Editors' itinerary · Kasol & Parvati Valley
Kasol and Parvati Valley in 5 Days
5 days / 4 nights · Backpacking, Solo, Friends, Offbeat
Photo: Alok Kumar / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Riverside Kasol, a village night in Tosh and the hot springs at Manikaran, with a Kheerganga trek if the weather is good.
Costs are per-person estimates — from ₹4,750 at the backpacker level. Destinations: Kasol & Parvati Valley.
Day 1Arrive in Kasol
Day cost ₹2,050
- 06:00₹1,200
Bus to Bhuntar and on to Kasol
Transport
- 14:00₹600
Check in at a riverside hostel
Stay
- 19:30₹250
Café dinner
Food · at Kasol riverside cafés
- 06:00
Day 2Chalal and Manikaran
- 09:30
Walk to Chalal
Sight
- 12:30Free
Visit Manikaran Sahib
Sight · at Manikaran Sahib
Free langar lunch is served.
- 09:30
Day 3Tosh village
Day cost ₹900
- 09:00₹300
Cab or walk to Tosh
Activity
Cab is usually a shared one.
- 15:00₹600
Night in Tosh
Stay
- 09:00
Day 4Kheerganga trek
Day cost ₹600
- 07:00₹200
Trek to Kheerganga
Activity · at Kheerganga trek
Only in stable weather; carry warm layers.
- 17:00₹400
Overnight in a tent or hut
Stay
- 07:00
Day 5Descend and return
Day cost ₹1,200
- 07:00
Morning at the hot spring
Activity
- 13:00₹1,200
Back down and to Bhuntar
Transport
- 07:00