Yulla Kanda Yatra from Manali / Kullu

Already holidaying in Kullu–Manali? Cross the hills via Aut–Luhri to Rampur and on to Yulla Khas for a short, soulful add-on yatra.

Yatra highlights

• ✦ Pickup from Manali, Kullu or Bhuntar by our team
• ✦ 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

   Manali / Kullu → Aut → Luhri → Rampur → Sarahan

   ≈210 km · 7–8 hrs

   Drive down the Beas, cross to the Sutlej at Luhri and continue via Rampur to Sarahan for the Bhimakali aarti.

   Overnight: Hotel, Sarahan

2. 2

   Day 2

   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

3. 3

   Day 3

   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)

4. 4

   Day 4

   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

5. 5

   Day 5

   Yulla Khas → Kullu / Manali drop

   ≈250 km · 8–9 hrs

   Return the same way to Kullu, Bhuntar or Manali.