Minkiani Pass Trek

Arrival at Dharamshala today, Take a taxi from Dharamshala to Kareri village directly as earlier there was no direct road, but now the conveyance is easily available. Its a 26km (1 hour) drive from Dharamshala to Kareri village, after arrival meet and greet our representatives and guides, take some rest and get ready to trek to Rioti today which is just 7km (4 – 5 hours) from Kareri village, From Kareri village you can see the back of Triund/Indrahar Pass, The trek is moderate you will cross the jungles and will walk with the flowing stream also known as Dhar , After walking for 3 hours you will come across a boulder zone and after crossing that a beautiful grassland with flowing stream. Take lunch and enjoy a peaceful environment, after an 30 mins start walking again towards your final destination, The path would be a bit rocky and you will come across small some waterfalls while ascending towards your destination (6 km), One part of the side is covered by dense forests and other is a rocky trail on which you are walking, After arrival at Kareri Lake, you will see beautiful Dhauladhar ranges and Lake. Today stay at this beautiful place, don’t forget to bonfire, take dinner and overnight stay in the tents under the billions of stars.

Today after waking up to beautiful scenery, wake up early in the morning to reach Minikiani pass summit, Drop all the luggage at the base camp and carry only a light weight backup along with reusable water bottles, Start your trek with the certified instructor and start trekking from the lake to the summit, Initially the trek to Minikiani pass is considered to be moderate for starting 2 km, later the path becomes steep as you gain altitude you will be trekking at Moraine zone (path mixture of rocks ice and sands) making it difficult to ascend, just a little bit more push and you will reach Minkiani pass summit, Once you reach the top you will be surprised by the Majestic views from the top, the time to reach the summit is 10:00 am after that weather disturbances can occur at this altitude Later return to Kareri Lake, take rest, camp and overnight stay at Kareri Lake.

Today wake up in the morning enjoy the fresh weather and slowly start walking towards kareri village after taking breakfast with TrekNgo's guide, arrive at Kareri village by 3:00 - 4:00 pm.