Planning A Street Journey by Himachal Pradesh with Banjara Experiences #NAINAxBanjaraExperiences

I used to be first acquainted with Banjara Experiences again in 2021 once I visited and stayed at Tethys Himalayan DEN at Chicham. Since then, I’ve chatted briefly with Rajesh and Mohit and thought of how we will collaborate and work collectively and FINALLY it’s taking place!

That is the define of the journey plan:

Drive from Gurgaon to Banjara Orchard Retreat, Thanedar
Drive from Thanedar to Banjara Valley Retreat, Sangla
Drive from Sangla to Kaza for an evening of acclimatization
Drive from Kaza to Tethys Himalayan DEN, Chicham
Drive from Chicham to Banjara Valley Retreat, Sangla for a one-night halt
Drive from Sangla to Banjara Village Retreat, Sojha
Drive from Sojha to Gurgaon

Banjara Experiences has a number of extra retreats, resorts and eating places. Which I’ll get to as a part of the general work plan. For now, the above 4 stops determine into our plan definitively. It’s fully attainable that the highway journey may get prolonged to incorporate the opposite stunning locales as nicely.

THE ROUTE

We might be driving my Dad’s Diesel Maruti Ertiga through the Shimla Route.

Plan to go away on a Sunday morning at 0500hrs in order that we will keep away from most metropolis site visitors. even when we drive comfortably, with a few lengthy breaks, we should always have the ability to attain Banjara Orchard Retreat, Thanedar, by or earlier than 1700hrs. The purpose is to succeed in earlier than Sunset.

As soon as we’re there at Thanedar, dinner and sleep. The following couple of days might be spent exploring apple orchards, probably lake Tani-Jubbar and naturally the scrumptious meals that every one Banjara properties are identified for. The Sutlej River flows subsequent door, in order that’s going to be a spotlight too.

This, above, would be the longest drive of this journey.

From Thanedar to Banjara Valley Retreat, Sangla is about 5-6 hours of driving time. Assuming I’m going to wish to {photograph} on the way in which, journey time may prolong to 7-8 hours.

At 2,700 meters above sea degree at Sangla, there are extra orchards, the Baspa river flows subsequent door and possibly a drive to a scenic spot shut by.

From Sangla, we then drive to Kaza, which is at 3,650 meters above sea degree, for an evening of acclimatization as a result of the following cease is Chicham, which is positioned at a top of 4,270 meters and it’s suggested to take it simple when climbing so excessive so shortly. Oxygen deprivation is kind of actual and I bear in mind my final time – I used to be out of breath when taking actually 5 steps on the highway in Kaza. The Sangla to Kaza drive ought to be doable in 7 hours if we make zero stops on the way in which. However that’s no prone to occur.

After an evening at Kaza, we go away for Tethys Himalayan DEN at Chicham. It will take roughly an hour of driving time.

There might be a LOT to do whereas at Tethys however I plan to soak within the views from their eating space, hang around with Faizu and possibly go for a stroll to my “Emerald Pond”. And plenty of pictures after all. I additionally hope to hold a couple of unread books with me and do them justice whereas I’m there.

Then the return leg of our roadtrip begins. We drive from Chicham to Banjara Valley Retreat at Sangla for an evening halt. This might be an roughly 8 hour lengthy drive.

Subsequent day, we go away for the Banjara Village Retreat at Sojha, which is roughly a 6 hour drive. At Sojha, we might be in the course of the Nice Himalayan Nationwide Park, so I’m trying ahead to numerous forest sights and sounds.

PHOTOGRAPHY

All through this journey, I’m trying ahead to photographing sunsets and sunrises (I’m fairly certain it should largely be sunsets although), birds, landscapes and loads of flowers and crops and timber. Other than the distinctive points of every property after all. I’m carrying my whole vary of lenses and cameras, one tripod and even the laptop computer goes with me this time. SO EXCITED.

After Sangla, it’s going to be a drive again house to Gurgaon. It is a 12 hour drive and I’m not too eager to do that in a single go. So, we’d get in an evening halt at Chandigarh to interrupt the journey. Haven’t finalized this half simply but.

In fact there might be updates on my Instagram. Comply with alongside! (You can even check out Banjara Experiences on Instagram.)

I’m tremendous excited to be doing this in partnership with Banjara Experiences. It feels insanely nice to be appreciated sufficient for my work to be employed to do it. Cheers to so many extra beautiful model experiences to come back!

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