Bhrigu Lake Trek

5950/- I.N.R.

Duration 4D/3N
Fitness Level Moderate
Altitude 4300m
Age 15+
Season May to Mid of October
PARTICIPANTS 30 PER BATCH

Dates from APRIL - 24
MAY - 1, 8, 15, 22

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Overview

About Bhrigu Lake Trek

As the name suggests it is named behind Hindu Maharshi Bhrigu. According to Indian mythology Maharshi Bhrigu used to mediate. Another thing to know about the lake is that it never completely melts. The other attractions of the trek is the meadows at Gulaba village from this trek starts. Best period to visit this place is from May to July.

Itinerary

Day 1 – Reporting and Orientation Rumsu Base Camp

Receiving at Patlikuhal (20 km before Manali ) before 10 am and drive to Rumsu base camp ( 9.5 km ).

After reaching base camp registration of participants will be done and tents will be allotted. Then participants will be served with breakfast. After that brief orientation regarding the trek will be given by our trek leader which covers the details of the trek, techniques of climbing, equipment used in mountaineering and rucksack bag packing. After orientation participants will be served with lunch and then participants can take some rest. After that participants will be taken for the acclimatization walk at Pulag village. The acclimatization walk will be of 2-3 hours.

Participants will return to the base camp in the evening and dinner will be served. After that participants must complete their rucksack bag packing. Night stay at Rumsu base camp.
Day 2 – Drive to Gulaba and trek to Rola Kholi Rola Kholi

Get up early in the morning and complete your daily routine and breakfast. Then we will start our drive to Gulaba which is 40 km from Rumsu base camp and it takes approximately 2-3 hours to reach. After that we will start trekking towards Rola Kholi. It is very easy trek of 5 km and usually takes 5-6 hours to reach. We will come across two streams named Chor Nallah and Khuli Nallah. Then we will reach Rola Kholi our campsite for night stay. It offers beautiful scenery and mesmerizing view of Solang valley.
DAY 03 – Trek to Bhrigu lake and back to Rola Kholi Bhrigu Lake

We will start our trek early in the morning after taking breakfast. Trek to Bhrigu lake have quite steep ascend and takes 5 hours to reach. We will take our lunch at Bhrigu lake. According to mythology Rishi Bhrigu medicated here and used to take bath in holy water of this lake. Then we will start descending down to Rola Kholi campsite. Night stay at Rola Kholi campsite.
DAY 04 –Trek to Gulaba and drive to Manali Manali

After taking breakfast we will trek down to Gulaba. It takes2-3 hour to reach Gulaba. Then drive to Manali and departure will be DONE from mall road Manali.

Inclusions and Exclusions

Things Included

1 – Food (Breakfast/lunch/dinner/snacks twice) Vegetarian food (Jain food available)

2 – Accommodation (3 participants per tent) Alpine style tents (separate for male/female)

3 – High quality sleeping bags

4 – Sleeping mattress

5 – Plate/Spoon/Mug

6 – Certified and experienced Guides (With minimum B.M.C course)

7 – Forest permit

8 - First aid kit with pulse Oximeter & Sphygmomanometer

9 – Trek completion certificate

Things Excluded

1 – Personal expenses

2 – Cost of emergency

3 – Insurance

4 – Water bottles

5 – Food before reaching Manali and after leaving Manali

6 – Personal backpack load charges during the trek

7 – Anything which is not mentioned in the things included list

Things to carry for the trek

Things to carry for the trek and instruction for same The things with * marks are mandatory. Participants won’t be allowed to start trek without these things.

1* - Trekking shoes (Shoes with good grip, light weight, water proof and ankle support)

2* - Raincoat or poncho (It rains frequently in this trek. Rain coat is one the most important thing to complete Sar Pass)

3* - Lunch box and water bottle (Once the trek starts pack lunch will be given from the campsite after breakfast. So it is important to carry lunch box.)

4* - Thermals (The temperature at all the campsite are pretty low at night so it is better to carry thermals.)

5 - Woolen clothes (Carry good quality jackets*, woolen caps*, woolen socks for night and neck warmers)

6* - Gloves (Carry water proof gloves as it rains frequently)

7 – Trek pants (Please carry cotton pants or Trek pants. Please avoid jeans, shorts and other tight bottom wear.)

8 – Sunglasses (Please carry sunglasses if you are doing this trek in June or early July. There will be lots of snow and it can cause now blindness)

9 – T-shirt (Carry light weight, easy to dry and full sleeve T-shirts) 2-3 pieces

10 - Torch (Lights won’t to be available after night so torch will be important when you want go to the washrooms)

11 – Normal Socks (carry 3-4 pieces)

12 – Sunscreen lotion for protection against Sun

13 – Water proof covers for clothes and electronics (Most of the water proof bags are not totally water proof.)

14 – Power banks

15 – Rucksack bag with rain cover (45-50 L is enough)

16 – Hand sanitizer (Water is too cold in the mountains. Carrying sanitizer will save your hands from freezing cold water)

17 – Energy bars and Glucose powder

18* – Medical certificate of fitness

19 – Any medications if required

20 – Personal garbage bag

21 – Trekking pole and Crampons (The trek is not very tough and lengthy. The snow patches are also not so big except at the beginning. It is pretty much doable without using trekking pole or crampons. Still participants can carry their won trekking pole or crampons. )

General instructions

1 – It is mandatory to carry * marked things for trekking. Participant won’t be allowed to start the trek without these things.

2 – Participants have to complete the remaining payment after reaching Manali on the first day. If not then participant won’t be allowed to start the trek and no refund will be given in that case.

3 – Participants are advised to not to overload there rucksack bag. The weight should be 9 kg or below that.

4 – If the participants don’t want to carry their rucksack by their self’s than they can load there bags on horses. (Not more than 9 kg and charges are 300-400 per bag per day). In this case participants are advised to carry small backpack for water bottles, energy bars and lunch box.

5 – Smoking and drinking is strictly prohibited. If caught doing so he/she will be forced to leave the trek and no refund will be given in that case.

6 – It is mandatory to follow the instructions given by the guide while trekking. The instruction are for the betterment of participants. If any participant is found breaking the rules.

7 – Participants would have to submit deposit of 2000 on arrival at first day. If participants completes the trek without breaking any rules and damaging any property than full amount will be refunded on last day.

8 – Use of plastic is completely banned in Himachal Pradesh and we believe in conservation of environment. Participants are also advised to avoid things made of plastic such as plastic water bottles. Participants are advised to carry garbage bag to take back plastic wastes such as wrappers or bottles. If any participant is found throwing plastic in the forest than he/she will be fined 1000 INR. The money collected will be used to fund cleaning drives organized by us or the government or NGO.

9 – Participants must respect the guides and other participants. Participants must avoid getting in to any sort of fight with other participants. Both the participants will be forced to leave the trek and will be handed over to Police.

10 – If our guides finds out that participant is not fit enough to complete the trek. He/she will be forced to leave the trek for their safety. They will be taken back to basecamp for remaining days of the trek.

11 – If the trek is cancelled due to any natural disaster then no refund will be given. However participants will be allowed to do the same trek or similar trek for free for next year.