensive travel guide for Sach Pass and Pangi
Valley which I will be publishing as a series of articles in weeks to come. Quoting from my experience of
Sach Pass – Pangi Valley in terms of what you can expect from it…
Numerous water crossings, endless waterfalls, snow walls as high as 40 feet, roads as if the pathway to
hell, picking up an XUV to cross the landslide, clearing the landslide on your own, driving through the ever
violent gushing streams and waterfalls, running through the live landslides, taking an open wild waterfall
bath, getting stuck in no mans land, crossing over mighty passes of Rohtang Pass and Jalori Pass in the
middle of night… Uff… Can you ask of anything more?? :D… All in all an F-amazing drive to daddy of
all the mountain passes – Sach Pass in Pangi Valley which conclude with an exhilarating WTF kind of
experience last week…
Adventure?? Now beat that – Sach Pass Quest
Amazing weather in Pangi Valley
As of now in order to maintain the brevity of the article I will quickly jump upon the most common itinerary
for making a trip to Sach Pass and Pangi Valley
Most Common Itinerary of Sach Pass – Pangi Valley for 7 – 8 Days
Day 1 | Delhi – Pathankot – Chamba / Bairagarh
This day you will be just driving out from Delhi without much sightseeing apart from what comes on the
road. You can stop for food at Chamera Lake that comes on the route
It will take about 3.5 Hrs to reach Bairagarh from Chamba, so early start from Delhi is mandatory
Follow the route alongside Chamera Lake, in case you need to go to Bairagarh then on short route Chamba
will not come. So, look for directions
About 12-16 Hrs drive to Chamba (12 Hrs) / Bairagarh (16 Hrs)
Overnight at Chamba / Bairagarh, which ever suits your timings
Day 2 | Chamba / Bairagarh – Sach Pass – Killar
Leave very early, if from Chamba and enjoy the vistas en route
Leaving early is mandatory because else there will be too much water in nallas that can strand you in
between no where
You can plan for lunch at BagotuNalladhabha after crossing Sach Pass towards Killar or have food at
Bairagarh
About 8 – 9 Hrs of in case from Chamba else will take about 5 – 6 Hrs to reach Killar from Bairagarh
Overnight at Killar
Day 3 & Day 4 | Stay at Killar and explore beautiful villages of Pangi Valley
Spend couple of days at Killar to explore the beautiful villages in Pangi Valley around Killar are Dharwas,
Luj, Sural, Hundan, Findroo, Findar, Mindhal, Parmar, etc.. to name a few. The entire Pangi Valley offer
many picturesque villages and there is a PWD rest house in Cherry where you can stay in peace too along
with hotels or guest houses in Killar.
About 6 – 7 Hrs of total drive on these days as all these villages are not that far from each other
Overnight at Killar on both the days or may be Sural village can be one place to stay
Day 5 | Killar – Cherry – Purthi – Udaipur
Start your day early else at time Madgramnalla near Udaipur will be flooded and you will not be able to
cross it
Easy drive to Udaipur exploring the beauty on the route. You can have lunch at PurthiDhabha if required
About 5 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between
Day 6 | Udaipur – Tandi – Sissu / Jispa / Manali
Visit Trilokinath Temple while going towards Tandi
You can stay either at Keylong / Sissu / Jispa depending upon the choice if you want to visit Baralacha La /
Surajtal or not
In case you want to return, better stay at Sissu else for Baralacha La go over to Jispa and stay there. In case
you are short on time, you can directly reach Manali from Udaipur and save a day for you
About 5 Hrs of drive in the day. Manali will take around 4 Hrs from Sissu
Overnight at Sissu / Jispa / Manali in Lahaul Valley
Day 7 | Sissu – Rohtang Pass – Manali / Mandi
In case you are at Jispa, you can do Baralacha La and Surajtal on this day else from Sissu you can head to
Manali or Mandi
Have lunch at Manali and continue to Mandi or enjoy in Manali
About 4 – 5 Hrs of drive in the day to reach Manali. Mandi is another 3 Hrs from Manali.
Overnight at Manali / Mandi
Day 8 | Manali/Mandi – Delhi
If there is time explore Manali, that is if going by overnight Volvo which starts around 5.30 PM
Manali Local sightseeing which includes Hadimba Temple, Manu Temple, Mall Road, Local Monastery,
Old Manali, Vashisth Hot Water Springs (never found it interesting) etc.
About 12-14 Hrs drive, depending upon the breaks you take in between
Back Home
Splash time at Manali – Leh Highway
In the land of Waterfalls – Pangi Valley
Petrol Pumps AfterPathankot
Couple of petrol pumps there on the way to Banikhet
Near Chamba or Banikhet Do Top Up Here
Tandi Do Top Up Here
Manali
Conclusion
I am sure the above itinerary if not help you 100% with planning a trip to Sach Pass – Pangi Valley but
can certainly act as a starting point for your upcoming Sach Pass – Pangi Valley trip. Do share your
valuable thoughts or queries or doubts you have and we can discuss more about your upcoming Travel
Plans for Pangi Valley