Category: Kinnaur

The year’s halfway over and probably 9x6 work-life has filled you up with anxiety and stress. Unplug yourself from melodramatic lifestyle and refresh your spirits by taking a small dose of wilderness. Nature walk is a good way to introspect, appreciate gifts of nature and exercise at the same time. Tips before heading out for nature walk Forget all worries and work. Head out on a trail with less commotion and more greenery. Go solo but if you've someone to accompany you on the walk try to stay silent and draw all your senses to nature. Walk slowly and breathe in a relaxed manner. Listen to the chirping of birds, water gushing down the valley and the sounds of earth underfoot. Nature walk is a great way to De-stress and…

Guchi is a highly prized wild mushroom in culinary world and is found in the forests of Kinnaur (HP). Guchi is an excellent food to add to your diet as it is known to have medicinal properties and is rich in nutrients. It's almost impossible to grow it commercially and is hard to find. Maybe that's why it comes at a luxury price; sometimes whopping INR 12,000/Kg. Normally these are sun dried by threading like a necklace. Before cooking you need to soak them for a while in water and use the same water to make curry. It sprouts naturally in the wild and has strong demands from culinary industry. When you visit Giri Camps, do ask for Guchi and enjoy one of the most nutritious gift of nature. Like…

Surrounded by Tibet to the east, Kinnaur is an extremely beautiful district of Himachal Pradesh. Kinnaur has three high mountains ranges, Zanskar, Greater Himalayas and Dhauladhar. It was a forbidden land until 1889 for outsiders.  This region is blessed with mighty rivers Satluj and Baspa, valleys, high mountain lakes, hamlets and pine forests and invites thousands of travelers every year. Great natural scenery here is truly a photographers’ wonderland. The administrative headquarters is at Reckong Peo. The first and oldest voter of Independent India Shyam Saran Negi is also from Kinnaur. Plunging gorges on one side of the roads is scary and will keep you terrified until you reach the destination. The Kinnauris are friendly in nature and their main occupation is farming, apple growing and handlooms. You can recognize…