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Ahmedabad to Mumbai in a vista dome coach
The Mumbai Ahmedabad Shatabdi Express is running since 1994, the service got extended till Gandhinagar in 2021. The MMCT Shatabdi express with train number 12010 leaves Ahmedabad at 3:10 PM and reaches Mumbai central 9:35 PM. The train number 12009 runs from Mumbai to Ahmedabad. In 2022, after 28 years of service, it got an upgrade in the form of 2 new vista dome coaches. The state-of-the-art vista dome coaches are a must try experience if you are travelling on Mumbai Ahmedabad route. I’ve always been fascinated about the guard coach of a freight train of Indian railways. I sometimes used to think that how does it feel like travelling…
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Karol Tibba Trek – A popular trek in Solan
Karol Tibba trek is a popular trek near Solan and Shimla. The trek takes you to the top of Karol Tibba, known as Mount Karol, Localities call it karol ka tibba, tibba means peak in Hindi. Karol ka Tibba is located in the Shivalik or lower range Himalayas at an elevation of around 2240 meters. It is one of the highest peaks of the Solan region. In past few years the Karol Tibba has become famous for hiking for city dwellers and for tourists as well. A lot of people from nearby states have also started visiting Karol Tibba. Karol peak trek is a perfect one day trek near Chandigarh.…
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Key Monastery – The Largest Gompa of Spiti
Key Monastery, also spelled as Ki or Kye or Kee. This monastery is located at an altitude of 13500 Ft and its more than 1000 years old. While on the way to Kunzum pass I saw the first glimpse of the Key monastery from Rangrik. Today, it was time to visit the largest Monastery in spiti – The Kee Gompa. The Key monastery is one of the must visit place in Spiti valley. Key Monastery The Key Monastery is more than 1000 years old. Also, it is the largest monastery in Spiti valley. I had seen this monastery first time in one of the episodes of the documentary called way…
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Snowy drive to The Kunzum Pass
The Kunzum pass is a mountain pass situated at a height of around 15000 ft from sea level. The Kunzum pass connects the Lahaul and Spiti regions of Himachal Pradesh. After having an amazing time at Langza, it was time to head to next destination in our itinerary –Kunzum Pass. This pass is closed in winters as it snows a lot here. We were there during the end of winter, still we encountered snow fall on our way to the kunzum pass. This snowy drive was a really good experience. Once we cross the Kunzum pass, the road descends towards Batal. After passing the rough roads of Batal, Chhatru, we…
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Langza Village- The Popular Fossil Village
After wandering around Kaza, it was time to visit some village near Kaza. There are a lot of villages that one can visit near Kaza, like Langza, Hikkim, Komic, Kibber, chicham. This post is dedicated to the Langza village. We couldnt visit the other villages because the snow had blocked the roads. One more reason to avoid other places was that we went during the mating season of the local wildlife species such as Ibex and snow leopards. Langza is famous among tourists, mainly because of the giant buddha statue, and the amazing view of the snow-laden mountains. The road from Kaza to Langza is mostly tarmac. The journey to…
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A day in Kaza town, Spiti valley
This is the 4th blog post in the Spiti winter drive series. In the previous post I shared my travel experience from Kalpa to Kaza. The heavy landslide at Malling nallah delayed our arrival at Kaza but still we enjoyed our complete journey. We slept quite late last night but still I woke up at around 6 AM today. I was very excited to witness the first glimpse of Kaza, so I got up and rushed to the balcony of the room. It was bone-chilling cold outside, the temperature was around -10°C. The amazing view outside absorbed all the hangover from the last night. Standing in the balcony, I could…
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Kalpa to Kaza road trip – know all about it
After having a wonderful stay at Kalpa, it was time to move towards Kaza. The Distance between Kalpa to Kaza is around 200 km. We started from Kalpa at approx. 10 AM, this was a big mistake, as the distance to cover was large and the road was terribly bad at some places. In this post I’ll let you know about Kalpa to Kaza road status / road conditions. After starting from Kalpa, we first have to descent from Kalpa to Powari, where we join NH5. The drive from Kalpa to Powari is a scenic one. The road passes through the lush green forest with tall deodar trees on both…
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Kalpa – One day Halt on the way to Spiti
Day 1 of our trip was really good. After a fun filled drive from Solan to Kalpa, we had an amazing time together after dinner. The trip buddies were real entertainers. A trip becomes more joyful when you have such people traveling with you. I went to bed quite late, yet I got up quite early the next day. Usually, I get up after snoozing off my alarm multiple times. But it was different that day, I woke up automatically at 6 AM in the morning. As I woke up, I headed straight to the hotel lobby to see the morning view, Kinner Kailash View from Kalpa As I was…
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Shimla to Kalpa – The day one of Spiti trip
Spiti valley has finally started getting the attention that it deserves. A lot of people are now travelling to Spiti valley nowadays. There are 2 ways to reach Spiti valley. First route is via Manali–Rohtang- batal and the second route is via Shimla–Rampur. If you travel to Spiti via Shimla Rampur, then the first day of your journey should be to reach Kalpa from Shimla. Kalpa will act as Day 1 halt and also you’ll be able to witness the beauty of kalpa. Shimla to Kalpa distance is 270 Km, which takes around 8-9 hours to travel. So it makes sense to halt here on day 1 of your spiti…
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Bhurshing Mahadev – A trip to Bhureshwar Mahadev Temple
Every weekend a lot of people from Chandigarh and nearby areas rush to the hills of Himachal to get away from the city chaos. If you are also looking for a short one-day trip from Chandigarh, then Bhurshing Mahadev is the perfect place to be. Bhureshwar Mahadev temple / Bhurshing Mahadev temple is situated on top of a hill near Nahan. Apart from being a religious place, it has become a tourist place in recent years, as the views from the temple are breathtaking. Bhurshing Mahadev temple History Bhurshing Mahadev temple is built on a cliff, it is believed that Lord Shiva and Parvati witnessed the Mahabharat from this place.…
