5 Day Trekking, Meditation, and Yoga Retreat in Manali

Facilities

Detailed day-to-day itinerary

Day 1

• Arrival Manali or Vashisht.
• On your arrival Vashisht, check-in to homestay
• Short walk to Jogini waterfall
• Back to Vashisht
• Yoga session at 4 p.m.
• Dinner and a one-night stay at the Family house, a simple accommodation

Day 2

Vashisht or Manali to Moridugh Basecamp, 3-hour trek and 2800 meters

From your hotel or guest house at Manali, or from the bus station Manali a jeep or taxi will bring you to the neighboring village of Kulang. This is where you will begin your journey. It will take approximately 4-hours to reach the camp. Upon your arrival, you will be welcomed with a hot and freshly cooked lunch. In the evening there will be a yoga asana and meditation session. Night in a tent.

Day 3

Trek to Bhrigu lake and meditation, 8-hour and 4200 meters

After an early breakfast and collecting your pack lunch for the day, you will begin your ascent to Bhrigu Lake. For the first two hours, you will trek through the dense silver oak forest. Reaching an altitude of 10,000 feet, where the forest starts to recede and vast meadows begin. Even in April, May, and June, these meadows are covered in snow!

Snow trekking in the middle of summer. The trek provides a panoramic view of the Manali Valley. After reaching Bhrigu and spending some time there, we will have a brief meditation session. In the afternoon, you will begin your descent back to base camp, followed by evening meditation. Discussion on yoga and pranayama. Overnight in a tent.

Day 4

Yoga and a short walk to the waterfall

Yoga in the morning. After a late breakfast, take a short walk to enjoy the waterfall. One can take bath in the waterfall. Back at the campsite, followed by evening meditation. Overnight in a tent.

Day 5

• Moridugh to Vashisht (4-hour trek)
• 07:30 a.m. Yoga asana and pranayama
• Brunch will be served at 10 a.m.
• After breakfast, a free 30-minute meditation session in the forest will be offered to anyone interested

After that, you will begin your descent to Vashsiht from basecamp. Vashishat is one of the prominent tourist spots of Manali and is famous for its hot sulfur water springs. You can take a hot sulfur water bath in the public baths, trek end.

During yoga and trekking, you will enjoy camping in the Himalayas, trekking to Bhrigu Lake and yoga activities.

You will trek to Bhrigu Lake on the Himalaya, India. At an altitude of 14,300 feet above sea level (half the elevation of Mount Everest) and south of Rhotang Pass, sits the holy Bhrigu Lake. Most mountain lakes are situated between river or glacial beds at lower elevations in the valley but Bhrigu is unique in the fact that it sits atop a mountain ridge.

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• Daily yoga and meditation practices
• Hiking and snow walking to Bhrigu Lake
• High altitude trekking guide
• Kitchen staff with kitchen tent and all other necessary items of kitchen
• Vegetarian meals (except breakfast on arrival day and dinner on departure day)
• Camping equipment
• Roundtrip taxi transfers from and to hotel, guest house, and bus station in Manali
• 4 nights' accommodation

• Any expense arising out of unforeseen circumstance such as bus delays, roadblocks, landslides, etc.
• Medical evacuation
• Insurance cover
• Beverages

• A reservation requires a deposit of 20% of the total price.
• The deposit is non-refundable, if the booking is cancelled.
• The rest of the payment should be paid on arrival.