Yulla Kanda Yatra from Jaipur

Take an overnight train from Jaipur to Chandigarh and step straight into a fully guided Kinnaur yatra, with pickup at the station, darshan at Yulla Kanda and a drop back for your return train.

Yatra highlights

• ✦ Railway station pickup for travellers from Jaipur
• ✦ Darshan at Yulla Kanda — world’s highest Krishna temple (3,895 m)
• ✦ Kinnauri cap floating ritual on the sacred lake
• ✦ Evening aarti at Bhimakali Temple, Sarahan
• ✦ Alpine camping with bhajan sandhya

Day-wise itinerary

1. 1

   Day 1

   Arrive Chandigarh from Jaipur → Shimla

   ≈9–10 hrs by train · 115 km · 4 hrs drive

   Arrive at Chandigarh Railway Station on your overnight train from Jaipur Junction. Freshen up over breakfast, then drive to Shimla. Evening visit to the Jakhoo Hanuman temple and Mall Road.

   Overnight: Hotel, Shimla

2. 2

   Day 2

   Shimla → Narkanda → Rampur → Sarahan

   ≈170 km · 6–7 hrs drive

   Drive through apple country past Kufri and Narkanda, then descend to the Sutlej at Rampur Bushahr. Reach Sarahan, gateway to Kinnaur, in time for the evening aarti at the ancient Bhimakali Temple with its tiered wooden pagoda roofs.

   Overnight: Hotel, Sarahan

3. 3

   Day 3

   Sarahan → Jeori → Tapri → Yulla Khas

   ≈70 km · 3 hrs drive · 2,985 m

   Enter Kinnaur along the dramatic Sutlej gorge on NH-5. At Tapri turn up the Rora Valley road to Yulla Khas village, the base of the trek. Afternoon acclimatisation walk among slate-roofed Kinnauri houses and apple orchards, followed by a trek briefing and gear check.

   Overnight: Kinnauri homestay, Yulla Khas

4. 4

   Day 4

   Trek: Yulla Khas → Yulla Kanda Camp

   ≈10 km · 6–7 hrs trek · ~3,700 m

   Begin early with “Jai Shri Krishna”. The trail climbs through deodar, oak and rhododendron forest, then opens into wide alpine meadows with views of the Kinnaur Kailash range. Packed lunch on the way. Reach camp, about 2 km below the temple, for hot tea, evening bhajan and dinner under the stars.

   Overnight: Alpine camp (twin/triple tents)

5. 5

   Day 5

   Darshan at the World’s Highest Krishna Temple · Descend

   ≈2 km up + 12 km down · 7–8 hrs

   A pre-dawn climb brings you to the sacred lake at 3,895 m, with Shri Krishna’s temple on its island. Take darshan, do the lake parikrama and join the local custom of floating a Kinnauri cap upside-down on the water: if it floats across, the year ahead is believed to be blessed. Descend to Yulla Khas by afternoon.

   Overnight: Kinnauri homestay, Yulla Khas

6. 6

   Day 6

   Yulla Khas → Chandigarh

   ≈340 km · 10–11 hrs drive

   An early start for the long, scenic drive back through the Sutlej valley and Shimla to Chandigarh.

   Overnight: Hotel, Chandigarh

7. 7

   Day 7

   Chandigarh → Jaipur

   Station drop

   Optional morning visit to the Rock Garden or Sukhna Lake, then a drop at the railway station for your train back to Jaipur.