Kalpa
Himanchal Pradesh / Kalpa / 18-Aug-2016Kalpa is a small town village situated at the last border of Kinnuar. Town is elevated at a height of 19000ft.
around the year tourist can get a clear view of the sacred Kinner Kailash Mountain at high.
Kalpa used be to a favorite haunt of Lord Dalhousie, who used to visit this place by travelling next to the Sutluj River in those days.. But nowdays you can easily drive down via road.
Kalpa is one of the biggest and beautiful village of Kinnaur district. This place is world famous for superior quality of Apple Farmhouses.
Golden and Royal Apples are popular quality by name. Nearest big city to Kalpa is Recong Peo which is just 10 KM apart there you can book your stay but if you can also set your camp on the place you find comfort. In night you will see the clear view of sparkling stars which is perfect for night photography of milky way galaxies. There are many more places to visit Kalpa in your trip like Monasteries
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Climate of Kalpa
Place is very cold even in summer. So tourist carry their warm clothes with them. In the winters the whole route of this place cuts down due to extreme snowfalls. The best session to visit kalpa is may to sept. During winter time heavy woolens are required when temperature goes below freezing point around -15 degree to - 20 degree but in summer temperature may rise to 25-30 degree.
How to reach Kalpa
The road from Wangtu to Karcham is in a bad state and occasionally the road is blocked for a couple of hours due to landslide. At Karcham, a right goes to Sangla valley, take a left towards Recong Peo/Kalpa (35kms). Kalpa is approx 600 Km that will takes appx 20 hours of driving. The best way to reach here is by taking the bus from Chandigarh. It's a semi delux bus which leave chandigarh by 5PM(as per 2014) and takes you to Recong Peo in 8 am in morning next day. Then you can take another local bus to Kalpa.
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